The instrument's own words
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92 State of Rhode Island &
Providence sc. } I Joe Dexterate in said county this
twenty seventh day of March AD 1833 personally app[eared] the
within named Mary A. Moore and acknowledged the within
instrument her by her subscribed to be her free and voluntary act and deed
Before me, [illegible] Charles H. Day
Justice of the Peace
Received in record April 29th 1833 at 3 oclock P.M.
and recorded by Charles Barnes Cl. Court
Know all men by these presents that we keypad to George Wood and
shall be forever in witness in right of said George his heirs of Charles Moore
of Rhode Island for him and consideration of the sum of one thousand
dollars well and truly paid her by George Wood of Providence
in the county of Providence and State aforesaid the principal
whereof is hereby acknowledged by the present grants to give grant
bargain sell convey and release unto the said James G. Wood
his heirs and assigns forever a certain lot of land with a
dwelling house and out buildings thereon standing situated
in the village of Providence in said county and bounded north bounded
by the land of the heirs of George G. Browning deceased east bound
by land of John W. Money south by land of [illegible] Wood ground
and in the west by the highway formerly known as the road
containing five acres more or less
To have and to hold the land granted and bargained
premises with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same
belonging and all meadows privileges and appurtenances to the said grantor her
heirs and assigns forever and we said grantors for ourselves
our heirs executors and administrators do covenant to convey and with
the said grantee his heirs and assign that at or before the
enacting hereof we are the lawful owners of the above conveyed
premises and are seized and firm of the same in our own
proper right as good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee
simple and have in ourselves good right to sell and convey
the said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid and that
the said bargained premises with the appurtenances
be free from all encumbrances of what nature or duration that might
in any manner or degree at actual or make this present deed
Furthermore we the said grantors for ourselves our heirs executors
and administrators do covenant and engage the above conveyed
premises to the said grantee his heirs and assigns against the lawful
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exacting or demands of any person or persons whatsoever from to warrant
seize me and offend by these presents
The foregoing we have hereunto set our hands and seals This
twenty seventh day of April AD 1873
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
Charles Cross
Philemon Kenyon
State of Rhode Island and [illegible]
County of Washington ss
on Charleston on this twenty seventh
day of April AD 1873, Margaret G. Kenyon personally appeared
before me and acknowledged that the instrument by her signed
to be her free and voluntary act and deed Signed Hand and There
on the same day also the above named Ruth L. Kenyon wife
of said Margaret G. Kenyon personally appeared before me, and
having been examined privately and apart from her said husband she
acknowledged the instrument signed and sealed as by me shown and
explained to her to be her free and voluntary act and deed and
stated and declared to me that she did not wish to obstruct the same
Received for deed April 27th 1873 Charles Cross
Recorded for deed April 27th
1873 at 9 o'clock P.M. and recorded
by Charles Cross Town Clerk
It all people to whom these presents shall come Greetings I Joseph 'H.
Cross of Charlestown in the County of Washington and state of
Rhode Island send Greetings Whereas that I the said
Joseph 'H. Cross for and in consideration of the sum of one
hundred dollars in hand before the executing hereby well and
truly paid by George G. Bindick for of Charlestown aforesaid
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and am hereby etc
fully satisfied contented and paid and there of and every part
and parcel thereof the servants agents and employees of the said
George G. Bindick for his heirs executors and administrators
forever by these presents have given granted bargained sold
aliened assigned conveyed conveyed and confirmed and by these presents
do fully purely and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien
endow convey and confirm unto the said George G. Bindick for
his heirs and assigns forever a certain lot of land situated
in said Charlestown containing one half an acre and
bounded and described as follows beginning at the highway
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