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To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greetings This Court of Charlestown in the County
of Kings County in the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Know ye the 8th day of the 8th
month 1784 Court for and in Consideration of the Sum of Five Shillings Each from Jacob Smith & Deliver & etc. Courtesy of
Dollars to me in Hand well and truly paid by James Shepard late of Westermoreland now of Charlestown citizen of
this State and the Receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and myself therefore fully satisfied contented and
paid thereof and of every thing’s’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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Kings County Sc. November 16th, 1773. Personally appeared the Subscriber Reg.
The aforesaid going
Cert & Mary his wife, and acknowledged the above Instrument to be their free Act
Deed was recorded
Deed was recorded and Dict, Hands and Seals thereto affixed.
the 16th of Nov 1773.
By [illegible]
James Congdon, Cl. Town Clk. Before Joseph Crandal Justice Peace.
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting. Know ye, that I, William Clarke,
of Charlestown in the townships County of Kent in the State Rhode Island Yeoman, for me and in Consideration of the sum of
Two Dollars in the sum paid by John Perry of the town County and State as above described and as a solemn the
Receipt whereof hereby solemnly acknowledge, myself hereby lawfully sold, conveyed, released and paid myself and
every Part thereof do remise and discharge and release the said John Perry in the town County and State aforesaid privately
perpetually Hence forever given, granted bargained and sold and by these Presents do absolutely grant, convey bargain
and full convey and confirm and convey confirm unto the sd John Perry, in the Town and State aforesaid person a certain
Lot Parcel of Land lying and being in Charlestown aforesaid, containing by Estimation, One Acre
be the same more or less and in butted and bounded as followeth being bounded on the West by Road leading to
standing by William Clarke's being the south-west corner of the Frontiers Land there northerly
Twenty Seven Rods until it reaches the Publick Road then South by length of John Clarke's bounded
northerly on the Ground Land and easterly on the Ground Land southerly on the Frontiers Land
to the part hand bounded Eastward
To have and to hold all the above ground bargained and conveyed
Premises Privileges Appurtenances Annexes there or there to belonging to he and his heirs wife
Right and forever quiet. And that I William Clarke carve for my myself my Heirs Executrs whatever
do covenant and agree and wind with the sd John Perry in the Town and State before the Expiration
hereof, from the true and lawful Owner of the above described Premises and any lawful bounded
of the same in any other right full Power and in the State of Rhode Island, in the Simple to what have in my
self good right full Power and Lawful Warranty to convey and confirm the same in Manner
as above written that said John Perry in the Town and State aforesaid now and forever here-after, have
hold use enjoy possess profit and enjoy the same freely and quietly and discharged of and from all
other gifts grants titles Wills Mortgages Entails settlements Encumbrances or whatever
Furthermore I the sd William Clarke do covenant and agree for myself my Heirs Count.
Adminrs do warrant secure and defend the same against the lawful Claims or Demands
of any Person whatever whatsoever. Beside Clarke along with the sd William Clarke done the Consideration
above aforesaid, do give and yield up all her Right or Power and Power of Title with in
the sd John Perry, in the Town and State aforesaid Forever In Witness whereof we have hereunto set
our Hands and Seals the 17th day of Decr. and in the Thirteenth Year of the reign of King George III
Signed sealed and delivered
in the Presence of
Journa Clarke Kings County Sc. W Charthouse The Mark of Dorotha Clarke sd
By Witnesson
the 17th day of Decr 1773.
The aforesaid Deed was recorded
in her proper Person and came and appears. William Clarke the within
the 23 Day Dec 1773.
Subscribed and acknowledged the within Instrument to be his voluntary
Act and Deed, Hand and Seal before me
Jas Congdon the Town Clk. Ayle R. Stevenson, Justice P.C.
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