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To all People to whom these Presents shall come I Silas Greenman
of Charlestown in the County of Kings County in the Colony of Rhode Island yeoman, Send
Greetings to you that I the said Silas Greenman for and in Consideration of the sum of One
hundred and thirty Pounds Lawful Money to me in Hand well and truly paid before the Offi
cing and Delivery hereof by Joseph Taylor of Newport in the County and Colony aforesaid
yeoman the Receipt hereof I hereby acknowledge and with my heretofore Satisfied Content
and paid and full of Right just and perfect hereby do Conveyse transfer do Conveyse bargain and Discharge the said
Joseph Taylor to be Mere Executors and Administrators forever by these Presents for eve
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Joseph Taylor, and to his Heirs Attorneys forever, and Assigns, convey and conform with the said
being and being in Charlestown aforesaid containing by Estimation One hundred and twenty
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bounded Between of bounding the same To have and to hold the said Grant and
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or in any way Appertaining to him the said Joseph Taylor his Heirs and Assigns forever
And I will the said Greenman for my Heirs Executors and Administrators do Covenant
Convey and Grant and to end with the said Joseph Taylor and his Heirs and Assigns
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Charlestown in Kings County in the State of [illegible] the 8th day of January A.D. 1770
Personally appeared the subscriber and acknowledged the Above Instrument to be
his Act and Deed Hand and Seal thereunto affixed, before
me Polley Cross Justice of the Peace
The above and foregoing Deed of Bargain and Sale was Recorded the 22d
day of May A.D 1770 James Condons Town Clerk
To all People to whom these Presents shall come I Beriah Brown
Esq Ship of the County of Kings County the Colony of Rhode Island send Greeting Whereas
your Deceased against some for the King of Charlestown in the County and Colony above said
woman who is called Delia and her Son Jonathan a Negro boy of Charlestown young
deceased at the will of Matthew Brown of South Kingstown in the County and Colony Cert
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