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Deed of Bargain and Sale. 



This Indenture made this twentieth day of October in the year 

 of our Lord seventeen hundred and eighty-four and in the eighth year of 

 the Independence of the United States of America by and between Sarah 

 Derby of Hingham in the County of Suffolk & Commonwealth of Mas- 

 sachusetts on the one part and Ebenezer Gay and Daniel Shute 

 Clerks and John Thaxter and Benjamin Lincoln Esquires all of said 

 Hingham and Cotton Tufts of Weymouth and Richard Cranch of 

 Braintree both in the County aforesaid Esquires and William Cushing 

 and Nathan Cushing both of Situate in the County of Plymouth & 

 Commonwealth aforesaid Esquires and John Thaxter of Haverhill in 

 the County of Essex Esquire and Benjamin Lincoln of Boston in the 

 said County of Suffolk Gentleman on the other part Witnesseth that 

 the said Sarah for and in consideration of the sum of five shillings paid 

 her by the said Ebenezer, Daniel, John, Benjamin, Cotton, Richard, 

 William, Nathan, John & Benjamin and divers other good causes 

 her thereunto moving hath granted bargained & sold and by these pres- 

 ents doth grant, bargain and sell unto the said Ebenezer, Daniel, John, 

 Benjamin, Cotton, Richard, William, JSathan, John and Benja- 

 min, their executors or administrators a certain piece of land lying in the 

 north parish of said Hingham containing by estimation one quarter of an 

 acre more or less bounded westerly on the Highway, southerly on land 

 late of Benjamin Loring of said Boston deceased, eastwardly on land of 

 Elisha Leavitt of said Hingham, northerly on other land of said Sarah 

 and separated therefrom by a picked fence with all the buildings standing 

 on the same with all the priviledges, easements & appurtenances to the 

 said land and the buildings belonging, To have and to hold the same 

 to the said Ebenezer, Daniel, John, Benjamin, Cotton, Richard, 

 William, Nathan, John and Benjamin their Executors or administra- 

 tors for and during the term of one vear next ensuing the date of these 

 presents and then to be fully complete and ended Yielding and Paying 

 therefor the rent of one barley corn at the expiration of said term should 

 it be lawfully demanded. To the end that by virtue of these presents 

 and by force of the Statute for transferring uses into possession the said 

 Ebenezer, Daniel, John, Benjamin, Cotton, Richard, William, 

 Nathan, John and Benjamin may be in the actual possession of the 

 land and buildings aforesaid with their priviledges and appurtenances and 

 be thereby enabled to take a grant and release of the inheritance thereof 

 to their heirs and assigns forever. To and for the uses, trusts, intents 

 and purposes intended to be limited and declared in a certain indenture 

 of Release intended to bear date the day next after the date hereof and 

 made between the same parties as are parties to these presents. In Wit- 

 ness whereof the abovenamed parties to these presents have hereunto 

 interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year first above 

 written. 



Signed, Sealed and Delivered 



in presence of us. Sarah Derby. (Seal.) 



Benj 11 Cushing. 

 William Cushing. 



