The instrument's own words
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To all People to whomthese Presents shall Come.
We Caleb B Mossie and Mary E Mossie his wife of Westerly County of Washington
state and State of Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That we the said Caleb B Mossie and Mary E Mossie
[illegible]
for and in consideration of the sum of
Six hundred dollars cash
in hand before the conveying hereof well and truly paid by
George P Benedict of Johnston town in said county and state
the receipt whereof we hereby acknowledge and say that we have surely fully satisfied content and paid and praised of every part and parcel and
property thereunto accessory and appurtenant forever by the said George P Benedict his
heirs executors administrators forever to the present grants hereby granted sold alienated conveyed conferred and confirmed; and
by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant release sell alien convey confer confirm and make sure unto the
heirs and assign forever
George P Benedict his
these certain tracts of land situate in said Johnston town, the first lot containing
by estimation seventy acres be it some more or less and is bounded as follows
beginning at the Northwest corner of the longest boundary wall and running easterly in a
line with the north side of said boundary wall to the pasture wall, thence southerly in a
line with the pasture wall to a stone lot some twenty cubits a straight line set at some
to the corner of w. [illegible] thence southerly from said corner back the wall set as some
stones to the Northwest and of said wall, then north easterly to the school house then found
thence south easterly with boundary line to the end of a wall, thence Northeasterly to said
wall Induction then to the starting place Thence Northeasterly by said highway to the place
of beginning, the second lot containing thirteen acres more or less with one half threading
(the used well) thence bounded east by the highway, Thence South West
North by Pasture boundary, The third lot containing twelve and one quarter acres
and deductions said lot bounded as follows, beginning at a stake and then runs a
direction North the Southeast corner of said lot then North 85° E and 3
links to the highway Thence Northeasterly by said highway then North 85° E
7 chains and 5 links to the highway a right line back to the said stamp to a heap of stones
on a rock from thence by a straight line to the first monument bounded thereon or between
estimated extent of said lot may be bounded.
To have and to hold the said granted and granted premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodites to
the same belonging or in any way appertaining to the said Grantee his
the said Grantor his
and their only proper and lawful behalf and forever. And we the said
Grantors his
his heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to void that the said Grantee his
heirs and assign that at all time before the enrolling hereof were the sole full and lawful owner had absolute ownership
premises and in all ways fully and possessed named in the sense of an own proper right and good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple forever and that the said premises are free from all encumbrances and that we the said Grantors
premises as aforesaid et animae. And that said the said Grantee his
heirs and assign shall may from time to time and forever have and enjoy the premises by force and virtue of these present lawfully peaceably and
quietly in fee simple from all suits and disturbances with all the appurtenances privileges and commodites therepon free and clear and freely and
clearly enjoyed uncontested and discharged of all and from all and manner of forms other gifts grants bargains sale leases mortgages etc
estates jointments diverse judgments executions and conveyances of what name or nature whatsoever may in any measure degree or absolute
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore we
the said Grantors his
for ourselves our
heirs executors and administrators do covenant and agree the defend the same boundary
Grantee his
premises to
heirs and assign
against the lawful claims or demands of any persons or persons whatsoever forever to secure and defend by these presents.
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this eighth
day of April Eighteen hundred and eighty nine
Signed sealed and delivered in presence
[signature]
Annie E Hunger [signature]
[signature]
Caleb B Mossie SS
[signature]
Mary E Mossie SS
[signature]
Charles Case
State of Rhode Island ye in Johnston town this Eighth day of April 1889
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balel R. Hosier then personally appeared before me and acknowledged that the with
instrument be by him signed to be his free act and voluntary act and deed. And May E
Hosier wife of said R. Hosier lying incapacitated separate and apart from her
husband and bearing his testament attorney and appointed to her by the law (being
so appointed) acknowledged the same to be her free act and voluntary act and deed from
which she did not wish to retract. Before me Charles Cross
Justice of the Peace
this Fourth day of March 1866 at 2 o'clock P.M. surrounded by
Robert Lane Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents That I George W Cross Guardian of the Estate
of Edward B Gound in town of Charlestown in the county of Washington and State of Rhode
Island by virtue of my authority vested in me by the Court of Probate of said town of
Charlestown and for the consideration of the sum of three hundred and fifty five
dollars and fifty cents paid unto me by David Brown Matthews of the county
and state aforesaid the receipt of the highest value of a public act however the act on
the fourth day of March 1866 (the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledging
do her by my act and seal sell convey sell and convey unto the said David Brown Matthews
his heirs and assigns forever all the right title and interest which said Edward B Gound
had on said estate namely to wit a certain lot of parcel of land
situated and said Charlestown bounded on the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North by the North 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