The instrument's own words
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of James Longdon [illegible] upon a part of a land of William Browning son of Thomas Browning
To have and to Hold the aforesaid three pieces of Land hereby Granted with
the Appurtenances Privileges & Commodities to them belonging unto him the sd Samuel
Powers & to his heirs Assigns to his Own sole proper use benefit & behoof for-
ever And, the said Thomas Browning being sole heir Executor & Admrs
Do hereby Covenant & grant to And that the said Samuel Powers his Heirs & Assigns
hat be forever & until the returning thing I am the sole & rightful Owner and
Possessor of the above granted three parcels of land I have in my full good right
full Power and Lawful Authority to sell and convey the same in and for
and in full and true Tenure of the same in the simple until the like the like the like the
here in the stated Samuel Powers his Heirs and Assigns that he and they shall
& may by force and virtue of this present have and up quietly possess and
Enjoy the Land & Premises here by granted lawfully & Peaceably and Clear of
all & All Manner of Incumbrances whatsoever
And That I the sd Thomas Browning or my heirs Executors or Admrs the
before granted Land & Premises unto the sd Samuel Powers his Heirs & Assigns
Against the Lawful Claims or Demands of Any Person whatever Will
Warrant Quiet and Defend
In Witness Whereof the sd Thomas Browning have hereunto to my hand and
Seal his thirteenth Day of August in the Year of Our Lord Two thousand
seven hundred & Eighty six
per presents of [illegible] Powers
[illegible] Tracy —
Thomas Browning — L.P.
Recorded this Deed on the Day & Date of sd instrument Thomas Browning subscriber to this Indenture
dated 13 Aug 1786 [illegible] amount in hand paid by the above in South Kingstown to be his
pr. City Copy 20 [illegible] you and. & End before
J. Perry justice—
To all People To whom these presents shall come Greeting
know ye that I James Hall of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of
Rhode Island 20 & La Bourbon forand in Consideration of the Sum of Various Sums of
Lawful Money to me in hand at the Enducture henry William and by John
Browning of the same Charlestown Common the Right Whereof I do hereby acknowledge my Self therwith fully Satisfied Contented and Wed and therefore do hereby
Conveyed August & D. charge him the sd John Ward Browning his Heirs Executors
and. Administrators for ever by this present Have given granted bargained
Toti
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s itto All the said Ensigns Conveyed Conveyed and Confirmed unto them from the said John Browning
his Heirs and Assigns forever One Certain Lott of Land Containing About One Acre
and a half with half of a Burling House standing thereon It being the Lot Number
Two in the Division of the Lands Lately Deeded among the Heirs of William a
Clarke Who Did Inhabit the s Lott being Bounded Easterly by the Highway
Southerly by Timothy Clarkes Lot Westerly by Oliver Clarkes Lot and Northerly by Some
Clarkes Lotly of Land as many more or less as After by the Draught of the Surveyor of s Lands
do Order and so shall be granted Bargain and Sale of Land with the Privi-
leges and all the Appurtenances thereunto Belonging or in any wise Appertaining
unto the said John Browning his Heirs and Assigns during the Natural
Life of him the said James Hall late to the said John Browning his Heirs and
Assigns only provided upon the Death and Decease of James Hall's Natural
Life as a spore and I the said James Hall Have in my right of good right to
Sell and Dispose of the same in Like manner as above said and that the said John Browning his
Heirs Executors Devisees and Assigns shall and may by pose and execute of this Present
Lawfully peaceably and Quietly have held up Only Peace and Enjoy the same with the
Afforementioned pose and clear of all former Titles grants Bargains Sales Leases Forgy-
zans Wills Estates Indentures or Conveyances whatever which might in any Manner or
Degree Obstruct or make void this Deed Furthermore the s James Hall for him self
his Heirs Executors and Devisees doth hereby Covenant and engage all the Future
Claims
& Demands of any person or Persons whatever Claiming the same Id lot No 2 of s
Whose these covenants I set my hand and Seal the Twenty Sixth Day of the eleventh
Month in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Six
Signed Sealed & Delivered
In Presence of
Simon Perry
Mary Tryon {
M At Charlestown in the Washington County the Day and Date Just
Written Separately appeared the Subscriber to this Deed James
Hall & acknowledged the Above & Foregoing to be their proper
to be his Act and Deed hand & Seal In Presence
Me Peleg Coofs Justice Peace