The instrument's own words
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(This Indenture Made this twentieth Day of July in the Eighteenth year of the
Reign of his majesty's King george the second a nobleman by blood and heir male of the
most noble house of Stuart’s King of Great Britain France and Ireland etc. and in the
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty three between William [signature]
of the town of Providence in King's County & colony of Rhode Island a yeoman planter
in the said colony Of the one part And in the said colony Of the other part To wit
to all Christian people to wit that the said William for and in consideration of the sum of
two hundred and ten Pounds of lawful money of Great Britain to him paid by the said
John [signature] the receipt whereof the said William doth hereby acknowledge
he hath sold and granted and by these presents doth sell grant and bargain and sell
and convey and confirm to the said John and his heirs forever the following piece of
land situated in the town of Providence in the said county and colony of Rhode Island
in the south part bounded on the north by the land of the said William and on the
east by the land of the said John and on the west by the land of the said William and
on the south by the land of the said John containing by estimation about five acres
more or less to have and to hold the said parcel of land with all its rights appendages
and appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said John his heirs and assigns forever
To have and to hold the said parcel of land with all its rights appendages
and appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said John his heirs and assigns forever
The said William for himself his heirs executors administrators and assigns doth
covenant and agree to warrant and defend the said parcel of land to the said John
his heirs and assigns against all and every other person or persons whomsoever
In witness whereof the said William hath set his hand and seal the day and year first
above written
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
the mark of william [mark]
[signature]
[signature]
[signature]
I the search of Elizabeth [signature]
do hereby certify that the above written instrument was brought before me
this first day of August Anno Domini 1743 and acknowledged by the
said William to be his act and deed and signed and sealed by him in my presence
and before me
[signature] Justice of the peace
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