12/7/1770 · MORTGAGE · book 3 page 42 doc 12719

Kings County To Wit Personally appeared Thomas Bond & Joseph Craigton in Charlestown the Day above Written and acknowledging it the above Instrument to be his Act And Deed before me & Peter Cory Justice Peace The foregoing Deed of Acknowledgment were Recorded the 7th of Decr 1788 P John Congton & Town Clerk To all People to whom these Presents shall come I Joseph Bell son of Charlestown in Kings county and Colony of Rhode Island the yeoman send Greetings Know ye that I the said Joseph Bell for and in Consideration of the Sum of One hundred Pounds and ten shillings lawful Money of New England well and truly paid by John Whitmore of Pawtucket in Providence Bristol Bristol County & Colony of Rhode Island, the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge and my self withal fully satisfied contented quit and discharge him and of every Part and Parcel thereof hence for wards account and discharge him the said John Whitmore his Heirs Remainder without restriction forever by these Presents Bell’s greeted have bargained sold aliened assigned conveyed confirmed and by these Presents do remise release quit and conform give grant bargain sell alien convey confirm and conform unto the said John Whitmore his Heirs and Assigns forever a Certain tract or parcel of land situate lying and bordering in Charlestown called the Black Stone Land and bounded as follows namely be the same more or less By 185 ft and Bound as follows Ne Northly on the Granter Land which he be part bought of the heirs of John Clarke of Newport Deed recorded other’s Deedly partly 172 land in possession of Converse either side and partly on Land in possession of Ephraim Browning Northly on a 185 ft long board mark’d with History partly on supposed Bound partly on the form whence aforesaid North to have and to hold said land quit claim and Grant And Assign forever with all the Privileges and Appurtenances there unto the same belonging either in any wise appertaining unto him the said John Whitmore and his Heirs forever unto him and his Heirs only upon his behalf and behalf of successors And I the said Joseph Bell for me my Heirs Done and Administrator crowned forever do grant and to add with the the said John Whitmore his Heirs and assigning that it and before the Crossing hence I am the true sole and lawful Owner of the above bargained Conveyed and am Lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper Right as a good perfect and absolute Owner of Inheritance in Fee Simple and have on my self good right title Power and Lawful Authority he give and grant the same in any Manner as above it and let the law and part and parcel thereof is absolutely and

of any kind whatsoever, Furthermore I the said Joseph Congdon for me my heirs Executors, and administrators, do covenant and Engage the above demisee's heirs with him & the said John Wilson his heirs & assigns against any Person or Persons whatever Claime and demand by right of [illegible] Moreover knoweth it if the above named Joseph Congdon his Heirs Executors or Administrators or either of them shall fail to well and truly pay or cause to be paid to the above named John Wilson the Heirs, Executors, Administrators or Assigns the above sum of One hundred Pounds five shillings in the like money as aforesaid for upon the Twenty fifth day of March which will be in the Year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and seventy two then Therefore Said of Congdon in ye tale and of my heirs but if upon fourteene days first to remain & be in coin full force and Virtue I the said Joseph Congdon have hereunto set my Hand & Seal the fourth day of December in the Eleventh Year of the Reign of George the Fourth of Great Britain &c 1770 Joseph Congdon (Seal) Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of Charles town Kings County State Sincerely Peter Cross approved the above Deed Joseph Congdon did Wilson Browning Acknowledged the above Writing lawfully made his Act and Deed before me the day and date above written The above and foregoing Deed was Peter Cross Justice Peace Recorded the 7th December 1770 by James Congdon & Town Clerk Know all men by these Present that I John Uff have receiv'd of the within Named John Peirce the sum of Nine Pounds Eighteen Shillings and Three Pence Lawful Money it being in full for the within Consideration Money and do Discharge the same According ly as Witness my Hand and Seal at Charlestown this fourth Day of January AD 1771 In presence of John Uff (Seal) Sarah Congdon James Congdon Who the above Discharge was Recorded the 4th day of January AD 1771 The Reason of the above Discharge being Recorded here was because there was no room left in the Margin of the Page No 2 Page End where a Mortgage Deed was Recorded By James Congdon & Town Clerk (2-10)