The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents that we Alexander
Carmichael & William P. Lawton citizens of westerly in the County of
Providence George Carmichael of Richmond via said County &
William P. Barney of Smithfield in said state jointly and severally
as witnesses with the private Seal of C. Carmichael Esq. for
and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to us paid by the
aforementioned Manufacturing Company a corporation duly incor-
porated by the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island
the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge have remised
released and forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise
release and forever quitclaim unto the said Carmichael Manufact-
uring Company its successors and assigns forever all the right
title interest property claim and demand which we may have or
of right ought to have a claim in and to a certain tract of land or
parcel of land situated in said town of Richmond & in the town of Foster
in said County founded & described as follows namely to be fellowing
Beginning at the North West corner of said tract or parcel at the
said railroad river or creek Thence Easterly bounded Northerly by the
said railroad to the Southern corner of lands of Martin P. Parks Thence
southerly bounded Easterly by said lands of Martin P. Parks to the
North East corner of lands of William & Sampson Lawton thence along
the line of said Sampson Lawton bounded Easterly & Southerly
thence whilst it extends to the South East corner of said Lawton please
bounded Thence Northerly bounded Westerly by said lands of Sampson
Lawton & said lands of Martin P. Parks until it comes to the railroad
again Thence Easterly across the public way running along the railroad
crossing bounded Southerly by said railroad to the North east corner of
the lands belonging to the said William & Sampson Lawton thence South east
bounded Northerly by the said part mentioned lands of William & Sampson Lawton
to the South east corner of said last mentioned lands of said Sampson Lawton
thence Easterly bounded by trenches and by said lands of the said Lawton
to the South east corner thence Northerly bounded Westerly by said
Sampson Lawton to the railroad again thence Easterly bounded
Northerly by said railroad to the lands of said Martin P. Parks thence
Southerly bounded Easterly by said last mentioned lands of Martin P.
Parks to the Pawtuxet brook thence Northerly bounded Southerly by
said river thence cross over said river southerly along a boundary of
the heirs of Alan Brown fence diagonally Thence along said land
bounded Easterly & Southerly thereby to the highway Thence by said
highway bounded Northerly thereby to the railroad again Thence
Northerly across said highway bounded Southerly by said
river to the first mentioned bound or place of beginning containing by
estimation ten (10) acres be the same more or less together with all the
buildings & improvements thereon standing. Also a certain other
lot of land situated in said Barstowtown containing one (1) acre more
or less bounded Northerly on land may or possibly of Melanie Lo
higher Easterly on a highway Southerly on land more or possibly of
Nicholas Kenzon bounded West Northerly on land more or possibly of
Kenzon or shrubbery bounded as described meaning & interholding
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hereby do convey the same premises that were conveyed to these grantors
by deed from John & Blanche & George Green grants dated the 22nd day of September
A.D. 1816 recognized in said town of Richmond & acknowledged. Recited’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d’d
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State of Rhode Island &c &c
Washington ss
On this 32 day of November AD 1817. The above named Alexander Leagnie
charles William & Deawton George Carmichael & William
Barney personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by them signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed etc
and also the above named Phoebe G Carmichael, Sarah & Lawton
Olive & Carmichael and Bennet T Barney also personally appeared
before me, and being by me sworn examined parties, and a part from their sale
husbands acknowledged the same instrument forth and explained to
them by me, that their free and voluntary act and deed and declared
to me that they did not wish to relinquish the same
Thomas Vincent
Justice of the Peace
Received for record Dec 13th 1817 at / office Phil
and recorded by George L Carmichael Town Clerk
To All Persons to whom these presents shall come I Stephen L
Browning of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
send Greeting Know ye that I the said Stephen L Browning for and in
consideration of the sum of three hundred Dollars in hand paid to me on behalf of the
ensuing heir’s well and truly paid by James Olney of South Kingstown
in said County & state the receipt of which I do hereby Acknowledge
and am further with fully satisfied contented and paid and have out of
every part and parcel thereof do remise release quit and discharge the said
pride of Olney his heirs executors and administrators forever for these
presents have given granted bargained promised sold and conveyed and
confirmed and by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give
grant bargain sell alien convey transfer and confirm unto the said
James Olney his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract of land or
parcel situated in the said town also in South Kingstown containing by estimation
five acres be the same more or less bounded as follows on the North by the
road leading in the same part and a line bounded as follows on the North by the
West and East by the salt Pond and on the South by a creek a stream
otherwise bounded said parcel being known as Doctor Belknap
I have and do hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the
appurtenances privileges and conveniences to the same belonging or in any
wise pertaining to the said James Olney his heirs and assigns forever power
to his and their only proper use benefit and behalf forever have I the said
Stephen L Browning for myself for my heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to and with the said James Olney his
and assigns forever that at and above the ensuing hereof I am the sole and
lawful owner of the above bargained premises and am lawfully seized
and possessed of the same in any and proper right as a good lawful helper and
able estate of inheritance by fee simple and have in myself good right
full power and lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm