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I Will Joseph s whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas I That I say
of Charlestown County of Washington then and State of Rhode Island province for
in Consideration of the Sum one Thousand five Hundred Dollars to me in hand before
Executing these presents well and truly Paid by Joseph H. Lewis formerly of Charlestown aforesaid
now residing in the town of North Kingstown County and State of Rhode Island the Receipts where
of I do hereby acknowledge myself thoroughly fully satisfied contented and paid have given grant
Bargained and Sold conveyed conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do fully give
Absolutely Give Grant bargain sell alien expresse convey and confirm unto the said
Jo Lewis his Heirs Executors Administrators and assigns forever a Certain Piece of land situate
in Charlestown containing by estimation forty acres be the same more or less and bounded as
Beginning at the Northeast corner of a piece of land belonging to William Moore and Thomas Berry and
North Westerly by the said title until it comes to a corner in the Road then running North Easterly to
Road till it comes to the Northeast corner of land belonging to LocalDate [illegible] George Butler
of Anguilla Land then North Westerly by the boundary of Lewis the Heirs and assigns until it
comes to a wall the west line of the Grantors Orchard thence Southerly by a wall bound
Easterly by the said wall until it comes to a Corner witness by four rods of Grantors cedarland then
thence Westerly about Eight Rods to a Corner in the wall thence Southerly bounded Easterly by said
Grantor in a direct line with a wall on the East side of a Meadow included in the above first
Land of Samuel & Thomas Berry then westerly bounded Westerly by Samuel & Thomas Berry to
to the place of Beginning So hold and to Hold all the above described Grant and bargain to
with all the Appurtenances to the land belonging or in any way Appertaining unto the said
Joseph H. Lewis his heirs the heirs and assigns for he and his heir and their proper use Benefit and Behoof
Since I the said Augustus Lewis do covenant promise and grant and convey with the said Joseph
Lewis his heirs then and assigns that before and until the Executing hereof I have the one sole lawful
owner of the above bargain described land and am lawfully seized and Possessed of the same in every way and
Right as a good sound & Absolute Estate of Inheritance in fee simple however in myself good right full
and lawful authority to sell & dispose of the same in manner of aforesaid and that the said bargain and
sale shall be of absolute for all and forever from all manner of person or other Right Grant Bargain
Mortgage Will Estate future Devise promise Equitation Summons and Estate Potterman [illegible]
Anguilla Lewis for myself my heirs executors and Administrators do covenant Engage all the benefit
Premises unto the said Joseph H. Lewis his heirs and assigns against the lawful Claim and demand of
Person or Persons whatsoever forever hence forth to defend the same and to the said
Anguilla Lewis for the consideration aforesaid and forth deftly and willingly Give up and release
all his Right of Possession and Peace of those of the said and with the before described Premises to the said Joseph
Lewis his heirs and assigns forever In Witness whereof the said Augustus Lewis and I have set my hand
and seal this twentyfourth December in the year one thousand Eight hundred and eighteen
1818 Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Penelope Lewis
Solomon Cox
Witness Jan 1st 1819
H Samuel Stanton & Co
Augustus Lewis
Edward Lewis
Washington Co. State of Rhode Island in Charlestown County on December 24th 1818
then Personally appeared the above named Augustus Lewis the acknowledge that
the preceding and and his hand seal State Rhode Island off and before me
Bromwing Green Justice Peace
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