The instrument's own words
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169.
Know all men by these presents, that I Moses Stanton, of Charl-
town in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, do
hereby remise release ordain and appoint John T. Knowles of Pawtucket
in said County and State my Attorney for me and in my name
to lease make lease and convey a certain lot of land in Charl-
town in said County and State containing Three third of said
Township as a whole white Oak tree North of Clark
Boundaries as follows viz beginning at a white Oak tree Seven hundred
feet from the Road North Westly by the Road North Eastly on the East by the
Swamp and Clark's Town, and five rods North to meet the North line and
on the North by Henry Lawrence and for me and in my name
to lease to make lease execute and deliver such deed or indenture as
entitling the said or some of the premises aforesaid as well as the
slavery to convey the Title to the same for the Money here upon agreed, aft-
er fully satisfying the payment of a certain Mortgage ago. of £ 100
to said Knowles for the balance of one hundred and twenty pounds
with the interest thereon at the expiration of one year from and
or otherwise for me and in my name to satisfy the conditions of
said Mortgage hereby ratifying and confirming all my said
Attorney shall lawfully do in the premises.
In witness whereof I do execute my private seal, hand and seal at Charlet-
town aforesaid this 17 day of September AD 1844.
Seal Delivred in
Ob Stanton
Moses Stanton, D.S.
Pamela Stanton.
State of Rhode Island &c
Washington Co. Charlestown Septem ber 17th AD 1844
Personally came before subtilis witnesses Abner Stanton and duly acknowledged the present Instrument to be his sign Signature to be his present preliminary act.
Rebecca Potter 16 Octob 1844. John Stanton J. Clerk.
Ob Stanton J. Seal.
Whereas the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations at their January Session 1844 Authorized Eunice Rogers a
nonage resident of Jamestown to alienate and divert of Mrs. Sarah Stanton the
Comprovises of the Sara parsonage Site in Charlestown a beautiful piece of
land called "the Parsonage site" in town Ravenous’s plot viz Beginning at the south
most corner of the Road North Easterly 28 & 80 s to a white Oak mark with saw
most notes at the Road North Easterly 40 & 40 s to a black Oak with saw notes
on the North easterly 13 & 50 s to a Red Oak’s tree North easterly 28 & 28 s
on the North east by the road to a white Oak tree North easterly 26 & 65 s and the Road to a
Stake and thence on Daniel Grout’s line North easterly 56 & 0 s to the corner
thereof North easterly 76 & 70 s to the fence North easterly on said fence to the
pull mentioned therefore 28 & 28 s or thereabouts the same being bounded by
containing about 5 acres more or less. And that a deed executed by the said
Eunice with the sanction of Court Commissioners shall be considered a valid Title
to the Purchaser or purchasers of said land.
Now Know All men by this deed it is known that I Eunice Rogers aged a
and by the Authority aforesaid as per the deed executed with the assistance
consisted of the said Commissioners’ signatures her signature hereunto affixed she
do Consideration of the Sum of two hundred and fifty per cent paid more by
said buyer of said Borden Town the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
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