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Know All men by these Presents that I, Aldrich Pollard of Charlestown
in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island do grant in Consideration
of the sum of five hundred Dollars to me in hand well and truly paid before the
execution of this deed delivery hereof by some witness hereby assign to Henry Green Esq. Governor
of the United States of America and to his Heirs and Assigns forever one
acre of land situated in the town of Charlestown in said County and State,
lying East of the road leading from Charlestown to Westerly, and bounded on the North
by land of Robert Pollard on the South by land of James Hayden on the West by the
road aforesaid and on the East by land formerly owned by Benjamin Potter of
Charlestown aforesaid and I do hereby warrant and forever defend the said land
to the said Henry Green his Heirs and Assigns forever to be his and his heirs and assigns forever to be his
heirs and assigns forever and I do hereby covenant with said Henry Green his heirs
and assigns that I and all men lawfully claiming under me shall by the warranty of the above
Premises and have good right title to the premises aforesaid and will warrant
once and defend the same to the said Henry Green his Heirs and Assigns forever
against the lawful Claims of all persons forever.
Moreover this Instrument is a Conveyance on Condition that
if the said Aldrich Pollard following term Quarter ly payments
of the sum aforesaid will not timely pay or cause to be paid
to the said Henry Green his Heirs or assigns
the aforesaid sum of the above described sum, with
Interest from the date of this instrument to the first day of
March 1838 shall then the said land
and tenure thereof shall be null and void and of no
effect This tenure to remain in force for a
certain time.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this 23 day of August in the year 1836.
In presence of
Marc Stanton
Samuel Stanton
Aldrich Pollard
State of Rhode Island etc
Washington Co at Charlestown on the 23 day of
August 1836 in presence of hereunto appeared the above named
Aldrich Pollard and acknowledged as appointed the foregoing In-
strument by him signed to be his seal and handed to him
and to be his seal for the purposes therefore
Recognized Before
Samuel Stanton Justice of Peace
Recorded September 24 1836.
by Samuel Stanton Clrk.
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