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No 20 To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know ye
That I Samuel [illegible] late of [illegible] in this my County and Colony of Rhode Is
land province General Court of England Yeoman for and Consideration
of the sum of three thousand Cents [illegible] of me since paid and done to me in
hand before the Corporation of the town of [illegible] and [illegible] to me in
my own and adequate aforesaid payment I hereby by these presents do hereby
alienate and convey all that piece of land lying in the town of [illegible]
called Green Pasture for bargained sold and alienated to and held to [illegible] and [illegible]
the said Samuel [illegible] and James [illegible] his heirs forever bought and [illegible] for
certain bounds and bearings being and bounding as follows to wit
Beginning North [illegible] one half perches from the house now of [illegible] and [illegible]
by a stone on the North West corner of the house now of [illegible] and [illegible]
descending North [illegible] four half perches to a stone at the North West corner
of the house named [illegible] and on said [illegible] line to a pine tree on the line be
between [illegible] and Joseph [illegible] thence [illegible] five half perches to the house belonging to
S. [illegible] thence [illegible] to a pasture fence thence [illegible] bounding on the [illegible]
house now of [illegible] thence to the [illegible] thence through [illegible] to the [illegible] and to the
[illegible] granted and bargained conveyed these lots all [illegible] privileges
and conveniences thereunto belonging in any way appertaining then to
Samuel [illegible] and James [illegible] his heirs and assigns forever to have and enjoy
the same for himself and his heirs forever and to [illegible] Jonathan [illegible] his
heirs for the said sum [illegible] now acknowledged and admitted to be
paid to me and granted to and [illegible] that before [illegible] locating hereof
sum [illegible] the said [illegible] and all other of [illegible]’s [illegible]’s [illegible]’s
and [illegible]’s [illegible]’s and [illegible]’s [illegible]’s in any other properties for right
and [illegible] and [illegible] the right to sell and dispose of the same in the same manner aforesaid
and that the same shall be free and clear of all [illegible] and [illegible]
from all and all those whomsoever of former and [illegible] the said Grand bargain [illegible]
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of October the 9th 1785 [illegible] of George [illegible] [illegible] of Brook street
Signed sealed & Delivered
In the Presence of
David [illegible]
James [illegible]
Personally [illegible] [illegible] in the town of [illegible]
the 20th of October 1785 appeared
[illegible] [illegible] and acknowledged
above and within [illegible] to be
his act and deed hand and seal etc
Before me [illegible] Justice of the Peace
The above Deed was recorded [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
by [illegible]
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