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To All People to Whom these Presents Shall come Greeting know
that I Thomas Read late of the town of [illegible] and state of Rhode Island ye undersigned do hereby grant bargain and sell by this present indenture
money to be held before the [illegible] having paid the sum of [illegible] lawful money of
this country in the hand of the said Samuel Dowers and the said agree to warrant and defend the said premises
by his acknowledge and over their heirs lawfully coming fully all and singular the said premises and
by all right title and appurtenances thereto of every convenience easement ease and privilege the Premise
and the said Thomas Read aforesaid agree to warrant by this present indentur and the said Thomas
Read and his heirs forever and the said Samuel Dowers and his heirs forever have
granted bargained and sold and confirmed unto the said Samuel
granted bargained and sold and confirmed unto the said Samuel
Premises in their whole and appurtenances thereunto certain part of a piece of land being the
[illegible] which descended to the said Thomas Read as one of the heirs of the said
[illegible] who deceased it being the whole of her home located in the plantation
of William William [illegible] deceased it being the whole of her home located in the plantation
of William William [illegible] who lived in the town of Providence County Rhode Island
and successors of William [illegible] who lived in the town of Providence County Rhode Island
and successors of William [illegible] who lived in the town of Providence County Rhode Island
in one boundary northerly on one boundary belonging to the Town of Providence called
and enclosed by fences on the northerly on land belonging to the Town of Providence called
on William Clarke boundary and northerly on land belonging to the said William Clarke be the
the other tract is about three Acres of land bounded on the [illegible] by land belonging
to Thomas Clarke above named on the [illegible] on
and westerly on land belonging to the said Thomas Clarke above named on the
[illegible] of Thomas Clarke above named on the
William Clarke lands boundary on the east of the said plantation towards the [illegible]
may more plainly be appear by the said grounds and premises premises with all the
[illegible] thereunto belonging
To Have & to Hold the said premises any way appertaining unto the said Samuel Dowers thread
Appurtenances tenements tenements belonging to the said Samuel Dowers thread and
[illegible] and the said Thomas Read and his heirs forever promise grant and agree to and with
the said Samuel Dowers his heirs forever promise grant and agree to and with
Samuel Dowers his heirs forever promise grant and agree to and with the said Samuel
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at Charles town in Washington County the day and date first above written
personally appeared the above Jefferson by this deed to wit Thomas Rhodes and
his wife and acknowledged the above and foregoing instrument to be their act and deed
and do seal theirments annexed before me
Recorded this 21st Day the place of Court at [illegible]
of 1788 Copy: Thos Johnston Clerk
Indenture of lease made this 26 day of December
1788 between John Johnson of Charles town in Washingto
[illegible] between John Johnson of the one part and Abigail
[illegible] that I the said John for and
[illegible] her right of dower
[illegible] that I do hope to be of good health that I do here
do hereby do let and demise to the said Father Abigail Johnson
one certain lot of land that is
of the same own and being one Charles town containing by estimation 50
acres be it in one or more with one dwelling House there on
standing with all other her appurtenances during her natural life with
[illegible] and to hold with
[illegible] for moving during her natural life with
[illegible] this lease to begin on the 26 day of
[illegible] 1789 and the above said land is bounded Northerly
[illegible] on a highway on the other side
[illegible] the land belonging to [illegible]
[illegible] and belongs to [illegible] and Brattell Teckham on the
[illegible] be bounded we in confirmation
[illegible] John Johnson here unto [illegible]
[illegible] date first on the other side written
signed sealed & delivered
John Johnson (seal)
[illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible] recorded this 29 day
of December 1788 Benj. [illegible] J. P.
[illegible]
This indenture made this twenty Second day of December one
thousand seven hundreds Eighty Eight between Stephen Holloway of
[illegible] in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island presen
dence Narragansett in New England Yeoman of the one part and Sarah Wells
Brother to the said Stephen Holloway of the Town of Charles Town in the
County so state above mentioned Yeoman of the other part Witnesseth
that the said Stephen Holloway for an consideration of the Natural
love