The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall come Joseph Hull of Westerly
in the County of Kings County and Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Greeting Whereas
that I the sd Joseph Hull for and in Consideration of the sum of five pounds lawful money
to me in Hand paid upon the executing and Delivery hereof by Benjamin Hall late of New
Kingston who were residing in Charlestown in the County and Colony aforesaid 3d Blacksmith the
present witnesseth that I survey fully my Heirs Executors and Assigns hereby acknowledge and myself
hereby fully remised released conveyed and put and of every Part and Parcel hereof to Conveyance
And Deliverye the said Benjamin Hall his Heirs and Assigns forever by these Presents Caput
And have bargained sold framed offered assigned conveyed and confirmed and by these Presents
do grant bargain sell confirm convey and confirm unto the said Benjamin Hall
to he and his Heirs and Assigns forever one certain lot of land situate and lying in Charlestown
it being the lot of Land of the late Reverend Lovey Congdon of John Congdon Esq. of Massachusetts
Island containing by Dimensions Therefore and their quarters be the same more or less North
And bounded Northing by the road leading to the coast reverse of wind Land and it cuts the
shore about the North West Corner until it comes to keep of stones and there
the same Course to the ford that is by the Salt Marshy until it comes to the Land that
belong to the Heirs of Capt. Nathaniel Lovey late Deceased Thence south east with the
Sd Reverend Lovey until it comes to the first mentioned Bounds.
To have and to hold the said Lands as above described with all the privileges
and Appurtenances to the same belonging or in any way Appertaining unto him the said
Benjamin Hall and to his Heirs and Assigns forever to he and hers Own Wife Rights
and Body forever forever And that the said Joseph Hull shall for himself his Heirs Executors
Administrators Covenant Overseers and grant and with the said Benjamin Hall his
Heirs and Assigns that he therefore Joseph Hull and after being the Executing and delivery
hereof be the true and Lawful Owner of the stone beyond Premises and both good
right full Power and lawful Authority to Defease of the same in Manner and form
Fully and clearly sequels reported and delivered from all Grants quite Titles mortgages
and all the Inheritances of what name or Nature or Tenure forever Furthermore said
Joseph Hull doth hereby for myself my Heirs Executors and Administrators covenant
promise and grant to warrant and forever defend the above granted and bargained Premises
unto him the said Benjamin Hall and to his Heirs and Assigns forever from the launch
claims and demands of my Person or Persons whatsoever Which whereof I the said
Joseph Hull have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the first Day of October in the Thirti
year of the reign of george the third King of Great Britain and so in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and seventy one
Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of
Thomas Hull
Simcon Kuerdich
The above Deed was
delivered the 7th of Novr 1771
By J. Longdon & Fran Clk
Charlestown in Kings County Prov. Coly Octr 1st 1771
Personally appeared the Undersigned Joseph Hull and
Acknowledged the above Instrument to be his Act and
Deed Hand and Seal then and there offered before
me
Peter Cross Justice Peace
Jos Hull Seal
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