The instrument's own words
page 1
16
And we the aforementioned Asa S Hoxsie and Nancy B.
Hoxsie for ourselves and for our heirs executors and admini-
strators do covenant with the said School District No 2
their successors and assigns that we will warrant and
defend the aforesaid premises to the said School
District No 2 their successors and assigns forever against the
lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming
any through or under us
In Testimony whereof we have set our hands
and seals this 27th day of February witness year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy one
Signed sealed and delivered
(on measure)
Charlotte Hoxsie
Samuel B Hoxsie
Asa S Hoxsie L.S.
Nancy B Hoxsie L.S.
State of Rhode Island etc
Washington ss
On this 27th day of Feb AD 1871
Before me appeared these Asa S Hoxsie personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the certain instrument by him
and signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed
And Nancy B Hoxsie wife of said Asa S Hoxsie being
examined separately and apart from her husband
and having said instrument shown and explained
to her by me she being so aware acknowledged the same
to be her free act and deed from which she did not
wish to retract
Charles Cross Town Clerk
Recd for Record Feby 27th 1871 at 6 oclock PM
and Recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that We
Rowland R Maguad and Rowland P Maguad of the town of
South Kingstown County of Washington state of Rhode
Island for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar
to us paid by Archibald Barker of Charlestown in said
state the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge have executed
released and forever quitclaimed and by these Presents do
remise release and forever quitclaim unto him the said
Archibald Barker his heirs and assigns forever all the
page 2
right title interest property claim and demand which we now
have or of right ought to have or claim in and to a certain lot
of land situate in said Charlestown and bounded and described
as follows. Beginning on the road leading from the Carolina
Minis Station on the Providence & Connecticut Railroad at the
North West corner of land now owned by said Barber Thinus
running Northly with said road New Rode Thinus run-
ning Easterly in a straight line twenty rods to the North
easterly corner of said land now owned by said Barber
bounded on the East line northly by land of Granton Thinus
running south westerly boundary on said Barber land (also
known as the Black acre lot to said road and place of be-
ginning) The said Barber for himself his heirs & assigns
covenants to make and forever maintain the fence
delimiting the land hereby conveyed) the aforementioned Grantors
do have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges
and appurtenances thereunto or thereunto appertaining to him
the said Archibald Barber his heirs and assigns forever
and we the aforementioned Rowland & Ragard) & Rowland
Ragard for ourselves and for our heirs executors and
Administrators do covenant with the said Archibald
Barber his heirs and assigns that we will warrant
and defend the above described premises to the said
Archibald Barber his heirs and assigns forever against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons be
they through or under us And I Margaret R
Ragard with the aforesaid Rowland Ragard in
consideration of the sum aforementioned paid to me said
husband do hereby release & relinquish to the said
(Archibald Barber all my right of dower in and to the
above described premises hereby conveyed)
Or In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 28 day of May in the year of our lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty
Signed
Sealed and delivered
Rowland & Ragard L S
Rowland Ragard L S.
Margaret R Ragard L S.
In the presence of
17 H K Rawson witness to signature
of M R Ragard R S Ragard & R Ragard
State of Rhode Island Washington Co S S
Before me John South Kateinston
Washington County Rhode I. to day 1st June AD 1880 personally appeared
Rowland & Ragard & Rowland Ragard & severally acknowledged the
within instrument to be their free and voluntary act & deed
Read for Record March 6th 1881 at 10 o clock J M Church Justice of the peace
and Recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk