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To All People to whom These Presents Shall come Greeting
Know Ye That I Josias Gordon of the Providence Plantations in New England Salve [illegible]
only and colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in New England Salve [illegible]
Gentleman of the said Town of Providence in the County of Providence of the said colony
of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in New England Salve [illegible]
for and in consideration of the Sum of [illegible] paid by William Cogdon of the Town of
[illegible] Hand with me the Receipt Whereof I do Hereby acknowledge
and the same give and grant and convey and confirm and assure and give Grant
or make of all that Piece of Land called and known by the name of
or me [illegible] Alland [illegible] Conveyed and confirmed and give by that Present
Indenture to me [illegible]’s [illegible] gave Grant Bargain Sell and Assign unto
friendly of England and Absolutely give Grant Bargain Sell and Assign unto
[illegible] and to William Cogdon his Heirs and Assigns Forever
[illegible] the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] and [illegible] in the Town of Costa’s Town
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] and Clerk of the [illegible] [illegible] in Americas
in the County of [illegible] One acre Builted on and bounded it East with [illegible] Southly
by [illegible] Estimation One One acre Estate & [illegible] Day Longuet Line Southly
by [illegible] Estimation on the North Way East [illegible] Area Northly [illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] the Road [illegible] [illegible] No Way [illegible] I Above & [illegible] To Have and to Hold
the Same and [illegible] Name William Cogdon and his Heirs with all its Appurtenances and
the Granted and Bargained and [illegible] Belonging Or in any wise Appertaining to him
containing Thereon Or Thereunto [illegible] Forever to he and his Heirs Proper
to William Cogdon his Heirs and Assigns Forever to he and his Heirs Proper
to my use benefit and behalf forever [illegible] Do I Josias Gordon for me my Heirs
& [illegible] [illegible] Do Covenant promise and Grant to And With the said William
Cogdon [illegible] that he [illegible] shall have [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
Gordon His Heirs and Assigns in [illegible] [illegible] and an Lawfully Seised and
Lawfully Owner of the above Premisses [illegible] and have Lawfully Seised and
[illegible] good right lawful and Absolute Title & Indenture [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
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Given Do for me my Heirs [illegible] and [illegible] to William Cogdon and his Heirs [illegible]
[illegible] Sale to William Cogdon His Heirs and Assigns [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
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This 2nd day Novmber In the Year of the Master Reign King George the Great
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Josias Gordon Seal
Written 1748
Signed Sealed & Delivered
In the Presence of
Colb Clarks
James Cogdon junr
The Within or above Named Josias Gordon appears
& Acknowledges the Same to be his Act and Deed and the Witnesses and
Acknowledged it also to be true as written Within [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
His Act and Deed Done Before James Cogdon the scribe
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The above Deed Entered upon Record of [illegible] [illegible]
November 1748 [illegible] Joseph Montgomerie Town Clerk
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