Indians of North America : 59 autograph deeds, apprentice indentures, letters, invoices and receipts, 1662-1828

[page torn] [?]ople to whom these presen shall com jeremiah momun [page torn] [?]d abigal his wif living at a place caled mattaras ponds [page torn] county of new plymoth in in ne england in america [page torn] [?]him sendeth greetings and know ye that for and in consider [page torn] the full and just sum of six pound and ten shillings [page torn] [?]nd Lawful mon of new england to us in hand paid before [page torn] [?]ling and deliveri of these present by jobe randol [page torn] [?]e within the county afore said with which said sum of six [page torn] [?]d ten shillings we the aforesaid jeremiah momuntauge and [page torn] [?] my wif do joyntly [and?] severally acknouleg our [page torn] [?]lly satesfied contented and paied and there of do [page torn] [?]very part and prcel there of do exonerate aquit [page torn] [?] the afore said jobe randel him his eyrs executors [page torn] [?]long and everi of them for ever : and have and [page torn] present do fully freely and absolutly give grant [page torn] sel mak over and pas awai from us the afore said jere [page torn] [?]nd abigal my wif and our eyrs and asigns to him the afo [page torn] [j?]obe randol and and his eyrs executors and asigns forty [page torn] of land forty acres more or less as it is bounded ling [page torn] [?]e within the town of marsh feild that part of the town [page torn] to land cald the magers purchas and is bounded at the westerly or nor west end with indian head river pond one [the?] south sid with the land that we the afore said jeremiah and a Abigal sould to john records of marsh feild and from a stake standing by inidan head river pond and a rang of trees marked it runs awai easterly to a pond called sandi botom pond bounded with said pond easterly end forty rods in bredth from the line of john re =cords taken by a square it runs forty rods to a red oackh tree marked upon a stright line forty rods northerly ther bounded with the land of jeremiah and abigal his wif and from the said red oak tre marked with a strait line westerly or towards the nor west to a pine tre standing close by indian head river pon and so bounded awai southerly to the said stake the first named bounds of records land To have and to hould the afore said forty acres of land from us the afore said partis jeremiah and momuntaug and abigal my wife and our eyrs executors administrators and asigns to him the afore said job randel his eyrs executors and asigns for ever with the wods waters timbers standing ling or being upon the said forty acres of land with all other privilg of and apurtinances ther to belonging or ani wais aportaining to him the afore said job Randol and and his eyrs for ever : fre and cleere and

And Clerly aquited of and from all other and former gifts bargeons sales leases mortgages and all other and former entanglements or incumberenc of whatsoever : avouching And affiming that before the signing and sealing of this instrument that we the afore said jeremiah and abigal my wif are the trew and proper owners of the afor said forty acres of land afirming that at the time of the signing sealing herof we have good right full power and lawfull athority by vertu therof to dispose of the afor said premises : and every part and parcel ther of waranting the sale and title her of against all persons whatsoever lawfully or leagali Claiming ani right or title her unto in witness where of we the afore said partise jeremiah mo = muntauge and abigal have here unto set our hands and seal this twenty:3 of January 1701 or 1702

Signed sealed And delivered In the presenc of us Isaac randall John D[w?]elle

the mark of [symbol] Jeremiah [seal] momuntauge

the mark of [symbol] Abigal [seal] momuntauge

This eleventh day of aprill 1704 before me the subscriber one of her maiestis justisis of peace for the county of plimoth perconally appeared the above writen Jeremiah mumantagye and abigal mumantauge and did acknoledg the above writen Instrument to be their act & Deed Joseph Otis

Pl. Ss: Entered Aprill 25th. 1704 & Recorded in the 5th book &c fol: 169 : 170 : per Thomas [Little?] regr

Indian Deed to Job Randall 1702

Jeremia Indian to Job Randall Recorded pe. 228

Know all men: that wee Kauseton & Will Ledge [all?] of the township of new Plimouth in new England: living at a place called by the English breake heart hill and by the Indians called Comanabunbunit have given and granted bargained and exchanged for our selves our heirs executors and administrators to and with Quanootus of the same place aforsayd for five ackers of land bee it more or less bounded by a brooke westerly by the now dwelling howse of Jonathan Moree : bounded northerly by the saltwaterpond : bounded northeasterly by the meadow belonging to the sayd Jonathan Moree bounded east and southerly by the land that the aforesayd Jonathan Moree bought of Queshataset and bounded southerly by the land that Jonathan Moree bought of the aforesayd Queshataset All which the forementioned land with all and singular the profits previledges comodities and appurtenances in any way belonging or apertang there unto : with all the right title and interest that we sayd Kauseton and Will: Ledg have or ought to have in any respects or our heires executors or adminstrators doe resigne and delver up unto the afore said Quanootus his heires and asigns To have and to hold for ever: for himself his heires and asignes for ever : with warrantees against all people whatsoever from by or under us the said Kauseton and Will Ledge aforesayd or our heires exexutors or administrators claming any right title use or interest of or into the sayd bargained premisses or any part or percell thereof And wee the sayd Kawseton and Will: Ledge for our selves our heires executors and administrators covenant and grant to and with the sayd Quanootus his heires and assignes that at the tyme of the ensealing & delivery of these presents wee have full power just right and lawfull authority to give grant bargaine and confirme all the sayd premisses in and by these presents mentioned to bee given granted bargained and confirmed according to the true intent and meaning of these presents in manner and forme aforesayd And that it shall and may bee lawfull to and for the sayd Quanootas his heires or assignes By themselves or theire Attorney to enrole or record these presents or cause them to be enrolled or recorded in his Maities court of new Plimouth or any other place of records according to the usuall custom and order of recording [evedences?] in= such cases provided In witness whereof wee the sayd Kawseton and Will Ledge [h?]ave hereunto set our hands and seales this