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To all People to whom these Presents shall come, Thomas Hull state of
Westerly, in the County of Kent in said County Black South, send Greeting Know ye that
I, the s. Thomas Hull sell for and in Consideration of the Sum of Four Hundred and Fifty Dollars
to me in Hand Sufficient the Evening hereof well and truly paid, by Josiah Lewis of
Charlestown, in s. County Glocester, the said whereas, the hereby acknowledge, the witness & sign
hereunto fully satisfied & contented Have given, granted, remised, released and released
and do hereby Give, grant, remise, release, and forever quit claim & convey release
unto the s. Josiah Lewis, in his actual Possession and Seisin, and unto his Heirs and assigns
for ever all my right Title Interest Property Claim & Demand of Space have sold and
as such I leave unto s. Josiah Lewis a parcel of Land situated and located lying and
in the town of Charlestown above & containing by Estimation Three Acres in town situated
more or less Bounded and bounded as follows, viz. westerly on the East Road situate
or North Bounded on the s. Josiah Lewis Lands; East there partly on s. Josiah Lewis land
and partly on s. East Road, others otherwise bounded or appointed to the bounded
To have and to hold the s granted, resigned & released Premises with all
all and singular the Rights Liberties Privileges Possessions and appurtenances thereunto belonging
belonging or in anywise appertaining unto with the said Josiah Lewis unto his Heirs
assigns to him and his other people’s heirs & lawful heirs forever. So that neither I nor
s. Thomas Hull nor any their Descendants or administrators or any other Person or Persons
for me or them shall or will Claim Challenge or Demand any State Rights title
or Interest, in or unto the hereby released Premises, a any Person what so ever.
shall and will forever be absolute forever and declared by this Register
And Hannah Hull w. to the s. Thomas Hull for the Consideration aforesaid
doth ratify and confirm by granting and giving up all the Rights & Power of claims
of her in the above granted and released demise, with the said Josiah Lewis
Heirs and assigns forever. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands
and Seals the Second Day of October Anno Domini 1776
Signed sealed & delivered
in presence of
Joseph Crandal
Martha Crandal
Thomas Hull [seal]
Hannah Hull [seal]
Westerly 2 October 1776
The foregoing Deed
was recorded the
24th Day of April 1777
by s. Gordon D. R.
Kent’s County Court
Thomas Hull and acknowledged the within Instrument to be
his act & Deed Hand & Seal
By Depn. Joseph Crandal Just. Peace
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