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Know all men by these presents, That I
William Clarke of the town of Charlestown County of Washington
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in consideration
of the sum of dollars and other considerations paid me by Millard
& Tucker town, county and state aforesaid the receipt whereof I
do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and
convey unto Millard & Tucker his heirs and assigns forever
one house lot located in the village of Potowash wish in the
town of Charlestown aforesaid with the buildings thereon
standing, bounded as follows viz Beginning on the North
West corner at a stone fence running easterly four feet to a
stone fence thence southerly fifty feet to a stone fence westerly fifty
feet to a stone fence thence northerly fifty feet to the first corner above
mentioned 2,000 square feet. To have and to hold the said granted
and bargained premises with the privileges and appurtenances
thereof with the right of way from the road to the said granted
premises at all times across any land where it is the most
convenient and doing as little damage as possible, to him the said
Millard & Tucker his heirs and assigns forever, and I David
William Clarke for myself my heirs executors rev administrators
do covenant with said Millard & Tucker his heirs and assigns
that I am lawfully seized in fee and to my knowledge that they are
free of all encumbrances That I have good right to sell and convey
the same to said Millard & Tucker in the aforesaid and that said
warrant and defend the same to the said Millard & Tucker his heirs
and assigns against the lawful claims and demands of
all persons. In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this fourteenth day of September in the
year one thousand eight hundred and twenty sixth
Signed sealed and delivered
On presence of
Abel Tanner Mary Jane Tanner) William Clarke
Addie Tanner witness to his mark)
Washington Sc in Richmond in service county on this fourteenth
day September AD 1826 Then personally appeared William Clarke
subscriber to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same
to be his free and voluntary act and deed,
Before me Abel Tanner
Justice of the Peace
Received for record Dec 28th 1826 at Clerk Offir.
and recorded by Tobias Town Clerk
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