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Know all men by these presents that we Moses Stanton and Cath
arine Stanton His wife of the town of Coates of Charlestown in the County of Kent
rington and state of Rhode Island to wit And in consideration of the sum
of one hundreds and seventy five dollars to be paid to me John Knowles of the
Residence in some county the right aforesaid we do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said
hereby given grant a bargain sell and convey unto the said John Knowles of the town
of North Kingstown and edge partitions one thousand seven hundred acres of land
given and being in Charlestown opposite an oncoming thirty acres of land
one corner is situated on the east by the Pond heading from east North to
Rhode Island on the east by the beachs Swamp connecting at an obtuse
angle at the south east corner of Blacks Point and to head in a straight line
to mark thirty acres on the North side by Amy Carothers
And we have granted the same to the said John Knowles his heirs and
heirs and assigns forever to hold and have their own use benefit and behoof fore
ver In a manner as the said John Knowles to possess same by any right heritament Conveyance
or by some covenant with the said John Knowles his heirs and assigns that the
above said premises are free of any incumbrances that I have got use to let
the same aforesaid et that the said premises same and assigns the same
to the said John Knowles his heirs and assigns forever against the same law
for claims and demands of all persons
Provided Nevertheless and these presents are on condition That if the
said Moses Stanton and his heirs executors administrators sole heirs and truly
pay or cause to be paid to the said John Knowles his heirs and assigns the
aforementioned sum of one hundred and seventy five dollars within one year from
the date hereof together with the interest monthly arising therein until payment
the same and every each thereof shall be void null and void effectively uncovered in
the condition of this deed that of the said Moses Stanton and his heirs executors
or administrators or Assigns here to comply with the intentions of this mortgage
ago or in any other words of this mortgage shall remain impaired at the time being
equally free then and there in all cases that the said John Knowles his heirs be
unto administrators or Assigns here made sale of the premises aforesaid and
immediately satisfied the payment of the sum aforesaid together with the
interest thereon
In witness whereof we set our hands and seal this thirteenth
day of September in the year 1844 Per signed S.C.
Moses Stanton
Catharine Stanton
John Stanton
Owen Olney
Per Notary Public
Washington St Charlestown RI September 13th 1844
Thursday appeared the within named Moses Stanton and any acknowledgements
the within deed by him signed to be his and a grant accordingly and
Refer John Stanton et Clerk
Man of Commonwealth 11
Huntington September 16 1844 Thursday appeared the above
named bathmos Stanton signed and seal of the acres and premises
instrument and declared the same to be his and true act and deed
Refer me
Recorded October 16 1844 Per Humble Pastor of the Peace
By John Stanton S.C.
State of RI yo Charlestown Nov. 11 1847
I hereby acknowledge that I have received the amount of the sum
denoted in the foregoing mortgage Deed and I hereby relinquish to the person
Moses Stanton his heirs and assigns all my rights title and interest in the
premises
In presence of William H. Perry John Knowles