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To All Respects to whom these Presents Shall come. Whereas I Sprague
being administrator upon the Estate of whom it seems Nathan Sprague late of Charles town in the County of
Kent in the State of Rhode Island & Providenc[e] Plantations. By an order of the Shipman federal Court
holding a Session in South Carolina, within for the District of Washington on the 1st day
of January 1826. I was appointed Administrator of the Estate of said Nathaniel Sprague who died
presumably at Sea but not known where. I was authorized to take possession of the Estate of the said
deceased and to sell the same for the payment of debts by them owing at the time of his
death and for the benefit of the heirs of the deceased. I Sprague being appointed and
Administrator as aforesaid as well as by virtue of the Consent of the heirs consequently moving for said sale
and in Consideration of the terms of the aforesaid agreement and the authority given
to me by Anna Sprague Wife of the deceased and authority given
to me by Anna Sprague Daughter of the deceased Bangsone and others as well as hereby in my
own name and Capacity Grant Bargain Sell Convey and confirm unto the said Anna Sprague
and Captain Grant Bangsone both Citizens of the State of South Carolina in the District of Charleston
Charleston and elsewhere for the sum of four hundred Dollars to be paid in cash
and warrant the aforesaid Parcel of land lying in West Charleston containing by Estimation
about seventy Acres described as the same more or less and bounded as follows
Beginning at the South West corner of the Road running Easterly towards the land of
said Anna Sprague by a line of stone fences to the East and South westerly line of Jonathan
on the land Westward on the road and to the point of Beginning.
To the North East and to the North West of the same to the said Anna Sprague her Heirs and
assigns Forev[er] and to the above mentioned and to someone to hold together with Anna Sprague her
Heirs and assigns for the Price and to be held and possessed by the same for her and for her heirs to be held
thereof and I said I now warrant the present Bargain and Sale of the Premises as well as
in every respect regarding the present Bargain and Sale of the Premises as well as
and I shall furthermore do bind all and appertains the Estate completed with the said premises
and I shall furthermore do comply with and perform the removal and respective delivery which the said
requirements of Execution as administrator in such cases.
In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this 19 day of February
in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and twenty six (1826)
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of Sprague Adm[inistrator] L.S.
Joseph Ringo
Thomas Clark
Washington
at Charlestown.
Arnold dunnbrey.
1826.
by Samuel Stanton D.P.
The day and date within written In presence
apportion the within named Sprague being
acknowledged the within and foregoing Instrument
to be his genuine handwriting and deed stand and seal
Before me
Thomas Clark Justice of the Peace
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