The instrument's own words
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524 Know all men by these Presents That we William
Green and Eunice A. Green his wife of Richmond in the
County of Washington in state of RI [illegible] for and in consideration of
the sum of seventy five dollars honest money paid by Daniel Sekate
of Charlestown in the County & state aforesaid the receipt
whereof we do hereby acknowledge have remised released
and forever quit claimed and by these presents do remise
release and forever quit claim unto the said Daniel
Sekate his heirs and assigns forever all the right title
interest property claim and all other demand what so ever have or may have
or of right ought to have or claim in or convey to contain two tracts
of land situated in said Charlestown one of said tracts
containing by estimation one hundred and forty forty acres more
or less and bounded as follows beginning at the north West
corner of Johans’s road (so called) then running Northly
bounding southerly on land formerly owned by Jonathan May
thence continuing Northly on land formerly owned by Daniel Sek
thence continuing North West on the road’s edge on the North
side by the road’s edge and Eastly by Henry and land of the
heirs of Peter & Catherine May the other tract contains by
estimation ten acres more or less bounded as follows
beginning at the north West corner of land set running
South Northly bounded Westly on the Tall pine stand by
land of E. Elijah Green until it comes to found of the heirs
of Jonathan R. Goul Barns Eastly bounded Northly
of land of said Daniel until it comes to the first mentioned
and back thence by said part first mentioned east to the
place of beginning or however the same may be
bounded I do have and to hold the same
& all the rights privileges and appurtenances Hereunts
appertaining to the said Daniel Sekate his heirs
and assigns forever And we the aforementioned William
A. Green and Eunice A. Green for ourselves and for our heirs
executors and administrators do covenant with the said Daniel
Sekate his heirs and assigns that we will warrant and defend
the aforesaid described premises to the said Daniel Sekate his
heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and
demands of all persons claiming by through & under us
In testimony Whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 28 day of December in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy nine
Signed sealed and delivered William H. Green Lys
on Eunice A. Green Lys
by Eunice
Charles Conns - Robert A. Hengen
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525
State of Rhode Island, &c?
County of Washington ss
In Charlestown in said county,
on the 26th day of December A.D 1789 the above named
William C. Green personally appeared before me, and
acknowledged the foregoing instrument, by him signed
to be his free and voluntary act and deed. and then and
while the above named Eunice A. Green, wife of said William
C. Green also personally appeared before me, and being
by me examined freely and a part from her said husband,
as interrogated the same instrument from and explained
to her by me, to be her free and voluntary act and deed,
and declared to me that she did not wish to retract
the same
Charles Coons
Justice of the Peace
Received for record April 6th 1790 at 9 h. o clock
A.M. and recorded by Charles Coons Town Clerk