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The fourteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign George the third King of Great Britain, &c. Anno Domini 1773
Signed, sealed and delivered
in the presence of
Henry Babcocks
Joseph Crandal
The foregoing Deed
was recorded the 17th
of January 1774
by James Congdon Reg. 7th
Kings County ye
Court appeared the subscribers
The Date written above, and acknowledged
the foregoing Instrument to be theirs
their Acts Deed Hands & Seals
Step. Hopkins LS
J. Holmes LS
Joseph Hazard LS
Kyle Robinson LS
Henry H. Terry LS
Char. H. [illegible] LS
Jos. Babcocks Joseph Crandal John [illegible] Christopher H. Terry LS
To all People to whom these Presents shall return, John Anthony, and Sarah his Wife, residing
of Charlestown, in the County of Kings County, and Citizens of Rhode Island & Province southernmost Parting. Whereas
that, we or John Anthony, and Sarah [illegible] contrary, in a Convention of the said Town of Providence’s [illegible] land lying
in the North west corner and twenty feet and by Jonathan Perry, of South Kingstown in the County and Colony aforesaid’s
the North west corner, we do hereby acknowledge and convey our hereby fully justified, certified and [illegible] and
remise release and forever give grant quitclaim and by these Presents do remise release & forever quitclaim and surrender
unto the said from the said Perry, and to his heirs and Assigns forever, all our Right Title Claim and interest
of Tenure of the Land said to my for the Tenure [illegible]’s field to jamie Perry, of Kingstown, aforesaid’s
the whole said land containing about Three hundred Acres bounded North by Christopher Champion,
Northerly partly on the East part, and partly on Land now in Possession of Stephen Perry, and Easterly
Southerly in the South Corner Part of said Land now in the possession and East Easterly
be had with every Deed and with more fully appear. Whereas we with all my Right Title Claim and
in and unto the oven said Land. It is known and the said jamie perry and released Conveyance with any Cost
and Parcel thereof unto the said jamie Perry, his Heirs and Assigns forever, to his only proper usefully His Heirs
and heirs of forever of jamie Perry, and the said John Anthony and Sarah my Wife, on their Heirs forever.
nor any other Person, or to whom it shall return, or at any time hereafter, have Claim Exchange &’s
any Estate Right Title or Interest in Possession of or in the said hereby remised released Conveyance
or any Part thereof. However, but shall be utterly voided, and canceled, and forever altered by the said Perry.
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals the seventh Day of January, and in the thirteenth
Year of his Majesty's Reign Design AD 1774
Signed sealed & delivered in presence of
Jos. Hazard
Sam. Babcock jr
The above instrument
was recorded the 9th Feby 1774
by James Congdon Reg. 7th
Kings County ye
Court At Charlestown the 7th of February AD 1774, in the presence Person
came and appeared John Anthony & Sarah Anthony, and acknowledged
the within and above Instrument to be their voluntarily Act and Deed
Hands & Seals Before
John Hazard Justice of the Peace
John Anthony LS
Sarah Anthony LS