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I know all men by these presents: That we Thomas A.
Andrews and Penelope Andrews his wife in right of said wife, of
Narragansett in the county of Kent and State of Rhode Island for and
in consideration of the sum of one dollar and not less paid by William
H. Webster of North Kingstown county of Washington In State of aforesaid the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged by these Presents do give,
grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said William H.
Webster his heirs and assigns forever a certain lot of mixed land
situated in Charlestown county of Washington and State aforesaid
containing by estimation twenty five acres more or less the same one or more and
is bounded as follows) beginning at the northwest corner of said lot at a
stake and stone then along the northwest corner of land formerly owned by
Isaac own, then Easterly about twenty five rods to a heap of stones at
George A. Harding's then southerly by said Harding's line to a
stake and stone then about sixty five rods thence Westerly by the
North line of land formerly owned by John Hyde about seventy five rods
to a stake and stone thence Northerly in a straight line to the beginning
the place of beginning a house thereon bounded, It being an
estate which the said Penelope Andrews inherited from her father
Jonathan Howard land state and Charlestown deceased.
To have and to hold, the said granted and bargained premises, with all the
privileges and appurtenances of the same belonging, or in any wise
appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever. And we
the said grantors for ourselves our heirs executors and administrators do
covenant with and bind the said grantee his heirs and assigns that
at and before the making hereof we are the lawful owners of the some
bargained premises, and are lawfully seised and possessed of the same
in our own proper right as good, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple, and have in us 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 encumbrances
of what nature or naturesoever, that may in any way measure or degree,
obstruct or make void this present deed. Furthermore we the
said grantors for ourselves our heirs executors and administrators do coven
and engage the above demised premises to the said grantee his heirs and
assigns warrant the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons
whatsoever forever to warrant seise and defend by these presents.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this
6th day of March AD 1853.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Owen Faulkner, Witness
Thomas A. Andrews [seal]
Penelope Andrews [seal]
State of Rhode Island ss
In [illegible] this [illegible] day of [illegible] personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the within instrument to be free and
voluntary act and deed. And there and then it said the same also the above named
wife of said [illegible] personally appeared before me and not being, by me sworn
privily and apart from her said husband she acknowledged the within
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deed, which was read 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 retract the same.
Received for second Octr 9th 1884 at 11 oclock Am.
and received by George Lelross Law Clerk
This Indenture made & entered into this 29th day of September
One thousand eight hundred & eighty four, by & between George Carmichael
& Jane Abby Carmichael his wife both of Charleston in the county of
Washington State of Rhode Island servant of the first part and the Carmichael
Manufacturing Company, a corporation duly incorporated & having an
office & doing business in Westerly in said county, of the second part,
Witnesseth that in consideration of the sum of one
dollar, to the said Carmichael Manufacturing Company by the
said parties of the first part paid, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, the said Carmichael Manufacturing Company for
itself, for its successors & assigns covenants & agrees with the said parties
of the first part that it shall be lawful for the said Abby S. Carmichael
her heirs & assigns, their & her agents servants, & the tenants & occupiers
for the time being of the messuage & land of the said Abby S. Carmichael
situated in said town of Charleston, for their & her respective benefit
& advantage, to enter upon the lands of the said Carmichael Manufacture
ing Company in said town of Charleston; and to lay a water pipe in
agreeable & proper mannered thereon, for the purpose of conducting
water through the same; and to set up & erect a Hydraulic Ram thereon
for the purpose of drawing water through said water pipe from the lands
of said Carmichael Manufacturing Company to any acres lands of said
Company to said messuage & land of the said Abby S. Carmichael; and to
connect said water pipe & said ram with the flumes or dam of said
corporation; and to separate said ram by some means of water from said
flumes or dam; and to use water after the same shall have been
conducted through said water pipe as aforesaid for the advantage &
accommodation of said messuage land & said parties of the first part
for domestic, culinary, farming & industrial purposes; and to continue &
maintain said water pipe until subsequent vacation & said ram, after
the same shall have once been laid & erected, upon the said lands of
said corporation, for the connections with said flumes or dam of said
corporation, & to separate said ram & use said water in the manner, for
the purposes aforesaid, from time to time & at all times forever, however,
at the will & pleasure of the said Abby S. Carmichael her heirs and
assigns & their agents & servants, & the tenants & occupiers for the time
being, of her said messuage & land and by weight or by day.
Which it is also understood & agreed by & between the parties hereto that
in making & continuing said connections with said flumes or dam of said
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