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Know all men that I George Browning of Charlestown in the
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island in consideration of
Three hundred and ninety two dollars and ten cents paid me by Caleb
Tanyon of Charlestown County and State aforesaid the receipt whereof I do
hereby acknowledge to be truly given grant bargain sell and convey unto
Caleb Tanyon his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract of land lying in
Caleb Tanyons land called Sprague's corner containing one hundred acres bounded
Charlestown containing by situation one boundary bounded on the south
beginning at the corner of the highway at one shrubbed land running west
boundary on the highway until it come to Edge Tuckers land and bounded on
the East boundary on the house of Simon Tucker and on the north
by the land of Dr. [illegible] Tanyon west on other boundary land will come to
land of my late father Tanyon west on other boundary land will come to
the full mentioned Bound. All other than let where the pasture and low
the full mentioned Bound. and by Low pasture as printed below
enclosure’s refer to and said in the same manner as above described
beginning at the corner of the highway running southwest on shrubs in black land
until it come to the swamp in the Swamp boundary westerly on the swamp until it
come to the boundary of Caleb Tanyon On the North by said Tanyon and Dinas
come to the boundary of Low pasture On the South by said Tanyon and Dinas
front land On the East by Samuel blacks and south partly by blacks and
the highway to the full mentioned Bound. or however bounded the said
premise now to transfer.
And I save and to hold said grant and bargain
id promise with the privilege and appurtenances thereof to him said
Caleb Tanyon his heirs and assigns forever and I said George Browning
for myself my heirs executors and Administrators do covenant with said
Caleb Tanyon his heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seised in
fee of the premises that they are free of all encumbrances that I
do have good right to sell and convey the same to said Caleb Tanyon
to hold as aforesaid and that I shall warrant and defend the same
to Caleb Tanyon his heirs and assigns against all and lawful
claims and demands of all persons.
The Condition of the aforesaid written
Deed is that if the said George Browning my heirs executors or all
immediate shall pay to said Caleb Tanyon his heirs executors
Administrators or assigns the sum of Three hundred and ninety Two
dollars and four cents on demand together with interest on the sum
until paid then the above written deed given by me to said Caleb Tanyon
for the payment of the sum aforesaid with interest at the rate
aforesaid shall be void Therefore shall remain in full force
payment may be made one hundred dollars at a time.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of me
John Stanton
Samuel Stanton
Washington p. [illegible] Charlestown October 8 1845
Automatically appeared before me on the within named George Browning
and acknowledged the within deed to be his free and
voluntary act
John Stanton Jp
Witnessed Day 6 1846 Day 27 1846 No 22 Page 3 Browning one
By B. Stanton C. Clerk
Recorded October 8 1845 payment in part towards the payment
of a mortgage dated in the year of 1845 Caleb Tanyon
Funded the 8 day of Jan 1846 by
John Stanton Jp Charlestown September 1st 1845
Received of George Browning one hundred
dollars towards an instrument a mort
gage dated which was signed and executed for Caleb Tanyon in the
year and date of 1845.
(Signed) Caleb Tanyon
Recorded by me William W. Perry C. Clerk Nov 5th 1847 y.