The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall come, I
George F. Davis of Richmond, in the county of Washington
in the State of Rhode Island, Send Greeting Know
that I the said George F. Davis hereinafter called the
grantor for and in consideration of the sum of two
hundred dollars to me in hand before the sealing
hereof well and truly paid by Harriet Brewsterman, the
receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and am there
with fully satisfied, contented and paid and thereof
of every part and parcel hereof thereof do forever
acquit and discharge the said Harriet Brewsterman
her heirs executors and administrators forever by these
presents have given, granted, bargained sold, alienated
enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed and by these presents
do fully fully and absolutely give, grant bargain sell
aliene enfeoff convey and confirm unto the said
Harriet Brewsterman hereinafter called the grantee
her heirs and assigns forever, the undivided one half
part of a certain tract of land with the buildings and
improvements thereon situated in the town of Charlestown
county of Washington and State aforesaid and
bounded as follows in the East by the Pequot brook
on the South by Pequots Road and on the West and
North by land of the heirs of Green Card, or however
bounded.
To have and to hold the said
granted and bargained premises with all the appurten
nances, privileges and commodities to the same
belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said
grantee her heirs and assigns forever to them and
theirs any proper use benefit and behoof forever,
And I the said grantor for myself and for my
heirs, executors and administrators do covenant
promise and grant to and with the said grantee
her heirs and assigns that at and and before the
ensealing hereof I am the true sole and lawful
owner of the above bargained premises and am
lawfully seized and possessed of the same in any
and other right as good, perfect and absolute
estate of inheritance in fee simple and have in
my good right full power and lawful authority
to grant, bargain, sell, convey and confirm the
said bargained premises in manner aforesaid, And
that the said grantee her heirs and assigns shall
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and may 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 devised and bargained premises with the
appurtenances free and clear and freely and clearly
acquitted, exonerated and discharged of and from all
and all manner of forever or other gifts, grants, bargains
sales, leases, mortgages, wills, entails, jointures, dowries
judgments, recognizances and encumbrances of what name
or nature soever that might in any measure or degree
obstruct or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said grantor for myself and for my
heirs, executors and administrators do covenant and
engage the above devised premises to the said grantee
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.
And I Mary E. Davis wife of said George F. Davis in
consideration of the sum first named as aforesaid do hereby
release and forever quitclaim unto the said grantee
her heirs and assigns all my right of dower in and
to the aforegraunt premises.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 9th day of July eighteen hundred and
eighty eight.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of George F. Davis L.S.
E. A. Kenyon Mary E. Davis L.S.
State of Rhode Island ve
Washington
In Richmond this 9th day of July
AD 1888. The above named George F. Davis personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary
act and deed.
Edwin A. Kenyon
Notary Public
Received for record August 11th 1888 at 11 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George la Cross Town Clerk
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