The instrument's own words
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To all people or others whom these presents shall come to Command R Babcock of Smithfield County
of Providence in our state of Rhode Island selaku Deputy of the Sheriff of said county greetng
Whereas Edmund Agnew against Sherlock Simkins of the state of Rhode Island was by me the said
Command R Babcock on two summonses (17) day of December one Providence eight hundred and
sixty (1860) brought over all the right title and interest of the said Sherlock Simkins both the
said
or a certain tract of land situated in Smithfield said county of Providence within the
a dwelling house and other buildings standing thereon relating as belonging by estimation pure acres of the said
acreage as follows aforesaid Lot 1 Southwesterly on land known as the lot of the late on the North by the
lot of
however formerly owned by Edmonds C Babcock and Lot 1 in favor of Simkins on the North or however
otherwise the same way be bounded it is like what is commonly known as the John Pike plot also
surveyed by Augustus Davis surveyor and dated on the fifteenth (15) day of March on thousand
said instrument dated 1860) all the right title interest and property of the said Sherlock Simkins
Sherlock Simkins in preference to the said Command R Babcock on the said
the petition for the satisfaction of the sum conveyed to Nathaniel Davis who on the highest
Babcock for the sum of they sum conveyed (85) which the said Nathaniel Davis have both
some will and fully paid fully paid me the said Command R Babcock from known ye that by
piece and virtue of the office of the said sum are made unfounded and certified at the said Command
Babcock in consideration of the sum of Seven pounds ten cents as appeared as by these presents
bargaining selling assigning and conveying unto the said Nathaniel Davis his heirs and assigns
forever all the right title full interest property freehold and inheritance of the some of the said Simkins
Babcock of the lot as to the said premises and appurtenances of the some of the long term Nathaniel
To have and to hold the said premises and appurtenances to the said Nathaniel
Davis his heirs and assigns forever as
In witness of the same I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 5th day of April 1861
By
C. R. Babcock L.S.
By Sheriff
John L. Perry
Town Clerk
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
Smithfield town S.R.S. April 5th 1861
Personally appeared Clarence R Babcock Deputy Sheriff as a presided and for the some
acknowledged the aforegoing instrument to be his free voluntary act and deed
and his hand seal shall read thereto
Before me
John L. Perry
Town Clerk
Recording for Novr 23 1861
at C. Babcock P.M. and
Returned by Chor Cove
Town Clerk