The instrument's own words
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State of Rhode Island &c &c
Washington ss
this 32 day of November AD 1887. The above named Alexander Leagny
charles William & Deawton, George Carmanichael & William P
Barney personally appeared before me and acknowledged that the foregoing
instrument by them signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed etc
and also the above named Phoebe J Carmanichael, Sarah & Deawton
Phoebe & Carmanichael and Bennet P Barney also personally appeared
before me, and being by me sworn examined primly, 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 1887 at / office Phil
and recorded by George La Cornucl Toms 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 Greetings Know ye that I the said Stephen L Browning for and in
consideration of the sum of three hundred Dollars in cash paid in hand before
the undersigning witness fully and truly paid by James Olney of South Kingston
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
prime Olney his heirs executors and administrators forever, for these
presents have given granted bargained promised sold and conveyed and
done confirmed and by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give
grant bargain sell alien convey enfeoff convey and confirm unto the said
James Olney his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract of land or
parcel situated in the said town same act & bounded as follows by estimation
his north area be the same part and lot & bounded as follows by original on the North
West and East by the salt Pond side and on the South by a creek a stream
otherwise bounded said parcel being known as Doctor Beland
I have and do hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the
appurtenances privileges and commodities 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 heirs
and assigns that at and above the ensuring hereof I am the only 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 seized
and absolute estate by inheritance by fee simple and have in myself good right
full power and lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm
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The said bargained premises, in manner as aforesaid, And That He said
James Bellose his heirs and assigns, shall and may, from time to time and
all times forever hereafter, by force and virtue of these Presents, lawfully,
peaceably and quietly, enter, hold, use and enjoy, possess and annex the said
demised and conveyed bargained premises, with the appurtenances thereunto belonging and there
and fully and clearly inherited, appropriated and designated of and from
all and every all manner of tenures or other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, leases,
mortgages, polls, indentures, jointures, dower, dowerments, settlements and
encumbrances, or proclamations or mains issued, that mostly in any manner
or a particular manner make void, this present deed.
Furthermore we said Stephen C. Browning, naming myself my heirs
executors and administrators do covenant and agree and remise also above described
premises unto the said James Bellose his heirs and assigns against
the dowries claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever
forever to be paramount secure and defended by these Presents.
And I Mary J. Browning wife of the said Stephen C. Browning,
in consideration of the sums paid as aforesaid hereby release
into the said James Bellose all my right of Dower in the afore-
granted premises.
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 27th day of Dec., A.D. 1881
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
George L. Cross
Edward T. Brown
Stephen C. Browning L.S.
Mary J. Browning L.S.
State of New York Island of
Washington sc.
In Charlestown on this 27th day
of December A.D. 1881 then Stephen C. Browning personally,
appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
by him signed sealed to be his free and voluntary act and deed,
George L. Cross Town Clerk
Received for regd Jan, 4th 1882 at 2 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George L. Cross Town Clerk
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