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24 Know all people by these presents that I John South Cove Dread Ship of Newport in the
County of Newport and Colony of Rhode Island & Providence plantations westernmost in New England merchant
said dwelling namely that I & the said David Boyd late of the said Province of the same town
said dwelling namely and current Mayor of New England to me in trust at the Beginning of the
second February last namely and nearly and partly by the House of huddles with flying boxes and in
between the Railway then lying west and nearly and partly by the House of huddles with flying boxes and in
County and Colony above said granted and the said Joseph Boyd late of the said province and by
said dwelling namely and probate of the said Legate remnants and Heirs of the just proportion’s have
given handed the Heirs executors and administrators for their use that by the said probate have given
handed the Heirs executors and administrators for their use and that the said probate have given
the part both clearly and absolutely that David Boyd granted and his Heirs assigns forever a piece
of land the said Henry bundle the Heirs and assigns for a sum of £ One hundred Pound of lawful
said land being a plantation in the county of Newport County and Colony for the returning
said land being a plantation in the county of Newport County and Colony for the returning
Ninety acres more or less and by it bounded as followed northwesterly bounded by the
of James Foster estate as the line runs southwesterly on a straight line to the corner of
Line of the others until the properties Right boundary to the North and further to the said
Sleping on any ways appertaining within the said Property to the North and further to the said
granted and Reserved to me and my premises with the appurtenances to the said Henry
bundle the Heirs then and agrees and that the one true open proper full path and highway or
road and the James Boyd the Heirs and assigns for life only to the path and further that I have
in the name and compact name of the said land and Mortgage and Loan and Not signed of the
same in one proper region Both and any other land now or here desirable Estate of plantations etc
per simplex in the said transaction I have given both full power and shall lawfully continue to sell and dispatch
of the same in manner above and from the aforementioned that the said and lawfully be handed to
the said Henry bundle the Heirs and assigns by way of reference and that of the said property fully described
and issued the said have accept paid full and paid the said amount promised per miter for Ever after
further More I the said and stated by the said probate promised and wrote and settle my
self my Heirs Executors and Administrators for their use shall intend and signed the said bargain
forever or tract of Land and Every part thereof against the Lawfull Claims of Forever
of all and Every piece and parcel belonging furthermore into the said Henry thousand the Heirs now
and after the said landward return of I have unto all my hand and seals this twenty Day
February for the North day of the Year of our Lord George the second King of Great Britain &
Aries of Domains etc North American some hundred and Eighty Eight
Signed Sealed & Delivered Edward Boyd Seal
In the presence of
De am Hill
Joseph F Barber
march
This above deed was entered
March 26 th 1789
by William C S P
The above Named and Subscription Edward Boyd
Appeared in Charlestown the Day and year above
written and acknowledged the above written Instrument
to be his act and deed signed and sealed before me
Samuel Willbore Justice peace
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