The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I Obadiah G. Colbran, of North Kingstown
County of Washington State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the
Sum of Four thousand dollars well and truly paid by John H. Wilcox
of Charlestown in said County & State the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged by these presents do give grant bargain sell convey
and confirm unto the said John H. Wilcox his heirs and assigns
forever a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being idea
said Charlestown containing by estimation seventy acres be the
same more or less with a dwelling house & other improvements
thereon standing and bounded as follows (viz) beginning at the
East part of the North-West corner of the premises thence southerly
bounded Wortley on land now or formerly of the heirs of Benjamin
Ganette deceased to the said south fence thence easterly to land of
said J. H. Wilcox and wife bounded southerly on the said fence
thence Northerly bounded Easterly on land of said J. H. Wilcox and
wife to the East part North fence Wortley to place of beginning bounded
Northerly by said East fence
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained a
premises with all the privileges and appurtenances to the
same belonging or in anywise appertaining to the said grantee
his heirs and assigns forever And I the said grantor for
myself and my heirs executors and administrators do covenant
and to with the said grantee his heirs and assigns that at and of
before the executing hereof I am the lawful owner of the above
bargained premises am seized and possessed of the same
in my own proper right as good perfect and absolute owner
of inheritance in fee simple and ample and have in me good right to
sell and convey the said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid
and that the said deemed and bargained premises with the appurtenances
are free from all encumbrances of what sort name or nature whatsoever
that might in any measure or degree obstruct or make void this
present deed
Furthermore I the said grantor for myself my heirs
executors and administrators do covenant and engage therefore
demised premises to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims and demands of any person or persons
whatsoever forever to warrant secure defend and forever by these
presents And I Obadiah G. Colbran wife of said Obadiah
G. Colbran in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid do
hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said grantee
his heirs and assigns all my right of Tenure in and to this
aforegranted premises I in Testimony whereof we have
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In witness whereof we have set our hands and seals this 1st day of March AD 1875
Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of
Samuel H Cross
Charles P. Chapman L.S.
Eliza A. Chapman L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
I, the Writing This 1st day of March AD
1875 Charles P. Chapman personally appeared before me
and acknowledged that the within instrument by him signed to be
his free and voluntary act and deed. And then and there
in the same day also the above named
wife of said
personally appeared before me
and being duly examined privately and apart from her
husband acknowledged that the within deed which was
by me shown and explained to her to be her free and voluntary
act and deed, and delivered to me that she did not wish
to retract the same.
Samuel H Cross
Town Clerk
Received for Record March 11th 1875 at 2 oclock and
20 minutes PM and recorded by Charles Cross
Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents That I gently Witness
of Charlestown, in the State of Rhode Island in consideration
of the sum of twenty five hundred and dollars to me paid by the
Mechanics Savings Bank of Providence, in Rhode Island, do bargain
and sell to the said banking Bank their successors and assigns a
certain lot or parcel of land situated on west blackstone street in the
above mentioned Town and encompasses Three hundred Seventy containing
by estimation nearly acres be the same more or less and
bounded as follows (viz) beginning at the East Part at the
Northeast corner of the properties thence Southerly bounded
Westly on land now or formerly of the heirs of Benjamin
Joyce deceased, to the full parcel thence Easterly to find of
T. Joyce and nicer bounded Easterly on the full parcel thence Northerly
Northerly bounded Easterly on land of said Asa T. Joyce &
wife & the East Part thence Westly to place of beginning
bounded Northerly by said East Part.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained
premises, with privileges and appurtenances thereof, to the
said Mechanics Savings Bank their Successors and assigns
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