The instrument's own words
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and dost as Tenant. In Witness whereof I the said Gideon Hovey have hereunto set
my Hand, and Seal this Sixteenth Day of September in the Fourteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign George
the Third by the Grace of God King of Great Britain &c Ad 1784 Gideon Hovey [seal]
Signed & delivered in presence of
James Congdon, [seal]
Char Congdon.
The above deed was executed
the 16th Day of Sept 1784
by [illegible] Con Congdon, Co. Clerk
Kingy County Branch at Charleton town, this 17th day 1784
I in my office came and appeared the above Instrument, and acknowledge
its edge to be the above, and within Conveyance to be his voluntary act
and Deed, with his Hand and Seal before
Sylvester Notary Public for the Colony
To all People to whom these Presents shall come, I Ethanoll Sheffield and
Rebecca Wife of the said Nathanoll Sheffield of Charlestown in the County of Kingy County and
Citizen of Rhode Island &c forearm Grant Declare that we the said Nathanoll Sheffield and
Rebecca his Wife for and in Consideration of the Sum of One Hundred Dollars well and truly paid by
Samuel Nation of Charlestown our said Tenant the Right whereof we do hereby acknowledge and
confess ourselves hereby forever quit claim and release grant and convey to the said Samuel Nation his Heirs Bounds and Assigns forever by these
Presents given granted bargained and sold aforesaid conveyed conveyed and confirmed and by these
Presents do fully purely and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien convey transfer and confirm
unto the said Samuel Nation his Heirs and Assigns forever Our certain Parcel of Land situated
Situate lying and being in Charlestown containing Minerals Mines and all other profits
Bulled & Bound as follows namely westerly in [illegible] Diver Land Northerly in Dennis Williams
Land easterly in the Land of [illegible] and Southerly in [illegible] Land
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained Premises with all the Appurtenances Rights
and Commodities to the same belonging in any wise appertaining to the said Samuel Nation his
Heirs and Assigns forever to him his Heirs and assigns forever to him their right pure Perfect and Robust forever And the
the said Nathanoll Sheffield and Rebecca his wife for our own Heirs Executors and Administrators do
convey and promise to grant and to make void the said Samuel Nation his Heirs and Assigns forever that
and before the launching here of with the true lawful and Lawful Convey of the above said Premises
and are lawfully seized and repossessed of the same in our own proper Right as a good perfect
and absolute Estate of Inheritance in the said Land and have in our own name good Right full
Power and lawful Authority to grant bargain sell convey confirm and convey the said bargained
Premises in Manner as above And that the said Samuel Nation his Heirs and Assigns forever have and
may from Time Time and at all Times forever hereafter by fire and void of any Rights
lawfully peacefully and quietly have held up wholly possess and enjoy the said demise and
bargained Premises with the Appurtenances pure clear and free and purely and clearly assured secure
his and discharged of and from all and all Manner of claims in this Joint Grants Bargains
Soles Leases Mortgage Wills Futures Jointures Debts Judgments Besetments encumbrances
of what Name or Tenure forever that may hit in any Measure or Degree obstruct or make
void this present Deed.
[signature]
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Furthermore I the said Nathaniel Sheffield and Rebecca his Wif. for our Heirs, Executors
and Administrators do covenant and engage the above demised Premises to the said Samuel
Wanton his Heirs and Assigns against the lawful Claims or Demands of any Person or Persons
whatsoever prove to covenant Seize and defend by their respective Writs’ Right whatsoever whereof we
set our hands and Seals this 16 Day of March in the Fourteenth year of his Majesty’s Reign
do 12.874
Nathaniel Sheffield [seal]
Rebecca Sheffield [seal]
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