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Provided always Never the less if any thing before written to contrary notwithstanding
Standing that if the said Job Johnson his Execr or adminr shall all well and
Truly Pay or cause to be Paid to the said Sam Curtis his heirs the aforesaid
Sum of Nine Pounds thorough their lawful full money with the Lawfull
Interest thereon arising at or on or before the fourth Day of July next coming the
Date hereof without any cover fraud or further Delay then the aforegoing Deed
and every clause and article therein contained Determine null and
and of none effect otherwise to be abide and remain in full force & Virtue.
In Witness whereof the said Job Johnson hath hereunto set his hand and Seal
this Sixth Day of May 1784 and Eight year of American Independence
Sign'd Sealed & delivered
in Presence of
Sam Babcock
Jard Jhufon
Job Johnson L.S.
Washington to wit at South Kington the Day above said
Personally appeared Job Johnson the Signer & Sealer of the above given Instrument and
acknowledged it to be his Voluntary act and Deed to his hand & Seal there to
Affixed Before Sam Babcock J.P. Case
Recorded May the 20th 84 by me John Chappelell C. Clerk
To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting John Johnson of that
Town in the County of Washington for Sole & behalf of Rhode Island examine and’s’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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and attorneys forever by these Presents. Have Given granted Bargained
sold aliened Enfeoffed Conveyed & Confirmed and by these Presents do free fully
and absolutely give Grant bargain sell alien enfeoff convey and confirm unto
him the said Rhodes his heirs and assigns for or void come between boundaries
of land situate lying and being in the said town aforesaid containing by estimation
sixteen acres. Bounded and bounded as following Beginning at a stake and stone
which is the boundary between [illegible] running easterly to a stake and stone
Bounding North West corner from thence running Southerly to a stake and stone
Bounding North East corner from thence running South east to a stake and stone Bounding Easterly
on one side Rhodes his land from there running Westerly to a stake and stone
Bounding Southerly on [illegible] boundary lines said stone running North
easterly to a stake and stone Bounded Westerly on the said [illegible] his land
from there running easterly to the first mentioned Boundary Bounding West
erly on the said Respondent to have and to hold the said Bargained premises
with all any Highs Heights Liberties Profits Privileges Commons roads & appurtenances
to the same belonging or in any way appertaining unto him the said Rhodes
shall his heirs and assigns for ever to his and their proper use
Benefit and behalf forever and I the said [illegible] for my self my heirs
Executors and attorneys Do covenant Promise and grant to and with the said
Rhodes his heirs and assigns that at or before the delivering thereof
I am the True Sole and lawful owner of the above Bargained premises and
am lawfully seised and well possessed of the same in my own proper
right as good perfect & absolute Estate of Inheritance in fee simple
and have in myself good right full Power & due full authority to sell
the same in the manner aforesaid and that the said Rhodes shall his heirs
& assigns from him & unto all times for ever hereafter by
force and virtue of these Presents Lawfully Peaceably & quietly
have hold use enjoy possess & enjoy the sd Demised & Bargained premises
with the appurtenances free and clear & hereby acquitted Exonerated
and Discharged of and from all & all manner of former or other Gifts
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Grant bargain sales Leases mortgages Wills Entails Jointures Deeds
or Judgments Executions or any other Instruments whatsoever that
might in any manner or Degree or be of Right or make Binding the Present
Deed furthermore the said John Johnson for my very self my heirs Execut.
& adminst Do covenant & Engage the above Demised Premises unto
him the said Thomas shall his heirs and assigns against all the Assault
Claims or demands of any Person or Persons whatsoever for Ever to
Warrant secure and defend by these Presents. And Abigail Johnson
mother to the said John Johnson doth for the Consideration aforesaid
freely & willingly Give quit claim up and Surrender all her Right of Dower
and Power of third of a part to the aforesaid demised premises unto
the said Thomas his heirs and assigns, for ever So Witnessy
Whereof we have hereunto set our hand & Seal this 10 Day
March Anno Domini 1704
Signed Sealed & Delivered
in Presence of
Joseph Mason Jp
Joseph Mason
John Johnson - ssl
Abigail Johnson - ssl
Washington County witnessy 10th Day
of March 1704 Personally appeared the Subscriber John
son and acknowledged The Wt Deed to be his act and Deed hand
and Seal Before me Joseph Mason Just of Peace
Recorded May the 10th 1704 by me John Champlin Cl.