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Know all Men by these transports that I Nathan Runyon Surgeon of -
Charlestown in Washington County and state of Rhode Island Freeman of 6th [illegible] and in Consideration
of Two hundred and fifty three Shrees Dollars in hand to me before the beginning of shaking fluency
have Promised Released and Conveyed and Confirmed unto Philip L[illegible] of said town
in County and State aforesaid my Hereditary men in his Own actual Possession and Enjoyment now
and to be here After Occupied for Ever all my right title and Appurtenances property Claims and
any how I have had by Act of Right by lease or unto certain piece of land situate lying
and Being in Charlestown aforesaid Containing by Estimation fifty Acres to the first
and Bound by Boundaries as follows to North East by [illegible] to Easterly on land Belonging to the
heirs of James Runyon deceased South easterly on land now in the Possession of Robert Jones
the same find land of part Hammon Say of W[illegible] Who had held by Voting a
Lotage made by the General Court as the former Bound of the Township and
Liberty on French Creek &c To have and to Hold the said Land
and Land Claims premises With all the Privileges and appurtenances to the same
Belonging or may in any way Appertaining to him the said Philip L[illegible] his heirs and
Assigns for Ever but that I the said Nathan Runyon my heirs Executors Administrators
or any other fit or of mine shall With all Cause challenging or Demands
or any other Right or title or claim off or unto the hereby conveyed premises in any
part First thereof but all and all the Wills to be utterly Relieved and Declared by these presents
and Many the Wife of the said Nathan Runyon for the Consideration first stated Both promise
of all her Right Power and Power of the said off and unto the aforesaid & Remised
and Quit claimed premises In Witness whereof we have here unto set our hands
and Seals this fourteenth Day of June in 1785 and North year of American
Independence
Nathan Runyon-Seald
Mary Runyon-Seald
Signed sealed and Delivered in
Presence off us
Thomas Green
Pily Cross
At Charlestown in Washington County sc
the Day and date first above written Personally appeared the
Subscribers named Nathan Runyon & of his Wife Mary and
Acknowledged the above and For Going Instrument to
be their act and Deed hand and that they unto it Affixed
Before me
Pily Cross Justice of the peace
This Deed was Compared and Recorded the 16 Day of
August 1785 by me
Pily Cross Jr Clrk