The instrument's own words
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To All People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know Ye
that I Rowland King of Charlestown The County of Washington State of
Rhode Island & Providence [illegible] Yeoman free man for & in Consideration of the sum of one thousand
and fifty dollars to me in Hand Paid by Jonathan G. Foster Hospitaller of
County of Washington the State of Rhode Island State [illegible] knowing this to be the
Ackno-
ledge ment of him self fully satisfied contented & found he hereby grants agrees
and warrants the said Jonathan G. Foster his Heirs Assigns & Administrators, and
assigns to have from these Presents Come Granted Bargained and Sold unto him and Granted
to G. Foster his Heirs and Assigns forever On Certain Tract of Land Situated in State [illegible] in
County [illegible] containing Thirteen acres more or less the same more or less being
Bounded to the north by Property Heritages and Tenements or lands belonging to Joseph
King Southerly on lands belonging to Samuel Horton Easterly on lands touching
River and Northerly the same way Bounded or respected to the aforesaid,
it being also Part of Land previously Bound by Roland King and will be known by the
name of Black Acre. To have and to Hold the above Described Premises
with all the Privileges and Appurtenances there to belonging or in any wise Appur-
taining unto him the said Jonathan G. Foster his Heirs and Assigns forever, to their
only use Benefit and Behoof of forever, And I the said Rowland King do hereby Coven ant for
myself and my Heirs and Assigns to Jonathan G. Foster his Heirs and Assigns that before the Convent
of my Heirs lawfully Seised of the premises at any time and here in my Life God respect to
Sell and deliver the same in the manner aforesaid and the said Jonathan Foster
his Heirs and Assigns shall from time to time and at all times forever hereafter for
himself & Heirs of these Presents Fully purely and Honestly have hold free and unencu-
bered and with the said Jonathan G. Foster his Heirs and Assigns to Warrant Seize and
defend all the before Demised and Bargained Premises Against All Lawful Claims
or Demands of any Person or Persons Whatsoever.
Signed Sealed and Delivered this Fourth Day of February 1823.
Rowland King (LS)
In presence of
Samuel Foster
Ana Church
Recorded Feb. 4th 1823 by
Samuel Stanton Clerk
(Washington St. Charlestown February the 4th 1823
Personally Came Rowland King or Signer and Stater of
The above and foregoing Instrument and Acknowledged the
Same to be his free Voluntary act and Deed signed and Seal
Before.
Ana Church Justice Peace
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