4/11/1783 · DECISION OF TOWN BOARD · book 3 page 362 doc 13015

362 held in fee, occupy possess and enjoy the same fully and clearly acquitted and discharged of and from all other Gifts Grants, or all Incumbrances whatsoever And to by these presents warrant and defend the same against the lawful Claims or Demands of any Person whatsoever within the said Thomas Healy his Heirs and Assigns forever. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this Eleventh Day of February 1783. Signed, Sealed and delivered in Presence of [illegible] Robert Monton Rhode Island Court John Browning (seal) And Mary, Browning Wife to the said John Browning for the above Consideration do give and surrender all her Right by Dower and Power of Tenets made from the said Thomas Healy his Heirs and Assigns forever. Recorded March 15th 1783 C. S. Congdon, Town Clerk. February 11th A.D. No 783. The Subscriber John Browning personally appeared and acknowledged the writing within to be his Act and Deed. Hand and Seal hereunto affixed. Before me Robert Gardner Justice Peace At a Town Council held in Charlestown in Washington County State of Rhode Island the 6th Day of January A.D. 1783. Rebecca Congdon Administratrix to the personal Estate of William Congdon late deceased appeared before this Council and petitioned that an Account which the late said William & others made on a Note loan to said Rebecca Congdon per State of Rhode Island some Two hundred fifty Settings & William Cox S. a Watch and Noted that for being fully confessed by the Council, Viza that the same be canceled. And S. J. Administr tath to inform the Council that Samuel Simmons late in December appeared before State in privately Eight Pounds some Ten shillings Currency that he knew that his late Father from said State & Vine Courte Lott that he had paid his said Estate and a Real Estate in said Charlestown that the same is under a Mortgage for about Seven Hundred Pounds Lott that he left One Son and Three Daughters that his Son is about thirteen Years old and the youngest Daughter about seven years do that said Estate will fail to reach a sufficient Age to take his Heirs in due time all be together. And the said Rebecca Congdon as Guardian to his Son and Daughter requests this Council to be recommended the same to the Honorable General Assembly to empower him to settle the said Fathers Right in said Real Estate that same he done under the Care and Direction of the Town Council’s Said this Council having the affair into Consideration are of Opinion that if the same was granted it would be to the Interest of all the Heirs to said Estate and do recommend that the same be granted accordingly. A True Copy from the Records by Attest James Congdon Town Clerk State

363 State of Rhode Island &c. To the Honble General Assembly of the State aforesaid Humbly Sheweth, Rebecca Congdon of Charlestown in Washington County Wishes Administration of the Goods Credits Rights and Credits of William Congdon her late Husband That the said William died intestate being much indebted in Debt That he of late suffered the Real Estate under Mortgage for about Two Thousand Pounds That she is now in part as Administrator hereby apply for the repayment Debt of said William that the same may arrange that the may be empowered to sell the Real Estate of said William demand as is recommended by the Court of Common Council of Charlestown. Rebecca Congdon On the Lower House March 18th 1783 Resolved that the within Petition be and the same is hereby granted that the said Rebecca Congdon as Administrator so applied be and she is hereby fully authorized and empowered to Sell and dispose of the within Real Estate under the Direction of the Common Council of Charlestown and that a Deed or Deeds given to the Purchasers or Purchasers of the Estate aforesaid under the Direction of the said Town Council shall convey unto the Grantees a good & valid Estate as the said William in his life time held & enjoyed therein. Vide & passed B. Bourne Clk Read the same Day in the Upper House & concurred By Order Henry Ward Secy Attest Copy. Witness Henry Ward Secy Recorded April 11 1783 B. S. Congdon for St Clk To all People to whom these Presents shall come I Elijah Bond of South Kingstown town in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island &c Yeoman Send Greeting Know ye That I the said Elijah Bond for and in Consideration of the Sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Pounds lawful Money to & from Peter Potter in hand to be paid the following hand with all and fully paid by William Bond of Charlestown in the County aforesaid Yeoman the Receipts whereof I do hereby acknowledge and say with my self fully satisfied contented and paid and of every Part thereof the covenants agree to covenant assign and discharge from the said William Bond his Heirs Executors and Assigns forever in these Presents Have given granted bargained sold aliened enfeoffed convey and conveyed and by these Presents do fully putly and effectually give grant bargain sell alien enfeoff convey and convey unto the said William Bond for the Heirs and Assigns forever Those certain Lots within a Tract of Land situate being and being in Charlestown the one of 3 Lots containing Fifty Acres of Land and other of 3 Lots contain about Dimension Acres of Land and the Other Lot about Half an Acre of Land with a Right of