The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I Charles Saunders of
Westerly in the county of Washington State of Rhode Island for the consid-
eration of fifty dollars received of Eliza S. Dockins of said Westerly, to my
full satisfaction receipt content do hereby grant bargain and sell convey
and confirm unto the said Eliza S. Dockins her heirs and assigns forever
one certain lot of land situated in the town of Charlestown bounded as
follows commencing at the road at the Southeast corner and running
northwesterly by the walkway Paisley Place to the wall running northwest
and then westerly by the wall to the road then Southerly to the first
named place, containing seven ares be the same more or less
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with
all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging to her the said Eliza S.
Dockins her heirs and assigns forever, And the said Charles Saunders
for my heirs executors and administrators did I covenant with the said
Eliza S. Dockins her heirs assigns that I am well seised of the
premises as an estate in fee simple that I have good right to bargain
and sell the same and that the same is free and clear of all encumbrances
and that I have good right to sell and convey the same with all the
privileges and appurtenances thereof As I have here done to be
holder as aforesaid and that I will warrant and defend the same
to the said Eliza S. Dockins her heirs and assigns forever against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons people I Sally M. Saunders
wife of the said Charles Saunders do hereby for the
consideration aforesaid received of the said Eliza S. Dockins premise
release and forever quitclaim to the said Eliza S. Dockins her heirs
and assigns forever all my right of dower and power of thirds in the
premises In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hands and
seals this 21st day of August AD 1843
Signed, sealed delivered
In presence of
Robert Saunders
Hure N. Hayward Tucker
State of Rhode Island
Washington ss
Charles Saunders L.S.
Sally M. Saunders L.S.
In Westerly this 21st day of August AD 1843
Charles Saunders and Sally M. Saunders his wife personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the within instrument to be their desired
to be their free and voluntary act and deed And then and there
in the same day also the above named Sally M. Saunders wife of said
Charles Saunders personally appeared before me and being by me
examined privately and a pose from her said husband, she acknowledged
the within deed which was by me shown & explained to her, to be her
free & voluntary act and deed and declared to me that she did not wish
to retract the same
Enoch M. Vane Notary Public
Recorded for record Sept 4th 1843 at 14 oclock PM
and recorded by George La Corse Town Clerk
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