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me in hand and paid by me $\text{y}^e$ $\text{y}^e$ Joseph Stanton. Which is in full Satisfaction for the
damage done me by $\text{y}^e$ $\text{y}^e$ draftway being Established across $\text{y}^e$ Land. And for the Consideration
aforesaid Against Covenant & discharge the $\text{y}^e$ Joseph Stanton his Heirs and Assigns forever
by this Present i do hereby quit my then Execution & Assign $\text{y}^e$ the Above acres
containing Inventory which i showed him whereas i have renounced it. Witness my hand and seal this 12th
ay of July in the year of our lord 1818
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Ally Thompson
Samuel Stanton
Nicholas Clarke (Seal)
Washington $\text{y}^e$ 1st (at Charlestown on the 20th
day of July 1818 in person came Nicholas Clarke
Signer & Sealer to the foregoing Instrument and Acknowledged the Land to be his free Voluntary act and deed
hand and seal before me
Samuel Stanton, D. Clerk.
Recorded July 20th 1818
by Samuel Stanton D. Clerk
Know All men by these presents That I Samuel Kenyon of Richmond in the County
of Washington state of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations for Consideration of the sum of three Hundred
and Dollar to me in hand and paid by Samuel Allen of Charlestown & Joseph Belknap now
dwelling in Charlestown and Namely Apparent, the said Samuel I do hereby Acknowledge and give fully
and grant Convey bargain & Convey unto the $\text{y}^e$ Samuel Allen & Joseph Belknap their Heirs
& Assigns forever one certain lot of Land lying in Charlestown Containing twenty five acres be the more
or less bounded as follows: Beginning at the Southwest Corner of a lot by Samuel Kenyon on the Land
bounded East to a Stone Wall Twenty rods Northwesterly a few rods then about fifty rods on the Grantors
line then Westerly about one hundred rods till it strikes Joseph Richards & Others land then
Northerly to the first mentioned bound. To Have and to Hold the Above premises in fee with all the
privileges and Appurtenances Thereto belonging to the $\text{y}^e$ Samuel Allen & Joseph Belknap their Heirs
and Assigns forever Said I the Samuel Kenyon for myself my heirs Executors & Administrators
do Covenant & Engage That at all & in all the Enjoying of these Premises aforesaid said Land of the
said premises as an Encroachment title in fee simple & have quit & exempt to acquire of the same as aforesaid
said Samuel Kenyon & defined the same unto the $\text{y}^e$ Samuel Allen & Joseph Belknap their Heirs
& Assigns forever In Witness whereof i have renounced hereunto set my Hand and seal this 15th day
of July in the year of our lord one Thousand Eight Hundred & Eighteen.
Samuel Kenyon (Seal)
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Lewis Kenyon
Samuel Stanton
Washington $\text{y}^e$ 1st (at Charlestown on the 15th day of July
1818 in person came Samuel Kenyon Signer & Sealer of the
Above Instrument and Acknowledged the same to be his free
Voluntary act and seal before me
Samuel Stanton Town Clerk