The instrument's own words
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State of Rhode Island, Viz:
Washington ss.
On Hopkinstown this 26th day of
March 1800 Alfred Hossie and Sarah hn. Hossie personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the within instrument
by them signed, to be their free and voluntary act and deed.
George B. Cross
Town Clerk
Received for deed March 26th 1800 at 11 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George B. Cross Town Clerk
Know all Men by these Presents that I Russell S Robbins
of North Kingstown in the County of Washington State of Rhode
Island for and in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars to me
paid by Elijah Green of Hopkinstown in the County and State
aforesaid receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have remised
released and forever quit claimed and by these presents do remise
release and forever quit claim unto the said Elijah Green his heirs
and assigns forever all the right title interest property claim and
demand whatever I now have or of right ought to have in claim and
to a certain lot of land situated in said town containing by
estimation twenty five acres be the same more or less and bounded as
follows beginning at the southeast corner of a road lot at a stake and stones
by land of Jonathan H. and Samuel Hossie bounding Easterly on said
Roads land to the length of the heirs of James Brown & Obadiah Potter
the same come bounding Easterly on said Brown and Potter until it
comes to the swamp on said Brown and Potter and thence until it
comes to the swamp on said Brown and Potter and thence Northly
bounding Northly on said swamp as the fence now stands to Holland
on the one half thence Southly on said fence as now stands to a stake and
stones thence Easterly in a straight line to the place of beginning or
otherwise bounded closed It to have and to hold the
same with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto
appertaining to Elijah Green his heirs and assigns forever
And I the aforementioned Russell S Robbins for myself and for my
heirs executors and administrators do covenant that the said Elijah
Green his heirs and assigns that I will warrant and defend the
aforedescribed premises to the said Elijah Green his heir and assign
forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons and
claimants by thorough or more wise means And I Jane A Robbins
wife of aforesaid Russell S Robbins in consideration of the sum aforesaid
as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quit claim unto the said
Elijah Green his heirs & assigns all my right of dower in & to
the aforementioned premises
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 18th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
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Hundred and eighty three.
Signed, Sealed & delivered
in presence of
Geo. B. Cross
Russell T. Robbins L.S.
Mary A. Robbins L.S.
John Lalelb
State of Rhode Island, ge
Washington de
In Charlestown in said county on this
tenth day of April AD 1883, the above named Russell T. Robbins
personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and
deed,
George B. Cross
John Lalelb
Received for record April 10th 1883 at 4 oclock PM
and recorded by George B. Cross Town Clerk
Know All Men by these presents that I Mary M.
Hopkins of Charlestown in the county of Washington and state of Rhode
Island, for and in consideration of the sum of twenty five dollars well
and truly paid by Comedy to me the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, of these presents do give grant sell
convey land confirmed with the said Comedy to her heirs and assigns
forever, A claim tract of land situated in said town of Charlestown containing
by estimation one acre more or less and bounded as follows, beginning
all the southeast corner of some tract of land and at the northeast corner of
the granite of the "Lower Dummill road" as called thereafter Easterly on
said road a bout five rods to a stake, thence Northerly 57 rods to land of
Pratt Edge Punderson, bounding Easterly on land of Daniel Bull house
Westerly about four rods to edge of the granite bounding Northerly on
land of Matilda Douglas thence Northerly in said granite land to the place
beginning a traverse otherwise bounded, to have and to hold the
said granted and bargained premises with all the privileges, and appurtenances
to the same belonging in any or mine appurtenances to the same create her
heirs and assigns forever, About the said grantor for myself and for
my heirs, executors and administrators, by covenant, to and with the
said grantee her heirs and assigns that at and before the ensuring
year I am the lawful owner of the above bargained premises and
am seized and possessed of the same in my own heritable right as good
and perfect and absolute estate of inheritance, in fee simple and that
myself good right to sell all any convey the said granted premises in
manner as aforesaid. And that the said granted and bargained
premises together with the appurtenances are free from all encumbrances
of what name or nature ever, that might in or any measure or degree