The instrument's own words
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Know all Men by these presence that I Potter Crandall
of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island and
residence plantation Germantown for and in Consideration of five hundred and
forty Dollars to me in hand paid by Samuel Ringen of Charlestown the
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island Providence plantations on
certain Lot of land lately belonging to me and granted as follows beginning at the
South west Corner in [illegible] Lot No 1 Samuel Ringens land running North by
his Land until it comes to a Corner in Lewis's Lot thence Easterly by a fence
and will come to a Corner on Samuel Ringens Land thence North easterly by a
fence and will run on Dr Ringens land to a Corner in P. Ford's wall running
North easterly by P. wall and fence on S Ringens land to the front mentioned bounds
All the above Bargains and Premises To have and hold the above and their
the said Ringens his Heirs and Assigns for ever the Above a lot of land sixteen rods
by the same More or less the Commons is seven H. lot of the P. Fords land I
shall pay to Samuel Ringen or his heirs or
assigns for Animals for on Exceeds the above
five hundred and forty Dollars with Interest from
from This Day forward Otherwise
in full force and virtue I the said Potter Crandall do
warrant the above said to have the said Samuel Ringen
his heirs and Assigns Signes in every act and deed
with my Seal the Sixth Day of January one
Thousand Eight hundred Seventeen In Presence of
NB the Interlining before Signing & Sealing.
Potter Crandall (seal)
Samuel Stanton
Joseph Willcox's
Washington [illegible] (seal)
Personally Appears Potter Crandall the Signer
to the Above Instrument, and acknowledged the
Same love his free And Volatary act & deed hand
Seal Before me this 16 Day of April 1817,
Browning Green Just Co[mmissioner]
Recorded Apr 25, 1817
in P. B. Page 56