The instrument's own words
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[illegible] people to whome these presents shall come Gome Samuel Jenks of
[illegible] in the Countie of Providence County in the Colony of Rhode Island and a person
[illegible] of sound mind and body of the age of [illegible] years of that i.e. the said
[illegible] of the County of Providence in the said Colony to me the undersignd to me he hath
[illegible] of the County of south Kingstown in the said Colony [illegible]
[illegible] of that i.e. hereby acknowledge and agree to sell the said [illegible]
[illegible] thereof [illegible] quit and purchase the said Henry Kincolls
[illegible] by the tenor of these presents Half a hundred bushels of Barley & and
[illegible] and conveyed and delivered to the said Henry [illegible] five hundred Shillings
[illegible] and to hold the said land unto the said Henry Kincolls forever for his
[illegible] heirs for a certain piece or parce of land situate lying & in
[illegible] aforesaid now containing one hundred and thirty acres bounded & described
as follows [illegible] exclusively by a fence bound suitably by a high way and westerly
by a certain way common by Land belonging to [illegible] privately & partly on hand of
[illegible] watermarks or on his Common other way bounded or reputed to have
[illegible] and further the said parce or piece of Land in all and single the
[illegible] the same fence and to premises Precedences and appurtenances Untill the
[illegible] proper seal’d Deed and before him the said Henry Kincolls
[illegible] and signs to sign for the same and the said Samuel Jenks hath here by publish and
[illegible] declare him to be the true sole and Lawfull owner of all the above print
[illegible] & described premises and premises Lawfully Seized and possessed of the
[illegible] right aged and perfect and defendable Estate of the heritance in
[illegible] and female and the said Samuel Jenks leave to him Good right full power
[illegible] and lawfull authority to Sell Dispose of the parcel in whatever and forme
[illegible] aforesaid and also that the same and every part thereof at the encamping &
[illegible] every line of is free and a Clear and free and clear’d against Claims &
[illegible] of any and all other and all manner of claims and all other Gifts grants
[illegible] sales leases releases releases releases [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] that
[illegible] may in any way alter Change Title hath null or void our this present [illegible]
[illegible] or any part there of and further the said Samuel Jenks doth hereby warrant
[illegible] bind Oblige him his Heirs Executors and Administrations to warrant
[illegible] Defend the above described premises and Every part thereof unto the
[illegible] Henry Kincolls his heirs and assigns forever against the Lawfull claims &
[illegible] of all and all Every person and persons whomsoever from by whomsoever
[illegible] and unto the hand of the & Samuel Jenks hath by a sign & seal and
[illegible] however unto i. Henry Kincolls his heirs and assigns for the right
[illegible] power of land & all other titles [illegible] & Do and what some
[illegible] and unto the Samuel Jenks and promised him the said have here after to be
[illegible] and Longrand premises and Every part thereof the [illegible] nature of
[illegible] said Samuel and his wife Hannah his wife have signed their hands and
[illegible] the fifteenth day of February in the Seventh year of his majesties reign George
[illegible] the third. (the mark of Samuel Jenks)
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[illegible] [illegible] the mark of Hannah Jenks
[illegible] [illegible] the with me signed in my presence for by me
[illegible] 24 day of February in the year the Lord 1764
[illegible] [illegible] with the above [illegible] [illegible]