Deed from Samuel Adams to Solomon Adams

To All People to Whom These Presents Shall Come: Greeting
 
Know you that I, Samuel Adams, of Hancock County of Berkshire, State of the Commonwealth,[1] for the consideration of the sum of four pounds, fifteen shillings lawful money to me in hand paid by Solomon Adams, my son, [2] to my full satisfaction do give, grant, bargain, sell, and confirm unto the said Solomon Adams and to his heirs and assigns forever all my right and title and interest in and of one certain lot of land in the bounds of Farmington, being the 52nd Lot in the Southeast Division, so-called, containing in the whole nine acres, two roods, and eight perches, being one fourth and one-sixth part of said land, which lot is butted and bounded as record may appear.
 
To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises with the appurtenances thereof belonging unto him, the said Solomon Adams, and to his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their own proper use and behoof.  And, also, I, the said Samuel Adams, do for myself and my heirs, executors, and administrators, covenant with the said Solomon Adams, his heirs, and assigns that, at and until the ensealing of these presents, I am well seized of the premises as a good indefeasible estate in fee simple, and have good right to bargain and sell the same in manner and form, as is above [3], and that the same is free of all encumbrances whatsoever.  And, furthermore, I, the said Samuel Adams, do by these presents bind myself, my heirs forever to warrant and defend the above granted and bargained premises to him, the said Samuel Adams, his heirs, and assigns forever against all claims and demands whatsoever.   
 
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal,
 
Samuel Adams, seal
March 21, 1782, in the sixth year of Independence of America
                                                                       
Witness:
Signed, sealed, and delivered in presence of Eleazer Grant, Mabel Mott
Certification:
Then personally appeared Samuel Adams [4] and acknowledged the within instrument to be his free act and deed before me, Eleazer Grant, Justice of the Peace, Albany County in the jurisdiction of Kings District, March 21, 1782
Recording:
A true entry of a deed recorded April 2, 1782, per Solomon Whitman, Registrar
Cataloguing:
156
 
 
 
[1] The Commonwealth here is Massachusetts.
[2] Deleted Text: Received
[3] Deleted Text: written
[4] Deleted text: Signer and Sealer of  foregoing        and acknowledged the same
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