The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall come I
Stephen Hush of Charlestown, county of Washington in the State
of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor, shall Greeting
One part, That I the said grantor for and in consideration of the
sum of one dollar to me in hand paid before the sealing hereof,
and fully paid by George A Joseph of said Charlestown hereinafter
called the grantee, the receipt of which I do hereby acknowledge
and the same fully satisfied contented and paid, and thereby
and every part and parcel thereof do execute, acquire, and devise
the said grantor his heirs executors and administrators forever, by these
presents have given, granted, bargained sold, aliened, suffered, conveyed,
and confirmed, and by these presents do fully, completely and absolutely
grant bargain sell alien convey enfeoff convey and confirm, unto
the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract
of land situated in said Charlestown containing one half acre
more or less and bounded as follows, on the South by land of the
grantor on the East and North by land of the grantees and on the
West by land of Bethel Weller a hundred otherwise the same may
be bounded. Reserving to myself my heirs and assigns forever
the right to water cattle at the spring on the premises hereby
conveyed, and to drive the cattle to and from said spring at
all times, and also reserve the right to cut wood acres said lot
when the same is not planted. To have and to hold, the
said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances
privileges and commodities to the same belonging, or in any
wise appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
forever to his and their only proper use, benefit and lawful power,
And I the said grantor for myself my heirs, executors and
administrators do covenant grant and warrant to and with
the said grantee his heirs and assigns, that at and before the
sealing hereof I was the true, sole and lawful owner of the
above bargained premises and have lawfully seized and possessed
of the same in my own proper right as my full perfect and absolute
estate of inheritance in fee simple and have in myself good right
full power, and lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey
and confirm the said bargained premises, in demeanor as aforesaid
And that the said granted his heirs and assigns, shall at all
from time to time and at all times forever hereafter, by force
and virtue of these presents lawfully, peaceably and quietly have,
hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy. the said demised and
bargained premises, with the appurtenances full and clear and
fully and clearly acquired, acquired, forecasted and discharged of
free from all and all manner of former or other grants bargains,
leases, leases mortgages, wills, debts duties judgments,
executions and thumbrawces, of what name or nature soever that
might in any premise or a deed obstruct or make void this present
deed. Furthermore, I the said grantor for myself my heirs executors
and administrators do covenant will engage the above demised
premises to the said grantee his heirs and assigns against the
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lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatever forever
to warrant secure and defend by these presents And I Sally
E Johnson wife of the said grantor in consideration of the said
sum paid as aforesaid, do hereby release and forever quitclaim
unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns, all my right of
dower in and to the above granted premises.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this ninth day of November in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty seven.
signed sealed and delivered
before me
Bethel Nelson Kenyon Johnson [signature]
Henry S Green Sally E Johnson [signature]
State of Rhode Island v.s. [seal]
County of Washington
In Charlestown this ninth day
of November 1887 Kenyon Johnson personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by
him signed, to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
George H. Kesse [signature]
Notary Public
Received for record Nov. 9th 1887 at 9 o clock A.M.
and recorded by George H. Kesse Notary Public
To All People to whom these presents shall come I
George A. Johnson of Charlestown in the county of Washington
and State of R.I. hereinafter called the grantor. Blend [illegible]
Know that I the said grantor for and in consideration
of the sum of one dollar to me paid in hand before the
undersigning witness call and truly paid by Kenyon Johnson
said Charlestown hereinafter called the grantee the receipt
whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and on premises fully
satisfied contented and paid and thereof and every part
and parcel thereof do spontaneously acquire and discharge the
said grantee his heirs executors test and administrators forever
by these presents have given granted bargained sold
aliened conveyed conveyed and confirmed, and by these
presents do hereby fully and absolutely give grant bargain
sell alien convey confirm unto the said
grantee his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract of
land situated in said Charlestown containing
by estimation three fourths of an acre more or less and
bounded as follows: Northerly by land of the grantor
Easterly & Southerly by land of Henry S. Green and
Westerly by land of said grantor however there the same may
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