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86 Know all People to Whome these presents shall come Greeting
Know ye That I Jonathan Champlin of the town of westerly in the county of Kings county &
county of Providence in New England yean on for & in the presence of the sum of
two hundred pound in current Money of New England to me made and paid by
& to be paid by order of ye said [illegible] for the purchase of the following
of the very first Exhibition & extent these pieces of land
about [illegible] & [illegible] & [illegible] of the first parcel as fully & absolutely
Free and clear & unencumbered from all former claims and from ye right of Benjamin
Champlin the last of his life for a certain lot parcel or piece of land which
ye said Benjamin has in the town of Westerly in the county of Kings along after all full
right Bound on the east by [illegible] beginning at a stake and running south
and eastward bound thence running south east 26 1/2 to a soft stakes with
further south east 14 1/2 links to a stake running south east 26 1/2 to the edge of the pond
further south & east 24 1/2 to a stake running south east 14 1/2
to the edge of the Brook bound east 8 1/2 pages further south east 14 1/2
to a stake further south east 32 1/2 pages further south east 14 1/2 to a stake further
south east 22 pages further south east 29 links to arrive at a Brook
to allow the Brook running easterly 14 1/2 to arrive at the first bound named
I grant to the said [illegible] to have hold the said land & Bounds and premises with all
privileges appurtenances & all that the same Belonging in or among all such
appurtenances lands being my [illegible] with Benjamin Champlin for years in per
& for their only purpose of Benefit & Behoof for years in per & of my own
by my Conveyance & Determination of the said parcel lands & all that
I do release his heir and assigns after that the following line from the
[illegible] and over across of a line from the [illegible] pasture and a line from the loftly
absolute title of the [illegible] to the said [illegible] as a good proper and
full proof and lawful authority a piece of land of [illegible] by [illegible]
and that if any man or company part from the said [illegible] in any manner
from any means of his successors whatever I shall be answerable to be fore by
Jonathan Champlin for some any the Presentation & Damages [illegible]
In witness whereof I have hereunto my hand & seal made in the county of Kings
before Jonathan [illegible] in the presence of Benjamin [illegible]
his hand & seal a piece for price and my the mark of [illegible] E Campion in the
the [illegible] the [illegible] further save all the right of [illegible] in the
the [illegible] [illegible] witness his hand & seal of you for witness of the same
of his seal the 23 day of august in the year 1742
Signed sealed & delivered in the county of Kings [illegible] 1742
[illegible]
John Langworthy
(Wm Patbock
The above written & read to
the 7 day of february 1742
By Wm E Town &
[illegible] Only Westerly august 23 1742
Wm Champlin ye petitioner to this instrument
Acknowledged his name to be act & paid
Before Wm Patbock Justice
Jon Champlin (S
Mary ne [illegible]
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