The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I Edwin C
Vane of Westerly in the County of Washington & State
of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of
Twenty five Dollars to me paid by Nelson B Vane of said
Westerly the receipt where of I do hereby acknowledge have
remised released and forever quitclaimed and by these presents
do remise release and forever quitclaim unto him the said
Nelson B Vane his heirs and assigns forever all the right
title interest profits claim and demand which I nowhere
in or of ought to have or claim in and to the said
one half part of a certain tract or parcel of land situated
in the town of Charlestown in said County and bounded
and described as follows (Viz) beginning at the Northeast
corner of James Newcomb's Marsh lot where there is a post
with a notch around it and thence south a straight line to the
sea shore thence West by the sea shore to the land of the
heirs of Hezekiah Sherman where there is a post created
from said post a straight line to the aforesaid point where
Vane is owner her post Bounded on the East by James Newcomb's
lands on the south by the sea shore on the west by the land of
said heirs of Hezekiah Sherman and on the North by the
Charlestown Pond as called containing by estimation Twelve
(12) acres be the same more or less It being a marsh lot
and the same property that was conveyed to me by deed
from Sorrow Gardner Vane Vane & Hannah Vane wife of
said Sarrow dated the third day of October AD 1856
& recorded in Book No 9 Land Conveyances in said Charlestown
page 445 reference to said last mentioned deed being
hereby had for a more full and particular description of
the premises hereby conveyed meaning and intending
hereby to convey to said Nelson B Vane exactly one half
of the tract of parcel of land above described measuring
from the centre thereof and of all of said tract that lies
on East side of a line drawn straight across the
middle of the same from North to South
So have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges
and appurtenances there of or thereunto appertaining to
him the said Nelson B Vane his heirs and assigns forever
And I the aforesaid Edwin C Vane for myself and for
my heirs executors & administrators do covenant with the
said Nelson B Vane his heirs and assigns that I will
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warrant and defend the aforesaid premises to the
said Nelson B Vars his heirs and assigns forever against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming
by thorough or under me. I Sybil S Vars wife of
of the aforementioned Edwin S Vars in consideration of the
above sum paid to my said husband do remise release
and forever quitclaim unto him the said Nelson B Vars
his heirs and assigns forever all my right of dower in
unto the aforesaid premises and quitclaim premises
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this nineteenth day of December in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of Edwin S Vars L.S.
Thos H Reabey [illegible] $ 6.50
Sybil S Vars L.S.
State of Rhode Island to
Washington Co Ss I a Notary Public this
nineteenth day of December A.D. 1870 Edwin
S Vars personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the within instrument by him signed to be his free
and voluntary act and deed
Thomas H Reabey
Public Notary
Received for record Dec 21st 1870 at 11 oclock A.M.
and recorded by Charles Cove Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that we George
H Ward of Charlestown R.I. Samuel P Kenyon and
Lucinda S Kenyon his wife and Richard H Ward of
Peacefield Cot. Henry M Kelly and Sarah A Kelly his
wife of Lebanon Cot. George H Converse and Abby P
Converse his wife of Storrington Cot. Charles S Vars and
Abby S Vars his wife and William S Vars and Harriet
N Vars his wife Westerly R.I. and James L Wood
of Richmond R.I. for and in consideration of the sum
of Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($ 1500.) to us paid by Eliz
D Wood and Mehetabel A Wilson of Richmond R.I.
the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge do grant
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