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To all People whom these Presents shall come I Joseph Stanton potter just of Constables in the
County of Newport County in the Colony of Rhode Island & Providence Yeoman send Greeting. Anno 1811. 11.
and I Joseph Stanton of sdy for and in consideration of the sum of ten thousand Spanish dollars mdy Dollars
in hand well and truly paid before the Conveying & Delivery hereof by the said Silas Niles of the Bullthtown
the in the County and Colony aforesaid Yeoman the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and firmly
paid and lawful through as hereby give Release and Discharge the said Silas Niles his Heirs and
Executors and administrators forever thus by these Presents grant bargained and sold absolute
Effessed conveyed and confirmed by myself Personly to fully justly and absolutely give grant
bargain sell and convey confirm unto the said Silas Niles and to his Heirs and assigns forever
four several parcels of ground or parcels of Land lying and being in said Charlestown containing
one Hundred and forty one acres and a Quarter the first of which said Tract contains eighty
three acres of land and water and bounded on North and bounded on Southwest boundary Beginning at the Middle of a stone
to the Northward of a Cove known by the Name of the Cove More then North by the Old Road known
thereby by the said Eastward 23 Chains and forty five perches’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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to warrant secure and Defend by these Presents And Thankful the Wife of the said
Joseph doth by these Presents yield up and Surrender all her right of Power and Power of
title ofen in and unto the Land and premises aforesaid unto the said Silas Miles his Heirs &
Offspring forever. Witness our seals whereof the said Joseph Stanton and Thankful his Wife here
unto have set their Hands and Seals the fifth day of June in the Twelfth Year of the Reign
of George the Third King of Greatbritain &c Colony Dominion one Thousand one hundred
and seventy eight
Signed Sealed & Delivered in presence of
[illegible]
Sylvester hutchinson
Benedict Moore
Kings County. Charlestown June the 5th e 121 1778
The above and afore going within the Margin named Joseph Stanton Junr personally came before
me with Thankful his Wife to both acknowledged that the within
Deed was executed the 28
[illegible] witnesseth me to be this Ye Notary public Seal Ded with their
day of June 1778 [illegible] Hand to all which that affirms affixy [illegible] Greg Cross Justice of Peace
To all People to whom their Presents shall come I Joseph Stanton junr of Charlestown
in the County of Kings County in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence say greeting That
I the said Joseph Stanton for me and Consideration of the sum of Seven Hundred and seventy Six Dollars
and ten cents of lawful Money of Great Britain given to me in Hand with and truly paid by Caleb
Wilson nephew of Samuel in the County of New London in the Colony opposed Spanish borders on the boundary
Delivery hereof the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge and by myself witnesseth of my validity
Confirmed and joint and of every part and parcel thereof by these Presents Execute Grant and bargain the
said Caleb Wilson his Heirs Executing and Assigns forever by these Presents HIVE given
grants bargain sold aliened apposed conveyed and confirmed by these Presents fully
freely and absolutely give grant bargain sell alienate convey assign and convey unto the said Caleb
Wilson his Heirs and Assigns forever Two certain Pieces of Land lying and being on the South
Charlestown aforesaid the first piece of said Land contains about seventy Seven acres to the same
More or Less and is bounded Northerly on the East Road partly cutting on the Salt Marsh and
partly upon Land of Ed Co[il] Co[il] Chapter shelter southern upon the salt Marsh and westerly upon
the [illegible] Water bordering a Wall Piece of Land bordering this piece of Land and to Confirm the
Boundaries of what lies East the Eastmost part of bordering Piece is bounded with the said Boundar
the Other of said Land contains about Ninety rods to the same More or Less with boundaries
Those houses standing and is bounded Northerly upon Land Contiguous upon Land of
Stanton Gent Eastly upon the Old Road and Westerly upon Land of Ed Co[il] Co[il] Water
To have and to hold the above granted and Bargained Premises with all the Boundaries
edges appendages appurtenances and Commodities to the same Belonging or in any way appertaining
with all the said Caleb Wilson his Heirs and Assigns forever to him to his heirs and his privy Assigns
More decently and forever secure And I the said Joseph Stanton for my worthy Heirs Executors
Adminrs to Convey Bound and Grant bound with the said Caleb Wilson his Heirs and Assigns
that I do and forever the Delivery and Delivery hereof Save the True Sole and Lawful Owner of
the above Bargained Premises and am Lawfully seized and Possessed of the same in my own
Proper Right as a good Perfect and absolute Estate of inheritance in the Premises And have in