The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I John W. Money of
Charlestown in the county of Washington State of Rhode Island do know
that I John W. Money for and in consideration of the sum of twenty
dollars well and truly paid by Edward E. Brown of Charlestown Rhode
Island the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge by these presents
do give grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said Edward
E. Brown his heirs and assigns forever This lot or tract of land in
said Charlestown near beach road built and bounded and described
as follows beginning thirty six feet south
from the northeastern corner of William Clarke's land at a stub with
stone about it running twenty rods westerly to a stub and stones thence
downy right east to a stub and stones thence Easterly twenty rods
to a stub and stone thence southerly eight rods to a stub alot
it being the first mentioned bound, it containing one acre.
It is hereby made a condition of this deed that the said Edward E.
Brown his heirs and assigns shall build and maintain all the
line fences, as well allowed to Edward E. Brown his heirs and assigns
a right of pass to and from sum at all times the lot conveyed by this
deed adjoining the line of William Clarke's line down Warden
of Jenkins line to the street and then to John W. Money's barn
I forever to have and to hold the said granted also bargained premises and
all the heritages and appurtenances of the said heritages in or any way
appertaining to the said grants Edward E. Brown his heirs and
assigns forever And I John W. Money the said grantor for myself my
heirs representatives and administrators do covenant to do with the
said grantee his heirs and assigns that at and before the executing
hereof that I am the lawful owner of the above bargained premises
and that I am seized and possessed of the same, in my own
proper right, as good, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance, in
the simple; and have in any own right to sell and convey
the said granted premises in manner as aforesaid. And that the
said granted premises and bargained premises, with the appurtenances be
free from all encumbrances of what name or nature soever, that might
in any measure or degree obstruct or make void this present deed,
Furthermore I the said grant do promise for myself my heirs successors and
administrators to covenant and defend the above premises to
the said grantee his heirs and assigns, against the lawful claims or
demands of any person or persons whatever, forever to warrant seize
and defend both these presents. And I Carrie L. Money wife of
said John W. Money in consideration of the sum aforesaid as aforesaid to
hereby release and forever quit claim in the said grants his heirs
and assigns all my right of Dower in and to the aforesaid premises
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 24th day of December AD 1883.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Lobart H. Hopkins
John W. Money
John W. Money L. S.
Carrie L. Money L. S.
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State of Rhode Island &c
Washington Ss
On Charlestown this twenty eighth day of
December AD 1813 the within named John W. Money personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the within instrument to be his free and lawfull
his free and voluntary act and deed. And that also, on the
same day also the aforementioned Lawrie to Money wife of said John W.
Money personally appeared before me and being by me examined privately
and apart from her said husband, she acknowledged the within deed
which was by me shown and explained to her to be her free and
voluntary act and deed, and declared to me that she did not wish to release
the same. Franklin Metcalfe
Justice of the Peace
Received for record June 2nd 1844 at one oclock PM
and recorded by George L. Converse Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I A. Breescott Baker
of the City and county of New York and State of Rhode Island, in
consideration of One hundred and sixteen 3/100 dollars (816.50) paid
by Benjamin B. Green of the town of Charlestown in this County
of Washington and State of Rhode Island aforesaid the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged to be hereby give, grant bargain, sell and
convey unto the said Benjamin B. Green and his heirs and assigns
forever all that right certain, lot or parcel of land situate in said town
of Charlestown having her lot No 14 containing a certain plat situated
on Indian Reservation lot’s street survey and platted by Mr. G.
Lawrence which said plat is recorded in the records of land evidence
in said town of Charlestown, and which said lot contains one 1/2
acrees, and is all and the same premises heretofore conveyed to this
grantor A. Breescott Baker by the State of Rhode Island by deed dating
State August eleventh 1812 and recorded in said Land Evidence recs
of said Charlestown book 111 pages 86 & 87
To have and to
hold the granted premises with all the privileges and appurtenances
thereto belonging, to the said Benjamin B. Green and his heirs and
assigns, to them an use and without error. And I do hereby for myself
and my heirs forever and administrators, forever warrant with the said
grantee and his heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seized in the
simple of the granted premises, that they are free from all incumbrance
and that I have good right to sell and convey the same as aforesaid and to
I will and by hereby warrant and commit his heirs and assigns forever
the same to the said grantee and his heirs and assigns forever against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons
Further for the
consideration aforesaid I Callen S. Baker wife of said A. Breescott Baker do
hereby release unto the said grantee and his heirs and assigns every
right of both Dover and Breescott in the granted premises.
To witness whereof we the said A. Breescott Baker and Callen S. Baker
have hereunto set our hands and seals this ninth day of July in the year
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