The instrument's own words
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Right for the Power, and lawful authority, to grant, bargain in sell, convey, and confirm, the said bargained Premiss
es in Manner as above said. And that the said Nathan Tucker, his Heirs and Assigns, shall and may from
Time to Time, at all and any Town forever together, by Tenor and Value of these presents Lawfully, absolutely, and
perpetually have, hold, use, enjoy, repossess, and enjoy, the said demised and bargained Premises, with the
appurtenances free and clear and free and cleary absolutely appraised and discharged of and from
all and any Manner of forever or other Acts, Grants, Bargains in Sell, convey, Deeds, Mortgages, Wills, Deeds of
Settlement, Dowries, Judgments, Recoveries, or Commitments of what Name or Nature soever, that might
in any wise reverse or Devolve the same or make void the respect Deed.
Furthermore I the said Henry Addams, for myself my Heirs executors, and admins:
do covenant and agree the above demised Premises, to him the said Nathan Tucker his Heirs
Assigns, against the lawful Claims or Demands of any person or Persons whatsoever,
forever, and defend the same by Rightful Evidence in Witness whereof the said Henry Addams and
Mary the Wife of the said Henry have desired their Seal Lands and set their hands the 20th day of December
in the Eighteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign, Pompe the First King of Great Britain God preserve him
Signed and delivered Collected
in presence of
Nathan Bradick
Cath. White
Henry Addams Ls.
Mary Addams Ls.
Rhode Island
County S. [illegible]
with the aforesaid Day prepaid then Mary Addams appeared the above Acknowledged the
same
The foregoing Land was
recorded the 2nd day of March 1764
by James Congdon.
for Henry Addams and Mary his Wife, and acknowledged the fore
going Indenture written and executed by them Signed to be their voluntary Act and Deed
with their Hands and Seals there affixed, before me
Nathan Bradick Justice of the Peace.
Know all men by these letters, That I Nathan Tucker, of Charlestown, in King's County
and Colony of Rhode Island Governor, am held and do hold and said found’s convey bound and obliget unto Henry
Addams of Exetertown in said King's County, Governor in the full and just and just form of Indenture
Careful Convey to be paid to the said Henry Addams his Heirs, Executors, Administrators, or Assigns;
the which payment will be made and faithfully to be made, in four equal Payments, Quarterly & annum
and each and every one of them partly by these Presents, Sealed and with my Seal, dated the 20th Day
of December, in the Eighteenth Year of his Majesty's Reign, Pompe the First
The Condition of the Obligation is such, that whereas the said Henry Addams hath
by one Fullfold bearing on Date herewith for and in Consideration of certain Sums of money lawful
Money bargained paid, above enabled, conveyed and conveyed into the said Nathan Tucker, by
Tenor and Assigns forever, one certain Parcel of land or piece of Land, being and lying in the
Town of Charlestown above s. containing by Estimation forty Acres, be the same more or less, and is
butted and bounded as followeth with Beginning at the Stone fence of John Addams land, by
the Cedar brook flowing by said John Addams landward until it comes to a Stake with
Stone at it, thence by the then 7th pr. by W. Addams landward until it comes to a Stake with
N 45 E 3 degrees, by the Cedar Stream, thence forward landward until it comes to Forever’s land
thence N 60 E 6 by S. Grout's land, to a Stake in the brushy, thence N 60 E 60 Poles’
and 20 Shucks, in N 45 W, until it comes to the Grout's land, by fence Addams land,
and furtherly by S. Grout's land until it comes to Cedar brook, then running by the said
brook until it comes to his first mentioned Bound, or however else with the same may be Bound
ed or required to be Bound’d, it being the whole of the Land that He or Henry Addams, bought of
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"Simon Shepard: Together with the dwelling House and Tenements thereon standing."
Now know ye That if the said Mary Adams, her Heirs, Executors Administrator or Assigns do not
and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said Nathan Tucker, his Heirs, Executors or Administrators the
sum of Seven hundred and fifty pounds lawful Money on or before the twentieth Day of December One thousand
Seven Hundred and Eighty four, without any Attornment or Stipulation whatsoever, and the said Nathan Tucker
will in the immediately take the Possession of the aforesaid premises and hold the same with the Appurtenances
convenient of the same until the s^d Nathan Tucker day of December 1784 for the Use of the said Lawrence
Seven hundred lawful Money and the said Nathan Tucker is to pay to any all the Taxes that may be levied
and charged upon it between said date and Delivery giving warranty and not to be at any Expenses in
repairing it during said term I imply That the said Mary Adams, her Heirs, Executors or Adminis tr
is to have Leave at any time however to make full Satisfaction on or before she shall upon the s^d date with
any Lot Stipulation or Condition of the said Nathan Tucker his Heirs or Assigns But when
they payment of the aforesaid sum of Seven hundred pounds lawful Money on or before the 20th day of
December One thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty four, without any Attornment Stipulation declared that
over the s^d Nathan Tucker, his Heirs, Executors Administrators his Heirs shall full and void and
completely and utterly void, at the presence Court and Judges of the s^d State and by every
Assigns in like Manner as the same is witnessed to the said Nathan Tucker his Heirs and Assigns
That then the one Obligation to be utterly and entirely void and some Effects although the
same to remain in full force and Virtue And if the s^d Mary Adams, her Heirs, Executors Administrator
or Assigns shall either or neglect to pay unto the said Nathan Tucker his Executors Administrator
or Assigns after the above mentioned sum of Seven hundred pounds lawful Money on or before the twentieth Day of December
1784, that then her respect Obligation shall not be void or have any Force but a Bond
of Appearance But the Premises above specified shall to and remain to the said Nathan Tucker, his Heirs
and Assigns forever in good Indenture all the State of Rhode Island
Witnesses
Ann Saunders
James Congdon, d
The foregoing Indenturement
was recorded the fifth
of January 1787 by
James Congdon clk the Town Court
Nathan Tucker L.S.
James Congdon, d
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greetings Know ye that
we
ley Dick Cox and Gideon Howe both of Charlestown, in said County and Colony of Rhode Island
Gentlemen, for the Consideration of Eight Poundslawful Money to us in hand received and also in full Satisfaction of
John Congdon Esq^r & C^o Charlestown, we do grant bargain sell and confirm unto the said John Congdon
his Heirs Assigns forever, those Two thirds of a Lot of land and One quarter of an Acre of land lying in said
Charlestown, called lying in a pasture known as the Common, and bounded Northerly & Easterly by land of
George R. Chapman, Southerly on the Highway and Westerly on the V^n Road known as the way and was long
the preceding survey made on the said land by Silas Coxon, Philip Coxon, & Gideon Howe a Surveyor in December
The preceding year granted and bargained Premises, with the Appurtenances, unto
him the said John Congdon, his Heirs and Assigns forever, to his and their own proper Use and Behoof.
And also we the said ley Coxon Philip Coxon and Gideon Howe do forever on our own, their Heirs Executor and Administrator
covenant with the said John Congdon, his Heirs and Assigns, that at all and before the Recording the
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