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To all People, to whom these presents shall come Greeting Know ye that I
Joseph Congdon Citizen of Charlestown in Kings County & Colony of Rhode Island Yeoman for and in
consideration of my sum of five hundred Twenty Three Pounds 11 Shillings & Twelve Dollars to me in Hand Given by the Eventu-
ally true well and truly paid by Thomas Browning of Charlestown in ye County and Colony aforesaid
Yeoman the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and recognize and myself therewith fully satisfied and contented
and paid and hired and of every part thereof therefore to remise release acquit and discharge the said
Thomas Browning his Heirs Executors Administrator and Assigns forever by these presents grant bargain
sell field assigned assorted conveyed and confirmed and that by these presents fully and lawfully
give grant bargain sell alien convey and confirm unto the said Thomas Browning his Heirs and
Heirs forever given one certain Tract of Land situate lying and being in Charlestown
here aforesaid containing seventy one Acres one hundred and thirteen Roods the be the More or Less
Balled & Bounded as follows Viz Northly on Cranston's Heirs Easterly on Land belonging for
John Hall late of ye Citizens of Charlestown District partly on the Garden land quartered on and offset
of 3 Roods and 11 Perches and abruptly bounded by a fence along of the Land of the Grantor whatever
of John Hall late of Charlestown District to have and hold the hundred granted and bargained
premises with all the privileges and appurtenances to the remedies belonging or in any wise appertaining
unto the said Thomas Browning his Heirs and Assigns forever to have and his heirs forever Quiet
and before Forever And I the said Joseph Congdon for me my Heirs Executors and Adminis to covenant
promise grant and with the said Thomas Browning his Heirs and Assigns forever full and absolute
the Quiet Enjoyment have the same true and lawful Quiet Owners of the above Bargained Premises and am
lawfully seized and possessed of the same in some manner right was good proper and absolute
Estate of inheritance in Simpleman and have any right good full and lawful and lightly
to Will and Dispose of Dispossession in the Same whenever aforesaid and that the bargained premises and
every part of part thereof is absolutely free and clear off and free from all and all manner of any hind
former or other Grafts Grants Bargains Wills leases Mortgages or Incumbrances of any hind
whatsoever Furthermore I the said Joseph Congdon for me my Heirs Executors administrators
do covenant and Engage the above Demised Premises and the said Thomas Browning his Heirs
and Assigns against the lawful claims or demands of any Person or
Persons forever to warrant defend and defend by these Presents
Provided Nevertheless if the said Joseph Congdon my
Heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns or any of as do will and
lawfully cause or cause to be paid unto the said Thomas Browning his
Heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns the Sum of Two hundred
and thirty good and lawful bills of Exchange Dollars or before the fourth
day of my next coming the date hereof then this Deed shall be void
and of none Effect therefore to abide and remain null void
and Secundam the Witness whereof I the said Joseph Congdon have here
and with my Seal the Seal the Town with the day of May the 4th day of May in the Fourth
Year of the Reign of George the Third King of Great Britain and Ireland
Anno Domini 1778 Joseph Congdon [seal]
Signed Sealed Delivered
Kings County [seal] Courtly official
in presence of
Riley Cross the above named for the above named signed the abo-
George Atke the age above 50 years and signed the abo-
Instrument to be the Voluntary act of himself
before me Riley Cross Justice of the Peace
the above Deed was executed the 7th day of July 1778 Joseph Congdon does seal
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executed the 7th day of July 1778
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Thomas Browning his Heirs
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