The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents that I Joseph Miller of Charlestown
County of Washington in the state of Rhode Island Second and in consideration
of this Sum of Three Hundred and Twenty Four Dollars to me in hand paid
by Samuel Stanton of the town partly, and that aforesaid, the receipt where
of I do hereby acknowledge myself’s hereunto justly paid to convey and grant
Bargain and sell forever unto the said Stanton and to his heirs and
Assigns forever one certain tract of land lying in said Charlestown entire
adjacently known as estimation then South to the shore in low tide and bounded as
said boundary beginning at the Northeast corner of some lot by the Road gate running
on the Road north west until it comes to a parallel line with the northeast
of the Mill pond then south west until the Mill and Dam now stands while it
on the low tide from there south until the Mill and Dam now stands while it
comes to the wall running southeasterly then southeasterly at the wall stands
until it comes to the North of the north end of the brook then north to the mouth
of the said Mill pond in a southeasterly direction taking one half of the hand
where the said Brook now flows into the great Mill pond then north at the wall
stands until it comes to a water running southeasterly until the Road then north
thence partly by the road then East as far as it runs in that course then southeasterly
once to a spring where any generally known as the salt spring then northerly as the
Brook runs north until it touches the land of Joseph Butler then northerly and east
to the said Brains land to the Road then westerly bounded northerly by the
Road to first points mentioned bound.
To have and to hold the said granted and Bargained premises with all the
the privileges and appurtenances thereunto to the said belonging to him and his
said successors his heirs and assigns forever for him and his proper use purpose what
soever he has and the said Butler for me my heirs executors and
administrators do covenant with said Stanton that before the inducing and delivering
hereof I save the true owner of the Premis aforesaid that they are free of all
liens burdens and title warrant and defended the same to him and his
heirs and assigns against the claims of all persons
Provided that said present on conditions that the said Joseph Miller and
his heirs executors administrators or assigns shall make and truly pay one
to be paid to the said Samuel Stanton the first his Executor Administrator s
Assigns the aforesaid Sum of Three hundred and twenty four dollars on
December with Interest accruing said Interest to be paid annually on the first
fifth the day of March the first install to be paid in the sum of fifty dollars on
nov. then this deed is to be null and void and pretends to be in full force in law
nov. In testimony whereof I have hereunto all my hand and seal at Charlestown
aprofonded this 16th day of august in the year 1806. In presence of
John Stanton
George W Miller
Joseph Miller L.S.
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plant.
sc.
Bed February 8th 1859 By the name
of Joseph D Miller the full amount of
said indenture was paid to me about 1858
on a certain mortgage date from 1858
Witness state August 14th 1858
and on some evidence Pieces Charleston
Page 251 Samuel Stanton
Recorded Oct 8th 1859 by bow J. S.
Washington R.I. at Charlestown on the
day of August 16th 1806 Personally appear
the within named Joseph Miller and
acknowledged the same deed by him signed
and delivered to be his present and voluntary act
Before me John Stanton 1st Clerk
Recorded Feb 28th 1859
By John Stanton 1st Clerk
On the 17th day of March 1856 I received of Joseph D Miller
the full amount of several parcels and entered
the above mortgage a discharge the above
Joseph D Miller of his heirs Executors and administrators to me
for liabilities on account of the same
the presence & witness my hand & seal
Charles Cross Witness
Joseph D Miller
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