The instrument's own words
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1788. Know all Men by these Presents that I Joseph Champney have Conveyed to Samuel Briggs inhabitant of the town
of [blank] for the sum of 8£ 8s 4d paid by him to me in lawful money of Great Britain the premises set forth
in the Indenture between my Father [blank] and the Trustees of the colony expressed below
and the Parcel thereof which he did Purchase the same boundary as
and according to the Charter dated the 1st day of July 1756.
The aforesaid Joseph Champney has Conveyed to Samuel Briggs
the following Lands: All those lands lying in the Town of [blank] called the
COPPLE in whom the said Joseph Champney was formerly Resident whereas
it is bounded on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North West by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South East by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank] and on the North East by the Land of James Ludlow and on the South West by the Land of Samuel Briggs inhabitant
of the town of [blank