The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these presents shall come, I
Duncan McInnes of Charlestown in the county of Washington
and State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor
send Greeting Know ye that the said grantor for his use
and consideration of the sum of one thousand and fifty dollars to me
in hand before the sealing hereof well and truly paid by the
Carolina Wells Company a corporation duly authorized by the
General Assembly of said State and doing business in Richmond
in said county hereinafter called the grantee the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge and agree am furthermore fully satisfied
and paid and therefore of every part and parcel hereby do separate
quit acquire and discharge the said grantor their assigns forever by
these presents have given granted bargained sold aliened shipped
conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do freely fully
and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien convey
and confirm unto the said grantee their heirs and assigns forever
A certain lot of land in said town situated along the highway bordering
from southward miles to the Rail Road Station and bounded as
follows beginning at a hook in said highway at the southeast
corner of land of Thankfull Pierce thence running Easterly on
said land and fence until to the 99 Money and then Money from
hundreds and seventy feet with fence to land of John M. Money thence
together on said Moneys land one hundred and ninety eight
feet of land of Jesse B. Reynolds thence Westerly on
said Reynolds land one hundred forty five and four eighths
feet to land of Margaret & O. Kell thence Northerly on
said Kells land to the South east corner thereof and thence
Westerly on said O'Kells land to the highway and thence on said
highway Northerly twenty feet to the point of beginning.
330
326 1/2 ft
O'Kell
land
149 1/4 ft
S.P. Lee
from
McInnes
213 3/4 ft
148 5/8 ft
Highway
[illegible]
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises
with all the privileges appurtenances and commodities to the same
belonging or in any way appertaining to the said grantee their heirs
and assigns forever to them their only proper use benefit and
behoof thereof And I the said grantor for myself and for my heirs
executing and administrators do covenant promise and grant to and
unto the said grantee their heirs and assigns that but and before
the ensuing hereof I am the true sole and lawful owner of the
above bargained premises and any lawfully seized and freelled of
the same in my own proper right as good plant and absolute
estate of inheritance in fee simple and have in me good right
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full power and lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey
and confirm the said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid
and that the said grantees their heirs and assigns shall and
may from time to time and at all times henceforth by
their sole and sole use of these presents lawfully peaceably and quietly
have hold use enjoy possess and enjoy the said demised and
bargained premises free and clear and
fully and clearly acquitted exonerated and discharged of and
from all and all manner of former or other gifts grants bargains
sales leases mortgages entails estates jointures covenants judgments
executions and encumbrances of what name or nature soever that
might in any measure of degree obstruct or make void the present
deed Furthermore I the said grantor for myself and
for my heirs executors and administrators do covenant here
engage the above divised premises to the said grantees their
heirs and assigns against the lawful claims or demands of
any person or persons whatsoever forever to warrant secure and
defend by these presents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this twenty eighth day of December eighteen hundred
and eighty six
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of Duncan McInnes L. S.
Frank Whitner
E. P. Metcalfy
State of Rhode Island sc
County of Washington
In Richmond in said county on
this twenty eighth day of December A.D. 1886 the said Duncan
McInnes personally appeared before me and acknowledged the
foregoing instrument buy him resigned to be his free and
voluntary act and deed Edward P Metcalfy
Notary Public
Received for record Dec 30th 1886 at 11 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George La Loose Town Clerk