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granting his Heirs and Assigns, that at an act before the Conveyancing hereof, I am the true, sole and lawful
Owner of the above bargained Premises, and am lawfully seised and possessed of the same in my
own proper right as a good perfect and absolute Estate of Inheritance In the Simple, and have in
my own proper right all power and lawful authority to grant Bargain Sale, Convey and Confirm
the same in manner as aforesaid and that the said John Goodridge his Heirs and Assigns shall while and
may from Time to Time, and at all Times of the said Term forever have and hold by force and virtue of these Presents
completely absolutely and quietly free enjoy and enjoy the same fair and clear, and
free from any and every apparent, concealed, anticipated and discharged of and from all Causes of former or other
Title Bargains, Sales, Leases, Feoffments Tenures Mortgage, Wills, Estates, entry other
Instruments of what Name or Nature soever that might in any Manner or Degree, Obstruct or
make Void the several Premises Hereafter I the said John Shore for my resigning myself as
Executor and Administrator, do Covenant and agree forever Defend and warrant the said
John Goodridge his Heirs and Assigns against the lawful Claims or Demands of any Person
or Persons whatsoever hereafter as warranted venue and defied, by these Presents.
Provided nevertheless that the Covenant are upon Condition that the said
John Shore his Heirs, Executor Administrator or Assigns or within of them shall do and will
and lawfully buy again the above named John Goodridge his Heirs or Assigns the above
Sum of Eighty Three Pounds Twenty Million Dollars on or before the Eighth Day of January
in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven hundred and Seventy One then the above bargain
Deed of bargain and Sale void null and void, but if parts effects before default
should be made in the above Covenant then the same to stand in full force and
void In Witness whereof I the said John Shore have hereunto signed John Shore
and sealed the Eighth Day of January in the Eleventh year of His Majesty's Reign George the Third
by the Grace of God King of Great Britain and Ireland in the year of our Lord One Thousand
Seven Hundred and Seventy One And we believe the wife of the said John Shore for the
Consideration above described and both sides of and forevener all the right of Owner and Owner of
Thirds of in and to the hereby demise Premises
Signed Sealed & Delivered
Signing & Sealing
John Shore
John Shore
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in presence of
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The above and
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was delivered
the 8th day of
Jan 1771
James Cogdon
Charlestown in Kings County
Personally did appear the Subscribers the above the said John Shore and Alice
did acknowledge the above and within Instrument to be Their Act and Deed
Hands & Seals Therefore affixed the Day and Date first within Written
before me
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Known all Men by this Deed that the within named John Goodridge does hereby quit
of the within named John Shore the within mentioned land of Eighty Three Acres described
which in just Discharge of the within mentioned Debt the said John Shore discharge the same according
to the Will of my Husband and Sole A Contractor on the 8th day Dec in the Fourteenth Year of his Majesty's
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Signed by John Shore
James Cogdon
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the above Discharges were recorded the
18th day of Feb 1773
by James Cogdon the Clerk
John Goodridge (LS)
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