The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these presents shall Come.
I Obadiah Homans of Richmond Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye, THAT I the said Obadiah
have hundred and fifty dollars
from Obadiah White of [illegible] in suo sito
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and save therewith fully satisfied contented and paid; and thereof and of every part and parcel
thereof do covenant assign acquit and discharge how the said Obadiah White his
heirs, executors and administrators forever by these presents; have granted sold assigned sold alienated cessionsed conveyed and confirmed, and
by these presents demise release and forever give grant assign sell alienate cessionsed convey and confirm unto
the said Obadiah White his
heirs and assign forever
a certain lot of land containing about fourteen (14) acres more or less
with a dwelling house and corn house thereon lying in dive Rhode Island
and bounded Northerly by line of [illegible] Westward by line
of Stephen Black the South by the line of William and Williams Case
and on the West by the highway or border bounded Descending the heirs of
Obadiah and Jesse Black the boundary ground on the said premises with the
same around it as it now stands With the above described premises being the same
tract of land bought of the heirs of Obadiah and Jesse Black and subject
to the same reservations as contained in their deed to me,
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to
the same belonging or in any way appertaining to the said Obadiah White his
heirs and assign forever to his and their only proper use benefit and behalf before and hereof. And I the said
Obadiah
do covenant promise and grant to the said Obadiah White his
heirs and assigns at and that before the same the true lawful and only owner of the above described
premises and owe lawfully seised and possessed of the same in his own proper right as a good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple free and clear and have good right full power and authority to grant bargain sell confirm and convey the said bargainment
land
heirs and assigns may and shall from time to time and at all times forever have forcibly and force of virtue of these presents lawfully possess and
quietly have used occupy premises and enjoy the said demised and bargained premises with the appurtenances thereunto belonging
free and clear from all former gifts grants bargains sales leases mortgages wills
estates jointures deeds judgments executions and encumbrances of what name or nature whatever not in any measure or degree obstruct
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said Obadiah
heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above demised
premises to / and from Obadiah White his
heirs and assigns
against or the claims lawful or demands of any person or persons whomsoever forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents.
In witness whereof I my seal and signature of this deed form as appears at
so hereby sealed and delivered forever witness the said Obadiah White his heirs and assigns all my
right of Owner and by the foregoing premises for further testimony witness of the same I have executed my seal
and date this sixteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven
Obadiah Homans
Signed sealed and delivered in presence
of
Abbot S. Otter Public Notary
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington ss.
Certificate of Acknowledgment This day May the 16th 1827 Obadiah Homans appeared before me the undersigned
acknowledged that he is the person by the foregoing instrument to be thus acknowledged to the this present instrument
and that he had executed the same as his act and deed Abbot S. Otter Public Notary
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