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To all People to whom these presents shall come Greeting. Know ye that
Joshua Clark of Charlestown in the state of Rhode Island and Providence
a gentleman viz and in consideration of the sum of ten pounds and six pence
by him paid to me the said Dallore town in hand bargain Evaluating hereof witness
it by Ephraim Browning of said town witness in the court and
upon hand witness that I myself hereby do acknowledge and
deliver quit and convenient then and thereof and of the said plot of land
to the premises hereunto signed and Discharge to said Ephraim Browning
gentleman and premises henceforth the present Piece given present. But him
said Ephraim Browning conveyed and confirmed and by the said premises
and official grant’d’ grant’d’ the said plot of land’s’ [illegible] [illegible]
unto him and his Heirs and Assigns forever in his appurtenances
Heart or Tenure from whatever title right and liberty and in the
Colony above containing breadth three acres and a half and in the
Colony above the Beginning of the west Part from several steps’s’ [illegible]
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Northly on others range then and then N 51 W 110 rods and until a
White Oak [illegible] 13 rods beginning from [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
from thence S 43 W 100 rods to Joseph Watermans [illegible]
to follow with the wood’s [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
conveying to Have and to hold said parcels and boundaries
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The Mortgage being so’d and cancelled still on the books of the office on estate of the Com.
December 19 in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred & seventy four in the Town
of North Kingstown come before me at said Town a certain Deed dated between them who
are named therein & said Deed is now void & null [Signature] Josiah Clark.
(recorded Proceedings) by me County [Signature] Jonathan Randall Clerk
December 9th 1774.
Now appears and doe declare his word that within this writing contained
is true and acknowledged by William Cutler to be true
his hand and seal Before me Jonathan Randall Clerk of the Court
Dec. 9th was recorded Clrk of the Court
To all whom these Present Shall Come Greetings I Thomas [Name]
of the Town of North Kingstown in the County of Kings in the State of Rhode Island
do hereby make known that I the said Thomas do grant give and forever convey to the said
[Name] in the Town of North Kingstown all that piece of land which lies and stands in
said Town and belongs to me by inheritance as follows viz beginning at a stake near the
road which leads to the north side of the town and thence north east to a stone wall
which divides my land from the land of [Name] and thence south west to a stone wall
which divides my land from the land of [Name] and thence south to the first stake
and so to town and the same to be held to the said [Name] his heirs and assigns
forever and the same to be conveyed and confirmed by the said Thomas to the said [Name]
and his heirs and assigns by the act of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island
and Providence Plantations and the same shall be free and clear of all former gifts grants
or conveyances made by the said Thomas or his ancestors and the same shall be held by the
said [Name] and his heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name]
and his heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be held by the said [Name] and his
heirs and assigns forever and the same shall be