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Know all men by these Presents, that I Jesse Crandall of Charlestown,
in the county of Washington State of Rhode Island and Providence, for and in Consider-
ation of the sum of one hundred Dollars to me in hand well and truly paid by
Joseph Allen of the said County and State known and Freeman, the receipt
of which is hereby acknowledged to the same fully satisfied contracted and
bound to him by Give Grant, Barman well and convey unto him the land yough
of the said Joseph Allen forever one certain lot or parcel of Land lying in
said Charlestown by boundary by the Common line, in the same manner as
bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the Southeasterly corner of said Candall's
stake in the shore of the pond from there West eighty seven rods to a stake
with stone about five feet from there West eighty three degrees North western rods one
hun dred rods to a stake with stone about ten feet from there East Eighty two rods and
seven links to a stake with stone about ten feet from there South forty eight degrees
degree north western rods one hundred rods to the first mentioned stake, bounded
on the North by said Jesse Crandall's land on the East by George Thrasher's land,
on the South by Edward Bigelow's land, on the North by the land of Thomas Moore
and of Samuel Moore and other lands on the land of Isaac Cranston aforesaid and
to have and to hold the said land to be forever demise Commons unto the said
Joseph Allen's heirs and assigns forever, together with all the rights appurtenances
and appurtenances to the said land belonging in any manner whatsoever to me and my heirs
and this every piece for my benefit and behalf of my heirs and assigns and I Jesse Crandall
for myself my heirs my executors to claim and assigns do covenant bind and bind the said
Joseph Allen to his heirs and assigns that the said land and delivery devoid of all the said
Joseph Allen to his heirs and assigns that the said land and delivery devoid of all the said
land and assigns owner of the aforesaid premises that the office of all encumbrances
and incumbrances of void title or how soever and that said Crandall warrants and defends
the same to him the said Joseph Allen his heirs and assigns forever to the shoulder aforesaid
against all lawful claims whatsoever of all persons.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirtieth day
of August A.D. 1844.
Executed in presence of
E. T. h. d. Wayton
Samuel Stanton
Jesse Crandall L.S.
Charlestown
Washington
Recorded this 1st Oct 1844
by Samuel Stanton T.C.
for a person appeared the above
named Jesse Crandall and acknowledged the above
instrument by him signed to be his free voluntary
act and deed hand and seal before
Samuel Stanton Justice of the Peace