The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these presents Shall come Greeting Know ye
that I Joseph Stanton of Charleston in Kings County and colony of
[illegible] in New England Gentleman for Divers good Causes and considerations of
of a Valuable Summe in hand paid Y^e presents moving have humbl^y
declare d and forever laid Claim and by these presents do for himself and his heirs
their fully fully and Absolutely Release and forever to Claim unto my brother
Robert Stanton of Kings County and colony aforesaid upon the valuable
Consideration of
Deed and Sign and to his heirs and assigns forever all Such Right
Title and Interest and Demand whatsoever of the Said or however the Said thing
my Brother Thomas Stanton is now in possession of That De Belong to my Brother
Samuel Stanton Deceased or representative may be had by a Draft had Dupon-
made by Daniel Brown of processor
To have and to hold the aforesaid Land as above with all the privileges
profits and Commodities be the same Belonging or in any way appertaining
unto him by Thomas Stanton his heirs and assigns and by signs and there
only Proper use Benefit and Bequest forever that I Joseph Stanton
or his Heirs nor any other Person persons for him or them or other
on their names or signs or heirs of any of them Shall or will by any
Way or Means hold claim or by challenging Said Demand any State Title
Interest & Demand of mine or to his heirs or to him or any part thereof
from all and every other Right Title Interest however the aforesaid Demand of any
part or parcel thereof of any and every of theme Shall be Utterly excluded
And Barred forever by these presents from any Action Whatsoever in any
Whereof in witness hereunto set my hand and sealed this the Tenth Day of July
anno Domini 1782
Sign^d Seal^d & Delivered
In my presence if
Joseph Larkins Jus^t
Joseph Crandal
Kings County f^t Perfortly appeared y^e above named
Joseph Stanton the Date above Written and acknowledged
Regd the Above Instrument to be his act and Deed
hand and Seal before me Joseph Crandal Justice
The above Instrument was recorded ye 18th Day of July 1783
pr Robert Totten Town Clerk
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