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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
I Albert Ernie of North Kingston in the County of Washington and state of Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye. That I the said Albert Ernie for and in consideration of the sum of
One hundred dollars ($100) in hand before the cosealing hereof well and truly paid by
the said Moses Weston of Charlestown, County and state aforesaid
the receipt whereof do hereby acknowledge and say that thereof fully satisfied content and paid; and thereof of and every part and parcel
thereof do demise convey assign and discharge to the said Daniel Weston his heirs
and assigns forever together with those premises by these presents granted bargained and sold annexed conveyed confirmed and conveyed;
and herein, being the sole owner of the said premises granted bargained and sold annexed conveyed confirmed and conveyed;
by these presents do freely and fully absolutely give grant sell aliense convey confirm and convey to the said
Daniel Weston his heirs
and assigns forever
One lot of land situated in the town of Charlestown in the County and
state aforesaid containing by estimation four acres the same more or less and
bounded as follows: beginning at the South east corner of said lot bounded on
the East by the line of Benjamin Grout etc and others thence Southerly by the line
of Joseph Grout etc until it comes to a Stone and stones in the South east
or breach it shall extend running Northerly by land of Samuel Duncan etc
to a Stake within Marsh fence thence Easterly by the breach or breach by the
heirs of William Willow etc until it comes to the first mentioned
boundary. So have and to hold the said granted premises, with all the app
urtenances privileges and conditions to the same belonging or any
any appertaining to the same the said Daniel Weston his heirs
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodites to
the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said Daniel Weston his
heirs and assigns forever to his and theirs only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And I the said
Albert Ernie Grantor for myself my heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant that I the said Albert Ernie the true sole and lawful owner of the above described
premises and convey lawfully seized and possessed of the same in the only proper right and a good proper and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple and in haste; and that I the said Grantor have good right to grant sell and convey the said granted and conveyed
premises in fee simple and haste; and that the said Daniel Weston his
heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hold forever by himself his heirs time and times proper lawfully and
quietly have and occupy seen conveyed and discharged of and from all and all manner of form of seizure or other gifts grants mortgages sales
estates jointures dowries judgments executions and encumbrances of what name or nature serve that ought in any manner or degree obstruct
or motivate point this present devise.
Furthermore I the said Albert Ernie Grantor his heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above demised
premises to the said Daniel Weston his heirs
against the lawful claims of demands or any persons whoever warrant to forever secure and defend by these presents.
his I boundary It borders with the said Albert Ernie’s land and the land of the said Daniel Weston’s land and
on the West by the line of the said Albert Ernie’s land and on the North by the line of the said Daniel Weston’s land and
on the South by the line of the said Albert Ernie’s land and the land of the said Daniel Weston’s land and
all right of inheritance in any way to the said granted premises. In testimony whereof I have hereunto my seal
affixed and signed this 1st day of Sept 1868. Albert Ernie
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of witness: Caroline W Ernie
Humphrey R. Nichols, Collector, etc.
State of Rhode Island.
County of Washington ss.
On this 1st day of September AD 1868 Witnessed before me in Westerly said town and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument to be his present act and deed voluntary and authenticated
within western instrument’s line signed by him.
Before me Humphrey R. Nichols Justice of the Peace
Resided for Rhode Island Sept 1st 1868 at 4 o'clock P.M. witnessed by Albert Ernie
James Clark
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