The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall come, William With x of Charleston
in said County and Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations send Greeting. Know ye
That I the said William With for your and in Consideration of Certain Year and a good Sum
faithfully done and performed to my full content and satisfaction given by the Conveyance hereunto annex'd
hereby said and done, by Henry With of the Town of Charleston above named, the Assignee
and I do hereby acknowledge and hereby withall into the said intended contract good and
of any part and Parcel thereof do operate, assign, quit and discharge him the said Henry With
his Heirs Remainder and Administration forever by these Presents Have given, granted bargain
sold given assigned conveyed and confirmed, and by these Presents do grant, bargain sell
grant bargain sell given assign convey and confirm with hereby the said Henry With his Heirs
forever their heirs successors and assigns of my mind giving and bearing in the Terms and Consideration
upon vi: One Lot of Land being those whatever the & Granter now have, use and benefit of
purchased the said Lotian Garden George Newport as may appear by Deed dated some
the North 42 & 22 recorded in the Town Clerk Office in Charleston containing about
one Acre’s’ and bounded on the said field recorded Deed may fully appear as follows: on the north
side’s’ being contiguous to and adjoining the former East Lot’s’ containing about One Acre’s’
One quarter & fourteen perches, which the said Granter purchased of the Committee appointed for the
a late Union Common Municipal Court by Deed dated the thirteenth Day of May 1817 & Recorded
as may be read recorded may appear likewise; other of the other side’s’ being on Stand’s’ containing the about
One Acre’s and an apt about One Acre’s being W. Lot’s’ the remaining find’s’ One Acre’s’
edge, bounded east side’s’ on a Creek or Water’s’ edge following said Water’s’ to junction with some
and partly on a Creek’s’ containing on a Water’s’ edge Northly & Southly on the Water’s’ it being a
tract of Land which I purchased of the late Garden George Newport by Deed dated the 8th of January 1787
together with all the dwellings, Improvements, Orchards, Wood’s’ Hay & Nature to the above described Premises belonging
in any manner appertaining. To have and to hold the said granted and bargained Premises
with all the Appurtenances Privileges and Conveniences to the same belonging, or in any way appertaining
to him the said Henry With his Heirs and Assigns forever, his Heirs and his only proper Heirs’ Respect and
their proper heirs. And that I the said William With for my Heirs, Executors and Admins’ do
promise and grant and with the said Henry With his Heirs and Assigns that he shall at all times have the
quiet and peaceful use and lawful Possession of the above bargained Premises, and any lawfully’
and enjoyed of the same, in my own proper right, as a good servant and absolute Estate of Charleston
in the Colony Rhode Island with all good right full Power, and Lawful Warranty to warrant and forever
full, concur and confirm the said bargained Premises in Law and Order and that he and from Time to Time, and
hereby by Time and Virtue of these Presents lawfully, peaceably and quietly have, hold enjoy
convey buy, and easy, the said bargained and bargained Premises with all specifications here
and clear, and freely and readily acquired, entertained and discharged of and from all and all Manner
of claims or other Claims Garden George Newport his Heirs, Metzelger his Heirs, Estate, Parties, Debtors,
Judgments, Executors or Remembrancer, of what Name or Nature whatsoever, that might in any
way or Degree disturb or make void his present Deed.
Furthermore, I the said William With for my Heirs, Executors, and Admins’ do
covenant and agree, the above described Premises, to him the said Henry With his Heirs and
Assigns, against the lawful Claims or Demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever, forever to
warrant forever, and defend by high’s warrants.
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In Witness whereof the said William Nickell hath hereunto set his Seal and his Hand these Witnesses
do by their hands the fifteenth Day of July in the fifteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign George the Third King of Great Britain &c and
in the Year of our Lord One Thousand One Seven Hundred and Seventy One etc
Signed Sealed & Delivered Present gaping & following the Whole "Dated the fourteenth d.
in the presence of
Townsend Goddard
James Congdon, g.
William Nickell L.S.
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the foregoing Deed was
recorded the 24th day of Septr 1770
by James Congdon g. Clerk
Kent County Ct at Charlestown appear the first Day
of August AD 1771
Then personally appeared the above named Subscriber William Nickell
acknowledged the above given Instrument to be his voluntary
Act & Deed, with his Hand and seal that the same is affixed
Before me Eliz Coggs deputy Clerk of the Court
It is remembered, That we the Subscribers John Card, Job Card of Kingston,
Town, and Joshua Card’s son agree to allow a convenient and sufficient Passage way where
William Goddard Yeoman does have a White Oak tree marked x.s. near the line between
the sd John Card’s land and sd Job Card’s land, the way to go the northwards of the boundary, and
from thence to the White Oak tree in the Commons by Eskaim Browning’s land, and the
said Joshua Card’s son agrees to make and keep s.d Gate by the White Oak tree, and
said Joshua Card agrees that they their Heirs and Assigns shall have priority
and their Heirs maintain the sd Gate constantly between them And this Agreement on the said
Subscribers agree to have recorded in perpetual Memory of the Range herein set contained.
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands the Ninth Day of July 1780
William congruent
James Congdon, g.
Stephen Cory
The preceding Agreement
was recorded the 13th Septr 1783
by James Congdon g. the Clerk
Job Card
John Card
Joshua Card L.S.
To all People to whom these presents shall come Greetings Stephen Cory of Charlestown
in the County of Kent County Court and County of State Rhode Island, Governor John Georgey’s Governor
That the sd Stephen Cory in his capacity and in Consideration of the Sum of Five Pounds paid in full
Hand Upon the conveying hereof both and truly paid by Josiah Johnson of Charlestown in the County
Kent County and County etc per Witness, the Parish where of said Johnson acknowledged by my hand line
with fully justified, investigated accounts, and Trust, and of every part and parcel hereof do convey
accord and discharge the said Josiah Johnson the above described, and determined and delivered unto the said
Account and discharge the said Josiah Johnson the above described, and determined and delivered unto the said
Hereunto do give grant yield confirm grant, signed, sealed, confirmed, and delivered unto the said
Hereunto do give grant yield confirm grant, signed, sealed, confirmed, and delivered unto the said
Thereunto do purely, fully and completely give grant yield confirm, sell alien, convey and convey unto
the said Josiah Johnson, his Heirs and Assigns forever one certain tract of parcel land situate
lying and being in Charlestown above said, in Commons known as Neck, containing by Estimation
seventy Acres, one quarter and Notion. Rode, be in the same now a life, Noted and bounded as
seventy Acres, one quarter and Notion. Rode, be in the same now a life, Noted and bounded as
[illegible] one quarter and Notion. Rode, be in the same now a life, Noted and bounded as
[illegible] (with six) Beginning at a Stake and Stone about it, by the Highway, thence running
by the Highway past it comes to the North West Corner of sd all, and driving on towards Southward
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