The instrument's own words
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346 Know all men by these Presents That I William E.
of Chariestown in the State of Rhode Island for and
in consideration of the sums of five Hundred Dollars to me
well and truly paid by Daniel Stambling of Providence
Commercial Street the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
and do hereby grant bargain sell convey and assign
confirm give and assent deliver assigning his heirs and
assigns forever Certain tract or parcel of land situate
in said Chariestown with all the buildings and rights
appurtenances thereunto belonging not limited as follows
namely by the boundary of the Former Estate and bounded South
by land of Elizabeth Allen and Nicely by land of
Joseph [illegible] the said Part first at the corner of the aforesaid
[illegible] and then North West Course 22 degrees 12 minutes South
of the North West varying thereby to great homestead
form spanning and intersecting to [illegible] to receive
into the aforesaid parcel Stambling all that portion of
of land fronting the water that was bequeathed to him
by the last Will and Testament of my late Father
Daniel E. Allen late of Chariestown Rhode Island however
the same may be described by the said Daniel & described
To have and to hold the said premises and all the
premises with all the privileges appurtenances thereunto belonging
to the same but moreover on my promise of warranting the
said grant and his heirs and assigns ever free
and by these presents for my Heirs Executors and Administrators
to execute and with the sealing of this writing to be forever an
Assign To that it may appear before the sealing however of this
the lawful size of the above bounded premises
and not improperly seized and possessed of the same in
my own right legally for such particular state of
ownership in felt some file and have every right to sell
convey and confirm the said bounded premises in
manner as aforesaid And that the said premises
and appurtenances premises with the aforementioned are
free from all encumbrances of what name or nature so
that might in any manner impede obstruct or make void
this present deed Of the premises the seal
William E. Allen for my Heirs Executors and Administrators
truly do covenant and engage the above described premises to
the said Daniel Stambling his Heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any person
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wi persons whoever, forever to warrant, secure and defend
by these Presents. And I Mary of Kinston's wife of said
William Wilcox in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid
do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said grantee
her heirs and assigns all my right of Dower in and to the
above described Premises. The Consideration aforesaid is
so much that whereas I the said William & Kinston's wife
executed my negotiable promissory note for the sum of five
hundred dollars bearing date hereafter written and made
payable to the said Daniel Smith granting on a certain
with interest payable semi annually at seven per cent
per annum interest of and not paid whereas the same is intended
to the present deed and there seven years it will prove
Now therefore I the said grantor saying any person
for me shall pay said sum with interest however with the
interest thereof accruing to this time Thus therefore this Deed
shall be void therefore this will be quit remain in full force
and effect. But if the said grantee for me
and in my Heirs Capacity uninhibited heirs and assigns
do hereby covenant with the said grantee his heirs to bring
that insurance against all fire shall be kept and
maintained upon the buildings on the premises above
in a sum not less than five hundred dollars and that
the policies of such insurance shall be assigned
and transferred to the said grantee and his assigns at
all times at the county hearts and within the State of Rhode
Island that the said grantee or Assigns may effect such
Insurance and the premiums for the same paid therefore
shall be a further lien upon the said estate added to the amount
of said note and not void by the release of this deed. In testimony
whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this
day of August 1839.
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in presence of
Charles Cross
William Wilcox L.S.
Mary Wilcox L.S.
The aforesaid the same William
and Kinston's wife the subscribers have
appeared before me the preceding page
of the writing being read over to them
of the deed the same they declared
Charles Cross
State of Rho. Is. colony defined at
witnessed this day of August 18th 1839 William & Kinston personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the preceding in writing
by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Charles Cross
Returned for recording Aug 18th 1839 at 4 o'clock p.m. fee of one dollar
and recorded by Theo. E Cross Deputy Town clerk