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Know all men by these Presents that I William N. Clarke of Charlestown in the
County of Washington & State of Rhode Island ye Yeoman, for $\frac{20}{100}$ in Consideration of the sum of three
Hundred & seventy five Dollars to me in hand paid before the executing hereof by Joshua Clarke of the
said County & State aforesaid known the Amount whereof the receipt hereby acknowledge, by the hand
setto, I do grant bargain & sell convey unto the said Clarke and the heirs and assigns forever One Lot
of Land lying in west Location containing One Acre and a half the same more or less
bounded as follows Beginning at the Point where the East line of the Southeast Lot of the North
Lot meets the line of the Lot of Thomas Mallory on the West line about twenty five rods to a stone
on the North East corner of the said Thomas Mallory on the East thence westerly to the post
thence southeasterly ten
rods to the post on the first part bounded westward.
To have and to hold all the before described Premises together with the Buildings standing thereon
namely a Chimney shells building in the highway adjoining on the East the house and the
Clarke and the heirs and assigns forever, to be theirs throughout his lifetime and of his heirs forever to the
said Clarke in manner as to make absolute all the force and effect of the saying the State of Rhode
Island forever.
And I the said William N. Clarke solely myself, my Heir Apparent & etc etc do hereby Covenant
with the said Clarke the heirs and assigns of the said Clarke that he his heirs and assigns
will Warrant forever against any person whom whatsoever. And Eunice H. Clarke wife of the above William N. Clarke
with the Consideration aforesaid yield up & surrender all her Rights of Dower & Power
of wife of in and with the above Premises to the said Clarke the heirs and assigns
forever.
Provided However that these Premises are on Conditions that the aforesaid William N.
Clarke the heir Quarter Administrator in office shall Sell and sell without fraud or
delay buy or cause to be paid into the aforesaid Joshua Clarke his heirs or assigns the aforesaid
sum of three Hundred and seventy five Dollars on Demand and on the failure the said Premises
being from the twenty sixth day of March next Year then this Deed and Conveyance shall be of
naught otherwise be in full force and effect.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 23 day of October
A D 1828
William N. Clarke (seal)
Eunice H. Clarke (seal)
In presence of
James H. Kenyon
Samuel Stanton
Recorded Nov. 3. 1828
by Samuel Stanton
S.C.
State of Rhode Island
f Cat Charlestown on the 23 day of October A D 1828
Personally appeared the within named William
N. Clarke & Eunice H. Clarke his wife and acknowledged
that the within Deed by them signed to their
voluntary act deed and seal for the purposes
therein contained Before
Samuel Stanton Justice of the Peace
In transfer of this mortgage
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