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Know all men that I Thomas A Barber of North Providence County of
Providence and State of Rhode Island, in consideration of $\text{X}$ $\text{X}$ $\text{X}$ of one Dollar
and fifty cents ($1.50) to me paid by Mary C Briggs wife of John S Briggs
of said North Providence, the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge, do hereby
grant, bargain sell and convey unto said Mary C Briggs her heirs and
assigns forever a certain tract of land situated in the town of East Greenwich
County and State aforesaid, it being Lot No (2) one on a plat of land
conveyed by deed from Samuel B Barber and others to their said Thomas A
Barber dated September 20th 1880 and recorded in said County Courthouses of
said town in Book No 10 page 553 $\text{X}$ $\text{X}$ $\text{X}$ as also the plat is
recorded in said Land Evidence Book No 10 page 553 to which plat
reference is hereby made. Also a one eighth (1/8) undivided interest in
a street running through said tract from land of said Samuel B Barber and
others to the said said said street being twenty five (25) feet wide, and
is bounded on the east by lot No 2 and on the West by lot No 3 as
appears on said plat, the said Mary C Briggs her heirs and assigns
to the Motion for one eighth (1/8) of the Expense of keeping said Street and
gate or other means in repair. To have and to hold the said
granted and bargained premises with the privileges and appurtenances
thereof subject to the conditions of said deed from Samuel B Barber and
others to Thomas A Barber. Moreover also to said Thomas A Barber
his heirs and assigns a right to permanently pass and repass at all times
along the said Street and said plat for the common use of all
the purchasers of lots upon the said tract, to her the said Mary C
Briggs her heirs and assigns forever. And I the said Thomas A Barber
for myself my heirs executors and administrators do covenant with said
said Mary C Briggs her heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seized in
fee of the said premises, that I have good right to sell and convey the same
to said Mary C Briggs to hold as aforesaid and that I will warrant and
defend the same to said Mary C Briggs her heirs and assigns forever against the
lawful claims and demands of all persons. Signed and Sealed by with
of said Thomas A Barber in consideration of the abovementioned sum paid to him
done, do release all claim of sewer to sewer lot 1. In witness whereof we hereunto
set our hands and seals this 1st day of November in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
[illegible] Henry C. L Barber
[illegible] of [illegible] $\text{X}$ $\text{X}$ $\text{X}$ Sarah Barber $\text{X}$ $\text{X}$ $\text{X}$ Thomas A Barber L S
[illegible] $\text{X}$ $\text{X}$ $\text{X}$ [illegible] $\text{X}$ $\text{X}$ $\text{X}$ [illegible] Barber L S
State of Rhode Island re $\text{X}$ $\text{X}$ $\text{X}$ Washington Co
1st day of November AD 1880. Then personally appeared before me Thomas
A Barber and acknowledged the preceding instrument here signed to be his
free and voluntary act and deed Sealed and delivered $\text{X}$ $\text{X}$ $\text{X}$ [illegible]
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Received for record August 2nd 1880 at 3 oclock PM
and Recorded by [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
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