The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I Clarkem A Potter
of Alpine in the county of Bergen and State of New York for and in consid-
eration of the sum of July hundred dollars well and truly paid by William
Sidney Bennett the receipt hereof is hereby acknowledged by these presents
do grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said William
Sidney Bennett his heirs and assigns forever The one undivided five
fourth [illegible] part [illegible] estimated of all those certain pieces or parcels
of land situate lying and being in the town of Charlestown and westerly
in the county of Washington State of Rhode Island described as follows
described as follows (1) The first parcel noted in the Hubby list of
said Parcel Coast on the highway South by land, north or formerly of the
heirs of Henry Pease south and West by land now or formerly of said
Henry Pease and they or whoever otherwise the same may be bounded
containing thirty five acres more or less (2) The second lot lying
between the lot of Freelook state running South 72 1/2 West 27 chains 45 links
by land now or formerly of December and Sherman in the West for
enough as that a straight line with the south line will make 18 acres
three Coast a straight line to land now or formerly of Simon islands
three South east by said line back to the first mentioned bound
containing 13 acres more or less (3) The third a salt marsh lying in
Charlestown approximate containing 10 acres more or less bounded
Westerly or North westerly by the salt sea Easterly by the old beach that they
by land now or formerly of the heirs of Ezekiel White (4) The fourth a
lot of land and the buildings thereon lying partly in the form of orchards
town and partly in the form of Meadows bounded North easterly by land
now or formerly of George Fay by land and the common Easterly by land
dated lease of property Village South by the salt sea and Westerly by land
now or formerly of Oliver Davis or whoever otherwise the same
may be entangled Containing one hundred acres be the same more or
less Leaving intended hereby to convey all my undivided right
title and interest in and to the premises of which Joseph Part formerly
of Newley deceased was seized I have and to hold the said
granted and bargained premises with all the privileges and appurtenances
to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said grantee
his heirs and assigns forever And I the said grantor do covenant and with
his heirs designed forever And I the said grantor do covenant and with the
said grantee his heirs and assigns administrators that at and before the surrend-
ering hereof I was the lawful owner of the above bargained premises and was
seized and possessed of the same in my own proper inherit right as good
perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple and have in
myself good right to sell and convey the said bargained premises in
manner as aforesaid And that the said demised and bargained
premises with the appurtenances are free from all encumbrance
of what name or nature soever that might in any measure or degree
obstruct or make void this present deed
In furthermore the said grantor for myself my heirs executors and
administrators do covenant and engage that the above demised premises
to the said grantee his heirs and assigns against the lawful
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claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever, forever to remain
same and defend by these presents.
wife of the said Colberson A. Collins in consideration of the sum
paid as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quit claim unto the
said party his heirs and assigns all my right of dower in and to the
aforesaid premises. In testimony whereof we have executed
our hands and seals this third day of September AD 1883.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Melvin Browne
Colberson A. Collins L.S.
Letta S. Collins L.S.
State of New York
City and county of New York
On this city of New York this third day of
September AD 1883 the said Colberson A. Collins personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the within instrument
to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
Melvin Browne
Attorney Public Kings Co
certificate filed in N.Y. L.S.
State of New York
City and county of New York } ss
I Patrick Keenan Clerk of the city
and county of New York and also Clerk of the Supreme Court for
the said city and county the same Being a Court of Record, do hereby
certify that Melvin Browne has filed in the Clerk's office of the
city of New York a certified copy of his appointment as
a Notary Public for the county of Kings with his autograph
signature and was at the time of filing the proof of acknowledgment
of the annexed Instrument duly authorized to take the same,
and further that I am well acquainted with the hand writing of
such Notary and verily believe the signature to the said
certificate of proof or acknowledgment to be genuine, I further
certify that said instrument is sealed and acknowledged according
to the laws of the State of New York. In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court and
County the 3d day of Sept 1883.
Patrick Keenan Clerk
L.S.
Recorded in Mortgage Book No 23 page 507
Received for record Sept 13th 1883 at 11 1/2 o'clock AM
and recorded by George LaGrose Town Clerk
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