The instrument's own words
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Washington co of Charlestown august 13th 1803
Personally came William Barry and acknowledged the Preceding instrument by
him Signed to be his own and voluntary act
Before me Joseph G. Griffin Justice Peace
Recorded Nov 25 1803
By Wm Stanton Clarke
Know all People to whom these presents shall come. Whereas I John [illegible] Eng
den of Charlestown in the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island stand for and and
consideration of the Sum of four hundred fifty dollars from Robert Wright eighty cents and
more in have and hold newly paid by him. Reason Browning in the County of
Providence state of Rhode Island witnesseth That I do hereby absolutely
and irrevocably sell and irrevocably quit claim and release and forever quit
claim and relinquish right appurtenances and all those my right title and
interest had in the aforementioned matters forever by my predecessors have given grants
conveyance etc also all other further conveyances and commitments and by such presents
do hereby fully and absolutely give grant bargain appay all conveyances and conveyances unto
the said Robert Wright hers heirs successors administrators and assigns forever those the following
described piece of land lying in the town of Charlestown and bordering the said Robert
Browning and others as follows lying partly in Charlestown and others
Partly in East Greenwich whereas which is my near-mentioned piece of land referred to as
North by the North West line of Robert Browning bordering Northwesterly in the said part
and Stephen Browning bordering on the North bordering on the East by the land of the
said Robert Browning containing three hundred and fifty acres with all the rights
appurtenances and improvements there belonging appertaining The said land or
piece of land with boundaries and contents in the above described manner and
with a guide unto the said boundaries between Browning Browning referred to on the
said East side bordering on beach Browning and Robert Babcock bordering on
South between Browning and others in land of George H. Browning on the
East side. The said land is part salt marsh land etc and boundaries on the North by the
Ocean road line by lands of Samuel doughy etc and boundaries on the South by the
East road bordering by lands of Robert [illegible] and boundaries to the East
the North fourth of land etc and boundaries to the West boundaries to the East
by lands of Isaac late of Charlestown boundaries to the East first mentioned boundaries the
said Stephen Browning boundaries to the East first mentioned boundaries also a
small Island in the salt pan from the East to the North of the first mentioned land.
All these and all the lands grants and boundaries promised to the said
Isaac Brown his heirs and assigns forever to him the said Robert
Bravo Brown his heirs and assigns forever to him the said Robert Brown his heirs and
chief forever also I the said John E. [illegible] for me and my heirs executors and
ministrators do covenant promise and grants to agree with the said Isaac Brown his
heirs and assigns that as to the ending benefit there in the said Brown and all
owners of the premises aforesaid that I have good right to sell and convey the same
to the said Isaac Brown to hold as aforesaid and that said summe secured and safe
and the same to the said Isaac Brown his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful
Claims and demands of all persons claiming the same by trough or under me the
full power given one hundred weight of the premises aforesaid
Provided Nevertheless that these
premises are on condition that the said Robert
Browning has his credit commitments otherwise or
that he will not and newly pay or cause to be paid to
Isaac Brown his heirs executors administrators or
assigns the sum of four hundred fifty dollars from
eighty cents on demand with interest of
four per cent per annum yearly at either Bunting in Providence
without delay or delay Thus does and also as a
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by a certain note of chance bearing date 24 Novr Stews R. S. 1 Novr 18th 1783
given by the said Jno R. Congdon to the said Isaac Brown for the payment
of the sums aforesaid with interest at the time aforesaid to begin pembayaran
Novr 30th 1783 whereas there remains in part paid and settled in full.
I now Testimonies either of there I have recorded bot my hand and seal at
Charlestown aforesaid this fourth day of december in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy three before me witnesses of it.
John Almy
Justice Session
Jno R. Congdon S. S.
Know all men by these presents that this 180 Day December Year and
Seven of the town of Charlestown and County of Washington and State of Rhode
Island and Providence Plantations named below for and consideration of the sum
of Eleven Dollars paid by said buyer in lawful money for the undertaking described
and truly proven by Evidence to be located in the town of Charlestown in the County of
Washington and State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations namely
viz: whereas in the whole of the above described and the more fully described
convenience and more particularly described in the said conveyance
conveyance made by the said party grantor July 4th and subsequently given
bargain sale fee simple and confirm same to the said Jona Congdon buyer and any
heirs and assigns forever a certain land or piece of land being pasture and
bying in Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode
Island and Providence Plantations consisting of one acre of the same more or
less and situated and described as follows beginning at a rock marked with the
initials B on the banks of a river called a river from there south 40 degs east 100
rods from the above to a white cedar on the line of Isaac Brown on a direct line
running southerly until it comes unto the line of Seth Converse land on a direct line
running north a Bergen Confine piece from there north 20 degs east 100 R 19 rods
Browns on a white cedar running to a stake and stone from there 29 degs 80 rods
to a stake and stone land bounded on the eastern line by said Converse land from
the western line a straight line running until it comes unto the first mentioned boundary
Browns together with the use of the water upon the water of the above stream and the
the right of the use of fish therein having not occurred by virtue of said stream
with the above them the land is bounded on the north line with land of Isaac Brown
night pasture and on area above the south of Lady salt together with all the
right pasture and agistment there belonging and the full power forever to the
dig and fishing making and maintaining a garden and lawful fences at the use
and the grantor and the heirs mistakes of the above or used to brew the land and the
to the donor and demand them for themselves their heirs and assigns further agrees
that the said buyer has right over fences or hedges placed at any time within the said land
to do allow to the said buyer the leave to have or place his stakes to park at the site of lady
as per use the leave to have or fences or make walls of stones by laws to the
measurements from the border of land and prove as it may describe one pace a piece
on full payments of rate damages done and upon said land by said fences
It shall also and to have the said grants granted and warranted forever with all the ap
pertenances and privileges to the same belonging to the same Bound by J. Harpjs