The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting: Knowe
That I William Muningsburg an African Man of Charlestown in the County of Sunny Side County
in the State of Rhode Island Grant Release and Relinquish For and in Consideration of my receiving
a Part in membership sum the lot of Joseph Stanton sr of Charlestown after his
to the 3rd Descent bearing some Date with this present Do for and in Consideration of the Love of
my Son Dauners & 3/4 of a lot of Slaves in Slave Inventory kept by Jno Saunders of Chas town
upon my Return to the place of Joseph Stanton jr which said lot of 3rd Descent is reserved to
me Under Consideration of a certain Lot of Land lying in Charlestown aforesaid & settled & bounded
as follows beginning at a Stake & Stone about a Stake & Stone which is the North West Corner of
said lot following a line from there East & South 8 1/2 Roods 80 Links then South 82° West Dist 14
Roods 17 feet from there East & South from there North 7° East Dist 10
Roods 27 Links to a Stake & Stone from there South about a Stake & Stone North 88° 14 East
15 Links to a Stake & Stone from there North 88° 14 East
8 1/2 Roods to the Land of Jno Saunders & bounding Westerly on the Land Saunders's
Land to the first mentioned Bounds and bounding Northerly on Land in possession of
Indian Woman named Dinah African probably on the lot of Dinah & party or Benjamin
Hoppley's Land Southerly on the Land belonging to the Heirs David Dawes Divers the Land &
afore said Lot or Tract of Land contains by Chain Two hundred Seven Quarter &
a Purchase Road more or less the said lot of Land having made in possession of a
several Act of the General Assembly of the State made & passed at their Session held at
South Kingstown in Oct. 1797 passed and renewed 28 & 29 Oct 1798 by
Virtue of which Act I the William Muningsburg having received before the Secretary's
delivery hereof have at once to my full Satisfaction acknowledged myself free from the said lot
tenants and paid have Received good and lawful money & by this and by these presents do give and fully
Alien & absolutely forever and Absolutely convey & confirm unto me the said Land Saunders lot the
Afrions from the above First part of a lot of Land Two hundred Seven Quarter & Purchase Road more
or less lying in Charlestown & is the Land within the Bounds above described To forever To forever
and to hold the 2 granted and bargained Premises together with all their Appurtenances
free from all Lawsuits controversies whatsoever unto the said Land Saunders lot the
Africans on an Absolute Estate of Inheritance for me Simple for ever And I the William
Muningsburg for myself my Heirs Descendants & Assigns do covenant and engage the above
Muningsburg for myself my Heirs Descendants & Assigns do covenant and engage the above
demised Premises to be the s. said Saunders his Heirs and Assigns against the lawful
Claims & Demands of my person or Person or Persons whose power forever Hereafter to covenant
Claims & Demands of my person or Person or Persons whose power forever Hereafter to covenant
Jeans & Defend by my Heirs Descendants In Witness whereof I have here unto set my Hand
& Seal this County South Day of April Anno Domini 1780
Signed Sealed & delivered
in presence of
Remember Brandel
Joseph Brandel
Seal this County South Day of April Anno Domini 1780
the Words in Token between the fifth of south from the side was
witnessed by Sign Signing Witnessing
And Attest Wtny to William for the above Consideration with said sum up
said Lot the Right of Dauners and Owner of thirds in the above said Land & Premises
to the said Person his Heirs & Assigns forever Witness my Hand and
Seal the Date above written
William Muningsburg
Jno Stark
Betty Muningsburg
S. Stark
Rhode Island County
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King's County Gp
Personally appeared the within Subscriber William Mossyper and
Betty his Wif the Def. within written and acknowledged the within Instrument to be
their pure Act and Deed Hands & Seale. per Joseph Crondal Jp d. r. Case
We the Subscribers agreeable to the Authority Vested in us by the General Assembly
do affirm the within Deed as the Sale of the Land therein mentioned. Witness
our Hands the 6th Day of Aug 1780. Step. Hopkins
Quitted Feby 2 1781. By Jas Congdon for St. Hoxey
Know all Men By these Presents, that I S. Lodowick
Rington of Charlestown the County of Kings County in the State of Rhode Islan
d German in Confederation of the States of America for twenty Pounds Sterling lawful
Dollar Money to me in Hand paid before the Conveyance hereof by Effingham
Charlestown after J. Simon Name quaint bargained bargained & Sold by the style
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