The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents That I George M.
Loras of Richmond /county of Washington in the State of
Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of one
dollar to me paid by Whiffle King of Charlestown in
the county and State aforesaid, the receipt whereof I do
hereby acknowledge have remised released, and forever quit
claimed, and by these presents do remise release and forever
quitclaim unto him the said Whiffle King his heirs and
assigns forever, all the right title, interest, property, claim
and demand, which I now have or of right ought to have
or claim in or to a certain farm or tract of land situated
in the town of Charlestown R.I containing by estimation fifty
acres more or less, for boundaries and a full description
reference is hereby had to the following deeds William
D. Browning & wife dated December 18th 1873 also another
deed made and executed by Benjamin S. Degan and Ruth his
wife and Thomas W. Browning and Mary A. his wife dated
this 13 day of May 1871. Meaning and intending to convey
all and the same interest I hold in and by the above
referred to deeds in the estate therein described.
To have and to hold the same with all the rights privs
and appurtenances thereunto appertaining to him the
said Whiffle King his heirs and assigns forever, And I
the aforementioned said Ge. M. Loras for myself and for my heirs,
executors and administrators do covenant with the said
Whiffle King his heirs and assigns, that I will warrant
and defend the aforementioned premises to the said Whiffle
King his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims
and demands of all persons claiming by through or under
me.
And I Lois Loras wife of said George M. Loras for
the consideration paid my said husband is hereby release and
quitclaim all my right dower in the aforementioned premises
to the aforementioned Whiffle King his heirs and assigns forever.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 24 day of December in the year of our lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty five.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of George M. Loras L.S.
P. T. Clarke Lois Loras L.S.
State of Rhode Island ve
Washington Sc
Sw In Richmond in said county on
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This 5th day of April AD 1848 the above named George W. Coone
personally appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act
and deed. Rhealey P. Clarke Notary Public
Received for record June 14-1848 at 4 o'clock P.M.
and released by George W. Coone Law Clerk
To all People to whom these Presents shall come, I, Henry
Hopkins of North Kingstown, County of Washington and State
of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor send Greeting
Know ye that I the said grantor for and in consideration
of the sum of one dollar & other considerations to me in
hand paid before the executing hereof, well and truly paid by
Ennoch H. Hopkins of Hopkinton and one Sarah A. Hopson
of Richmond in said county and State hereinafter called
the grantees the receipt of which I hereby acknowledge
and am therewith fully satisfied and paid
and thereof, and of every part and parcel thereof, do separate
acquit and discharge the said grantees their heirs, executors
and administrators, forever by these presents have given
granted, Bargained sold, delivered enfeoffed, conveyed and
confirmed; and by these presents do freely fully and
absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, convey
and confirm, into the said grantees their heirs and
assigns forever, a certain tract of land lying in Colchester
in the County and state aforesaid containing by estimation
Eleven (11) acres the same more or less bounded
as follows, beginning at the Southeast corner of said tract
on the highway and at the corner of a lot belonging to
the heirs of Joseph Nichols there running Northerly
by said highway to a white oak tree by the side of said
highway. Thence westerly bounding southerly by land
of Lothropen S. Cornwall and land formerly owned
by Joseph E. Bagger till it comes to land of Hannah
Whitebone of a heap of stones by the side of a wall
Thence Northerly bounding westerly on said Whitebone
land to the Railroad, Thence Easterly bounding partly
by said Railroad and partly by said Nichols land
to the place of beginning. Meaning and intending