The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these Presents shall Come."
I Benon Buggs of Charlestown County of Washington State of Rhode Island
Know all Men by these Presents, That I the said
Benon Buggs of
Charlestown District of said Charlestown
for and in consideration of the sum of
one hundred dollars
in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid by the
Charles Buntick of said Charlestown
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and well and sufficiently paid and satisfied fully reconciled and paid god proof thereof and of every part and parcel
thereof do remise acquit and discharge the said Charles Buntick of his
heirs, executors and administrators forever by these presents have granted bargained sold aliened enfeoffed conveyed and confirmed; and
by these presents do remise fully and absolutely grant bargain sell aliene enfeoff convey and confirm unto
the said
Charles Buntick
heirs and assign forever
a certain lot or parcel of land (the same being salt marsh land)
lying and being in said Charlestown containing by estimation less or more
the same more or less it is bounded Northly by the salt marsh land, Easterly
by land now or formerly of James Dunn servant, Southerly by the sea or
ocean & Westerly by land of Benon Buggs Always reserving to me the
said Grantor & my heirs and assigns a right to take up salt hay upon &
cut sea grass upon said premises.
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
Charles Buntick
heirs and assigns forever to his
and their only proper use benefit and behalf forever. And I the said
Benon Buggs
do covenant promise and agree to the said
Charles Buntick
his heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and agree to the said
Charles Buntick
his heirs and assigns forever to the true and lawful owner of the said herbage
premises and to me my heirs and assigns and all people whomsoever shall in time to come right and good full power and absolute estate of herbage
in simple and hemp and in all other good right full power and authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained
premises in manner as aforesaid. And that the said
Charles Buntick
and my heirs and assigns and from the time of signing and time of this present indenture by force of these presents lawfully peaceably and
quietly have and hold the said granted and bargained premises with the said bargained premises upon the aforesaid free and clear and free and
equitably acquired encumbrances and discharged of and from all maner of burdens or other gifts grants bargains leases mortgages wills
estates jointures dowries judgments executions and circumstances of what name or nature either with or without may in measure or degree obstruct
or hinder me or my heirs or any person or persons what so ever in the enjoyment of the same.
Furthermore I the said
Benon Buggs
for myself my heirs executors and administrators do covenant and agree the above described
premises to the said
Charles Buntick
his heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of whomsoever or persons whatever forever to secure same and defend by these presents aforesaid
said May I Benon Buggs in consideration of the sum aforesaid as aforesaid to hereby
release and forever quit claim unto the said Grantee his heirs and assigns all my right
of ownership in and to the above granted premises
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 18th day
of September eighteen hundred and 80
Signed Sealed and delivered
Benon Buggs L.S.
Mary E Buggs L.S.
Before me
Samuel H Harris
Deputy Clerk
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132 State of Rhode Island &c
Washington Ss. In My Notary office this 19th day of September
Ad 1870 Dominic Boissey for personally appeared before me and
acknowledged the writen instrument hereunto annexed to be his free and voluntary
act and deed. Soml. M. Coons
Acknowledged for Record On 31st 1870
at 12 o'clock A.M. and recorded
by Chas. Coons, Town Clerk. Revenue Stamps
$0.50
Know all men by these presents that we James Burdick and Joseph
Burdick in our right and in right of our Sons, Frances Suckland Benjamin Under in
right and in right of their Wives and Mothers, Sarah P. Sadler etc of Johnston R.I. forged
in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to be paid to George W. Munger
of said Johnston, the receipt of which we hereby acknowledge have here
remised, released and forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise,
release and forever quitclaim unto the said Geo W. Munger his heirs
and assigns forever all the right title interest property claim and demand
which we have or may have or right heirs or assigns to claim or release in and to
a certain tract or parcel of land situated in said Johnston on the
south side of a dwelling house running northerly from the road formerly from
Burdick's to the other side Joseph Sayre deceased formerly from
bounded as follows beginning at the southeast corner of the lot
land belonging to William Alson of said George Munger running Northerly
thirty one feet to the south line of Alson of said George Munger Northerly
thirty one feet the ground thence Southerly thirty six feet to a stone set in the ground
thence Northerly twenty four feet to a stake set in the bottom of the wall
with a hole drilled into it thence to the first mentioned bound
I promise to warrant all within said mentioned bounds, he the said
George W. Munger otherwise intending to build and maintain a fence
around and forever maintain the same and to hold the same unto all the
right privileges and opportunities thereof the same as the
said George W. Munger on his own costs and expenses And we the above
named James Burdick and Joseph Burdick their Sons Suckland and Benjamin Under
and Martha P. Sadler as trustees and lawyers, and our heirs executors and administrators
do covenant that the said George W. Munger his heirs and assigns may use and
enjoy and defend the specified premises to him and George W. Munger
his heirs and heirs forever against the heirs the above signers and against all
persons claiming through us or under us In Testimony whereof we
hereunto set our hand and seals this 11th day of August in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy
Signed sealed and delivered
Joseph L. Burdick
James Burdick L.S.
In our presence of
Frances Suckland L.S.
D. Grant
Benjamin Under L.S.
Frances Taylor L.S.
Martha P. Sadler L.S.
Geo. M. Clark
Washington Ss. In Johnston town on this 11th day of August 1870 personally
appeared James Burdick Benjamin Under and Martha P. Sadler and declared the following
instrument signed and sealed by them to be their free and voluntary act and deed At the same time
James Burdick and Frances Suckland and Frances Taylor and Benjamin Under declared the
instrument signed and sealed by them to be their free and voluntary act and deed which they did not
withdraw retract
Before me
Geo. M. Clark Justice of the Peace
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