The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall come I John Green of Charleston
in this County and Colony of Rhode Island Yeoman send Greeting: Know ye That
I the said John Green for and in Consideration of the Sum of nine hundred Pounds lawful
Money of yourself paid to me in Hand before the executing hereof, with all due and trusty
by Lease Green of the Town, County and Colony aforesaid, the Receipt whereof is by
here acknowledge and by myself with these fully subscribed certified and paid, and as fully
ever Just and lawful Receipt do solemnly acquit and discharge the said Amos Green his
heirs executors Administrators by these Presents however the grant granted bargainsed and sold
conveyed and confirmed by these Presents to forever fully and absolutely give grant bargain
and alienate convey and confirm unto the said Amos Green his Heirs and assigns forever
one certain Tract or Parcel of Land situate lying and being in Charleston aforesaid
containing by Estimation Suite Acres be the same more or less bounded as follows:
Beginning at the North West corner of the Land belonging to William Green deceased then running
North 43 1/2 degrees West by the Railway theme 1797 to the East with it comes to a Mark noted
on the South North corner of the said Robert's Meadow then North East 43 1/2 degrees to a black stone
on the West mark on two posts home North 18 degrees East until it comes to a large Rock lying in the
Well marked 3 feet theme North east until it comes to John Green's Land theme North 17 1/2 degrees
with it comes to the Green's Land marked with a Stake and then about 30 theme bounding on
John Green's Land until it comes to Amos Green's Land theme bounding on Amos Green
and William Green deceased Land until it comes to the first mentioned line.
To have and to hold the said Parcel described with all improvements and advantages
and Commoditites thereunto belonging or in any way appertaining with the said Land
John Green his Heirs and assigns forever to him his heirs People Benefit and Welfare forever and
I the said John Green for myself my Heirs Successors and Administrators doth covenant grant
and grant to and with the said Amos Green his Heirs and assigns that before and after the writing
hereof I have the beneficial and lawful Ownership of the same in every respect and manner and
an absolute Estate of Inheritance in fee Simple And that I have and myself shall give right full Peace and
lawful Liberty to enjoy and dispose of the same in all manner as aforesaid And that My said
Amos Green his Heirs and assigns shall and may forever have fore and by virtue and with the aforesaid
Present lawfully and peaceably have possess enjoy and possess the same with the aforesaid
names free and clear of all form of all form of claims of persons and other People Grant Bargain Sale
or Incumbrances whatsoever.
Furthermore the said John Green for himself his Heirs
Executors and Administrators with covenant and agree the above and before demonstrated and
bargained Conveyed and Assignments to the said Amos Green his Heirs and assigns forever
against the lawful Claims of any Person whatever forever notwithstanding and warrant forever and
defend And My said Mary Green Wife of the said John Green doth by these Presents fully and willingly
by give up all her Right of Tenure and Claims of Title in and unto
the above described and bargained Parcel with the said Amos Green his Heirs and assigns forever
My Witness whereof we have here unto set our Hands and Seals the Fourteenth Day of September 1797
Signed Sealed and delivered in
the presence of
John Green
William Green
Thomas Green
Recorded May 24 1799
By Jas. G. Gorton, R. Clerk
Signed and Sealed April 15th 1797 John Green
Mary J. Green
then the Scribe John Green performed
Recorded and entered on the fore going page
Certified the Hands and Seals Hands and Seals were thus written opposite
By me on Robert Stanton Register of the Peace