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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come Greeting. I, one year of
Augustus G. Lewis of Constitution in the County of Washington and State of Rhode
Island Gentleman; for and in Consideration of the sum of two hundred Dollars to me in hand
before the executing hereof well and Truly paid by Susanna B. White of the County of
aforesaid, the Receipt Whereof I hereby acknowledge myself Hereby fully satisfied contented
& paid have given Granted Bargained Sold assigned Conveyed & Confirmed and by these
Present do fully purely and absolutely give grant bargain Sell alien convey & transfer
unto the said Susanna B. White her heirs devisees Administrators and Assigns forever
a Certain Tract of Land situate in said Constitution containing by Estimation those Same
as the Same more or less and is Bounded as follows beginning at the west most boundary of
the Land which is a Corner of Road and running between the North and South by a Road About thirty
rods from it Corner to a stake & Stone by the road Thence running the North and East by a line of
the Grantor nearly at a right angle with the first line About twelve rods to a Stone and a
line between the North and South boundary of the Grantor nearly Parallel to the first mentioned
line till it comes to the Stake and Stone by the Road thence by said Road and to the place of
beginning. To Have and to Hold the said Grant and Bargained Premises with all the ly
pertainances Conveyances and Convenants forever to the Same Belonging or in anywise appertaining
Together with a Privilege to Get Water from a Spring on the Land of the Grantor (called White
Spring) situated a few poles easterly of the Above granted Premises; unto her the said Susanna B. White
her heirs Assigns & forever To her and her only proper use Benefit and behoof forever and to the use
Inquiries & heirs without any Cost Charge Expense or Grant and to the said Susanna B. White her heirs
and Assigns forever before the Executing hereof she is the True title and lawful owner of the Above Bargained
Land and is lawfully Seized and possessed of the same in her own proper Right and goods purpose & absolute
Estate of Inheritance in the simple fee simple having in numerous occasions Bought and Sold lawfully inherited &
of the Same in manners aforesaid and that the said Bargained Premises & every part thereof is absolutely free
and Clear of any and form all manner of claims or Title either gently Genuine Genuine’s stakes rights mortgages Liens
frontiers Demises assignments Conveyances Summonses & Contracts furthermore I the assign Grantor do
hereby make my best Guarantee & Determination to Covenant and Engage all the Above said Bargained Premises unto
the said Susanna B. White her heirs and Assigns against the lawful Claims and demands of all persons whatever
In the Name Luse of the said Grantor and the persons with the Land connected for the term of forever paid and confirmed
the Right of These and Other of theirs and in all unto all the before Granted and Bargained Premises to the said Susanna
B. White her heirs and Assigns forever. In Witness Whereof we the said Augustus G. Lewis & Susanna Lewis have
hereunto set our and Sealed our Seals this Twenty day of October one Thousand eight Hundred & Seventy (1870)
& Signed Sealed & Delivered in presence of
David S. White
Solomon Curry
Augustus G. Lewis
Susanna Lewis
Recorded April 1. 1888
By J. Stanton C.R.
Washington State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations of Constitution this 1st day of
January 1880 personally appeared Augustus Lewis and Susanna Lewis the above appear
acknowledged this writing and foregoing Instrument to be their free voluntary act and
And did hand and Seal before me
Isa Church Justice Peace
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