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Know all men by these Presents that I Joseph Cross of Gideons of
Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island sc. Could
convey for the sum of one Hundred and Seventy five Dollars and the Consideration
to me by Gideon Cross of North Kingstown County Kingsdown and State of
Rhode Island witnesseth that I do hereby acknowledge and concede to hereby Give Grant Bargain
Sell and Convey quit claim unto the said Gideon Cross his Heirs and Assigns forever, one
tract of Land lying in Charlestown State of Rhode Island Containing by Estimation
about twelve acres more or less with a dwelling house thereon Standing and
also be the way the more bounded as follows
bounded on a souther bounded on a souther, North westerly by Alec Cross's Land, Easterly on the Mill way
Southeasterly the said Joseph Cross's L.D. westerly on the lane leading from the
Road to the said Mill hand, or however otherwise the same may be Bounded.
Do Have and to Will the said Grant and Bargain Do promise with the said
religions and Affiants promise to the said Gideon Cross his Heirs and Assigns, total
one and their uses and behoof forever. And I the said Joseph Cross for my part his and
Heirs and Assigns Administrator to convey with the said Gideon Cross his Heirs and
Assigns and Administrator to convenient in the premises that any and every full Consideration
that I do have any Right Title to Sell and Convey the same to the said Gideon Cross his Heirs and
said, and that I will Warrant and Defend and Repose the same to the said Gideon Cross his Heirs
said, and that any person who shall claim the same by the said Joseph Cross his Heirs and
Assigns promise the said Joseph Cross of Gideons for the Consideration of the sum of one hundred
Cross wife and her Heirs and Assigns for the sum of one hundred and to surrender of all my Right of Possession
for the Same said Gideon Cross for the sum of one hundred and to the aforesaid Premises unto the said
and heirs of this side, and to the aforesaid Premises unto the said Gideon Cross his Heirs and
and Assigns forever.
The Condition of the Obligation is, and shall be, that if the
said Joseph Cross of Gideons of my Heirs Successors or Adminsrators or Assigns shall want or fail
said Joseph Cross of Gideons of my Heirs Successors or Adminsrators or Assigns shall want or fail
fully pay to the said Gideon Cross his Heirs Administrators or assign the full sum
of one thousand
Dollars with lawful Interest for the same until paid
paid full sum of one thousand
then this Deed and Bill be void otherwise Same shall remain in full force and effect. In Testimony
whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the twenty third day of March in the year of our
Lord One thousand Eight hundred and thirty.
Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of
William R Cross
Eli Cross
Acknowledged July 23, 1830 by
Samuel Stanton J. Clrk
Joseph Cross of Gidns (LS)
Martha Cross (LS)
State of Rhode Island & pc
Washington for Charlestown Mound March twenty third 1830
Personally appeared Joseph Cross of Gidns (aforesaid) and Martha
his wife and acknowledged the foregoing and executed the
ment to be their voluntary act and deeds hands and seals
affixed. Before Eli Cross Justice of the Peace
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