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To all People to whom these presents shall come Greeting, Know ye that I Jonathan [illegible]
of
North Kingstown in the county of Kent in the state of Rhode Island and providence Plantation sun
[illegible]
and [illegible] [illegible] and in consideration of the sum of twenty Pounds Currency
of New England to me in hand paid by the said [illegible] the value hereof well and fully paid me by
[illegible]
Clerk & Constables in town of [illegible] and city of Providence the day of [illegible] Anno Domini
and of my town [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] and of the first part and of the second part and
third part [illegible] to convey and Deliver unto [illegible] George Clark the [illegible] [illegible] and
[illegible] [illegible] before me the Justice of the peace have Given Granted Bargained Sold and Aliened
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and confirmed and conveyed by this Indenture duly fully fully and Absolutely Grant [illegible] and [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] George Clark to have and to hold [illegible]
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[illegible] bounded on the [illegible] by the beginning of a heap of stones at the North [illegible] corner
[illegible] running then North to South following upon the high way running from [illegible] [illegible]
down to [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] to a [illegible] of [illegible] from [illegible] [illegible] running west [illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] to a [illegible] of [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] running on [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] and from thence Easterly to a [illegible] of first [illegible]
[illegible] containing one Acre [illegible] [illegible] and [illegible] the said lands Bargained and
Premises with all the Appurtenances thereunto belonging and convening to the said [illegible] [illegible]
with any [illegible] appertaining there to have and the said George Clark to have and [illegible] forever to
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] and the said [illegible] [illegible] for
me my Heirs Executors and Assigns [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
the George Clark his Heirs and Assigns [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
the use of the state and Lawfull Owner of the above named premises and with Lawfully signed
and Apposed the same in my own proper handwriting and seal the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
of Indenture in Fee Simple and have in said full power given full power and [illegible]
Authority to Grant Bargain Sell and convey the same both from the said Bargained premises
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] the said George Clark and his Heirs and Assigns [illegible] [illegible]
home to him and at all times forever [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
Lawfully Peaceably and Quietly [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] the said [illegible]
and Bargained premises with all the appurtenances thereunto [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
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Bargain Sale [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
of what name or [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
and for this purpose did further the said [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
the Merchant and [illegible] [illegible] the above [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
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