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Know All Men by these Presents that I S. Nicholas Clarke of North
town in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island do hereby grant and
and in consideration of four Hundred Dollars to me in hand paid before the
Executing and Delivery hereof by Henry Clarke and Joshua Clarke both of the
same Town County and State aforesaid my Governor The receipt whereof I do
hereby acknowledge and am thereby contented and paid and do hereby Give
Grant Bargain Sell and Convey unto the said Henry and Joshua Clark
their Heirs and Assigns forever One Certain lot or parcel of Land lying in said
Northtown containing by Estimation Thirty few Acres the same more or
less and bounded as follows beginning at the Southwest corner of George Gorton's
Land purchased of Charles Burdick of the South west corner boundary
only on the North Road until it comes to the Southeast corner of Jerry Garden's
North boundary continuing on the garden lot until it comes to the corner of said Garden
from there North easterly by a stone wall until it comes to a dwell house there North easterly on
the wall Stone wall until it comes to an edge Rock on the hill at the end of said Stone
there North westerly to the South west corner of the Daboll wood lot there North
Easterly bounding on the North side on wood lot of John Potter there North easterly
bounding North easterly by wood stakes Land of John Potter there South easterly
bounding North easterly by wood stakes Land of John Potter there South easterly
180 rods and South westerly by wood stakes Land of the said Daboll to the place of Beginning
To Have and to hold all and the above described Premises with all the Privileges
and Appurtenances there with the said Henry and Joshua Clarke their Heirs
and Assigns forever to them and their heirs and assigns forever Unrestricted and free of all
liens and I the said S. Nicholas Clarke promptly as my Heirs Executors Administrators
their Heirs and Assigns do hereby covenant and agree with the said Henry and Joshua
Clarke their Heirs and Assigns that all sum of money said Premises shall be free
aforesaid Premises that they are free from all Sums burdens Rentss profits
from the North Road through and about and to and from said Daboll dwell house
And will Warrant Seize and Defend the above described Premises against
them the said Henry and Joshua Clarke their Heirs and Assigns as
aforesaid In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
my seal the twenty second day of January in the Year of our Lord One
Thousand and Eight Hundred and twenty seven (1827)
Presence of witnesses
Sarah Ann Stanton
Samuel Stanton
Nicholas Clarke P.D.
Recorded for Cog 22 1827
by Samuel Stanton Clerk
Washington fo's at North Charlestown on the day and date
find above written Personally came before me the above named
Nicholas Clarke and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
ment deed their signed to be her free voluntary act and
Deed Signed and sealed for the purposes therein contained
Before Samuel Stanton Jun Clerk