The instrument's own words
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through or under me. In testimony whereof I have
hereto set my hand and seal this second day of March in
the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty
six.
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
Geo. L. Corvesse Joseph L. Browning L. S.
State of Rhode Island ss
Washington sc
In Charlestown in said county on
this second day of March A.D. 1886 the above named Joseph
L. Browning personally appeared before me, and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free and
voluntary act and deed. George L. Corvesse Notary Public
Received for record March 2nd 1886 at 5 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George L. Corvesse Town Clerk
I know all men by these presents, That I Charles Corvesse
of Charlestown in the county of Washington State of R.I. for and
in consideration of the sum of one dollar to me paid by Emma
A. Browning wife of Joseph L. Browning of Charlestown aforesaid,
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have received,
released and forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise,
release and forever quitclaim unto the said Emma A Browning,
her heirs and assigns forever, all the right title, interest,
property, claim and demands, which I now have or of right
ought to have or claim in or convey a certain farm situated
in said Charlestown containing fifty acres more or less with
a dwelling house and other the Buildings thereon standing
bounded as follows, on the South by the Post road or the
East by land of James A Kenyon on the north by land of said
James A. Kenyon, and on the West by land of Benjamin B.
Kenyon and George W Ward a hundred otherwise bounded,
To have and to hold the same, with all the rights
privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining to the
said Emma A Browning her heirs and assigns forever,
And I the aforesaid Charles Corvesse for myself and for
my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant with
the said Emma A Browning her heirs and assigns, that
I will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises
to the said Emma A Browning her heirs and assigns
forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all
persons claiming by through or under me
In Testimony whereof I have herento set my hand
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seal this third day of March in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty six.
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
George L. Cross, Charles Cross S. S.
State of Rhode Island etc
Washington ss.
In Charlestown in said county on this
third day of March AD 1886 the above named Charles Cross
personally appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument to him signed to be his free and voluntary act
and deed. George L. Cross Notary Public
Received for record March 3d 1886 at 4 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George L. Cross Town clerk
To all People to whom these presents shall come I
George Farnham [illegible] of the town of Charlestown, county
of Washington, State of Rhode Island hereinafter called
the grantor send Greeting, knowing that I the said grantor
for and in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars
to me in hand before the ensuing hereof, all and truly
paid by Henry Green of the city of Providence State of
Massachusetts hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt
whereof I do hereby acknowledge and all therein fully
satisfied, contented and paid, land thereof and of every plant
and parcel thereof as separate agent and discharge the said
grantor his heirs, executors and administrators forever by
these presents, have given, granted, bargained, sold, allotted,
infelled, conveyed and confirmed and by these presents
do fully fully and absolutely give, grant bargain sell,
allot, alien convey and confirm unto the said grantee
his heirs and assigns forever, A certain tract of land located
in said Charlestown land out and delineated as per lot No 1
in said Charlestown land on a certain plat entitled "Indian Reservation Each side"
surveyed and platted by M. R. Greene and recorded in records
of land evidence in said Charlestown being the same tract of
land with a house thereon purchased by Benjamin Thomas
of the State of Rhode Island at public auction July the 12th AD
1842 of the land of the Saranacette Indian Reservation
containing twenty seven 1/2 (27 1/2) acres and conveyed to said
Thomas by the deed from State of Rhode Island by Samuel Lake
General Treasurer dated August 11th 1842 and recorded in
records of land evidence of Charlestown Book 11 pages 129 and
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