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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, sell convey
fully seized, entered 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 certain Tract of Land
Land known being and lying in Charlestown, and contained by reference to [illegible]’s Deed lately
given granted bargain in the said town, above confessed, conveyed & confirmed a certain Tract of Land
now known being and lying in Charlestown, and contained by reference to [illegible]’s Deed lately
now in the Said town and bounded as follows: westerly on [illegible]’s Close, easterly on John [illegible]
northerly on [illegible]’s Lands, and southerly partly on [illegible]’s Close westerly on [illegible]’s Close
southerly on [illegible]’s Land. the same to be forever Devised or reputed as it has been Demised having Appurtenance
to the Deed date of the above Land made by [illegible] [illegible] to the Grantee.
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 the before the Closing and delivery and hold the same for the said James every the twelfth
and bought Owner of the above Lands and premises, with the said Tenure tenured. had have right
good Right and lawful title to sell above and. And that after the executing and Delivery
of this Deed the said Harvey do bind and oblige myself and my Heirs forever
warrant & defend all the above Lands Demise and Appurtenances unto the said James forever
against 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, in Due have hereunto
set my Hand and affixed my Seal on this Third Day of August, in the Seventeenth Year after
My Lord’s Reign George the Third being our Great Britain &c. 1774
Signed sealed and delivered
John Harvey S.S.
in presence of
James Hall
Jon J Hazard
Kings County Court At Ch. held the 27th Day of
the 28th of October 1774
James Conder, Clk & C.
the above Deed was recorded
October 27th 1774. I, Conveyed appeared John Harvey the
Inventories and acknowledged the above Instrument, to be his
voluntary Act Seal, Hand and Seal thereof affixed
Before
Jon J Hazard justice
Know all Men by this Present, That I, [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] of Charlestown, do covenant
and agree, to and with me my Son Jeremiah [illegible] in witness of here a [illegible] to pay me
of One hundred Acres of Lands now in the possession of Mr. [illegible] [illegible] Burning’s. And have
received full Satisfaction for my Design. At Weight my hand & Seal, this 1st Day of Oct 1774
Signed, sealed & delivered
J. Hunter S.S.
In be half of
[illegible] [illegible]
Ephraim Lewis
Charlestown in Kings County. I [illegible] [illegible]
agreed the above Instrument Cert for J. Hunter, and acknowledged
the above Instrument to be his Act & Deed, Hand & Seal hereunto affixed
recorded the 2nd Day of Nov [illegible]
by James Conder Clk & C.
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