The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents that I Stephen Browning of Charlestown County of
Washington State of Rhode Island Providence for consideration of the sum of Nineteen Dollars
and Ninety Cent paid one by me Whereas I Stephen Browning of Charlestown County and State aforesaid
of the Baptist church witnessed I do hereby acknowledge I do hereby Grant Bargain Sell and
convey unto the said Persons namely A Stephen Harris the Deacon and Officer governs over ordained
of the Baptist church in Charlestown County now residing therein’s a piece of land
lying at the North west corner of a wide road running East to the highway to the west
Stephen Harris’s land South eastly and the Highway North westly and the Highway North
westly bounded by the Highway and it is marked with the Old first witnessed fence and it is agree by the said
Browning that he will secure and maintain the fence against the said Browning the said Ad-
joining lot a
To Have and to Hold the noted Grant Bargain and Premises with the Privileges and App-
urtenances thereunto to the said Welcome Harris the Deacon and Officer governs forever to transfer
their uses and benefits of the Covenant with the said Welcome Harris the Deacon and Officer governs
and Administration of the Covenant with the said Welcome Harris the Deacon and Officer governs
that I Stephen Browning will and for the Persons that they are from all Encumbrances and
that I will Warrant and Defend to the Persons the said Welcome Harris the Deacon and Officer governs
against any and all claims of any person or persons whomsoever lawfully claiming the same right of
inheritance and for the signatures therein contained the twenty seventh of October 1832
Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of Stephen Browning
One witness
On the Church Meeting for Charlestown April 1832
Recorded June the Twenty Seventh Committee within the said Stephen Browning and acknowledged
1832 the written and a foregoing Instrument to be his free voluntary act and deed and
Samuel Stanton Pp
Brand and Seal for the purposes hereon contains.
Clerk Court Justice Peace.
Know All men by these Presents that I Jesse Conrad of Charlestown in the
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island Providence for consideration of
the sum of One Hundred and fifty dollars to me in hand paid by my son & daughter
Henry Clark of Charlestown County and State aforesaid from the Resident witness
I do hereby acknowledge and sell the following piece of land described and bound as follows
Given Grant Bargain Sell and convey unto the Person and Henry Clark are Certain
Parcel of Land lying in said Charlestown in your parts The said containing Nine
perches of a line with a dwelling house and other Buildings thereon is bounded East on
perches on Highway North westly on Perches on Robert G Fish’s lot the
North westly on the Highway until it comes to the Sand road and then Eastly to the Sand road
thereon on Belly and then Conrad’s lot until it comes to the Highway thereon on eight
perches Westward until it comes to Joseph Moore’s land Yes’s lot one and a half perches south
also the Person is bounded Northly on the Highway and Southly on Henry Conrad’s
lot Eastly on the Highway Southly on Samuel Slocum’s land Northly on four perches on the
Lot of the said Containing Eleven Arpents more or less bounded Northly on the High-
way Eastly on Daniel Clement’s land Southly on the Highway and westerly on Samuel
Slocum’s land the Highway until it comes to the Highway perches more or less bounded easterly by
Lot of Joseph Moore containing Three arpens more or less bounded easterly by Lot
of Joseph H Harris Land Northly and Easterly by some land belonging to Steady
Mill or however otherwise the ownership may be bounded westerly by the boundary of
said Charlestown
To Have and to Hold the said Bargain Premises with the
privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging to the said Henry Clark and his
heirs and assigns forever And I the said Jesse Conrad do agree to bargain and sell
and convey Clark that he son will suffer in office of the Borrower and will warrant to Robert
the veins against the Claims of all persons unto the said Joshua and Henry Clark
their heirs and assigns forever
Provided However and these Breach on an Conditions that if the said Jesse Conrad the
Heirs or Officers shall pay or cause to be paid rent until the said Joshua and Henry Clark
their heirs or assigns the aforesaid sum of one Hundred and twenty four Dollars with the
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The Indenture signing thereon without fraud or delay, Then and in that case this Deed is to
be Null and of No Effect; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue in law.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 22 day of May in the year
of our Lord one thousand Eight Hundred and thirty two
By Presence of
James B. Dame
Samuel Stanton
Samuel Stanton J. Clrd.
Received from the first
D 1832
Samuel Stanton J. Clrd.
Jos. Moore
Samuel Stanton J. Clrd.
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Know all Men by these Present that I Stephen Browning of Charlestown town in
County of Washington in State of Rhode Island, sole survivor Comr In Consideration of the sum
of Four hundred Dollars to me in Hand well and sufficiently paid by Stephen Browning
of South Kingstown District in the said County of Washington’s heirs and assigns forever
of South Kingstown in said County of Washington lying between the North West line of the boundary
line to the North by Grant Bayett, Gabriel Allen, George Converse and company with the west line
Browning’s land and to the North and East by Agnes Jones, the other half part of two Separated parcels
of Land lying in and about Charlestown in the parish of the town in or about which I Browning continue
by Execution Ten years ago and in the balance of the more or less to be divided in the presence of
the Jury In the other half of the distance from the North West line of the boundary line to the South
(on the edge of the East side of the town) running in a straight line with the Middle Passage, and
entering the East side of the town and proceeding on Eastward to the Island the Detachment which I
own upon the East side of the town and proceeding on Eastward to the boundary line of the Detachment which I
own upon the East side of the town and proceeding on Eastward to the boundary line of the Detachment which I
own upon the East side of the town and proceeding on Eastward to the boundary line of the Detachment which I
own upon the East side of the town and proceeding on Eastward to the boundary line of the Detachment which I
own upon the East side of the town and proceeding on Eastward to the boundary line of the Detachment which I
own upon the East side of the town and proceeding on Eastward to the boundary line of the Detachment which I
own upon the East side of the town and proceeding on Eastward to the boundary line of the Detachment which I
own upon the East side of the town and proceeding on Eastward to the boundary line of the Detachment which I
own upon the East side of the town and proceeding on Eastward to the boundary line of the Detachment which I
own upon the East side of the town and proceeding on Eastward to the boundary line of the Detachment which I
own upon the East side of the town and proceeding on Eastward to the boundary line of the Detachment which I
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