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To All people to whom these presents shall come Greetings that I Joseph H. Lewis of
Charlestown in the County Washington and State of Rhodeisland Yeoman Lord Greeting
Know ye that I the said Joseph H. Lewis for and in consideration of the sum of Three
Thousands Dollars to the said Joseph H. Lewis in hand paid well and Truly paid by said Babcock
of Westerly in Washington County State of Rhodeisland R.I. Yeoman the receipt whereof is hereby
Acknowledged have Given Granted Bargained and Sold unto the said Babcock his heirs and
Assigns forever certain Tracts or parcels of Land situated in the Town of Charlestown in
of Washington State of Rhodeisland R.I. One of said Tracts Containing by Estimation surely About
the same more or less and day in a piece Land situated Eastwardly Side With a dwelling
House and other Buildings thereon Standing, and is Bounded Northly by Samuel Stanton Lord
Boundedly by land of Samuel Shepherd George Gorton and James Fassett Southwardly by the Sea and
by Lowaniesque Low Bounded and Eastwardly the other Side being Northward and running to the
Northward of the Off Cove and Containing by Estimation surely three the same more or less
and is Bounded Easterly by land of William Greene Southwardly by land of Samuel Stanton Lord
by of Samuel Shepherd George Gorton and James Fassett Northwardly and Northwardly by land belonging to
Lewis of land Silas Nick Dean partly by land of Honor Clark and partly by land of Stanford Shipp
and partly by land of William Greene consisting in two parts of land formerly Owned by Robert Hop
kins Esq. of State of Connecticut Reference being had to the deed of Conveyance to the said Robert
Hopkins in the Office for a more particular description of the Boundaries of the said Land and to all
the World the said Grants and Premises premises with the Appurtenances and Appurtenances thereof
To the said said Babcock his heirs and Assigns forever to his and his heirs and assigns forever
and I the said the said Joseph H. Lewis for myself my heirs Executors and Administrators the Crore and
the said said Babcock his heirs and Assigns forever do Impartially sealed lease copy of the premises that They
clear of all encumbrances Enjoy and possess the same forever and Assigns to the said Babcock that
have good right to sell and Convey the same to the said Babcock his heirs and Assigns forever to have and to hold
apforesaid and said I shall warrant and Defend the same to the said said Babcock his heirs and Assigns
forever against the Lawful Claims and demands of all persons whom The Bargain and Lease left of
Joseph Lewis with the Consideration witnessed Gave signed and conveyed all the Rights
of Powers and of theirs of in and over the before Deeded and bargained premises unto the said
the said Babcock his heirs and Assigns forever In Witness whereof the said Joseph H. Lewis
and Margaret his wife have hereunto set our hands and Seals this 19th day January in year 18[illegible]
Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of
Daniel Carpenter
Reverend Carpenter
Jos. H. Lewis (L.S)
Margaret Lewis (L.S)
Washington to at Charlestown on the 20th day of January
1810
Committed Appeared the me Witness Joseph the Lewis and Mar
me V. Stanton
T. Colbe
Lewis his wife & signers and sealers of the within Instrument and
Acknowledged the same to be their free Voluntary act and deed with
hands and Seal there Affixed before me
Samuel Stanton T. Colbe