The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these presents shall come—
I Polly Cooff of Charlestown in the county of Kings County and City of Providence
Rhode Island Yeoman do make known that she the said Polly Cooff for and
Consideration of the Sum of Three hundred and Eleven pounds for the thing current
money of Vendling to me in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid
by William Clark and Joshua Clark both inhabitants of the said city and by them
so paid and delivered the receipt hereof I do hereby acknowledge and my daughter
I will fully satisfied contented and paid and hers and of my heirs forever hereafter
do covenant agree and Discharge the in the said William Clark and Joshua Clark
their executors and administrators forever by this present Indenture grant
bargained and sold conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do grant
convey fully and Absolutely unto the said William and Joshua Clark their heirs and assigns
forever a Certain Tenement or parcel of Land situate lying and being in the town
of Charlestown County of Kings by Estimation fully being the same size or
bounded as Follows Beginning at the West W. Corner of a Stone wall and
runs a little to the close in a swamp and to the N. E Corner of Jonathan Arnold land
from thence running N. W by Degree East until it comes through the swamp to
the uplands thence throughout Northerly by a spruce pole it runs to the stone
mark on the line side from thence running North East by Degree North until it comes
to a pine tree in the South mark on the line of some [illegible] until it
comes to William Clark land all to be held until it comes to a Stone bound on the line
10 Degrees East by said Clark land until it comes to a stake by a Corn field
the said Corner south from thence running South until it comes to a Red stake marked on the line
until it comes to a Black horse tree marked on the Red stake running by straight line fast
of Jonathan Franklin thence along hedge about 8 poles to the North East until it comes
upon the said fence into land until it comes to the first mentioned corner.
To have & to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the
Appurtenances privileges land and commonite to the same belonging or in any
wise appertaining to them the said William Clark and Joshua Clark their
their Heirs and Assigns forever to them and their Heirs and by my proper
Benefits and Behoof forever and I say That they Copy set my Soft my Heirs
Executors and administrators Governor and servants and by these presents do warrant
the said William and Joshua Clark their Heirs and Assigns that at any time
before the sealing hereof I am the true sole and lawful Owner of the above
bargained premises and am Lawfully seised and possessed of the same in
my own proper right as a good property and Absolute Estate of the heritage
in too Simple and have in my self full right full power and lawfull
Authority to grant bargain sell convey and alien from the said bargained
premises in Manner as above said And that the said William and Joshua
Clark they and their Heirs and Assigns shall and may from hence forward
and all times forever hereafter be free and clear of all those debts and
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quietly peaceably, and quietly have held in fee simple possess and Enjoy the said demize
and bargain’d [illegible] with all its Appurtenances, free and Clear and Free ley
and hereby executed Conveyed and Discharged of and from all and all manner
of former in other High grants Bargains Sales leases mortgages Wills Entails
Dowries Dowries doweries Declarations or Incumbrances of what Name or
Nature soever that might in any measure or Degree Obstruct or make
void the Present Indenture Furthermore I the said Peter say for my self
my Heirs Executors and Administrators do Covenant and Engage that the Above
Demised premises to him the said William Fortune and his Heirs their
and Heirs against the lawful Title Claim or Demand of any person or
persons whatsoever forever to warrant secure and Defend by his
person and warranty And that the wife of me the said Peter say doth by this
deed and Witness signed up and surrender all her rights to Dower &
Power of third part in and to the Above Bargained Premises unto
the said William Fortune and his Heirs their Heirs and Assigns forever in
Witness hereof we have set our hands and affixed our seals
this Twenty ninth Day of April in the Twenty seventh Year of his
Majestie Reign George the Second King of Great Britain etc Anno
Domini one Thousand seven hundred and fifty four
Signed Sealed and Delivered (King’s County Ct.
In presence of us.
James Congdon
Robert Potter
Personally appeared the substrily [illegible]
this Day and being duly sworn did state in my Presence
that she had read and signed the above
Instrument to be her Act and Deed
Land & seal hereunto affixed
Before me Robert Potter Justice
The above and foregoing Instrument Was Recorded this 13th
Day of January 1755 by Robt Potter Town Clerk