The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting. Know ye, this
John Harvey of Charlestown in the County of Kings County, and Citizen of Rhode Island, then master
and in Consideration of the Sum of Ten pounds sterling lawful money to me in Hand paid by James
Sloane of the said County above named I the Present witness hereby acknowledge and
hereby sell conveyed and paid in every Part and Parcel thereof and do hereby remise release assign
and deliver to the said James Sloane his Heirs and Assigns forever as one full and clear
given granted bargain to him alone absolute conveyed confirmed a certain Rate of Land
Land lands lying and being in Charlestown, and contained by reference to [illegible]’s line about
one mile in Site and bounded as follows namely westerly on William Crocker’s Lotting on John Allen’s
easterly on Thomas Sanders Land, and Northerly partly on Thomas Woodcock and partly on James
Crocker’s Lot. the same to have and hold forever Divided or separated it be Demised having Appurtenance
to the Deed Date of the above Land made by John Allen to the Grantor.
to have and to hold all the above mentioned Demise and Appurtenances piece and parcel
hereby to deliver to the said James Sloane his Heirs and Assigns forever as good right title in
and delivery here and after the Closing and delivery and handing over the part of the said Harvey and
bought Owner of the above Lands and premises with the Appurtenance thereunto had been right
good Right and lawful title to hold unto the above And that after the executing and Delivery
of this Deed the said Harvey do bind and oblige myself and my Heirs forever
warrant and defend all the above Lands Demise and Appurtenances unto the said James Sloane
his Heirs and Assigns forever against the all lawful Claims of any Person whatsoever
claiming from him or by me or any other Person whomsoever I have hereunto
set my Hand and affixed my Seal this Third Day of August in the Seventeenth Year of his
Majesty’s Reign George the Third King over Great Britain &c. 1774
Signed sealed and delivered
John Harvey S.S.
in presence of
Thomas Hall
Jon f Howard
Kings County Court At Charlestown the 27th Day of
October 1774 I Conveyed appeared John Harvey the
Inventore and acknowledged the above Conveyance to be his
voluntary Act Deed Land and Seal thereunto affixed
Before
Jon f Howard Justice
The above Deed was recorded
the 28th of October 1774
by James Congdon Clrk
Know all Men by this Present that I Joseph Woodcock of Charlestown do covenant
and agree to and with me my Heirs Lawful Heirs Lawful Heirs to spare me
one hundred Acres of Land lying in the Section of Mr. Samuel Browning’s Lot have
received full Satisfaction for my Right Weigh my hand the 21st Oct 1774
Signed Justice relation of
In be half of
Chris Croft
Ephraim Lewis
J. Hunter S.S.
Charlestown in Kings County
agreed the above Instrument Cert for Hunter and acknowledged
the above Instrument to be his Act Seal Hand & Seal hereunto affixed
the 28th Day of October 1774
James Congdon Clrk
Ephraim Croft Justice Peace
The above Conveyance was
recorded the 28th Day of October 1774
by James Congdon Clrk
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