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To all People to whom these Presents shall come Greeting &
Know ye that I & [illegible] of [illegible] Town in the County of Kent in the Colony
of Rhode Island & Providence, in the Name of God Amen for the sufficient and good Consideration of
three hundred Pounds Currency of said Colony to me paid by said [illegible]’s hand before the sealing
and delivery of these presents hereunto annexed have given granted bargained sold and conveyed and
by these presents do grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the Respectable gentleman
of said Providence town and city resident [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
and his heirs generally with war[r]anty full and perfect sale’d title conveyed to a [illegible] [illegible]
and further devise to forever fully strictly lawfully and absolutely For all that piece of land
and pasture soil meadow Corn-land in Common called the [illegible] [illegible]
(certain land there in) [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
and more being in the Town of [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
in the area of Westerly in the County and Colony aforesaid bounded as follows to wit
on the North by [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
and South by a highway East by [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
and West by a highway East by [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
to the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
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To have and to hold the said granted and Bargained premise’s prime
with all the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
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Furthermore this Deed Dame uneasy for me my Heirs Or [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
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In witness whereof the said David Dewey and his seal have set their
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[illegible] Have hereunto set my hand and seal the [illegible] day of January 17[illegible]
In the Shrievalty of Prov[id]ence Co[un]ty in the colony of Rhode Island the Seven[th]
of Great Britain & North America 17[illegible]
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To be above an recording Act. [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] January 17[illegible]
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To all People to whom these presents shall come greeting be it known unto them
That I Joseph Huntison [illegible] of westerly in Kings county in the colony of
Rhode Island aforesaid Yeoman for Consideration of [illegible] given of me by David
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] of the said Land to me in hand before this day
Hereof witness fully paid by David Gorthie of North Kingstown in s[ai]d County
Moreover have given sold & fully paid the right Parte Bargain [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
of my right Title to the said Land and To Me Certain Israel [illegible] [illegible] of said Land
Situate lying & Being in [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] in s[ai]d County bordering
by [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
Bounded on the North [illegible] [illegible] Beginning at a piece of land called [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
at a rocke [illegible] with a [illegible] it is bounded [illegible] with corner of [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
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Unto [illegible] above Named David Gorthie his Heirs Descendants [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
forever more and [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
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or a person that shall have any Interest [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
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