The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
We Alfred G. Vose and Jane P. Vose his wife of North Kingstown County of Washington
State of Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That we the said Alfred G. Vose and Jane P. Vose
for and in consideration of the sum of
for hand in hand before the undersigned hereby well and truly paid by
two hundred dollars
James Johnson of Charlestown and county of Washington and State
of Rhode Island, witnessed, and we the said Alfred G. Vose and Jane P. Vose
the receipts whereof we do hereby acknowledge and save ourselves hereby fully satisfied and paid; and parceled of and parceled of every part and parcel
thereof do execute assign act and discharge
the said James Johnson forever Together with all the rights thereunto belonging all aforesaid conveyed and confirmed; and
the said
by these presents do freely and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien convey enroll convey and confirm unto
heirs and assign forever
James Johnson his
heirs
The said certain three lots of land situated in Charlestown county and State here
aforesaid for a description and the boundaries of which reference is hereby
made to a surveyed plat of said land made by a committee appointed
by the Court of Probate of Charlestown dated January 18th AD 1822
which Recorded in Book No 2 Probate Records resided in said Charlestown
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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 wise appertaining to
the said Grantee his
heirs and assign forever to them their only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And we the said
Grantors
their heirs executors and administrators
heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to and with the said
Grantee his
heirs and assigns at all times for the ensuing benefit thereof secure lawfully and lawfully owned the above bargained
premises and our aforesaid premises and our aforesaid premises and our aforesaid right good and perfect absolute and estate of inheritance
in simple and free and unencumbered and we the said
Grantors
do hereby warrant by our lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained
premises in manner as aforesaid. And that we the said
Grantors
heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter to them their heirs forever peacefully and
quietly possess and enjoy the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances free and clear and freely and
quietly executed dormant extinguished and discharged of and from all and all manner of former or other grants bargains leases mortgages wills
estates jointures dowries judgments executions and encumbrances of what name or nature whatever might in any manner or degree obstruct or
make void this present deed.
Furthermore we the said
Grantors
their heirs executors and administrators do convey and engage the above delivered
premises to
the said Grantee his
heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any persons or whatever possessor forever to secure and defend to them their heirs and assigns
I certify that the said Jane P. Vose for and in consideration of the sum paid aforesaid
do hereby release and forever quit claim unto the said Grantee his heirs and assigns all the right
of tenure in and to the aforesaid premises
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals Dated this 20th day of February
eighteen hundred and eighty one
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
Alfred G. Vose L.S.
Jane P. Vose L.S.
Josh A. Nichols
Jane Stauffer
Samuel G. Nichols
State of Rhode Island ss
In the twenty third day of February Eighteen Eighty One
Alfred G. Vose
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82 One of the subscribers to the foregoing instrument personally appeared before me and acknowledged that the sealed instrument be been signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed, etc. and at the same
time, [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] was also one of the subscribers to the foregoing instrument having
been made by me privately and fully apprised of the fact of her husband having signed the instrument and explained to her
how the making of his seal on said instrument cause to be her act and dealing acting and stating that she did ratify and adopt the
said act. Given under my hand, Oct 28th 1865 at 10 o'clock P.M. Before me Manifested by herself for being the party
and witnessed by [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
Charles Cross J.P.
Know all men by these presents that I Gideon Hoxsie per pro L.S.
County of Washington state of Rhode Island to wit in consideration of the sum of
four hundred and fifty dollars paid to me by Mary E. Hoxsie wife of Caleb S. Hoxsie
of said County, town and state aforesaid the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge by
these presents, release and forever quit claim unto the said Mary E. Hoxsie &
her heirs and assigns forever, or all the right title and interest which I have in
and to certain lots of parcels of land lying in [illegible] [illegible] in the
County and state aforesaid the first lot contains by estimation one hundred acres
and fifty perches the same more or less with a dwelling house and other
buildings thereon bounded as follows beginning at the [illegible] [illegible] that runs from
the Post road to [illegible] [illegible] bridge at the south west corner of the first
Hoxsie farm lot or fence bounding easterly on [illegible] [illegible] land to the first
School house fence thence to said fence the first [illegible] [illegible] cedar swamp thence
by said swamp to [illegible] [illegible] corner at a first stump in the edge of said swamp
thence westerly forty feet land bounded easterly by [illegible] [illegible] fence and partly on
the West on the Mud street said fence bounded on [illegible] [illegible] land until it comes to
the aforesaid highway returning moreover to include in this land all the land formerly
owned by William [illegible] [illegible] and [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] that contained thirteen
acres more or less and is bounded easterly on said road southerly [illegible] [illegible] and
northerly on [illegible] [illegible] land The land was further described as follows beginning at a stake, both ends marked, by said
[illegible] [illegible] a swamp being the South East corner of this tract from thence North west
nine chains and twelve links to the first mentioned corner To leave and to hold
the same with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging
to the said Mary E. Hoxsie her heirs and assigns forever
In witness whereof I hereunto set my Hand and seal this first
day of August 1865
Gd. [illegible] presence of
M. [illegible] Cross
Charles Cross Gideon Hoxsie per Pro L.S.
Washington St. Charlestown Feb. 12th 1866
Personally appeared Gideon Hoxsie for signer and sealer of the preceding
instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free and voluntary
act and deed
Before me Charles Cross
Justice of the Peace
Received for Record Feb 12th 1866
at 8 o'clock P.M. and recorded by
Chas. Cross L.C. [illegible]