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To All People to whom these presents shall come Comes Know ye That I Joseph R. Lewis
of Charlestown in Washington County State of Rhode Island & German Send Greeting
Know ye that I the said Joseph R. Lewis for and in Consideration of one Hundred
and fifty Dollars to the said Joseph R. Lewis in hand paid and fully paid by John
L. Lewis of Charlestown in Washington County State of Rhode Island & German, the
Receipt whereof I do hereby Acknowledge, have Given Bargained and sold and will
Give Bargain and sell the said John Foster for his Heirs and Assigns forever one Certain Tract or parcel of
Land Situate in the town of Charlestown in County of Washington State of Rhode Island
&c Containing by Estimation Seventyeight Acres and Three quarters of an Acre there
more or less and is bounded as follows beginning at the Northeast Corner abutting
the Southeast Corner of Samuel Cogges Case Land then running About North 45 & a half
Degrees west by the Stone line fourteen Chains and fifty links to the Vernal and Thomas
Land then More West twenty five and three fourths Chains by Samuel and Thomas
of Lewis and State then More South 60 Degs west About ten Chains to Land abutting
to the Heirs of John Baking Bread then More North Eighty one Degrees east About
Twentyeight Chains and twenty links back to the first bounded Corner Hereunto to
be and hold the said Grantee and Bargainee Premises with the Privileges of them to be held
and John Foster for his Heirs and Assigns forever to them and theirs and be behalf forever
And I the said Joseph R. Lewis for myself my Heirs Executors and Administration set
Covenant with the said John Foster for his Heirs and Assigns forever That I am lawfully Seized in
fee of the Premises and That they are Clear of all Incumbrances That I shall Quiet
to Sell and Convey the Same to the said John Foster for his Heirs as Aforesaid And I shall
Warrant and defend the same to the said John Foster for his Heirs and Assigns forever against
the Lawful Claims and demands of all Persons And Peggy Lewis wife of the said Joseph Lewis
Attest for the Consideration (written in Minutes and Seals) and under the right of Deed
and Power of Thirds in and unto before demised and Demised Premises unto the said
John Foster for his Heirs and Assigns forever In Witness whereof I the said Joseph R. Lewis
and Peggy his Wife have hereunto set our hands and Seals this 17 day of April in the year
1821
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Agustine J. Lewis
Constable Lewis
Jos. R. Lewis (Seal)
Peggy Lewis (Seal)
Recorded May 17, 1821
by Samuel Stanton D.C.
Charlestown in the County of Washington on the Eighteenth day of
April 1821 Personally Appeared the Within Named Joseph R. Lewis
and Margaret his Wife and Acknowledged the within Deed to be their free Voluntary Act and Deeds hands and seals hereunto affixed
Before Joseph Cross Just Ctr
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