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To all People To Whom these Presents Shall come Greetings Know That I
Nathanael Lewis of Charlestown in the County of Kent in the Colony of Rhode Island
in New England Yeoman for and in Consideration of the sum of Sixty Pounds of lawful
Money in the hand of me named below & acknowledged to me in hand before
Witnesses to be in legal Money of New England I do grant and convey my whole
Right Title & Interest by William L Atty of the said County & Colony above mentioned
Yeoman of the said
Town & I do hereby Acknowledge my said Act & seal lawfully affixed for sealed and delivered
Given Grant Given Grant Conveyance his Said Client Augustus & employed & by the said Instrument to be
said fully & Absolutely Give Grant Convey Grant Convey Grant Convey Grant Convey Grant Convey Grant
said Mean Convey & Confirm unto John Hale of
William Hale Yeoman his Heirs Feoffees for himself & Assigns forever a Certain Tract of
Land lying and being in the Town of North Kingstown Containing by Estimation
Five Acres & three perches or some More or Less Bounded on the North East by
the Ditches of the Lands of James Gonsalves Yeoman North East by a Pond called swamps
Island now my Station of John Hale Yeoman North West by a small Creek known as
Hawks River bounded similarly on East & West and South by the Lands of James Gonsalves
North West by Hale & Grant & Hoggan & Hoggan & [illegible] with all
its Appurtenances Tenements buildings & Conveniences to the said [illegible] in Only Manner
Appertaining the same to William L Atty his Heirs and Assigns forever To his
their Only Proper Use & benefit & behind forever & of Ye Nathanael Lewis for my
Heirs during their Only Degree the [illegible] Grant and convey to and with Ye William L Atty
his Heirs & Assigns that after paying the said Sum of Sixty Pounds and Lawful Owner of
I afore mentioned & are Lawful Seized & Held of said sum in the said Town in the said Manner
as a said [illegible] & Absolute Estate of Inheritance for example Marrying in
my good right full Owner of the Lawful authority & Sell & Deliver the
same in Manner as performed as aforesaid & that I James Lewis paid Third is Absolutely
Free and Clear from all claimants of forever of the grants in the said Lots [illegible]
Free and Clear from any Other claimants whatsoever & forever So Nathanael Lewis for me my
Heirs during any Other claimants whatsoever & forever So granted Premises match
Heirs during their Only Degree & convey & assign & forever granted Premises match
to William L Atty his Heirs & Assigns lawfully Conveyed’s [illegible]
the said [illegible]’s [illegible] whatsoever forever to the named [illegible]
and Mary Wife of said Nath Lewis both of the Consideration above said’s [illegible]
and Mary Wife of said Nath Lewis both of the Consideration above said’s [illegible]
of all the Right Title & Interest of the said [illegible]’s [illegible] & [illegible]
[illegible] the same to William L Atty his Heirs & Assigns forever In Witness
of the [illegible] We have hereunto Set our Hands & Seals the 7th Day of September
of the year 1730’s [illegible] His Majesty Reign George the 2nd Great Britain
[illegible] the Subpublic Nath Lewis opposite Nath Lewis Seal
1730
Signed Sealed & Delivered in Presence of
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