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To all People to whom these Presents shall come, Greetings. Know you, That
I John Hall of Charlestown in Kings County, and State of Rhode Island Yeoman for and in the
Consideration of the Sum of Ten Hundred Pounds to me in Hand paid by Graham Browning
of said County and State agree I solemnly the Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge my self to have
received from the said party, fully satisfied, contented and paid; and I do hereby assign and discharge the said Graham
Browning his heirs, Executors, Administrators and Assigns, and by these Presents grant convey quit
remise release and forever sell, alienate, conveyed and confirmed unto the said Graham Browning Evermore
to him his Heirs and Assigns forever the one fourth Part of two tracts or Parcels of land, lying in the
town of Charlestown and now known as one whole of which one contains about one hundred and eight Acres, the
other more or less; and is bounded on North east, bounded by a Highway, bordering by
the Greats road, Westward by Land of the Heirs of William Congdon and around South by
said road or cultivated Corn field. the other tract of Land or Lot of March is bounded Northing
by the Mill Road, Eastward by Vernon Tuckers Land, and Southward by the beach, in westerly
by Land of Samuel Gorton.
To have and to hold at the above Bargain and demise with all the
Tenements, with all the Appurtenances there unto belonging in or near any wise appertaining in unto
from the said Graham Browning to him his Heirs and Assigns for ever, to have and to hold the
Receipt and Refusal. And I the said John Hall do augment myself my Heirs, Executors
Administrators any Claim or Demand whatever either in Law or Interest whatever for or unto the
Bargain and Demise. And as do by these presents quit claim the same unto the said Graham
Browning his Heirs and Assigns for ever. In Witness whereof I the said John Hall set my
hand and Seal and that this eleventh day of October A.D. 1779
(Signed fed & deliverd)
in the Presence of
Robert Stanton
Consider Hall
Recorded Nov. 26 1779
at Congregation Meeting
John Hall [Seal]
Richmond Co. Ad. 2. Ad. 1779
I the Subscriber John Hall do promise the above and known
beyond the above Deed to be his At all Acts Deeds and things about there
appertained.
Before me - Robert Stanton Justice Peace
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greetings. Know
We the aged George Jason in Charlestown in Kings County, in the Colony & State of Rhode Island Yeoman for and in the
Consideration of and in Consideration of the Sum of One Thousand Pounds Sterling in Land
before the Executing hereof well and truly paid by hereby Joshua Johnson of Plymouth in the
County of Marlborough of Colony of Connecticut Lawbringer, his Heirs Executors of his heirs
acknowledge my self therewith fully, quite fully contracted and paid; and therefore of and every
Part and Parcel thereof do exempt, assign and discharge him the said Whereas to him
his Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns, forever by these Presents grant convey bargain and
sell unleashed, conveyed and confirmed, and by these Presents quit release do fully and absolutely grant
grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto him the said Joshua Johnson forever the
Jason forever, one certain tract or Parcel of Land situated lying and being in the town
of Charlestown after containing Eighty One Acres & three quarters be to have
more or less, and lying in said Lot, it being divided by a Highway through from east
near East and West, the Lot on the North containing Twenty nine Acres & three quarters and
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