The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I Henry
Champflin of Westerly County of Washington
and state of Rhode Island for and in consideration
of the sum of sixteen Hundred Dollars well and
truly paid by Hannah J Reynolds wife of J
endish Reynolds of Charlestown in said County
& state the receipt thereof is hereby ack now ledged
by these presents do give grant bargain sell convey
and confirm unto the said wife the said
Hannah J Reynolds her heirs and assigns forever
A certain lot or parcele of land lying being
in said Charlestown in the village of Carolina
Mills containing by estimation half an acre more
or less with a dwelling house & other improvements
thereon standing & is bounded on the North West
& South by land now or formerly owned by John W
Money & on the East by the Highway and a
the same premises as set out in the said Henry Champflin
purchase of Stephen Bates by deed bearing date
March 5th A.D. 1811 recorded in Land Records
of said Charlestown Book No 9 at page 76 conveying
the same right to the & her heirs as is contained
in said deed.
I do have and to hold the said granted
and bargained premises with all the privileges
and appurtenances to the same belonging or any way appertaining
to the said grantee her heirs and assigns forever
And I the said Grantor for myself my heirs executors
and administrators do covenant to convey and to warrant
the said Grantee her heirs and assigns that at all
before the executing hereof I am the lawful owner
of the above bargained premise and am seized
and possessed of the same in my own proper right
as good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple and have in me good right to sell
and convey the said bargained premises in manner
as aforesaid And that the said demised and bargained
premises with the appurtenances are free from all
incumbrances of what name or nature that might in
any measure or degree restrict or make void this present
deed
Furthermore I the said Grantor for myself
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now their executors and administrators do covenant and
agree that the above demised premises to be to said Grantee
for her heirs and assigns against the lawful claims or
demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever
to warrant secure and defend, by these presents
And I Elizabeth Champlin wife of said Henry
Champlin on consideration of the sum aforesaid
do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto
said Grantee her heirs and assigns all my
right title to and the aforementioned premises
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 30th day of April A.D 1872
sealed and delivered
before me
Henry Champlin L.S.
Elizabeth Champlin L.S.
Danl R. Cross
Town Clerk
State of Rhode Island to wit
Before Me Notary this 30th day
of April A.D 1872 Henry Champlin personally
acknowledged before me and acknowledged the within ins-
trument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act
and deed And then and there on the same day
also the above named Elizabeth wife of said Henry personally
acknowledged before me and being by me examined being
lived apart from her said husband she acknowledged
the within deed which was by me shown and
examined proven to her to be her free and voluntary
act and deed and declared to me that she did
not wish to retract the same
Danl R. Cross
Town Clerk
Brought for Record April 13th 1872 at 3 1/2 o'clock P.M.
Recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
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