The instrument's own words
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KNOW All Men by these Presents That we Hospie Berry of Charlestown
in the County of Washington known as Woman and Susanna Berry, wife? 1st for and in
consideration of the sum of Eight Pound Sterling Dollars to us in hand well and
fully paid, before the Chief Executive of the county, by joseph cross of Charles town
Gibbons, the Wright witness of us hereby acknowledge, have Given, Granted and
sold, and by these Presents fully and forever Give, Grant and sell unto said
the said joseph Cross the his heirs and assigns forever a Certain tract of Land situated
in said Charlestown and containing by Estimation Twenty Acres more or less
and bounded as follows: Northerly by land of the Grantee, Easterly by
land of Henry Berry, Southerly by land of Jonas Gandy and land belonging
to the State of Rhode Island, Westerly by Beffman Wood land and brooks.
To Have and to Hold the said Body the said Bargain and Premises with all the
Appurtenances thereunto belonging (Except a driftway running through and that
which was laid out by the Survey, to form the said Joseph Cross the his heirs and
assigns to be their only proper use and Benefit forever, and we the said
Hospie Berry and Susanna Berry do Covenant promise and Grant to warrant to
the said Joseph Cross the his heirs and assigns, half and half the Enclosure
since our the our true sole and useful tenure of the above said Bargain Premises
and are lawfully Seised of the same in our own proper Right as an Absolute
Estate of Inheritance in fee simple having in our sole power to sell and alienate
the dispose of the same in Manner of grants; and that the said bargained and
Granted Premises be free and clear of all Encumbrances (Except as above listed)
Furthermore we the said Hospie Berry and Susanna Berry for ourselves
their Heirs, executors & Administrators do Covenant and Impugn all the before Bargain
Premises, to the said Joseph Cross the his heirs and assigns Against the lawful
Claims and Demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever, forever hereafter
to be Normal Laws and defend
For Witness whereof we the said Hospie Berry and Susanna Berry have here to
set our hands and Seals this fourth day of February in the year one Thousand
and Eight Hundred and twenty three (1823)
Hospie Berry L.S.
Susanna Berry L.S.
Signed sealed & delivered
in presence of
for H. Berry
Solomon Berry
Recorded in Washington S.C. & Charlestown February 10th 1823
Recorded in Book 26 1823 by Samuel Sanderson
Personally Appeared Hospie Berry and Susanna Berry his wife
and acknowledged this written and foregoing Instrument to
be their free voluntary act and deed hand and seal
Before
Isa Chunk Justice Peace
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