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To All People to whom these presents shall Come Greeting & Know ye That
I Philip Thompson of Charlestown in the County of Washington & State of Rhode Island & p.
[illegible] for the Consideration of Seven Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars to me
in hand paid by John Potter of North Kingstown County of New London and State of con-
necticut appoint theforesaid Receipt sufficient to my full satisfaction, do hereby Give Grant bargain
sell and Convey unto the said John Potter his Heirs and Assigns forever two parcels
of Land lying and being unto in Charlestown aforesaid Containing two hundred and
fifty acres more or less and [illegible] Part Containing and Measuring & containing Acre seventy (70) be
the same more or less and is bounded as follows viz) Beginning at the highway at Nichols shore
Northwest Corner below the first North and Running Easterly by a Road until it comes to Road
Running & Other land, thence Southerly to the Salt shore, thence Westerly & Southerly by 7 chains
to the Great Salt road, thence Northerly & Westerly by 5 chains & a few rods to Nichols shore &
thence Northerly by several chains to the first mentioned Corner & Lot Containing one hundred
& thirty acres bounded as follows viz) Beginning at the Stakeing at the Northeast Corner of
5 rods by Old Surveyors Line running North 41 W. 25 3/4 poles, thence North 10 W. 10 Chains
& 2 links, thence North 66 W. 7 chains & 26 links, thence South 11 W. 9 chains 12 links, thence
North & West 23 W. 13 chains 15 links to Watchhouse, paced Northerly by notes 1 chain one chain, thence
Southerly & East 26 W. 13 chains 10 links, thence N 89 W. 13 chains 8 1/2 links, thence S 11 E. 45 chains
and 20 links to the highway, thence Easterly 3 chains by highway to the first mentioned bound
To Have And To Hold the above described premises together with all the privileges and
appurtenances thereunto belonging or thereon & thereunto in appurtenance Aftertaining to the
said John Potter his Heirs and Assigns forever. And I the said Philip Thompson for my
self my Heirs Executors Administrators & Assigns do Engage that the Conveying delivery of the
premises I am the True and Sole Owner of the above premises as an unencumbered and clear
Estate in fee Simple and have good Right to dispose of the same as aforesaid and will do and
do Warrant & Clause and defend the same to the said John Potter his Heirs and Assigns against
the Lawfull Claims & claims of all persons Now I Samuel H. Thompson Wp. of the said
Philip Thompson for the aforesaid Consideration aforementioned do give up and surrender all my right
Heirs and doses of the said in and of the above described premises In Testimony whereof
these documents witness one hand and appending one Seal the Third day of November in the year
one thousand Eight Hundred and Eighteen (1818)
Signed sealed and
delivered in presence
of
James Sheffield
Samuel Hanton
Philip Thompson (L.S)
Hannah Thompson (L.S)
Before Signing
Washington Co. St. at Charlestown on the 3 day of November
1818. in person appear the above Philip Thompson
and Hannah H. Thompson his wife and Acknowledged the
foregoing Instrument to be their free Voluntary act and Deed
with their hands and Seals hereunto affixed before me
Samuel Hanton Town Clerk
Recorded Nov. 12
1818 by Samuel Hanton
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