The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come,
I Truly Hopkins & Charlestown in the County of Washington
in the State of Rhode Island
Fund Granting. Know That I the said Truly Hopkins
for and in consideration of the sum of
twenty five dollars
in hand before the ensuing deed hereof well and truly paid by
Henry Card & said Charlestown
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and assert through fully satisfied contented and paid; and therefore of every part and parcel
thereof do execute acquit and discharge the said Henry Card
heirs, executors and administrators forever by these presents have given grant bargained and sold assured conveyed and confirmed; and
by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant release sell alienize convey and confirm unto the said
heirs and assign forever
Henry Card his
a certain tract of land situated in said Charlestown
containing 17 acres 3 quarters and thirty rods and bounded and
described as follows beginning at a stake and stones at a corner
of James Hopkins land then East 40 rods then North 20 rods and
84 rods and 22 links then North East 20 rods and 15 links to a butternut tree then North
20° East 20 rods and 8 links then North 33° East 15 rods
and 17 links then South 20° West 17 rods and 7 links then North
South 17° West 26 rods and 15 links then South 32° West
13 rods then South 10° West 5 rods and 13 links to the place
of beginning
To have and to hold the said grant bargained and premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to
the same belonging or in any way appertaining to
the said Grantee
heirs and assigns forever to his
their only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And I the said
Grantor
heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to the said Grantee
heirs and assigns at and but the sufferings of the convex lured of the above bargained
premises and assort lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right as a good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in the simple and fee and have and hold a good right full power authority to grant release sell and convey confirm the said bargained
premises unto the said Grantee his heirs and assigns and that the said Grantee his
heirs and assigns shall have and may from time to time and at all times hereafter forever by his right sign of the same premises
quietly have and occupy use possess enjoy and employ the said premises and appurtenances free and clear and freely and
clearly without any manner of let suit trouble interruption or disturbance of any person or former or other grants heirs sales mortgages wills
entails jointures dowries judgments executions and encumbrance of what name or nature soever that might in any measure or degree obstruct
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said Grantor
for myself
heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above demised
premises to the said Grantee
heirs and assigns
against the claims demands or persons of any person or persons whatsoever forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
fortieth day October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and Twenty eight signed sealed and delivered Truly Hopkins L.S.
in presence of Eb. L. Whitmore [illegible]
State of Rhode Island County of Washington to wit
Before me John Collett
In Charlestown this fourth day October A.D. 1828 Truly Hopkins
personally appeared before me and acknowledged before me that the within instrument by his
hand signed to be his act and deed
John Collett
Justice of the Peace