The instrument's own words
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Washington [illegible] May 19th 1784. - Then Personally appeared late, strain
Seager, signer to the above written Instrument and acknowledged the
same to be his voluntary act & deed writ with his hand & Seal thereto
affixed Before James Congdon junr. Just. of the Peace
Recorded May 29th ad 1784 per me John Champflin Clrk
To all People to Whom these Presents shall come, I Polly
Lewis of Charlestown in the county of Washington yean an Land Gouting
Know ye that I the said Polly Lewis for and in consideration of the sum
of two hundred and eleven Dollars to me in hand Paid by Nathan
Tington, of the same Town & County before said, both of the State
of Rhode Island it the Town of [illegible] I do hereby acknowledging my
self fully paid and do Have Given Granted & Sold plain
enough convey and confirm unto the sd Nathan Tington his
heirs and Assigns forever, a certain Tract of Land situate lying
and being in Charlestown in the county of washington, containing
by estimation half an Acre of Land in the same or more or Less and in
Butted and bounded as followeth (orig) Northerly & Easterly on land
belonging to the heirs of James Tington, southerly on land lately belong
ing to Eliz Chandall, now in possession of Robert Jones, and westerly on
Pescucket River the remainder being had to the Deed of the Grantor which
he holds void & by from Eliz Chandall
To have and to Hold the said Granted and Bargained premises
and Privileges with the appurtenances unto the sd Nathan Tington his
heirs his heirs and Assigns for ever and I the sd Polly Lewis for myself
my heirs, Executors and administrators do hereby warrant
avouch himself to be the sole and Lawfull owner of the bargain
premises, and an Lawfully Seised and Possessed thereof
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In my own right as a good Estate of Inheritance and good right
to Sell and Dispose of the same as aforesaid, and that the same is free
from all Manner of Innam brane what ever, and do off hereby for myself
my heirs Executors and administrators, Covenant with the Said Nathan
Tillinghast his heirs and Assigns the granted and bargained premises
and appertenances against the lawfull claimn and Demands of
all Person whom forever to warrant and forever Defend, In Witness
Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty
fourth Day of may in the Year of our Lord one Thousand
Seven Hundred Eighty four.
Signed sealed & Delivered
In Presence of
William Gorke
Jonah Hagard
Peleg Lewis. L.S.
and Amy Lewis wife of the sd Peleg Lewis the same Day above
Written For the Consideration above stated, surrender and yield
over and forever quitclaims all her right of Owner and Power
of third in and unto all the Land contained in the Deed
above Said and In Presence of us—
Amy Lewis L.S.
Caleb Brandal
Charlistown Washington County ss
Personally appear'd the within Subscriber Peleg Lewis on the 30th Day
of may 1784— and acknowledged the foregoing and within
Instrument to be his act and Deed hand & Seal hummus offiice
Before Peleg Cross Just. Peace
Recorded may the 30th 1784 John Chappel [illegible]
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