The instrument's own words
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the said Thomas Holberton, for the Consideration above mentioned remise release forever
Quitclaim unto the said Lewis Henry on his own be & bargain power, all the Right of [illegible]
and More of That Indent that I have in or on the Above mentioned Premises. In Witness whereof
We have hereunto set our hands & Seal the 3rd day of March A.D. 1820.
In Presence of
Robt & Henry
Simon Babcock
Tho Holberton (L.S)
(Drucilla Holberton (L.S)
Henry Holberton (L.S)
Washington Dc Charleston March 3d A.D. 1820
Personally appeared Thomas Holberton & Henry
M Holberton Side of the Signers & Votaries of the
within Instrument & Solemnly Acknowled-
ged the same to be their Voluntarily Act & seal hand
& Seal before me.
Brownsing Green Justr Peace
Know all men by these presents That I Clark Browning of Charleston in the
County of Washington & State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, for
in Consideration of the sum of one hundred & ninety Eighty Dollars to me in hand paid by George
Browning of Charleston County & State aforesaid upon the receipt whereof I do hereby sell &
convey to the said Henry Gove Grand Pagean Sells & Conery with the said George Browning in their Option
together Lot of land being & Situation in Washington in the County & State aforesaid
running by Estimation eighteen feet, along the same, more or less, in front & bounded as follows
per lot containing more than one acre along the State & Town by the boundary by the size of about
four adjoining George Browning zone; then Northly on George Browning land to reach the
northly boundary then Easterly on a Browning Land forty six rods to a heap of stone & half way
between Road then Southly there on a road bounded to the Highway, thence bounded upon the Highway
first mountains bounds, & end bounded beginning at the Corner of a Debt adjoining George
ning land Then Northly forty rods to said Stone adjoining Browning George Land, then Westly
along said road to a Stump & Stone, thence bounded by said Gove Land, thence Northly forty four
a Stump & Stone adjoining Daniel Dix land, thence bounded easterly by Nathan King's land
roads is the first men road bounds. So called & Hall to the said Grantee and their
heirs male with the privileges and appurtenances thereunto to them the said George Browning the
and assigns forever, to his and their use and Behalf forever. In witness thereof I Clark Browning
Myself
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bequest my Heir Executors and Administration to Covenants with the said George Browning his
Heirs and Assigns that I am lawfully Seised in fee of the Premises that they are free of all incumbrances
that I have good right to sell & Convey the same to the said George Browning to hold as aforesaid
and that I shall Warrant and defend the same to the said George Browning his Heirs and Assigns
against the lawful Claims and demands of all persons; and Patty Browning Wife of the
said George Browning for the Consideration above written do grant quit claim up all my right of Dower and Claim
Title of and to the aforesaid Demised and Devised premises to the said George Browning and his Heirs
and Assigns forever In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the twenty fifth
day of March in the year of our lord one Thousand and Eighty four and fourteen.
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
Jonathan Tucker
Joshua Gard
[illegible]
[illegible]
Charleston March 25th 1814
Washington Co. S.C. to wit at Charlestown March 25th D. 1814 Personally
D. 1814
[illegible]
J. Gard
Appeared the within named Clarke Browning & Patty Browning
his wife Signers & Sealers to the foregoing Instrument and acknowledged
the same to be their free voluntary Act and deed
and that their hands appeared
before me— Joshua Gard Justice Peace
Witness We the Subscribers Edward Wiley of Charlestown in the County of Washington
and Nathan D. Dixon of Wofford in the County aforesaid having been Appointed by the General
Assembly of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Resolution dated [illegible] a Committee to Settle and adjust
the demands of Joseph Stanton former Justice of the Stoningtonell Side of South Kingstown
the Claim of Constitution against said State aforesaid in a Sum of three thousand Dollars is found to be
just and proper for the payment of the demands aforesaid with incidental charges—and whereas we the
said Committee in pursuance of the Appointment aforesaid and by votes of the Assembly
to the effect that we Settle and Adjust the Demand aforesaid and found the same to be due the said Dresser the Sum
of Two Hundred and forty dollars Therefore said for the purpose of raising that amount and paying
the same the Committee appointed out of the Lands aforesaid we advertised the same by posting up Notices
at several in those public places in said Town of Charlestown & in three adjoining Towns that the Land
should be sold on the Premises for the purpose aforesaid at public Auction to the highest bidder
said Sale was upon every thirty days after the time of sale & ended on the 23rd day of April 1814
by the Intervention of perturbation and the Authority aforesaid we sold on the Premises a Certain Lot
of Land situated in the Pastoral Lot which among other Lands had by 3 Notifications been particularly
designated for sale to John A. Moorey & Madame A. Moorey of Charlestown they being the
highest bidders for said Land and at Ninety days Order’s Contest and at the price of five dollars and ten
cents per Acre containing Eleven Acres and seventy two rods; being a part of 3rd Lot and
said Town of Charlestown Therefore know by that we the Subscribers Edward Wiley and
[illegible] Nathan D.