The instrument's own words
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Know all men, that we Austin M. Thompson & Mary A.
Thompson (formerly Mary A. Bennett) his wife both of the State of
California, by our Attorney, Henry White of Westerly in the
County of Washington, & State of Rhode Island duly authorized by our
Letter of Attorney, dated January 20th Ad 1874’ duly recorded and the
records of land Evidence in said Westerly, in Book 20 page 467 &
also recorded in the town of Charlestown in said County of Washington in Book 20
of Powers of Attorney, pages 172, 173 & 174; in consideration of the sum of
four hundred dollars to be paid by Bond first Bliven of said Westerly, the
receipt whereof hereby acknowledge do grant bargain sell convey transfer
to said Bond first Bliven his heirs and assigns forever, all our right title
& interest in and to the real estate of the late people Quartz lot of
said land in Charlestown, devised per the will of said Mary A. Thompson, and
described as follows: to wit. The first lot is situated in said Charlestown
and contains by estimation 30 acres more or less & bounded Northerly in as
formally owned by James Bailey deceased on a highway, Southerly &
Westerly on lands of the heirs of Perry Bailey, or however otherwise bounded
The second lot is situated in said Charlestown and contains by
estimation 15 acres more or less and bounded as follows to wit beginning
at the Southeast corner of land more or formerly owned by Fortune Hill
Thomas South 9 1/2 West 37 chains & 25 links to land more or formerly
by Joseph Macrones and land more or formerly owned by George M. Thaman
the West for roughly as the part parallel with the line on the South line with
make 15 perches, then East a straight line to land more or formerly owned
by George Collette, then South easterly on said Bailey’s line to the inner first
parcel, or however otherwise bounded. This third lot is East March land
situated in said Charlestown contains 10 acres more or less & bounded
Northerly & Westerly on the Salt pond easterly on the Old beach road bounded
on land formerly owned by the heirs of Edward Potter, or however otherwise
wise bounded. The fourth lot is situated in both of towns of
Westerly and Charlestown and contains 10 acres more or less and bounded
Northerly on land more or formerly owned by the heirs of William Faygan
Easterly on said Faygan’s lands of land of John G. Wilbur, Southerly on the
Salt pond & Westerly on land of the heirs of Oliver Davis, and the boundaries
lot so allied, or however otherwise bounded, and is known as the Homestead
of some first Faygan’s deceased.
To have and to hold the same with the privileges and appurtenances
thereunto pertaining to the said Bond first Bliven his heirs and assigns forever
And we the said Grantors for ourselves, our heirs, executors & administrators do
covenant with said Grantee’s heirs his heirs & assigns that we are lawfully seized
fee of our right in said premises, that they are free from all incumbrances
that we have good right to sell and convey the same to the said Grantee’s heirs
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his & assigns forever to hold as aforesaid, and that we will warrant & defend
the same to the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands & seals this 31st day
of May AD 1880.
Signed & Sealed
In the presence of
George S. White
Eugene B. Pendleton
Austin M. Thompson
by his Attorney Henry Whipple L.S.
Mary A. Thompson
by her Attorney Henry Whipple L.S.
State of Rhode Island
Washington Co.
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In witness whereof in said County on this 31st day
of May AD 1880, Thos Austin M. Thompson & Mary A. Thompson, by
their Attorney Henry Whipple, personally appeared before me & acknowledged
etc et seq the foregoing instrument by them signed by their said Attorney,
to be their free act and deed.
C. B. Pendleton
Notary Public
Received for Record May 14th 1880
at 11 o'clock A.M. and recorded
by Charles Cross Town Clerk
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