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Know All Men by these Presents that I S Silas Harvey inhabit of Charlestown
town in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island & P Roman an in per
and in consideration of the sum of three Hundred Dollars to me in Hand well
and truly paid before the Execution and Delivery hereof by Reuben D Harvey of
the Town County and State aforesaid Engaged the Wright’s wharf of South Westerly
a neighborhood and that I am Seized of fifty fifty Satrapies contained and found in the hourly
our Grant Boundary Site All other and Convey unto him the said Reuben D Harvey her
their Heirs and Assigns for ever Contains half an Acre of Land lying in said Charlestown
Contiguous by Estimation Southern side Water on the stone wall of it and Bounded
Easterly on Ch. Potter of Charlestown Land Western on Land of [illegible] and Northerly on Land of
[illegible] by a [illegible] North westerly on [illegible] and West North westerly on [illegible]
by an [illegible] [illegible] Together with a dwelling house and all the the privy
Lires and Appurtenances thereunto belonging as one any appurtenances what none
the said Reuben D Harvey their Heirs and Assigns for ever to his their and their other successors
our Depends and Beneficiaries forever And the said Silas Harvey for my own heirs
Equites and Beneficiaries after’s do agree say with the said Reuben D Harvey
their Heirs and Assigns that said land shall be in fee simple of and Conveyance that I the
right will to Sell and Convey the same in as aforesaid and will Warrant Lawfully and Defend
the same to the said Reuben D Harvey their Heirs and Assigns for ever against the Claim
of all persons And Hannah Harvey wife of the said Silas Harvey did freely for the
consideration above Expressed join and deliver up and surrender all her Right of dower and Power
of Heirs of land unto the aforesaid Reuben Harvey unto him the said Reuben D Harvey his
their and Assigns for ever as aforesaid In Witness whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and Seals the Twenty second day of March A One Thousand Eight Hundred
and twenty seven (1827)
Executed in presence of
Elizabeth Harvey
Samuel Stanton.
Silas Harvey (S)
Hannah X Harvey (S)
their
marks
Recorded May 23 D 1827
by Samuel Stanton D. Clk
Washington [illegible] of [illegible] at Charlestown on the Day and Date above
Written Personally appeared the above named Silas Harvey and
Hannah his Wife and Solemnly acknowledged the foregoing Instrumen
=ment by them signed to be their free voluntary act and Deed land
and Will Before
Samuel Stanton first Clerk