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Know all men by these Present that I John R. Congdon of Charlestown
in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island Yeoman in Consideration of the
sum of three Thousand four Hundred Dollars paid to me by Daniel Howard land
of Jamestown County of Newport Yeoman, the Receipt whereof I do hereby Acknow
ledge body Give Grant Bargain Sell & Convey unto the said Daniel
Howard his Heirs and Assigns forever Two certain Tracts of Land a few poles wide on
long South in Charlestown & partly in Jamestown Containing one Hundred & fifty
acres with all the dwelling House and other Buildings thereon Standing Bounded as follows
Southerly on the Salt Pond and various Boundary Trees & stakes Running Easterly on Mary Bobbin
[illegible] Northerly on the Boat Road Boundary line and Chapman & Draper Boundary line One
Tract containing one Hundred acres Lying on South Shore and is bounded as follows West
Northerly on the Boat Road Boundary line and on John Newport's & Caleb Bobbin's South
ly on Caleb Bobbin's & stakes Bobbin Boundary Northerly on William Browning or whoever
the same may be Bounded or reputed to be bounded Said two Tracts containing two Hundred
and fifty acres in the same manner as above Specified To Have and To Hold thes Grants and Bargains
Convey with all the Privileges and Appurtenances thereunto to the said Daniel Howard his
heirs Officers to his Heirs and Assigns and heirs of himself Forever and I the said John R. Congdon for
myself my Heirs Executors and Administrators do Covenant with s Daniel Howard
and his Heirs and Assigns that I am Seised lawfully in fee of the Premises that I have
in fee of all Immunities and that I have Good right to Sell and convey the same to the
said Daniel Howard to hold or Assign and that I will Warrant and defend the same
to the said Daniel Howard his Heirs and Assigns forever Against the Lawful Claims
and demands of all Persons Provided However that if I the said John R.
Congdon or my Heirs Executor or Administrator hereafter shall sell and truly pay to the said
Daniel Howard his Heirs Executor Administration or Assigns the full sum and amount
of three Thousand four Hundred Dollars on the twenty seventh of March one
Thousand Eight Hundred and twenty three This Deed as an Option Note for the
within mentioned sum being even date with these Presents Given by me to the
said Daniel Howard and Covenant to pay the same sum at the time aforesaid Shall be
void Therefore null void in full force and Tenure Certain I testifying above I here there to
set my hand and Affixed my seal in Charlestown this Twenty seventh day of March in
the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and twenty three
John R. Congdon [seal]
Signed and sealed in presence of
Sarah Ann Manton
Samuel Manton
Washington [illegible] at Charlestown on the day and date first
above written in Person Appeared John R. Congdon sign
and Sealer of this Instrument and do Acknowledge the same
to be his free Voluntary act and deed and seal -
Before
Samuel Manton St. Cl.
Recorded March 16th 1823
by Samuel Manton Cl.
[illegible]
[illegible]
on the 4th day of Nov 1841 I paid the full amount of the within mortgage principal and interest of
[illegible] dated Nov 4 1841 Samuel Root [illegible] Page 458. Mary B. Nortons, (99 + 50)
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