Know all men by these Presents, that I Joshua Crofs of Edgecumbe in the County of
Lincoln Yeoman, in Consideration often pounds paid me by Malachi Dodge of said Edgecumbe,
Yeoman, the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge do hereby remise release and for ever
Quitclaim to the said Malachi Dodge his heirs and assigns all my Right Title Interest
property Claim and demand which I have in a certain Tract of Land Iying in Edgecomb
aforesaid containing two hundred acres, more or less, bounded one hundred Rods Southerly
on the head of the first Tier of Lotts on the West Side of Damariscotta River- viz Joshua
Crofs's and James Carter's lots, & Northeasterly on Land belonging to Zachariah Dodge
and Southwesterly on Land belonging to Daniel Gardiner & to [insind?]West North West
holding the Width of one hundred, two hundred poles, with the priviledges and
appurtenances thereto belonging. To have and to hold the same to the said Malachi his
heirs & assigns, to his and their full use fole use forever. In Witnefs whereof I have
set my hand and Seal this twenty eighth day of March in the sixteenth year of his
Majesty's Reign A.D. 1776 JoshuaCrofs & a Seal. Signed sealed and delivered in
presence of Ebenezer Gove, Nathan Gove Edgecumbe March 28, 1776. Then the above Joshya
Crofs in Person appeared & acknowledged the above Instrument to be his free act and
Deed before me Moses Davis Justice Peace. Lincoln June 5th, 1778 Received Entered &
Examined by Jon Bowman Reg.