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Charles town, March 27th 1777-
Signed, sealed & delivered
in Defense of
Sam: Perry
Acknowledgments & Seal
[illegible]
This foregoing Deed was
recorded the 27th hepsetember 1777
By Jos Conder & R Gid
Hings County Court
[illegible] personally appear'd Josiah Lewis and
Loïs Lewis his wife and acknowledged the above and
preceding Instrument to be their voluntary Act & Deed
with their Hands & Seals
Before me Sam Perry Justr Clere
To all People to whom these Presents shall come, William Congdon of
Charlestown in the County of Kings County in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Gent
sendeth Greetings. Know all Men by these Presents that I the said William Congdon found in Consideration of the Sum
of
Hundred, Eight Shillings and Seven Shillings & Six Pence from Tobias Tillinghast Farmer in said
Charlestown in the foregoing year, not and not paid by Samuel Congdon of both Kingston in the County aforesaid
of Rhode Island, do hereby in and consider, do hereby in conveyance, and by means of these Presents Entirely and
absolutely sell and convey, and of my own Act and deed, covenant and agree, and by this Indenture bind myself
Congdon in the said Kingston and Administrators forever, to buy Present Witness, all those certain
bounded, begirt, fenced, enclosed, conveyed and confirmed, and by Step [illegible]’s deed dated [illegible]
absolutely to him Grant, great bog, the stones and clay, commony and company, to him the said Samuel
Congdon in the said Kingston and [illegible] forever, one certain Lot of Land in Coast of [illegible] [illegible]
being on [illegible] Charlestown, containing the [illegible] [illegible] and [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] to be the same
more or less, But bounded and limited in its boundaries, Northly on Congdon’s Land, Southly on
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Samuel Congdon his Heirs and Assigns, against all lawful Claims
or Demands of any Person or Persons whomsoever foreseen to prosecute
Severly, and defended by these Presents.
Yet Notwithstanding these Presents are upon Condition, that
if the above named William Congdon, his Heirs & Assigns, remaining’s
or assigns, or other of some just debt or due will not truly pay or convey
to be paid unto the above named Samuel Congdon, his Heirs, Premises
or Assigns the above mentioned Sum of Two Shillings & Six Pence, being the lawful
Hundred eighty five Pounds, in the said Sums, being the lawful
Money of the bank on the fifth Day of April which will be in the Year
of our Lord One Thousand and Seven Hundred and Eighty one.
of our Lord One Thousand and Seven Hundred and Eighty one. And every Person entitled
this present Deed of Release & Quit, and every Person herein contained
shall be null and void and of none effect if the above mentioned
thereof shall be and remain in full force and Virtue.
& W Witness whereof I have here set my Hand and
Seal this Eighth Day of April, in the Year of our Lord, one thousand
Seven Hundred and Eighty one.
Signed, Sealed and delivered
in presence of
Peter Congdon
James Congdon
Wm. Congdon L.S.
Rhode Island’s Count.y S.S.
M. E. Chandler within the Day
and Date written within the
within named William Congdon personally came before me a
Notary public and acknowledged the within Instrument to
be his voluntary Act Deed, with his Hand and Seal affixed thereto.
L.S. for me
Hosea Clarke J.P. Peace
The preceding Deed was recorded for the first part Day 8th 1781
by Anna Congdon & Court Clerk
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greetings; I Joseph
Stanton joint of Westerly, in South County, in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Stanton joint of Westerly, in South County, in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
convey for and in Consideration of the Sum of Fifty Pounds lawful Money to me in hand paid by
the incurring hereof well and sufficiently paid by S. Lathrop of Stanton in the County of
New London, and State of Connecticut Grantor of the desired where of I hereby acknowledge to my
full Satisfaction, and thereof, and of every Part thereof do sell convey, assign and relinquish the Lathrop
Stanton, his Heirs given grant, granted bargain and sold and held by him 1756 Right
Stanton, his Heirs given grant, granted bargain and sold and held by him 1756 Right
to him His Heirs and Assigns forever, an certain Lott or Parcel of Land situate lying and being in the
do freely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell and resign with the said Persons Bounds
his Heirs and Assigns forever, an certain Lott or Parcel of Land situate lying and being in the
Town of Charlestown above referred to bounded As follows Southwesterly on Christian Beebe’s Land
Westwrd on amount of Joseph Stanton’s Grandson to Daniel Stanton desired Northwesterly on the
Westerly on amount of Joseph Stanton’s Grandson to Daniel Stanton desired Northwesterly on the
Westerly on amount of Joseph Stanton’s Grandson to Daniel Stanton desired Northwesterly on the
Westerly on amount of Joseph Stanton’s Grandson to Daniel Stanton desired Northwesterly on the
Grandson’s bounds, and Easterly upon the Grandson’s bounds, for so far as to make, one Acre, being bought
of Land bought of my Father Joseph Stanton.
To have and to hold the said land grant, granted bargain and sold Premises with the
Appurtenances thereunto belonging, to him the said Lathrop Stanton his Heirs and Assigns forever.
Also I Joseph Stanton joint forth hereby covenant and engage, to and with the said
Lathrop.
Lathrop.