The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these presents shall come I Fanny J.
Samner of Richmond, county of Washington, State of Rhode Island
hereinafter called the grantor. Send Greeting. Know ye that
I the said grantor for land in consideration of the sum of two
Hundred ($200) Dollars to me in hand before the sealing
hereof well and truly paid by Margaret Lo. R. Kell of Charlestown
county of Washington, State of Rhode Island hereinafter called
the grantee the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and
in payment fully satisfied contented act and paid; and have
and of every part and parcel thereof to separate, acquit
and discharge the said grantee her heirs, executors and
administrators forever by these presents; have given granted,
bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed
and by these presents do freely, fully and absolutely give,
grant bargain sell alien enfeoff convey and confirm
unto the said grantee her heirs and assigns forever
the one undivided half of a certain tract of parcel of land
situated in the village of Charlestown in the town of Charlestown
situated in the county of Washington State of Rhode Island, with all the
buildings thereon standing and bounded as follows viz:
beginning at the highway at south bound of land of Samuel
Poe, running easterly (326 1/2 ft) that hundred twenty
six and one quarter feet [illegible] a stone fence thence southerly
(207 1/4 ft) two hundred seven and one quarter feet to line of
Bradford Newport Rhode Island (218 1/2 ft) two hundred
eighteen and one quarter feet running thence northerly
(232 1/2 ft) two hundred and eighty two feet on highway
to point of beginning being the property deeded to grantor
by William H. Lo Kell and recorded in said book Hall
pages 353 & 354 of Charlestown county and State aforesaid.
To have and to hold, the said grants and bargained premises
with all the privileges, appurtenances and commodites to the
same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said grantee
her heirs and assigns forever, and to them and their only proper
use, benefit and behalf forever, And I the said grantor for
myself and my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant
premises and grants to and with the said grantee her heirs
and assigns that of and before the executing hereof and during
the time since sold and lawful owner of the above bargained premises
and am lawfully 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 me one good right full
power and lawful authority to grant, bargain sell convey
and confirm the said bargained premises, in manner be
aforesaid. And that the said grantee her heirs and
assigns shall and may from time to time, and at all
times forever hereafter by her force and virtue of these presents,
lawfully, peaceably and quietly have, hold, use, occupy
possess and enjoy the saids demised and bargainted
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premises, with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and
clearly acquitted liberated and discharged of and from all and
all manner of former or other gifts, grants, bargaíns, sales, leases,
mortgages, wills, entails, quitclaims, dowries, judgments, executions
and incumbrances of what name or nature sever, that might
and encumbrances of what name or nature sever, that might
in any mesneure or degree obstruct in a more void this present deed
if furthermore I the said grantor do grant for myself and for my
heirs, executors and administrators do covenant hold engage
the above described premises to the said grantee her heirs and
assigns against the lawful claims of demands of any person
or persons whatever may be through me, forever to warrant
secure and defend by these presents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my brand
and seal this twenty third (23d) day of June AD eighteen
hundred and eighty six.
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
H. L. Hambleton for dep's Mary J. Tanner L.S.
Mary E. Dorcas for C.T. Abel Tanner L.S.
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington &c
In Richmond in said county on
this 23d day of June AD 1886 Mary J. Tanner personally
appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by her signed, to be her free act voluntary
act and deed.
Abel Tanner
Justice of the Peace
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington &c
In Charleston on this 24th day
of June 1886 Abel Tanner personally appeared before
me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him
signed to be his free act and deed.
George E. Lorres Notary Public
Received for record June 24th 1886 at 3 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George E. Lorres Law Clerk