The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting
know ye That James Green of Charlestown in said colony in these presents
had given and granted and by these presents hath given and granted
by the name of the State and grounds current money of Colony of Rhode I
men land Deed and called it and before the Unsealing and Delivery of these
presents by Me Benjamin Hall of Newport in the said Colony by way of proof
the receipt of which I said James Green acknowledge hereby acknowledged
the same with fully completely contented and paid therefore and of
part and parcel Parcel Parcel Parcel’s James Green for my sealing my
executors to whomsoever shall here by Encroach avoid and Discharge the
said Benjamin Hall his heirs successors and assigns forever in
presents have been granted Bargained and Sold unto the said Ben
jamin Hall his heirs and assigns forever one Certain Tract of land
situate in Charlestown said County containing by Estimation about a
hundred acres the Same more or less bounded as follows To wit
Beginning of a Stake being the North East Corner about forty from
hence North Sixty Seven Degrees West forty eight chains and
links partly by Jonathan Ruggles and partly by Samuel King
hence South Seventy Two Degrees West seventy two chains and
twelve links by Nathan Angell’s land to a Stake thence South
by Eighty Degrees East forty four chains to a black Oak Stake
by the end land from thence East Sixty Degrees North one hundred
chains and fifty links by the Southam land to a Walnut tree
from hence South Sixty Five and a half Degrees East
seven chains to a black oak Oak tree and from thence North Two
by one Degrees East to the first Mentioned Bounds To have
and to hold the said Premises and Bargained premises together
all the appurtenances Diversities and commodities thereunto
belonging and any other appurtenances to him the said
Benjamin Hall his Heirs and Assigns Forever To his and their
proper Use Benefit and behalf forever and I the said James
Green for my self my heirs Executors and assigns do hereby
promise and grant to and with the said Benjamin Hall his heirs &
assigns that before and until the Ensealing hereof from the true
and lawful owner of all the before Demised and Bargained premise
and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same in mine own
proper Right and Lawful and perfect & Absolute Estate of
inheritance in Fee simple and have in my self good Right full
power and Lawfull authority to sell and Dispose of the same
in like Manner as above said & That the said Benjamin Hall
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Wife hears and Agrees shall not vary for ever hereafter by peace and Quiet
of Shot’s pay’d fulls law fully and Dea’s fully’s’ Love: Use Decoy & Proper
and joy this with the Appurtenances Free and Clear of all encumbrances of former or other what so ever to grants Amos Green’s heirs & remainders
in whatever it further more the said Amos Green for himself his heirs
forever & assigns Doth covenant and Engage the above and Before Described
Premises with the Appurtenances to him the said Benjamin
Hall his heirs and assigns against s all the law full Claims of any person
what so ever heirs and assigns against s all the law full Claims of any person
what so ever forever however hereafter to all means secure and Defend and
warrant the said Amos Green doth by these presents freely and
voluntarily give yield up and I surrender all her Right’s of Possession
power of thirds d’s into a better Demised and Bar gained and
sold for him with the Benjamin Hall his heirs and assigns forever
in Witness where of we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals
Every thing of the day of February in the first Year of the Reign of
George the Third Henry of Great Britain AD 1761
Sign: Seal: & Deliv’r
In Due form of
Henry Hall
Simeon Derres
The seal & Deliv’r this Deed in presence
of the 4th of March 1761
Simeon Derre
The above Deed was recorded
march 31 Day 1761
Jonathan Tourly
To all Christian people who shall in know ye this I Simony Clerk of Rhode
Island being in the county of Rhode Island standing presenting and act in the
federation of June thousand & five Hundred & twenty pounds Twenty shill
of Money and land the eleven to me in home & by my hand & by your Grace
investing in the Court and calling some Said remainder I do
here do hereby acknowledge & admit that there with the full liberty
Credited paid & paid & there of every part and parcel hereof
& Moreate acqui s Des Hare the said Amos Green as his heirs
Executors and adminis’s forever by these presents hath l