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Assigns for ever and the Said Henry Stanton do hereby by Covenant and language be and
bind with the Sd Gardner Stanton and his heirs And assigns that at all and before the superseding
hereof I the same Sole safe and Peaceful Possession in my own right as an Absolute
Stat of Inheritance in per Se forever to the Said that I have Good right & Title to the same
in Manner as above stated the Sd Gardner Stanton and his Heirs and Assigns shall always all
and May forever thereby by force and Virtue of the Publics Present Lawfully peacefully
and Quietly have full and law lawful safe joyful and sure Enjoyment the same free and Clear of all
Mortgages or Incumbres of whatever Nature whatever Might in any manner Measure or
Degree of what or what the Present Deed furthermore I the Sd Henry
Stanton am signing off and Annex here to the Grant and Conveyance stated unto
the Sd Gardner Stanton his heirs and Assigns all the Right Title and Interest whatever
Share in the above stated piece of Land the Whole thereof I the Henry Stanton have
hereditary out per Law lands and estates the Seventeenth Day of April In the year of our
Lord One thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven
In Presence of
Robert Langdon
Given Stamp per
Henry Manton. ED
Washington County April 17th 1787
Personally Appeared Henry Stanton and Acknowledged the above
described Instrument to be his Act & Deed before me
[Signature] Pile Cog Justice of the peace
Recorded this 18th Apr 1787
By me Polly [illegible] & [illegible]
To all People to whom these presents shall come Greetings that Whereas Moses Hale of Providence
in Washington County Yeoman for and in Consideration of diverse sums of money’s One Quarter
Lot Sale and Twenty four Shillings paid by Henry Johnson of said town a Yeoman before the Conveyance of
the Honorable Court of Equity for discharge the aforesaid Henry Johnson for his true and lawful
for Law that he hath here fore been given granted and sold aforementioned
Confirmed this by this present Indenture fully fully and Absolutely gave grant bargain sell and convey
And confirm unto the said Henry Johnson by this Indenture Signed and delivered in one Indenture that of
Land situate lying and sitting in Charlestown containing in size about Four Acres of land
all the Said Land no less than [illegible] Beginning at a stake at the south east corner of
North side of the Engine Road then North east then North to a stone house house then
Degree East right Chains the same North 80 East after the Chain along some river
then East left Chains the same North 80 East after the Chain along some river
then to the first Mentioned Bound Bound North east’ly and East’ly and
Belongings thereof then South land and Distorts on the Grantors lands as another
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