The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
I John Duffy, of East Greenwich, in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said John Duffy, for and in consideration of the sum of
One Hundred dollars in hand before the conveying hereof well and truly paid by
James L Ward of Richmond in the County of Washington,
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and say therefore fully satisfied contented and paid; and thereof and of every part and parcel
thereof do remise release acquit and discharge him the said James L Ward his
heirs executors and administrators forever by these presents grant convey foreverly convey and transfer and
by these presents do fully force and lawfully give grant bargain sell alien convey confirm unto
James L Ward his heirs and assign forever
a certain tract of land lying in Barrington in the County of Washington for containing
by estimation Eight acres, in the same more or less with a dwelling house and other building
thereon standing and is bounded as follows viz. westerly on Tenachkeet
River Easterly on lands of Caroline Mills etc and Southerly on land formerly owned by
Rezikhiah Brown or otherwise the same may be bounded.
On this sixth day of August 1866 I received of John Duffy the full
amount of the above mentioned bond both principal and interest and I hereby
discharge the same full and final
Witness my hand and seal
Witnesses
in presence of
Henry C Barber
John Dodds
James L Ward L S
Recorded June 4th 1867
by Richard Cross
J. C. M.
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 James L Ward
his heirs and assigns forever to his and their only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And I the said
James L Ward my heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to the said and to his heirs and assigns at the above receiving hereof a term
own proper right lawful and secure estate of inheritance
lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own
free and simple fee and have in my own right good full power and full authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained
premises in fee simple forever. And I the said
heirs and assigns shall pay and from time to time and at all times forever hereafter by force and virtue of these presents lawfully possess and
quietly have full occupancy possess and enjoy the said demised bargained and premises with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and
clearly and without any manner of let suit trouble interruption or disturbance from any person or persons whomsoever and further
entails jointures dowries judgments executions and encumbrances of what nane or naturesoever shall never in any degree or closet
obstruct or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said John Duffy my heirs executors and administrators do covenant and agree the above demised
premises to have the said James L Ward his heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatever forever to secure same devoid and be these presents
And I Julia Duffy wife of the foreground said Duffy in consideration the sum aforesaid
paid my husband he hereby release and forever grantaise to said James L Ward the
heirs and assigns forever all my right of dower and power of thirds in the above described
grant and premises.
The condition of the above written deed is that if I the said John Duffy my heirs
successors or administrators shall fail to pay to said James L Ward his heirs executors assignees
brokers or assigns the sum of One Hundred Dollars on the fifth day of September and
without interest and all Three Hundred dollars on the 24th of Sept. 1867
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with interest on the latter sum tell paid, then the above written deed as also two certain
notes of hand bearing even date with these presents, given by me to said james
$\text{S}$ $\text{P}$ $\text{H}$ $\text{O}$ $\text{T}$ for the payment of sums aforesaid, with interest at the time aforesaid
shall be void, otherwise shall remain in full force.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 27th day
of July A$\text{D}$ 1865
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