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To all people to whom these presents shall come I Potter
Browning of Richmond, County of Washington in the State of Rhode
Island send Greeting - Know ye, that I the said Potter Browning
hereinafter called the grantor for and in consideration of the sum
of Two hundred & fifty five Dollars ($255) in hand paid before me the undersig-
ned witness and fully paid by George H Babcock of said Richmond the
receipt of whom is hereby acknowledged hereby certify and attest truth-
fully confirmed and posted and testify and attest of every part hereof
truthly accurate and true discharge the said George H Babcock to
his heirs, executors and administrators forever by these presents have
given granted bargained sold a deed yielded conveyed ceased and
(confirmed and by these presents do fully fully and absolutely
grant bargain sell alien convey and confirm unto the said George H Babcock hereinafter called the grantee his heirs
and assigns forever, a certain lot of land situated in the town of
Charlestown in said county Rhode containing by estimation four
acres be the same more or less with a dwelling house therein standing
bounded as follows viz the North by lands of [illegible] Stanton, on
the North East by lands of [illegible] on the South by the Post
Road and on the West by land of heirs of Joseph White his heirs
and assigns of Universe [illegible] or forever stretching boundaries
To have and to 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 grantee
his heirs and assigns forever to his and their own proper use
benefit and behoof forever And the said grantor for myself for my
heirs executors and administrators do covenant promise bind
grant and with the said grantee his heirs and assigns that at
and before the executing hereof I am the true sole bona lawful
owner of the above aforesaid premises and our lawful seised
and possessed of the same in fee simple and that my right her to be good
perfect and a absolute estate of inheritance in the simple and have
in myself good right full power and lawful authority to grant
bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained premises in
manner as aforesaid And that he said grantee his heirs and
assigns shall quietly and may from time to time and at all times
peaceably and fully by force and virtue of these presents lawfully
peaceably and fully have hold use occupy possess and
enjoy the said handed and bargained premises with the a-
forementioned free and clear and fully and clearly acquitted
seforated and discharged of and from all and all manner of
forms or other gifts grant bargains sales leases mortgages will
tenants inducements dowries possessions executions and liens in any
of what name or nature called that might in any maneira or degree
encumber or make void this present deed
Furthermore I the said grantor for myself for my heirs
executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above
demised premises to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons
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whatever forever to warrant secure and defend by These presents.
And I Alminira B Browning wife of the said grantor in consider-
ation of the sum paid us aforesaid 27 d’ July hereby release and forever
quitclaim unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns all my right
of dower in and to the premises granted prey re.
The Condition: This deed is void and worthless where I the said Pete
Browning [illegible] it is agreed that the said premises are not free from the
encumbrance of a debt and mortgage due the 5th day of May 1846
and may be sold to satisfy the same Being J. B Culford etc 6 months
after date with interest etc the sale of 6 pces corn presuming probable
[illegible] whether or later
main [illegible] Its entire interest in premises other than the before
after may justify be put in the sale aforesaid till paid.
Unless payment of the said grantors or any heirs executors administrators
or assigns in the right of the said grantor or any person having had any
right to the premises by the act of the said grantor according to the
terms thereof this said deed shall be void therefore this deed shall be and
remain null and void if the said debt shall not be paid.
I further agree and covenant that I appoint the said grantee as executor
administrator etc of all my estate whatever is now or will be with full power
of substitution and revocation be it in my name and in my own or in his
the name or may be in any wise in case default be it shall be made
in the payment of my said debts or any consequential damages due
thereon and such default shall continue for the term of ten days
to sell at publick sale the premises aforesaid or any part thereof
they first find most efficient etc provided that if any ten days hence
other party pay off the said debt in some one of the probabilities specified
in this deed and in my name or my own name I name to make an absolute
conveyance’s’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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State of Rhode Island & Prov
Washington Ss
In Charleston on this 13th day of
June 1882 Sen Voter Browning and Anna Emma Browning pres
ented personally a petition weeke we just acknowledged that the foregoing
instrument by their signaturs get to be free and anthentic get and official
George L Cross
Town Clerk
Received for record June 18th 1882 w 11. 25th & fifteen minutes. The
fee recorded by George L Cross Town Clerk
Cancellation P. D Ann 11th 1882
Having rec'd the full and the note secured by the within
mortgage both Principal and interest I hereby discharge the
same in full Witness my hand and seal
In presence of
Robert Holden.
See. F. Babesock L. S.
Know all Men by these presents that I Munford, the
late Fidelity in the village of Washington State of R. I. for and
in consideration of the sum of nil dollars from me paid by Edwin Knowles
of the City and County of Providence in said State the receipt where of
I do hereby acknowledge and release and released and, and for ever guidelines
and of these presents do remise release and forever quit claim unto
the said Edwin Knowles his heirs and assigns forever all the right
title interest property claim and demand whatsoever in a house or
lot of land or claim in and to all seventy fifths of a certain tract
of land situated in Charleston in said County of Washington and
known as the property also set me please in the page known as the
Samuel Brown farm and one single maple tree standing on land
which I leave for the Macgregor heirs for a particular description
of the property sequence is hereby made in the Deed conveyed
altered in said Charleston To have and to hold the
all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto
appertaining to the said Edwin Knowles his heirs and assigns forever
and I the aforesaid Munford R Knowles for myself and for my
heirs executors for any administrators do covenant with the said Edwin
Knowles his heirs and assigns that I will warrant and defend the
aforementioned premises to the said Edwin Knowles his heirs and assigns
forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming
the same by rights or under me
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this 30th day of June in year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty two
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
George L Cross
Munford R Knowles L. S.