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Know all men by these Presents that I Charles Babcock of
Westerly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
in consideration of the sum of one Thousand five Hundred Dollars
paid me by Samuel Gardner of Hopkinton in the County & State afore-
said the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge to be truly Give Grant
Bargain sell and convey unto the said Samuel Gardner his heirs and
Assigns forever all my Right Title Interest Property Claim oreldom and
what I have in and unto one Certain Tract or parcel of Land with a
dwelling House Barn and other buildings thereon situated Except
my Right in the Samuel Lake so called (the same having been afore-
signed to William Foley Babcock as his Dowries) which Premises contains
by Estimation two Hundred and fifty acres the same may be measured or more or less
bounded and described as follows (begin) Northly on bounds of Thomas
Royce Edward Shaw Daniel Stanton and others to S. Dodsworth Pearson on
Northly bound on Thomas Hoyle and Samuel Sheffield Northly on the
Sea and Eastly on Samuel & Samuel Coppes Land and on the North
side, or however the same may be bounded, on one Thousand
feet (being wood fence) Eastly on the North side of the road bound and Beu-
ing in the Study bound of William Clark Eastly on Judea Foster North
ly on land of William G. Green and John Foley Northly on bound of Moses
Foley bound on the lake called Long pond in Charlestown in the County and
town Babcock the same formerly the Homestead of Christopher Babcock
late of said Charlestown deceased To Be Hold to the said Samuel Gardner
granted and Bargained Premises with the privileges and appurtenances
thereof to himself to the said Samuel Gardner his heirs and Assigns forever, the
said Charles Babcock and my heirs forever against the said Charles Babcock for
his then and their and my heirs forever against the said Samuel Gardner and Adminis-
trators do covenant with the said
Samuel Gardner his heirs and Assigns that they will sufferly defend said right to the
Samuel Gardner his heirs and Assigns that they will sufferly defend said right to the
Premises that he give and convey the same to the said Samuel Gardner to hold as a tenant
and convey the same to the said Samuel Gardner in his heirs
that I shall Warrant and defend against the lawful Claims and demands of all persons
and Assigns forever against all heirs In Witness whereof I have set my Hand and Seal the 5 day of
July AD 1821
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of Charles Babcock LS
William G. Green
Sam A. Babcock
Washington for at South Kingstown on the 17th
August 1821 personally appeared the within
August 1821 personally appeared the within
Named Charles Babcock and acknowledged the
within Instrument to be his Veterinary act and
Deed hand and seal Before
Recorded August 3 1822 Samuel Cushman Justice C. C. B.man
by Samuel Stanton Cl. Ct.