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Washington ft at Charlestown the Day and Date above above Personally Appeared the Subscribers
And Acknowledged the above Assignment to be their Act and Deed hand and Seal thereunto affixed
Quartered this Day Augst 22nd 1786 byfore me [signature] Phil Cross Justice of the Peace
[signature] W m P Cross Jr JC
Know all Men by these Presents that I Benjamin [illegible] of Charlestown
in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island 80 Yeoman for and in Consideration of
the Sum of Twelve Hundred and Eighty [illegible] to me well and truly paid by and through a
Attorney of Said Charlestown and of the County and State aforesaid named the trust Trustee I
do hereby Acknowledge assign and by this Indenture fully Set Grant and sell have conveyed
Said aforesaid Indenture conveyed and Confirmed and by this Indenture present to the trust trustee all
Rights and manners etc under the said Indenture Justice in the piece and appurtenances thereunto
a Certain lot or Parcel of Land being and lying in Charlestown aforesaid bounded as follows Viz
following West Viz [illegible] and Northwards on the said Land between h Stanton land and L cutlery
Partly on [illegible] Stanton Land and South partly on the Salt pond and in the South East cornerly
on the Salt pond and partly on Christopher Hadwachs Land containing in the Estimation
fifty Acres in the same manner etc of have and hold to the said trustee of land
in the R. D. [illegible] Stanton his heirs and Assigns forever and for the said trustee promise
to warrant my right title all and ends of Land of this by this present to Warrant and
Defend the Same against any person or Claimers he from corn or order my
own me and I Hannah M [illegible] wife to the B. Benjamin in conformity and for the Consideration a
love and affection of my right all of my right of Dower or Power of Title in the aforesaid Bargain
Premises in St. [illegible] Beach’s we have hereunto set our hands and Seals this 10th Day
of Augst of 1786 and the twentieth year American Independence
Signed Sealed and Delivered
or in presence
This Deed
Nathaniel Shiffield
[signature] Benjamin Noxey y
[signature] Hannah M Noxey y
Recorded this Deed Washington ft personally appear the above named’s and acknowledged
August 22nd 1786 the foregoing Instrument to be their Voluntary Act of hand and a seal
[signature] W m P Cross Jr JC the Day & Date above
Before me [signature] Jos Stanton of Assistant
To all People to whom these presents shall come Greeting Whereas that
I August Stanton of Charlestown in the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island yeoman
have for and in Consideration of Sum of Ninety pounds there unto the trustee of these presents unpaid
Money to me in hand before the Completing here will and Deedy Sold by john Pease of Shiffield
in the County of Newport and Set After on a Deed Deedy Sold to all of Charlestown in the
County of New London in the State of Connecticut whereas
the
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The right Ohnes of the hereby Acknowledge and Say that they with fully abled &
Contented and paid and thing of Every part of piece thing Do Convey and August the
Aforesaid & John Bourne & Dudley Saltstall their Heirs Executors & Admin strators
forever by & by the presents Definitely fully & absolutely give grant bargain sell
& convey full to convey & confirm to the aforesaid said John Bourne and Dudley
Saltstall their the Heirs & Assigns for one Certain equal or Parcel of Land
Situate lying being in the Town of Charlestown aforesaid of and Containing by
Estimation Eighty Acres be the Same more or Less bounded and Abutted in southwest
Beginning at a Stake on a Rock one marked on your Pine Which the South East
Corner of Peter Halls Lands from there running westerly to a Stake with the same
from there running thence Northarly to the South West Corner
about to the same from there running Northarly to the South West Corner
of a Gook forth point to a Stake With Stones about on d. South East Corner Which =
ague bound and Butted on Peter Halls Land to the right mentioned Butted
Come To have and to hold the said Granted & Bargained premises & shall all the
Aforesaid Privileges and commodities to the same belonging or in acres wife
Appertaining together with the Dwelling House & Other buildings thereon
Standing to them the sd John Bourne & Dudley Saltstall their Heirs and
Assigns & I the sd Properties Alenton form self Miss their Executors
and Com executors to promise and grant to hold with the sd John Bourne
and Dudley Saltstall their Heirs & Assigns that at and before the employing
hereof, I am the Sole True & Lawful Owner of the aforesaid bargained premises
and am lawfully Seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right
as a good Defens and absolute piece of Inheritance in free simple and
hawk in my self good right Full power & Lawful Authority to grant
bargain in sd land & Convey the said bargained premises in manner
as aforesaid that the sd John Bourne & Dudley Saltstall their Heirs and
Assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter
by force and virtue of his Lawfuls justly reasonably & Quietly have used use
Peacefully possess and Enjoy the said premises with all the Appurtenances there
Clear of any and Claims August the same reserved & Discharged and from all
manner of former or Other Gifts Grants Bargains sales Leases Mortgages
Wills Entails jointure Dowries Engagements Covenants or any Incumbrances
Whatsoever Either from the said August the same stand for him & his Heirs executors
and Com executors the Covenant and engage the premises aforesaid to the said John
Bourne & Dudley Saltstall their Heirs and Assigns against the all and claims of
Any person or persons Whatsoever forever to Warrant Defend and Defend the right person
s provided always and Nevertheless that if the sd August the same stand for him Heirs
Executors administrators and Assigns Shall will and lawfully bring or cause to be brought
unto the sd John Bourne and Dudley Saltstall their Heirs Executors Admin strators
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Or assigns the said Sum of Ninety four pounds three Shillings and threepence
Lawful Money on or before the eighteenth Day of September
Which will be in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred
and Eighty two in full Discharge of an Obligation bearing
Even Date Late before the Queen and Executed by me the said
Augustus Manton to the said John Bough and Dudley a
Satterwhite for payment of the said Sum of Ninety four
Pounds three Shillings and threepence Lawful Money
on or before the Time Aforesaid then I determine this Declaration
to be Null and void Otherwise to remain in full force and
Fortity In Witness Whereof the said Augustus Manton &
Cunas Manton his Wife (or her right of Dower have here
unto Set their hands and Seals this Eighteenth Day of
September in the Year of our Lord one thousand Seven
Hundred & Eighty two June 4th of the Independence of
America the 18th Instant
Signed Sealed & Delivered
in presence of
Philip Cross
Mary Thompson
Augustus Manton [seal]
Cunas Manton [seal]
State of Rhode Island in Providence Charleston on the fourth Day of November
1782s Persona ly appear this day before us Lawful witnesses Augustus
a Manton & his wife Cunas and Acknowledged the above love and foraging
Instrument to be their act and Deed hand and seals to the same
Affirmed before me
Philip Cross justice peace
Recorded this 18th Augst 21st 1786
Wm
Philip Cross Regr [seal]
To all People to whom these Presents shall Come greeting Know ye that Hue
Jonathan Findley of Nutfield in the County of the Washington and State of Rhode Island known by
Providence his Wife for and in consideration of the Sum of five Shillings to the said Hue and paid
before the explaining hand by Henry Perry of the said Town to the said Hue and I the following
lands lying our flowers there with all trees scrubbed cultivated and planted in every part thereof to
belong to Augustus and his heirs the said Jonathan Findley has made Conveyance and committed in favor
Augustus Manton his heirs given bounded bounded well and truly covered and confirmed unto
the said Money Findley his heirs and assigns for ever One tract of land a tract of land of
Lying being in Charlestown in s Townships containing five Acres more or less bounded as
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