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To All men to whom these Presents shall come Greetings, Know that I that I
Benjamin Jeffes Effexor of Richard in the county of Washington in the State of
Benjamin Jeffes [illegible] Rhode Island Common free and in consideration of the sum of two hundred and
[illegible] Rhode Island [illegible] from me before the Evening sun of will and trust paid unto me
by [illegible] of Charleston in the County and the State aforesaid Gent. [illegible] of the
said [illegible] of the said County partly assigned and partly paid in full payment of the
said sum of money [illegible] of his heir General Benjamin [illegible] and Administrator forever by thee
their [illegible] from the said Gent. Benjamin [illegible] Sole Heir (owned Conveyed and Confirmed) and by
their [illegible] Grant Convey and Confirm unto the said [illegible] for his forever
and his heirs forever a Certain Tract of Real Estate lying on the Coastline in Bandon and Bandon
[illegible] beginning at the southeasterly corner of Moore's Bridge north east, on Passao
[illegible] then North Eastly on said shore east north east to some Western North east
corner, then running South eastly on said shore east north east to the Highway, then
North eastly the Highway, then North eastly on said shore east north east to the first Mountains shore supposed to be
of the sea on the same way more or less [illegible] and to be sold the said shore and
Benjamin [illegible] with the Privileges and Appurtenances to the same Belonging or in
any way appertaining unto the said Ben Babcock his Heirs and Assigns forever
and to his heirs and their successors forever And I the said Benjamin Jeffes
for myself my Heirs and Administrators and Adminstrators forever covenant to the said
[illegible] Babcock his Heirs and Assigns Administrator forever that I am lawfully seized in the said
[illegible] Babcock his Heirs and Assigns of all the Premises that I have good right to sell convey
that the said [illegible] of all the Premises Babcock to his heirs and forever, and that I will warrant
Defend the same to the said [illegible] Babcock his Heirs and Assigns forever
against the claims and demands of all Persons and Creatures Right
heirs of the said Benjamin [illegible] in part and in consideration of the aforesaid sum of land,
Money as documented full right of Descent and Owner and other of Deeds in sold of land,
and to the said [illegible] Babcock his Heirs and Assigns forever. In witness whereof we have
hereunto set our hands and Seals this 14th day of April in the year of our lord one
Thousand Eight Hundred and twenty three (1823).
Signed Sealed in presence of us
Joseph Cross
Sarah Kenyon
mark
Benjamin Jeffes P.S.
Elizabeth Jeffes S.S.
C H Charlestown in the County of Washington this 14th day of
April 1823 Personally appear the within Named Benjamin
Jeffes and Elizabeth his wife and Acknowledged the within Deed
to be their free voluntary Act & Deeds, Hands & Seals therefore
afford. Before Joseph Cross Just Peace.
Recorded May
20th 1823
by Samuel
Stanton Clerk
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