The instrument's own words
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all droppees to whom there shall evolve some relating
that a Nicholas Law within the said town of P. [illegible] and in the county
of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence sc 1654
Sum of Seven hundred hundred [illegible] Current money of the Colony aforesaid
Given to me and agree the Creating hereof well and truly’s’ [illegible]
with Congdon of Charlestown of the Captains in the County [illegible]
witness that the said House & to be achieved within
witness that he hath fully satisfied Converted and paid the third & fourth [illegible]
pro[bate] of the Premisses August & Discharging the said premises
into His [illegible] & [illegible] for ever and in the [illegible]
once Pieces Granted Bounded as follows [illegible] [illegible] Converted
For [illegible] and in themselves twenty to justly fully and thus shall be
to give and Grant an all within this County Colony & Company unto the
said Joseph Congdon his Heirs and Assigns forever A Certain
parcel of saltmarsh with some haying & being in Charlestown aforesaid
Containing five Acres or there abouts is buted and bounded as
follows [illegible] Beginning at a stake & thence Three chains which stands in
Gideon houses line till the Southwest Corner of a lot of Marsh
thence running North of the East line five rods to a stake [illegible]
thence Eastward to the Westernmost Marsh bounding and going until it
comes to Witness Westernmost Marsh which the length of it
is [illegible] odd bearing East [illegible] rods with the then running South 5
and some rods East by North east to a stake and running then from the said
Lot then some [illegible] north youth Seven hundred Acres and running north
to the [illegible] hundred bounds & set being Bounded West on one
Gideon houses [illegible] the other party on Gideon Harris’s path on the west
Lord East[illegible] in the [illegible] Westernmost Marsh which the length of it
is [illegible] as aforesaid & Concerning the said piece of Breach belonging to
John Truesons of Charlestown to have used & to hold the planted
Marshes & Premises with all the Rights’s’ [illegible] [illegible]
his land & Appurtenances to the same belonging as in any other
Appurtenances unto him the said Joseph Congdon his heirs
Assigns forever to his Heirs Dear Only possess use benefit of the same
forever & this Indenture witnesseth that I my heirs Exec[utors] [illegible]
do Covenant Promise and Grant to End with the
Joseph Congdon his heirs & [illegible] and Assigns that at any
before the Executing hereof I am the Sole & Lawfull owner
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Owner of the Above bargained Premisses and am Lawfully vested as a
& seized of the Vend in my Own proper Person as a good perfect &
Absolute Estate of Inheritance in fee simple and have in my good
Act and power and lawful Authority to convey and Dispose of the same
to the persons no Above & I will that the said person their heirs and assigns
Shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter
of these premises in safety Securely & Quietly & lawfully have & hold
Occupy and Enjoy the Demised & bargained premises with the App
nomem and Privileges & Rights & Liberty Quietly Enjoyed & Exercised and
from all manner of claims of Persons & Others by the presents Absolute
Lease forever whatever else under Diverse instruments Executions or incumben
of what nature whatever else that might in Any manner move or dispute
Void this fee or ever Void these premises either for myself after
my Execution Executor Administrator to enjoy and Enjoy the Above De
premisses to him & the people enjoy their Heirs and Assigns Legally
Lawfull Claims a Demand of Any Person or Persons whatsoever for
to Moment Unless Expressly opposite presents and Voided and therefore
of the void The reason whyin defined doth for the good consideration above mentioned
deeds up and warrants all the rights of Owner and Princes of the De
into the Above Demised premises forever unto them their Heirs and Assigns for
and join his Wife here here to trust void with his hands and seals this Inden
Annow in the third year of the Reign of George the First of great
Britain &c. Dr 1768
Sign: Dean & Donor:
in presence of
Wm Thann Colby
Charles Brown
The above Deed
was Recorded
December 28th 1768
Rhody. county ss
personally appear the above under
in this hand the Day and year Above Written & Declare
the foregoing instrument to be their act and Deed
their hands and seals thereto Affixed before me
John Changlin
I Clerk
Wm Kelly Justice of the peace
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