The instrument's own words
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KNOW All men by these presents that I Joseph Potter of Charleston County of Land-
of the And State of Rhode Island and State of Georgia a Yeoman in Consideration of the sum of one Hundred and
[illegible] dollars and paid by Relay Coffy of Charleston in said County Georgia an, the receipt theres
of I do hereby Setmns assign cede and absolutely give Grant Bargain Selland Convey unto the
said Relay Coffy his Heirs and Assigns forever One Certain lot of Land situate in Charleston
Containing four acres more or less and Bounded as following Boundedly Running Easterly on the Brook, then running
[illegible] of the Cedar swamp into the Hill side and thence running Westerly Boundedly Running Easterly and
Westerly on the Brook, then running Northerly Boundedly Northerly and Westerly on the Garden Land and to the
[illegible] Boundedly running on the Hill side
[illegible] and then running Southerly Boundedly running on the Brook, then running Northward and
[illegible] then running to meet the first line with the Straight Line Across vacant land
[illegible] and to the said Land granted and bargained Reserved with the Priviledges
and Appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said Relay Coffy his Heirs and Assigns forever to have to his
their use and Behoof forever, and I the said Joseph Potter for myself my Heirs Executors and
Administrators do covenant into the said Relay Coffy his Heirs and Assigns forever
[illegible]’ly warrant in and for the Premises that they are free from all encumbrances, and that
I will warrant and defend the same to the said Relay Coffy his Heirs and Assigns forever
[illegible] the meaningful Claims of all persons and Mary Potter Wife of the said Joseph Potter
[illegible] for the Consideration above Mentioned hath and agreed to surrender all her right of Possession
and power of thirds of, in, and unto the before Described and Bargained and Conveyed unto the
the said Relay Coffy his Heirs and Assigns forever In Witness whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and Seal this 29th day of March A D 1819—
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of Joseph Potter (Ls)
Mary Potter
Eliza Potter Mary Potter (Ls)
Recorded from 29th
of March 1819 by
Samuel Stanton D. Cl.
Washington ton for S C At Charleston on the 29th day of March
D 1820. in Court came Joseph Potter Signer and Creator of
the within Instrument and Acknowledged the same to be his
free Voluntary act and deed his hand and seal—
Before
Samuel Stanton D. Cl.