The instrument's own words
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Washington County ss / I in Webster Parish ordinary of said
Stephen allen the within subscriber and he acknowledged to Me the a fore
Deed to be his Voluntary act and deed hand and Seal there
unto affixed before me this 27 Day of December 1792
Joseph Emerson Just Peace
Recorded Feby the 20th day 1793 By me John Laughlin R.R.
To all People To whom these Presents Shall Come Greeting
Know ye that I Jno Brandal of Charlestown in the County of Washington
but now in the St in Kingston in s County) Yeoman For and in Consideration
of the sum of two Hundred & Twenty Five Pounds Sterling silver money to
me in hand well and Truly Paid by Abel Tamms of North Kingston in s County
Dept. t the cheapest thereof I acknowledge my self therewith Fully Satisfied
Contented and Paid, and do By these Presents Give Grant Bargain and Sell Convey
& Confirm, unto him the s Abel Tamms his heirs and Assigns for Ever
Two Certain tracts or Parcel of Land one of which is situate Lying and being in
Charlestown aforesaid — and is Butted and Bounded as followeth Northly (87 1/2) Northwesterly
on lands belonging to Peter Lowes, Easterly partly on land belonging to the
Heirs of James Thayer Late of s Charlestown deceased & partly on lands belonging
to s Joshua Kingston Southerly partly on s Peter Lowes thinguand land & partly on lands
Belonging to said James Thayer, Westly on Parcel of land there, Containing in the whole
One hundred & Fifty One acres one & one half — The Other of s Tract of land
is situated in s Charlestown, and is Bounded and so followeth Northly (87 1/2) Northwesterly on a hig
hway, Easterly partly on Henry Halls also lot of land, partly on dam [illegible]
partly on land formerly belonging to James Hall of Sacon Fisher islands, partly on the
acres lot of land belonging to s Peter Lowes — and Northerly one Five acres down hill
it Comes to present Hill side, Easterly on s Three Donnison until it Comes to the
Land Lotly belonging to Benjamin Harbert Southwesterly on land belonging
to s Harbert until it Comes to Land s Peter Lowes some four feet give a
few feet Other Deed of s Peter Lowes, then Bounding By Peter Lowes land past
stand as aforesaid — until it Comes to the first mentioned highway, then
Bounding with s highway to the first mentioned Bound Containing
By
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By Estimation Fifty acres Be the Same more or less Together with all the Privil
leges & appurtenances There unto belonging— To Have and To Hold the li
A Defined and Bargained Premises Together with all the Privileges, and appur
tenances belonging or in any way appertaining, unto the Hon d Abel Tanner his heirs
[illegible] unto him their and their posterity Benefit and behalf for Ever— I the
Ober Brandal do for myself my heirs Executors Administrators Covenant foreverly to Bar
all the Hon d Abel Tanner his heirs and assigns in manner and form Following that is to
say That at the Time of making & Executing of this Present I am the Sole and lawful ow
ner of all the before mentioned Defined Bargained premises, and have Good right
full power and lawful authority To Sell and Dispose of the Same in manner and for
as aforesaid and that the said Abel Tanner his heirs and assigns foreverly for
from Time to Time and at all Times for ever have Quiet enjoyment free of any encum
and enjoy all the Before mentioned Defined Bargained Premises, & all the ap
purtenances Hereunto Belonging, and that I Will Forever warrant secure or
Defend the aforesaid Granted and Bargained Premises Unto him the Hon Abel Tanner
his Heirs and assigns against their Full Claim Gains and Demands of any Per
son or Persons whomsoever for Ever, to witness Whereof I have written unto my
hand and seal, this Twenty third Day of December D 1783
Signed Sealed & Delivered
In Presence of
John Waite
Beckham
Ober Brandal
Washington to wd S hunton December 23 d 1783
Then Personally appeared Ober Brandal subscriber to the within deed
Did and acknowledged the Same to be his Voluntary act and Deed With his
hand and seal thereunto affixed
Before Beckham Just Place
This Deed is Recorded in the S Book of Records of Land Bondance for North
ton & in the 142 Page Witness Abel Tanner C lk
Recorded Feby 28 D 1784 by me Tho Champion C lk