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To all People to & whom these presents shall come Greeting,
Know ye that I Samuel Worden of Charlestown in the County of Washington in the
State of Rhode Island person, for me, and in consideration of the sum
of Three Hundred Dollars to me in hand and before executing these presents, the grant
have given by lease and release unto Samuel Worden of Charlestown County South Kingstown
whereas the said Samuel Worden acknowledges and agrees that the aforesaid full satisfaction and full
payment of the sum of King part and parcel of the land lying in Charlestown said and Discharge him
from any and all claims’ Worden in the hand’s of the said Samuel Worden in the hand’s of the said
have given granted Bargained Sold released conveyed and confirmed unto him and his heirs and assigns
to have and to hold the same and conform unto the hand’s Worden’s heirs by him and his heirs
forever a certain lot of land or parcel of land lying in said Charlestown containing by measure
three hundred & twelve acres lying on the said [illegible] from the same lying on the said
Road and on the other side it is bounded by the said [illegible] and on the other side to his
Daughter Sarah and William in bounded as follows to wit on the North by the land of [illegible]
joining to the said Charlestown Northwards and also belonging to him lying in the said
joining to the said Charlestown Northwards and also belonging to him lying in the said
Rhode Island [illegible] and on the South by the land of [illegible]
To have and to hold all the said premises together with all the Privileges and
appurtenances thereunto belonging forever day and year with all the advantages unto the
heirs and assigns thereunto belonging forever and the said Samuel Worden warrants the
same to be free from any Encumbrance what so ever and that he and his heirs shall and will
by these presents warrant to him before executing this hand’s the same to be free and
secure of the above said premises and conveyances and lawfully seized of the same in his name and
right’s and also that he is not in Debt or Encumbrance in any manner and have in no respect right
given’s and have given’s [illegible] to the said and for the same as above it is all
the said Worden in the hand’s of the said Samuel Worden from time to time and all full
heirs heirs’s by these presents does, hereby convey, assign and convey to the said Samuel
heirs of all Encumbrances whatever’s for ever as to Samuel Worden hereafter
County and beyond to the said Worden in the same and his heirs forever, the above seen
land’s and ground against the said land’s coming of the said Worden’s inhabitants.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 15 day of Apr 1823
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence
Samuel Worden
Joseph Cope
Maryland Simpson
Dated May 29 1823
Samuel’s content’s
At Charlestown in the County of Washington this day and date
within this town, Samuel Worden appeared and acknowledged the said deed to be his
Samuel Worden and the enclosed the within deed to be his
free voluntary act and deed and said and that therefore signed
Before
Joseph Cope justice of the peace