Indenture between Matthew Garrett and Mary his wife and
                   Charles Downes

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Indenture between Matthew Garrett and Mary his wife and
                   Charles Downes

               Queen Anns County, 1787

This Indenture made the fifth day of March Seventeen Hundred
and Eighty Seven Between Matthew Garrett and Mary his wife of
Queen Anns County in the State of Maryland, taylor of one part,
and Charles Downes of the county and state aforesaid, carpenter
and joiner, of the other part witnesseth that the said Matthew
Garrett and Mary his wife, for and in consideration of the sum of
one hundred and twenty pounds current money of Maryland to
them in hand paid by the said Charles Downes the receipt where of
the said Matthew Garrett doth hereby acknowledge and confess
himself to be there with fully satisfyed contented and paid, hath
granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeofed, released and confirmed
unto the said Charles Downes his Heirs and assigns forever Part of
a tract of land called Anns Portion Enlarged, lying and being in
Queen Anns County, begining at the south easternmost corner of
said tract and running up the main road north west fifty perches the
north fifty seven degrees east sixty foure perches and a half then
south twenty degrees ten minutes east twenty four perches to the
last line of said land called Anns Portion Enlarged, then with the
said last line reversed to the place of begining, containing and now
laid out for thirteen acres, more or less, together with all houses,
buildings, orchards, gardens, fences, trees, woods, underwoods,
ways, waters, advantages, emotuments and hereditaments
,whatsoever, to the said land belonging or in any wise appertaining,
and also the reversion and reversions remainde and remaindes
rents and profits of and singular the said premises above mentioned
and of every part and parcel thereof with the appertenances, and
also all the right title, intrest, clame and demand whatsoever as well
in law as in equity of them, the said Matthew Garrett and Mary his
wife, of in and to all and singular the premises abovementioned and
of in and to every part and parcel thereof with appeurtenances to
the same belonging to have and to hold all and singular the before
granted premises and every part and parcel thereof with the
appurtenances unto the only proper use and behoof of him the said
Charles Downes his heirs and assigns forever according to the true
intent and meaning of these presents and also that he the said
Charles Downes his heirs and assigns shall and may at all times
forever hereafter peaceably and quietly have hold, use, occupy,
possess and enjoy all and singular the said Lands and premises
abovementioned with the appurtenances without the let trouble,
hindrance, molestation, interruption or denial of them ,the said
Matthew Garrett and Mary his wife their heirs and assigns, and of
and from all and every other person or persons claiming or to
Clame by from or under them eighther (either) of them and of and
from all and every other person or persons,whatsoever, and that
freed andmdischarged or otherwise well and sufficancy and kept
harmless and indemnify of and from all former and other bargains,
sails (sales), gifts, grants, leases, mortgages, ___tures, dowers,
recognisances, extents, judgements, executions, rents and arrages
of rents and of and from all other charges, estates titles and
incumberances, whatsoever; and further that said Matthew Garrett
and Mary his wife doth for themselves their heirs and assigns
covenant, grant and agree to and with the said Charles Downes his
heirs and assigns and to and with every of them by these presents
to save, defend and keep harmless the said Charles Downes his
Heirs and assigns agains all manner of persons, whatsoever, shall
and will warrant and forever defend in the peaceable possession of
the above mentioned premises and further that he the said Matthew
Garrett and Mary his wife or Eighther (either) of them shall and will
from time to time, and at all times hereafter, upon the reasonable
request and at the proper cost and charge of him, the said Charles
Downes his heirs and assigns, make do and execute or cause to be
made done and executed all such further lawfull and reasonable
acts, devises and conveyances in the Law whatsoever for the
further b___ and more perfect granting and conveying all and
singular the Premises above mentioned unto the said Charles
Downes his Heirs and assigns to the only proper use of him the
said Charles Downes his heirs and assigns as by the said Charles
Downes his heirs or assigns or his or their council learned in the law
shall reasonably advise, devise or require In testamony whereof,
the said Matthew Garret and Mary his wife have hereunto set their
hand and affixed their seales the day and yeare above written. 

Matthew Garrett       Mary Garrett (her mark)

Signed Sealed and Deliverd in the Presence of  J. Bordley, Geo:
Baynard

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