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Know all men by these presents that I Cyrus Watson of
Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
in consideration of the sum by me received twenty five dollars paid
by me by Nathaniel Brewer of said town, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
further do hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said
Nathaniel a certain lot or parcel of land situated in said town and
containing by estimation forty acres the same more or less, bounded and
described as follows beginning at a stake bordering at a stake and stones by the boundary a
few rods east of the School House lot there running northerly to Brother Michael
Watson's land east partly decided by the present property, to Brother Michael
Watson's lines to land of Common Enclosure, then easterly bounded northerly
by land of Brother Michael Watson it runs to a mark stake then southerly and
east by a line of stones until it comes to the boundary, thence
in a due westerly direction bounded by an enclosure to the beginning
it being that part of the land plant which said Cyrus purchased of Daniel
Higgins now deeded to the said Brother Michael by the tail for conveyance before spoken
or forgotten the same to be conveyed absolutely to forever
Or more and less to hold the proprieted premises, with the privileges and
appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said Nathaniel and to his heirs and assigns
for their uses forever Also I the said Cyrus for myself my heirs executors paid
administrators etc covenant with the said Nathaniel his heirs and assigns
that I am lawfully seized with seisin of the aforementioned premises that they are
free from all incumbrances that I have good right to sell and convey the same
to the said Nathaniel and to his heirs and assigns as aforesaid, and
I will and shall my heirs executors and administrators shall warrant and
defend the same to the said Nathaniel and to his heirs and assigns against
the lawful claims of all persons Provided nevertheless that if the said Cyrus
or his heirs executors or administrators shall fail to pay said Nathaniel or
his heirs executors or administrators assigns within one year from the date of this
present the sum of one hundred and twenty five dollars with the interest
thereon therefore the said act as a void warranty promising not bearing date
excepting whereby the said Cyrus promises to pay said Nathaniel the said sum
of one hundred and twenty five dollars with interest from date with
be absolutely void In witness whereof I the said Cyrus Watson and
Sarah wife of said Cyrus in town of Charlestown of date in the aforementioned
present hereunto have set our hands and seals this 1st day of March in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy (1870)
Executed and delivered in presence of [illegible] Cyrus Watson L.S
Paul M. Black Simon Robinson [illegible]
State of Rhode Island and County of Washington
Washington County Sc Charlestown ss
Recorded in Lycus Watson the full content
of the above a mortgage principal and interest
and I hereby charge the same
Witness my hand this 1st day of March AD 1870 before me appointed Clerk
Nathaniel Senex
Charles Cowes
Before me Paul M. Black Justice of the Peace
Presented for Record, filed March 1st 1870 by 3 rch
P.M. and recorded by Charles Cowes Town Clerk