The instrument's own words
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To all persons to whom these Presents shall come, The Many
d Baggs mothr now residing in Westerly, and William H. Baggs about
twenty 5 Baggs wifes of said William (in right shared Harriet of Repa
hill, in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, herein after
called the grantors Send Greeting Know Ye that we the said
grantors do make and in consideration of the sum of one Hundred Dollars
($100) given to us in hand before the execution of these presents, full and truly paid by
Nathan M. Champlain of Hopkinton aforesaid hereinafter called the
grantee the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge and do hereby remise release and forever
fully convey quit claimed and paid, and of the same and every part and
parcel thereof forever quit claim assign and deliver the said grantee with
his heirs successors and administrators forever, by these presents, save giving
grantors bargained and sold a closed lot of land surveyed and confirmed, and
by these presents do fully fully and absolutely give, grant bargain
sell, alien in fee simple convey cede and confirm unto the said grantee his heirs
and assigns forever, and certain tracts of land situate in Champlain in
said County of Washington, described as follows, to wit, so with
the first tract contains by estimation eighty (80) acres be the same more
or less, with a dwelling house, barn and the buildings thereon standing
and is bounded as follows: commencing at the southeasterly corner of
said land by the highway crossing the Narragansett turning northerly on Parcel of
the heirs of Sarah Baggs and partly on land of Thomas M Connor
and then to the Pawtuxet river, on easterly, thence southeasterly on said
river to a Brush dividing, said river and then north of that than John Brain
thence northerly the same corner on said John Brains land to a ditch,
thence Easterly on said Champlain's river to said ditch to a tree, Thence
Easterly on said Champlain's river to said ditch to a tree, Thence Easterly
on said river to a highway, thence southerly or westing to the
highway thence easterly named Felicity eastmost point, southerly to the
corner first named. The second tract is another lot containing
by estimation forty (40) acres be the same more or less and is bounded
as follows to wit, commencing at the northeasterly corner of said
tract by the highway, running southerly to said highway
to land of Abel Sandon, thence Southerly on said land to land
of Samuel H. Sedgman and proffs, thence Northerly on said Sedgmans
land to land of Heirs of Benjamin B. Dicke said land to Thence Easterly
on said heirs land to the corner first named. Being the same land
devised to the said Mary J. Baggs by her late husband Felicity Baggs
Wagon and in this part wrote and testament
to have and to hold the said voided and bargained premises, with all
of the appurtenances, privileges and conveniences thereto, for the time
being or, to any part appertaining, to the said grantee, his heirs
and assigns forever, to his use and their only use absolute and
forever, and we the said grantors do for ourselves and our
heirs successors and administrators do covenant promise and grant
to and with the said grantee his heirs and assigns, that at all and
before the ensealing here of we are the sole true and lawful owner
of the above bargained premises, and are lawfully seized and possessed
of the same in our own proper right, as good, full feet and absolute.
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estate Inheritance in fee simple; and have in us good right full power
and lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said
bargained premises in manner as aforesaid. And that the said grantor
but heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times
forever hereafter by these and presence of these presents lawfully peaceably
and quietly have possess using possessing and enjoy the said demised and
bargained premises with all the appurtenances free and clear and fully and
clearly acquitted quitclaimed generated and discharged of and from all and all
manors of tenures or other its gifts grants bargains sales leases mortgages
annuities rentals duties debits judgments executions encumbrances
of whatever name or nature several that in right any manner or degree shall
or may make void this present deed. I W. H. McGill the said
grantor for ourselves and for our heirs servants and administrators do
covenant and agree the above demised to the said grantee his heirs and
assigns against all lawful claims or demands of any person a persons whose
sever forever to warrant same and secure any beyond these presents.
In testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal
this 18th day of September eighteen hundred and eighty three (1883)
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles Irwin
Albert Hast
Geo L Coone witnessings
by Me Olney M.H.P. & L.P.
Mary Anne Baggs L.S.
William H. Baggs L.S.
Harriet H. Baggs L.S.
Date of Connecticut S.S.
State of Rhode Island County
Other Handling County
appeared Mary A Baggs signer sealer of the following instrument
acknowledged the same to be her free act and deed
Before me Charles Irwin Notary Public
S.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Corporation this eighth day of
September AD 1883 then the above named William H Baggs personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him
signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed. And then and there the
above named Harriet H Baggs being examined by me privately and apart
from her said husband acknowledged and declared the same instrument
then shown and explained to her day me to be her voluntary act and deed
and that she did not wish to retract the same.
Geo H Olney Notary Public
Received for record Sept 18th 1883 at 4 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George L Coone Town Clerk