The instrument's own words
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KNOW all men by these presents That the Savannah
Garrit widow of Joseph Ezekiel Garrit Joseph G Garrit
Olive E Garrit Lydia E Garrit and Aminada Garrit
all of westerly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode
Island and Providence Plantations for and in consideration
of the sum of fifty dollars well and truly paid by Charles
H Nichols of Charlestown County and State aforesaid the
receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge and grant sell and
convey unto the said Charles H Nichols his heirs
and assigns forever, one certain tract or parcel of
land situated lying and being in the town of Charles
town aforesaid containing one half rood of land be the
same more or less builted and bounded as follows
(viz) beginning at a stone post on the line of the furnace
land then Northly then Westly on the boundary
land to the North East corner of said plot thence Easterly
running a paralleled line with the said North lot laid out
till it come to land of Thomas johnson thence Southerly
thence Eastly by spy road thence South to the stone
post placed place of its beginning
To have and to hold the above described premises
with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto
belonging or any other part appertaining to him the said
Charles H Nichols to his heirs and assigns forever.
And we the aforesaid Savannah Garrit, widow, Ezekiel
Garrit, Joseph G Garrit, Olive E Garrit, Lydia E
Garrit & Aminada Garrit do covenant for ourselves our executors
Administrators and Assigns that we are lawfully
seized in fee of the premises that we have right
to sell and convey the same, and that we would warrant
and defend the same against all lawful claims and
demands of all persons.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this fifth day of September
1874.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Henry H. Collins
Peter R Purke
Savannah Garrit L S
Ezekiel Garrit L S
Joseph G Garrit L S
Olive E Garrit L S
Lydia E Garrit L S
Aminada Garrit L S
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252 State of Rhode Island &c.
Washington &c. Sept 1st 1876
Personally appeared Hannah Gavitt widow
of Joseph, Ephiel Gavitt, Joseph G. Gavitt, Olive
L. Gavitt, Lysline G. Gavitt and Antinda Gavitt,
signers and sealers of the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged the same to be their free and
voluntary act and deed hand and seal.
Before me
Washington &c. In Westerly in said County on
this fifth day of September A.D. 1876, I then personally
appeared C. Gavitt Gavitt and Olive E. Gavitt
two of the subscribers to the foregoing instrument.
and acknowledged the same to be their free and
voluntary act & deed.
Before me. Thomas Vincent
Justice of the Peace
Received for record Sept 11th 1876
at 3 o'clock P.M. and recorded by Chas Cross I Clerk
Execution
L.S. [illegible] State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington &c. To the sheriffs of our several Counties or their
Deputies Greeting
Whereas Joseph G. Church of Charlestown in the County of
Washington by the certification of our Supreme Court held at
South Kingstown within and for the County of Washington on the
third Monday of February A.D. 1876, recovered judgment against
Albert Clarke, farmer of said town for the sum of 245 Dolls 10 cts
debt or damages and 13 dollars and 05 cts out of said sum as to unpaid
of interest, whereas execution remains to be done. We command you, therefore
that of the goods and chattels and real estate belonging to the said Albert Clarke
within your power present you cause to be seized and satisfied and satisfied and satisfy
the aforesaid sum being two hundred and forty eight dolls and ten cts and 15 cts
on the whole with ten per cent for the writ and also any delay sufficiently processed for
your own fees. Hereof fail not and make two returns of this writ and
of your doings therewith to our Supreme Court to be helden at South-
Kingstown within and for the County of Washington on the Monday
next.
Given at South- Witness Thomas Empire Esquire Chief Justice
Kingstown this 23 day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and
twenty Six John G. Clarke Clerk