The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents 189
that we Wm Saunders
of Charleston in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
gentleman, and Eliza Saunders wife of the said Wm Saunders in right of the
said Eliza, by these presents do generalize of the sum of two hundred and twenty
five dollars to wit and truly paid by Samuel P Babcock of Westerly in said County
and state aforesaid, the receipt of which we hereby acknowledge and over
and
above the said sum of two hundred and twenty five dollars we grant bargain sell
and release unto the said Samuel P Babcock in perpetuity sole remnant and free
and
appurtenant unto the said Samuel P Babcock his heirs and assigns forever
granting and releasing unto the said Samuel P Babcock his heirs and assigns forever
giving and granting unto him and his heirs and assigns forever all the rights
privileges and the right null void and annul of the said Wm and Eliza Saunders
Saunders of an estate containing ten rods or pieces of parcel of land situate in
Gorton's farm lying in the town of Charleston in the County and State
aforesaid known as the lot of Samuel P Babcock known as the Grave lot be
situated as follows to wit beginning at a stake driving into the corresponding bulk
collected in the cobblestone wall known as colton in the corresponding bulk
containing by estimation two acres and one quarter of an acre more or less
and is bounded as follows to wit on the north by land belonging to the
heirs of the late Stephen Saunders and is bounded to the north eastward
by Robert Saunders on the east south by land of Samuel P Babcock &
the said Samuel P Babcock by the middle of a rough fence on the south aforesaid fence
belonging to the said lot and to hold the aforesaid premises and to have
privileges to bind the said Samuel P Babcock his heirs and assigns forever
the witnesses whereof the said Wm Saunders and Eliza their wife
have hereunto set our hands and affixed our seals this second day of June
1857 1857
Signed and sealed in presence of
Thomas Taylor
Joseph H Griffin
Wm A Saunders LS
Eliza Saunders LS
Washington Co. Charleston June 2nd 1857
personally came before me William Saunders and Eliza Saunders
his wife and acknowledged the within and preceding instrument be
their signature to be their own and sealing and act and deed hands and
seals
Living in America
June 2 1857 at 8 oclock PM
Recieved June 9 1857
By Charles Loom Clerk
Joseph H Griffin Justice of the Peace
To all people to whom these presents shall come Greetings
Know you that we Thomas Sheffield and Sarah Sheffield wife of the said Thomas
in the County of Kent between and State of Connecticut to our full satisfaction of Samuel A
Everett of Westerly in said County Rhode Island Connecticut to give grant bargain
sell and convey unto the said Samuel A Everett his heirs and assigns forever
the undervised one dozen and four parts of one certain tract or parcel of land situate
in the town of Charleston County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
and known as the Sheffield farm formerly accepted by Thomas Sheffield
deceased and is the same part of said farm owned by George Sheffield
son of homotopy Washington denstate and conveyed to us by quitclaim from
George Sheffield deceased George G Great and Mary Smith
I have and are to hold these above granted and bargained premises
with the appurtenances thereof unto the said Samuel A Everett
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his Heirs and Assigns forever, to his and their proper uses and behoof. And also
on the said Henry Sheffield and Francis Sheffield for ourselves, our Heirs executors and
Administrators covenant with the said Samuel & Edward as follows Their aforesaid
and until the executing of these presents we are well seised of the premises as a good
and lawful heritable tenure in fee simple and have good right to bargain and sell the same
in mannerly form and are further aware that the same is free of all incumbrances
whatsoever. And we furthermore we the said Henry Sheffield and Francis Sheffield yield
as to forever grant release reserve and forever convey to him their said Samuel & Edward
his Heirs probate grants conveyance premises to hold to him their said Samuel & Edward
his Heirs and Assigns against all claims and demands whatsoever
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this Third day
of June in the year of our Lord 1857
Signed Sealed and delivered
In presence of
Geo Sheffield
Thomas P Sheffield
Henry Sheffield L.S
Francis Sheffield L.S
State of Connecticut In Providence County SS June 3rd 1857
Personally appeared Henry Sheffield and Francis Sheffield before me a
Justice of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be their
free act and deed
Before me John K Morgan Public Notary
Witnesses for me Jane S 1st 1857
at 4 Clock PM
Recognizance June 10th 1857
by Charles Turner SS 6th 1857
Know all men by these presents that I will & John R
Charles bond in the County of Providence State of Rhode Island
in consideration of 10 dollars of the lawful money of the United States to me heir by Giles Brown it
of the said Charles the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, my remise
release and forever quit claim and by these presents do remise release and
forever quit claim and from myself my heirs assigns claims and demands whatever which I now
or at any time hereafter have any right to have certain claims in and to their certain lots or parcels of
lands lying and being in the aforesaid, the first said lot measuring by estimation or
boundary 4 poles long and wide or less with in the house and other buildings
thereon and all the same buildings and bounds as follows viz Beginning
at the highway leading to the Post road to Collinge Bridge at the North
the highway that leads from the Post road to Collinge Bridge at the North
West corner of the Jonathan Norton farm thence bounded by boundary in southage
line to the school house thence from there by said fence to the Indian Council House
thence by said fence northwest to a fence corner at a pine stump at the edge of said
swamp thence South easterly part by fence boundary from the Antones and party full
or southern land on the West and South sides bounded on Southern side until it
comes to opposite Highway meaning to include in this first lot all the land parcel
owned by William White and coworkers Jonathan Brown The second lot bounded
easterly more or less and his boundary cortesly on East side and South
easterly more or less North westerly on Southern lands The third lot bounded
easterly more and North westerly on Southern lands and is bounded in follow direction
one quarter done and western side and is bounded in follow direction
a stake with some stones about it in a second stake With the fourth corner of
this of the first lot from thence West nine chains and three links to a maple
high way from Thomas Sheffield SW East down chains 4 feet links to a maple
right was the edge of said swamp to a heap of stones on a rock from there
by a straight line to the first mentioned boundary
To have and to hold the same with all the same rights privileges and
appurtenances there of or thereunto appertaining to the same said Gilon Boycie f