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enjoy the said Demised & granted Premises with the appurtenances free and clear from
any let hindrance or Molestation from or under me my Heirs Executors, or administrators
or their Persons or Persons from or under me or them forever hereafter
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal this 27th day of march
in the Sixth Year of his Majestys Reign George the Third AD 1770
Signed sealed and Delivered
In presence of
Joseph Crandal
Cornelius Mutson Jun
Daniel Rickham &c
By [illegible] Kings County Ss
The above Deed was
recorded the 28th day of may
A.D. 1770
By Jos Congdon clk
Personally appeared the above Subscriber M. Daniel
Rickham the same above Written Acknowledged this
Instrument to be his free act Seal Land & Deed
and Seal Before Joseph Crandal Jce Peace
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting & Peace
that I Cornelius Mutson of Westerly in the County of Kings County and Colony of Rhode Island
in New England for and Consideration of the full and just sum of seventy Pounds Lawful
Money of the Currency of Rhode Island given hand before the County Court held monthly and Lastly
held by Stephen Allen of Newport in the County and Colony the aforesaid sum to me
whereby i do hereby acknowledge and my said Sum fully Satisfied fully Satisfied contented and satis
fied have given granted bargained sold offered conveyed and confirm unto the above
named Stephen Allen his Heirs executors Administrators and Assigns a certain lot of
Parcel of Land situate lying and being in the town of Charlestown in the County fore said
containing by Estimation one hundred and fourteen Acres of Land be the same more or
less being butted and bounded on westerly Beginning at a Stake and Stone about 15
rods the Neighbor was Joseph Johnson whose fence running Northerly by Ephraim Ward
the Neighbor was Joseph Johnson whose fence running Northerly by Ephraim Ward
Land to a Stake Standing by way of Daniel Rickham whose running Easterly by said Danie
Rickham and Land until it reaches to a Clay Oak Tree Standing by Abigail Johnson Land these
running Southerly partly by it Abigail Johnson Land and partly by Joseph Allens Land
running Southerly partly by it Abigail Johnson Land and partly by Joseph Allens Land
until it reaches to a White Oak Tree standing by Samuel Burdick whose running Western
[illegible] until it reaches his boundary running by it M. Way running Northerly until it
by Samuel Burdick until it reaches his boundary running by it M. Way running Northerly until it
comes to the First Mentioned Boundary To have and to hold the said Granted & bargained
Premises with all the following Rights Privileges and appurtenances the same belong
ing or in any way appertaining unto him the said Stephen Allen his Heirs and Assigns forever
to him and his any heirs of body of bought and bequests forever And the said state confirmed
for me my Heirs my Heirs County and administrators to forever Conveyse and Convey land with
the said Stephen Allen his Heirs and Assigns that as and before the Conveying himself
the true Sole and Lawful Owner of the above bargained Premises and am lawfully Seised
and Possessed of the same in mine own proper right as a Good perfect and Absolute Effect
of Substance in the Simple and have in myself Good Right full Power and lawful
Authority
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Authority to Sell and Devise the same in Manner as above said That the (Bargains)
Premises and every Part and Parcel thereof be Absolutely free and Clear of and from
all Tenures of former or other Gifts Grants Bargains Sales Leases Mortgage Wills
Estates Jointures Dowries Judgments Covenants Assurances & Estates Furthermore
I the said Constantine Slocum for my sole Heirs Descendants and acknowledgements do Covenant
and Agree the above Described premises and him the said Stephen Slocum his Heirs and
Assigns against all Lawful Claims Challenges or Demands of any Person or Persons
forever hereafter Claiming or Challenging the same Shall and will warrant and Forever and
Defend by his Heirs and the said Thankfull Slocum the Wife with the said Constantine Slocum
both their Heirs and Successors all the right Power and Dominion of Owner and
Third in and unto the above Described Premises with the above Named Stephen Slocum
his Heirs and Assigns Witnesseth whereof the said Constantine Slocum and his Wife Thankfull
Slocum have Hereunto set their Hand and Seals this 20 day of October and in the Sixth
Year of his Majesty George Crown of the Third King of Great Britain A D 1776
Signed sealed delivered in the Presence of
Robert Burdick
Simon Burdick
Kings County ss
The Subscriber Constantine Slocum and his Wife Thankfull Slocum the Date above
Written and acknowledged the above Instrument to be their Act and
the same Deed was delivered Before me Simon Burdick Justice of the Peace
the first day of June 1777
By Congdon's d
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know ye that I
I Joseph Park of Charlestown in the County of Kings County and City of Providence said
Clerk do prove Convey and Consider the mentioned premises namely That but more Especially for the Right
of entry be entirely and sure but also the right to the Publick to have a regular and the Publick Conveying
(field road) more over granted allowed suffered conveyed assigned and confirmed unto the said Profile of
freely Fully and effortlessly given granted allow assigned conveyed and conform unto the said Robert of
Westerly in the County aforesaid Doctor of Surgery his Heirs and assigns forever Certain land and
Piece of Land State lying and being in Charlestown aforesaid containing one Acre and
fourteen Rods in the Common or effortlessly reserving the following my Privileges the right of
the Privilege of Settling and maintaining the drain running through it for the benefit of
my Lands above Written and bounded as followeth beginning at Black rock by the highway running
North the Degree West until for three chains and fifty half poles running upon the East of the Water
boundary her a Heap of Stones from thence south forty degree west one chain and fifty half
to a white Oak from there forth one Degree west one hors chains ninety links and forty links
to the Old Cake fence from thence forth Seventy three Degrees east one chain and fifty one links
to a South East of the drain from thence forth Three Degrees East one chain and thirty half
to a Heap of Stones by the Country Road bounded on the Land of the Donor and from a
Heap of Stones bounded upon the Country Road to the first mentioned
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