The instrument's own words
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State of Rhode Island vs
County of Newport Ss
On Newport on this seventh day of
October Ad 1880 then personally appeared the before named
A. Prescott Baker and William P. Sheffield and each severally
acknowledged the before written instrument to be their free
act and deed. Before me W. M. Sheffield Notary Public
Received for record January 7th 1881 at 2 oclock & forty five minutes
P.M and recorded By George G. Lorves County Clerk
Know all men by these Presents that I Keanest L.
Deger of the city and County of Newport and State of
Rhode Island in consideration of one dollar and other
valuable considerations to me paid by A. Prescott Baker,
William P. Sheffield, George Engs, Joseph L. Blake ly
all of said city of Newport and William P. Bluffinn of
Middleton in said county of Newport and State aforesaid,
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise
release and forever quitclaim unto the said A. Blake ly, Baker
William P. Sheffield, George Engs, Joseph L. Blake ly and
William P. Bluffinn their heirs successors and assigns
as tenants in toto as joint tenants and not as tenants in
common: all of the two following described parcels of land
situate in the town of Charlestown in the county of Washington
and State of Rhode Island aforesaid the first of said parcels
of land being lot No 26 on a certain plat entitled "Indian
Reservation Keeton swamp" surveyed and mapped by G. S. Moore
which said plat is on record in said Charlestown, said lot
being known as the "Indian school house lot" and contains
twenty eight (28.2) acres of land together with all the
rights, improvements and personal property thereon, it
being the same premises heretofore conveyed to Benjamin
Howes by the state of Rhode Island, by deed bearing date
August 11th Ad 1862. The second of said parcels of land being
bounded as follows: westerly, on a stream the first
described parcel of land, Easterly on lands of the Lobe low
southerly on a road fence extending unto the Pond, and Northerly
on "Quampong Pond", containing four acres of land, more or
less, it being the same premises heretofore conveyed to said
William P. Sheffield by William Henry Shepard and wife
together with all the land covered by the water of said
"Quampong Pond", adjacent to said parcels of land
To have and to hold the granted premises with all the
privileges, and appurtenances thereto belonging to the said
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A. Prescott Baker, William P. Shoeffeld, Jr, George Engs, Joseph J.
Blakely & W. P. Buffum and their heirs and assigns, to their use
and behalf forever, as trustees, to hold be joint tenants and
not as tenants in common. And I do hereby for myself and
my heirs, executors and administrators, covenant with the said
grantees and their heirs and assigns that the granted premises
are free from all incumbrances made or suffered by me,
and that I will and my heirs, executors, and administrators
shall warrant and defend the same to the said grantees
and their heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims
and demands of all persons claiming through or under me,
but against none others.
In witness whereof I the said Herbert S. Deger, have
hereunto set my hand and seal this first day of September
in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty six,
signed and sealed
In presence of
A. J. Sherman
Herbert S. Deger L.S.
State of Rhode Island
Newport S.S. Newport November 1886
Then personally appeared the above named Herbert S.
Deger and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be
his free act and deed. Before me
Anthony J. Sherman
Notary Public
Received for record January 7th 1887 at 3 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George G. Coons Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents, that I Albert S. Leechester
of the town of Westerly and State of Rhode Island for and
in consideration of the sum of ten hundred dollars to me
paid by Eleanor Garwith wife of William S. Garwith of said
town of Westerly and State of Rhode Island the receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, have remised, released,
and forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise,
release and further quitclaim unto the said Eleanor
Garwith, her heirs and assigns all the right title and
interest which I now have, or of right ought to have
or claim in and to certain tracts of land and the
improvements thereon situated in the town of Westerly
and leechester in the State of Rhode Island, that
was conveyed to me by deed from Thomas P. Rice
bearing date of May 1st one thousand eight hundred
and eighty and recorded in said Evidence records