The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents That I Sarah Johnson
of Charlestown, County of Washington State of Rhode Island
for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar to me paid
by Ruth F. Larkin wife of Isakell B. Larkin of Majesty Rd and
of the other covenants and considerations hereinafter named
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have remised
released and forever quitclaimed, and by these presents do
remise release and forever quitclaim unto her the said
Ruth F. Larkin her heirs and assigns forever, all the right
title title property claim and demand which I alone
have or of right ought to have, a claim in and to two certain
tracts of land lying in said Charlestown, bounded and
described as follows (viz) the first tract contains sixty acres
more or less, with a dwelling house and other buildings
thereon, bounded Northerly by payment brook (est)
Easterly by a highway Souttherly by land of Samuel
Peckham and Westerly by land of Elisha B. Peckham
described as follows (viz) the second tract contains fifty dove more or less and
bounded Northerly by a highway Easterly in lands of
Elisha B. Peckham, Samuel Peckham, Alexander G.
Gummere, Humphrey Eldredge, Suttherly by land of
Gordon H. Hopkins and Westerly by land of Alexander
G. Gummere or however owned either of said lots may
be bounded. The said Ruth F. Larkin and
Isakell B. Larkin (husband of said Ruth F. Larkin) do
hereby covenant and agree to and with the said
Sarah Johnson to provide for and comfortably maintain
with food fuel and raiment the said Sarah Johnson
during the her natural life & to provide all necessary
medical and nursing in case of sickness; and after
the decease of said Sarah Johnson to cause her remains
to be interred in a decent bad christian like manner.
And if the above promises are not fully complied
with then this deed shall be void otherwise to be in
full force. To have and to hold the same
with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances therunto
appertaining to the said Ruth F. Larkin her heirs and
assigns forever. And I the aforesaid Sarah Johnson
for myself and for my heirs, executors and administrators
do contract with the said Ruth F. Larkin her heirs and
assigns, that I will warrant and defend the aforesaid
premises to the said Ruth F. Larkin her heirs and assign
forever against the lawful claims and demands of all
persons claiming by her through or under me.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 27th day of July in the year of our lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty six. Sarah Johnson L.S.
Signed sealed and delivered Isakell B. Larkin L.S.
Ruth F. Larkin L.S.
[illegible] Justice of
[illegible] the Peace
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State of Rhode Island &c
Washington Ss
In Westerly in said county, on
this twenty seventh day of July AD 1880 the above named
Sarah J. Johnson, Ruth H. Larkin and Asahel G. Larkin
freely and voluntarily appeared before me, and acknowledged the
foregoing instrument by them signed to be their free and
voluntary act and deed and I find there the above named
Ruth H. Larkin and Asahel G. Larkin as also personally
appeared before me, and being by me examined privately,
did admit from her and said husband acknowledged the
same instrument shown and explained to her by me, to
be her free and voluntary act and deed, and declared
to me that she did not wish to retract the same.
Emroch W. Vara
Notary Public
Received for record July 30th 1880 at 12 oclock M.
and returned Register's lodge to Lawrence Loom relicd
State of Rhode Island &c
In General Assembly January Session AD 1876
Resolution providing for repairing and painting of fences
on land of the State in Charlestown (Passed March 17 1876)
Resolved That the Senator from the town of Charlestown
for the time being, be and is hereby a committee with authority
and power to cause the fences around the Royal Addition
Daniel Ground and the Fort Neck lot as called, in the town
of Charlestown, belonging to the State to be kept painted and
in suitable repair; also to keep in repair the State's portion
of the lime wall and the water fence between the State's land
and land of James O. Kenyon of said Charlestown; provided
the expenditure of thereof shall not exceed the sum of twelve dollars
per foot of fence or twelve dollars per rod, or so much more
annually, and the sum of twelve dollars, or so much more
as may be necessary be hereby annually appropriated
for the foregoing purpose, to be paid to the Senator from
the town of Charlestown, for the time being out of any
money unappropriated in the treasury after the presentation
of properly authenticated vouchers.
True copy
Attest Joshua M. Oddenyan
Secretary of State
L.S.
Recorded July 31 1880
by George W. Colwell Law clerk
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