The instrument's own words
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I, All people to whom these presents shall come Greet all Come in peace Joseph Commons of Whitehalltown
in the County Washington in the State of Rhode Island North parting,
Know ye, that I the said Joseph Commons for my and in consideration of the sum of
seven Pounds lawful money in hand, from the conveying the cast with and fully paid by
said Charles Butler and Edward M Donnell of New York State in the county of Kingston
with in the State of New Yorkstate the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
and with the said fully satisfy discharge constitute and release and forever of all part
and any interest right execute and resign and abandon the same the said Charles
Butler and Edward M Donnell their heirs executors and administrators forever
by these Presents have given granted bargained sold conveyed sole alone and appurtenances granted
and confirmed unto the said fully and absolutely and generally good
bargain sell off off off convey and confirm unto the said Charles
Butler and Edward M Donnell their heirs and assigns forever grants a certain
tract of Land lying in one situation with a dwelling House thereon three hundred
and forty acres in the town of North Kingstown in the state of Rhode Island
beginning at a white stone and there west northwesterly some 28 rods
thence south 25 degrees east 40 rods thence east 10 rods thence south 45 degrees
28 rods thence west 10 rods to a survey stone 32 degrees south 32 rods and furtherly
on a straight course to a survey stone mentioned found boundary northwesterly
one hundred and ten feet of Henry Edward Millay escrt by the state of
Rhode Island and Rhode Island North parting boundary by these presents
to have and hold forever aforesaid.
And I do here by these grants and bargain premises pass all the
all appurtenances privileges and immunities to the said Charles Butler and
Edward M Donnell their heirs and assigns forever to them and their heirs
use benefit and inherit forever given and the said Joseph Commons for
myself heirs executors administrators account document premises grant and
agree and with the said Charles Butler and Edward M Donnell their heirs
and assigns that at all and before the making executing hereof I am the true law
and lawful owner of the above bargained premises and lawfully
signed true principal of the same in any manner posterior right are you
perfect and absolute entire of inheritances in fee simple and
in every law self good right full power and lawful certainty to
grant bargain sell deliver and convey and confirm the said bargained
premises in manner aforesaid and that the said Charles Butler
and Edward M Donnell their heirs and assigns shall and may
from time to time and at all times hereafter forever by presenting
notice of these presents in rightfully peace and quietly have hold the
same premises and any other and properly absolutely acquitted released
discharged from all and all appurtenances or other gifts grants bargain sold lease
mortgages rentals entails indentures conveyances executions and conversions
of what manner or nature however that might be any measure or degree
solemn or made on this present act.
Furthermore the said Joseph Commons for myself heirs executors always retain
as covenant and agree the above named premises to them the said Charles
Butler and Edward M Donnell their heirs against any person or persons whatsoever warrant and
defend by these presents.
The Condition of the above written act is that if the said Joseph Com
mons my heirs executors and administrators shall pay to said Charles But
ler and Edward M Donnell their heirs executors administrators to enjoy the
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Sum of Seven Hundred & Five dl[ollars] on which before the first day of November AD 1852
Together with Interest, or the same till five days then the above written date as above
certain Note bearing even date with these presents given by me to said brand
the Brother of Edward G. Middletons for the payment of the sum aforesaid with interest
at the time aforesaid, shall the void, Therefore I remain forever full free
to the Month whereas Therefore set my hand and seal this 16th
day of November AD 1849
Signed Ind sealed in presence 7) Joseph Ammons SS
July 6 & [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
Washington st, Charlestown, Nov 16th 1849
Personally Came before me Joseph Commons
Acknowledged the about Instrument by him
signed to be his forward testimony and
Joseph Commons Justice of the Peace
Recorded Nov 18th
AD 1849 by [illegible]
C. H. [illegible] Clerk to the C.
Know all men by these presents That Joseph Hope of Holcomb
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island in consideration
of Fifty four dollars paid to me by [illegible] of Charlestown
of said County by these presents do make my Conveyance of Charlestown
of the same State and Province of the said receipt whereof I hereby
acknowledge same have utmost released and forever quitclaimed and
by these presents commit release and forever quitclaimed to the said
[illegible] [illegible] & his heirs and assigns forever the certain piece or parcel
of land lying being a [illegible] being and being in Charlestown near [illegible]
Mills containing Eighteen hundred and twenty four rods all
the same being bounded and bounded as follows, commencing at a mark
Notch about two feet North westerly and extending south west until it reaches
home running a Eastly directionly, in range of the corner of the
said [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] which is eighty five & half feet south
in front and fifty feet back North westerly the same South boundary
Consistently North westerly and boundary in the [illegible] and north westerly
by the Public Highway, [illegible] [illegible] containing a part of the
said Contract that the said [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] for his heirs
and assigns or neither of them shall now have any right to Sell
interfering [illegible] any part of the aforesaid premises hereby convey
in this deed and his heirs furthermore upon at large, and in the future
further more that I said Joseph Hope shall not [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
or any time after it is built with brick stone or both without my
or anyone else's agreement that the said lot of land in building with House, shed
or wagon house the same are premises of [illegible] before any other
persons or persons of [illegible] in part of let any not otherwise and
furthermore the same [illegible] [illegible] for his heirs and assigns
to make and maintain all the fence around said lot or
[illegible] of the house forever
To have and to hold the aforesaid premises with all the
privileges and appurtenances thereto the same said [illegible]
[illegible] for his heirs and assigns forever, and I Ann Hope
wife of the aforesaid Joseph Hope of the aforesaid place and
my said husband, do fence Wife and servant assist
my Right of Dower of thirds of the aforesaid conveyed
Premises to the said [illegible] [illegible] for his heirs and assigns
forever In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals in Montauk the 30th day of November AD
1849
Recorded Dec 2nd 1849
by C. H. [illegible] Clerk
Joseph Hope
Ann Hope
Ad. [illegible]
Wizard Willery