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Know all Men by these Presents that I Ethan Gonsalves of the town of
Charlestown County of Washington State of Rhode Island Providence Plantations Governor
and Company thereof do give and grant for a valuable Consideration in hand paid to me by Edward
Blaine Henry and George Gonsalves each of the town of Charlestown aforesaid the Sum of
three hundred and seventy five dollars and some other good and valuable Consideration
give and grant to the said Edward Blaine Henry and
George Gonsalves their Heirs and assigns forever two Lots of land
lying in the town and County aforesaid containing forty acres be the same
more or less bounded as follows beginning at the Southeast corner of my land
on the road bounded on Thomas Hoxie's land and on the same and bottles
Southerly the aforesaid land & a corner on the West fence bordering the same
James Sullivan's land they run East to the Northeast corner of the said lands to end
To have and to hold the above said premises with
all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging Either these premises
and every part thereof and every corner of the same premises to me and to my Heirs and behalf
and to the said Ethan Gonsalves for me my heirs and assigns forever in Dominion
forever or Residents in Common with the said Edward Blaine Henry and
George Gonsalves their heirs the sealing of these presents came declared
of the aforesaid Premises to be in good and indisputable Estate in the simple
and absolute right to sell the same and so warrant and insure hand
them to the said Edward Blaine Henry and George Gonsalves aforesaid
Premises in my Will & Testament I have reserved to myself ten rods wide
via the 7th Day of January in the Year of our Lord 1817 —
Signed Sealed and Delivered
In Presence —
Thomas Hoxie
Daniel Edwards
Ethan Gonsalves (LS)
State of Rhode Island
Washington for Providence appearing the within named Ethan
Gonsalves and acknowledged the within written instrument to be his
Voluntary Act and Deed this heard and Seal this 7th Day of
Jan 1817.
Registered March 26 1817.
by Feliz Cross C. C. —
Before me Daniel Edwards Justice Peace