The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting. Know ye, that whereas I joseph
Stanton of Charlestown in Kings County Gentleman have sold and conveyed unto Robert Conant Gentleman
of the same County Seventy seven perches Seven rods & Eighty Nine square poles of Land lying in Charlestown by
bearing south. This is the Land being contained in a deed from the Yeoman Joseph Stanton to me
Gentleman Browning on the north side of the V. [illegible] & Land’s Road north west 40 rods that the said I joseph
Browning do by these presents commit remise and forever put quit claim and demised by this Indenture of this piece of Land 87 perches 40 rods and forty five feet Robert Conant given his Title and full possession
of in unto the aforesaid Seventy seven perches Seven rods & Eighty Nine square poles of Land in North End in Charlestown
his whereas of the same herewith for my Seal and the Seal of the County Signed Day of January in the Year of our Lord
Year of the Reign of George the Third King of Great Britain ninety Seven 1787
Signed Sealed & Delivered
in presence of
William York
Simon Perry
Kings County's Townery aforesaid Joseph Browning the
Signer to the above written Indenture the Day and Date thereof and
acknowledged the same to be his voluntary Act and Deed did will be Read
recorded the 14th day of February 1787 and that there is no proof Refuse me Simon Perry Justice of the Peace
To all people to whom these presents shall come Greeting. Know ye, that I Thomas
Adams of Wickford in Kings County and Country of Rhode Island Gentleman am I and in Consideration of the Sum
of Sixty Five Dollars to me paid before the Execution hereof were and being so, by Samuel Jennings of Charlestown
here in the County and Colony above aforesaid Gentleman the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge and certify my sufficient
satisfaction completed and paidly and purely of and every part and every cent thereof do hereby especially grant and remise and
to the said Samuel Jennings the Piece of Land containing by a deed from Samuel Jennings by the late Samuel Jennings the
said land containing conveyed and confirmed unto the said Samuel Jennings his Heirs forever as a certain Piece of
colonial Lot of Land lying and being in Charlestown containing the North and the South as written below
on the Guttered Land, Easterly on the Northway, Westerly on Dennis’s Land Northway on Samuel Jennings’ Land.
To have and to hold all the before demised and bargained Premises with all the Appurtenances and
Privileges thereunto belonging in any respect appertaining and how in any respect appertaining to the said Samuel Jennings his Heirs
and Assigns, to him the other party’s quit Claim Despise and Refuse forever. And the said Consideration for myself
my Heirs Executors and administrators do hereby covenant grant and to be with the said Samuel Jennings
his Heirs and Assigns, that the before land until the Everlasting forever, save the one half of the bought Land’s Court
the before bargained Premises, and on the lawful judge and possessed of the same, in true peace right as for
perfect and absolute Estate of Inheritance in perpetuity the same in my right good Right and Title of the same part
in the Land’s so after and that the said Samuel Jennings his Heirs and Assigns shall and forever may have possession
by form and virtue of these present, lawfully possessed and quietly, have hold enjoy possess and enjoy the same
same, with all the Appurtenances there and that and all men Lawful persons, or their heirs Grate heirs Remainder
Other Legacy Assignees, his Title, Estate, Jointure Divorce Judgments, Executors, Administrators or others
Furthermore, I the said Thomas Adams, for myself my Heirs, Executors and administrators do by these presents
and engage all the before demised and bargained Premises unto the said Samuel Jennings his Heirs and Assigns
against the lawful Claims, Challenges or Demands of any Person or Persons whatever forever hereafter to come and
some and defend. And All’s just Adams’ word of the said Thomas Adams to the Consideration aforesaid.
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with herby freely and willingly, give yield up and surrender, all her Right of Tenure and Tenure of
Thinkingin and unite the before demised Premises, unto him the said Connat Dempsey for his Heirs and Assigns.
forever. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals the Twenty Second Day of
April in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and seventy three
Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of
James Lade Tho. Adams L.S.
Simion Perry Abigail f. Adams L.S.
Seal
Kings County J.S. Per Namely came
recorded the seventh
Day of August 1773
James Congdon Clk.