The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I & Thomas Sonigrett of Charleston
of the County of King, County and Colony of Rhode Island stated as Chief Sachem of
the Narragansett Tribe of Indians have Sold and Conveyed to Israel Sleep of the
same Town & County common a Certain tract of Land lying in said Charles and
containing by Estimation forty acres be it more or less & by my own Certainty it
was Conveyed according to Law Search Dated the 28 day of April in the year
of the Reign of George the Second the Second King and in the year our Lord 1760
Now as it now appears to be a Mistake in the bounding of Land
said Land Course 1/2 North South in said Tier of South Northward off the Land of
will it Comes to the High Way where of the same time John Deer Land South 1/2
acres the Highway there for said third Course Said Land have been Bound Northward and
Eastly by the Land that John Conyers Bought of George Newport until it Comes
the Northeast corner there of then Running East 1/2 South until it comes to
said Highway and then according to the bounds of said Deer which is
the Entire Intent of the bounds of said Land and I Thomas Sonigrett and
said Israel therefore for us and our heirs hereby agree and hereby Ratify said
take according to the true Intent thereof herein mentioned according to
Witness our hand & seal the tenth Day of November in the Second
year of the Reign of George the Third King of Great Britain & New
York 1764
Enock Kenyon &
Christopher Champin
Thomas Sonigrett & Isaac
Israel Sates — Or
Kings County 11 November 16 1764
The above Subscriber Thomas Sonigrett &
Israel Sates personally appeared and
acknowledged the Above Instrument to be
Their Act and Deed before me Christopher
Champin Justice of the Peace
The above Deed was Recorded
December 17th 1764
Gideon Hoxie Town Clerk
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