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Know All Men by these Presents That I James Collins of Charleston in the County of Washing-
ton citizen — in Consideration of the Sum of Three hundred and fifty dollars paid by
the Church of Charleston in the County of Washington on the Receipt whereof I do hereby
acknowledge have Given Grant Bargain Sell and Convey unto the said the Church its
heirs and Assigns forever One Certain Lot of Land situated in Charleston, with a dwell-
ing House and Blacksmith's Shop thereon Standing containing one acre and a Bound-
ed as follows Namely on the North by Steffen Goffen and Southwesterly on Steffen Goffen
and Co and Easterly on land of James Taylor and Northerly on the first named or in other
wise the Same way be Bounded. To Have And To Hold the said grant and Bare-
gain Premises with the Privileges and Appurtenances Thereunto to the said the Church
and its Heirs and Assigns forever to their and their use and behalf forever. And I further
join Collins for my Heirs Executors and Administrators a Covenant with the said
the Church its Heirs and Assigns forever that I am lawfully Seised in fee of the Premises
that they are free from all incumbrances, and that I will Warrant and defend the same
& the said the Church its Heirs and Assigns forever against the Lawful Claims of all
other persons and Hannah Collins Wife of the same James Collins doth for the Conven-
tion above mentioned give up and Renounce all her Rights of dower and Barren of
kinds of in and unto the above Described and Bargained premises now from the
said the Church its Heirs and Assigns forever. In Witness whereof we have
executed all our Hand and Seal this 11th day of July in the year 1818
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Amos Ledge
Amy Rynson
Browning Green
Kinnetta Berry
James Collins Lss
Hannah Collins Lss
Washington Tc Richmond July 11th 1818
Personally Came James Collins and Acknowledged the foregoing and
preceding Instrument to be his Voluntary act and deed hand and Seal
Before
Amos Ledge Justce Place
Washington Tc Charleston July 11th 1818
Personally Came Hannah Collins Wife of James Collins and ac-
=knowledge the foregoing and preceding Instrument to be her
Voluntary act and deed hand and Seal Before
Browning Green Justce Place
Recorded October 26. 1818
By Samuel Stanton J. Clerk