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manner of claim or other Gift, Grant, Deed, Bargain, Sale, Lease, Mortgage, Entail, Tenures, Judgments,
or Incumbrances whatsoever. Nathamore & the said Ephraim Browning, my Heir, Executor,
Adminr" doth covenant and agree, that the above described Tenement shall be quit and free from the said John Browning
his Heirs & Assigns, against the Court of Claims in Dunstable & all every River & Stream in River-
withdrawn pieces heretofore so devised for tenure and defend the same by his right Experts. Juliana a Dame,
being the to the Obrian Browning, doth joy and in the Consideration of the Sum aforementioned
yield and surrender all her all her Right of Dower and peace of Voice in said bargain & Tenement
unto the said the said Ephraim Browning, his Heirs and Assigns for ever. In Witness whereof we have
hereunto set our hands and Seals this 18th Day of March, and in the Sixteenth Year of the Reign of
George the Third pr. [illegible]
Signed Sealed and delivered
in the Presence of
Robert Martin
Elizabeth Martin
the year young Maid, said witness
the 24th of March 1776
by [illegible] & Compton & [illegible]
Richmond, Augth 14th 1776
The Subention Ephraim Browning personally appeared and
acknowledged the above Deed to be his Act and Deed etc. and
Seal thereunto affixed. Requm me Robert Martin Justice Pea
Ephraim Browning [seal]
Juliana Browning [seal]
To all People to whom these Presents shall come, I Degmentary of
Charlestown in King's County and Colony of Rhode Island, greet you, Greeting. Know ye that I
Benjamin Slavery for and in Consideration of the making of some Note of Value [illegible] Note upon the [illegible]
& Delivering hereof, by Jonathan Mendon of Providence above named, the said Benjamin do hereby
acknowledge myself fully contented, satisfied, paid and hired, and do to my and my Assigns forever
and for divers good Causes and Considerations hereafter moving now grant remise release and
forever quit claim both now and for all time to the said Jonathan Mendon, to him and his Assigns forever
or parcel of land, situate lying and being in Charlestown, lying with Northwesterly of the South wall called the
Eagle Rock, and with the South East Course of Benjamin Toone Brackett, containing in Charlestown
Contiguity Area, and the same more or less being now in the said [illegible] Jefferson Butler and [illegible] Woodard
the Ordinary and westerly in the Granites Land, Easterly against the Granites Land, and southerly on the
Granites land, and southerly on the Granites Land, together with all its appurtenances
and unto the same belonging any and all appertaining unto the said [illegible] land. To pay me
some afar void. To have and to hold the said remise and released Demise unto the said
Jonathan Mendon his Heirs and Assigns to him and his Assigns upon the Right and Appurtenances of the said Jonathan
Mendon his Heirs and Assigns forever to possess for that neither the said Benjamin in Tenancy or any person or Persons
for me, nor in the Name, Right or Title of my self or by way or means or otherwise whatsoever I say
or Demise hereafter have, claim entailment or demand any Right Title or Interest in the said
the hereby granted and released Premises, but Therefore and thereupon shall be fully secluded and
forever barred by this Right quitclaim. And in Consideration above said Mary Brown with the said
Benjamin Brown do together yield and surrender all her Right of Dower and Peace of the above conveyed Premises
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and Seals this 16th Day of February 1775. [seal]
Signed Sealed and delivered
in the Presence of
[illegible]
[illegible]
Path the Davis
Charlestown in County of Kent
Personally appeared the Subention said Mary Brown [illegible] &
Benjamin Browning, the 21st Day of February aforesaid, and acknowledged the above Instrument to be her Act and Deed etc. and Seal to be her [illegible] before me
The foregoing Deed was read and explained to [illegible] & Clerk.
[illegible] 1775 [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
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