The instrument's own words
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h. 49.
Hereof That I am the True Sole and Lawful Owner of all the before Described property
and am Lawfully Seized and possessed of the same in my own right as of aged Temp.
And in life estate State of Inheritance in Fee Simple leaving in my self good right
Full power and Lawful and useful Authority to Sell and Dispose of the same in like manner
as aforesaid And that the said Gardner Linson his Heirs and Assigns shall always and
From Time to Time and at all Times Forever have by the said office and virtue of these
Present’s lawfully enable & Quietly Have and hold the same before Expressed and Enjoy
all the Benefits thereof with all the Appurtenances thereunto belonging and Clearly acquitted
economized and Discharged of and from all manner of former writings grants to Bargains
Sales Leases Mortgages Wills etc Late’s former Conveyances Instruments or Lawful
Encumbrances Whatever and I the said Nathan Kenyon for me my Heirs Exec and Admin
do Covenant Promise and Engage to Warrant to hence and Hereafter all the Right Bargains and
Bargained premises unto the said Gardner Linson his Heirs and Assigns against all the Lawful
Claims & Demands of any person persons however however however hence hereafter And
further say that the said Nathan Kenyon to the said Gardner aforesaid said Nathan hereby by
these presents and successors all his Right of Title and promise third first and unto the said
Benefits premises unto him the said Gardner Linson his Heirs and Assigns forever am
Witness here of have here unto set our hands and Seals the 22 Days June in the year
of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and twenty three
Signed Hads & Delivered
in Presence of
Riley Croft
Riley Croft pr
Certified this Ind
July 18 1786
R Croft 9256.
p. 11 Charlestown in Washington county St June the 22
Day 1786 Personally appeared Nathan Linson claiming to thee
Deed and acknowledged the Conveyance in the Indenture to be his Voluntary
act and Deed Land and Seal Land and Seal witnessed before me
Riley Croft Justice peace
To all people to whom these presents shall come Greetings Know ye That We
Stephen Stanton & Daniel Stanton pr of Charlestown in Washington county and state of Rhode Islan
80 Jamen and Gardner Linson are our honored Father Daniel Stanton mentors of the said Charlestown
by Virtue of the Act of the General Assembly of the state and Republic of the United States
of S Charlestown 96 Province and in consideration of the sum of two hundred & Five hundred
Dollars and One Summing of one Top Dollar Bell and void Bonds for by unity we are indebted to
the said Daniel Stanton by Samuel Stanton just of the same County Court’s above to
be by virtue of State Appointed against Impropriate and Sup Large the s Daniel s
Stanton pr
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This Indenture witnesseth that Stephen Stanton & Daniel Stanton jointy sell to the st[?] l[?]
of and cit[?] of our alone and conform unto a lease to Samuel Stanton just his heirs and
assigns Foreign for one Lot in East Part of land containing thirty acres one Quarter
and twenty perches of said Land Butted and Bounded as followeth Beginning at the North East
part to Thomas Millers Land and being then the East south to St Millers wall That
Divided the Fields by the Mark from the Proprieur there North Eastly one hundred and ten
Degrees West with Thomas Clarke to the Beginning there Northly and Southly and Eastly
Butted on said Thomas Millers Land and Northly butted on Daniel Stanton to have
and to hold unto him the sd Samuel Stanton just the above Bargain and Demise
Premises with all the privileges and Appurtenances unto the same belonging ore in plain right
Appertaining unto the sd Samuel Stanton just his heirs and Assigns forever without
their Only Comfort and Rights forever in simple the sd Stephen Stanton and
Daniel Stanton our cousins before said Contiguous to Gardens st Father
Daniel Stanton for our heirs successors Administrators to all right title
Inherit Claim and demand to the sd Father Daniel Stanton had in and unto the above
premise unto the above sd Samuel Stanton just his heirs and Converse Our the premise
whereas on the sd Stephen nor Daniel Stanton just for his heirs or Assigns nor the heirs
of our Father Daniel Stanton nor no heirs now existing claiming under them in
Curtland Capacity may or shall in any way impair but by virtue of this Writing
Shall be for Ever Nullid and Voided Incognition the written this Indenture let
Stephen Stanton & Daniel Stanton have remnant tit and lands and deeds
this Eight Day of August 1790
Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of the second line Was Subscribed
Belovedly presents before signing and sealing
Benjamin Hosley jr
Sarah Shiftele
Stephen Stanton
Daniel Stanton jr
Recorded this Indenture
Augst 18 1790
Washington County to wit Charleston August 11 1790
from Page 2 & 3 Book 2 of the records of the above written
Said to be their voluntary last will and deed hand and deeds
Before me
Jos Stanton for Assistant
Know all Men by these presents that I Samuel Stanton just of Charlestown in
Washington County Oman for and in consideration of ten hundred of Pound Maine
Dollars and one Quarter of a other better Ball wall and twenty by Stephen Stanton
of the Same Town and Country before aforesaid Oman before the Enfolien being the things
whereof I do hereby Acknowledge my Hand there With fully signed and sealed Mave