The instrument's own words
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said county on this 11 day of April AD 1888 personally
appeared Thomas Vincent, Treasurer of the Granite
Savings Bank of Westerly and acknowledged the within
instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of
the said Granite Savings Bank and his own free act and
deed as well. And at the same time and place person-
ally appeared J. Barclay Foster, Treasurer of the
Mechanics Savings Bank of Westerly and acknowledged
the within instrument to be the free and voluntary act
and deed of said Mechanics Savings Bank and his own
free act and deed as well.
Before me, William Hossey
Notary Public
Received for record Oct. 2. 1888 at 11 o'clock AM
and recorded by George W. Lowes Town Clerk
Know All men by these Presents that I William
H. Potter of Westerly in the county of Washington State of
Rhode Island do in consideration of the sum of one
dollar to me paid by Georgiana Brightman of said
Westerly wife of Francis J. Brightman the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge have remised, released, and
forever quitclaimed, and by these presents do remise
release and forever quitclaim unto the said Georgiana
Brightman her heirs and assigns, forever all the
right title, property, claim and demand which
I now have or of right ought to have, or claim, in and to
All the real estate which I hold by deed from Francis
J. Brightman, dated August 1887 which said estate is
situated in the towns of Northton, Westerly and Charlestown
in said Washington county reference to the same
being hereby hand and seal. To have and to
hold the same with all the rights, privileges and appurten-
ances thereto appertaining To the said Georgiana Brightman
her heirs and assigns forever. And I the aforesaid William
H. Potter for myself and for any heirs, executors and
administrators do covenant with the said Georgiana Brightman
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her heirs and assigns, that I will warrant and defend
the aforesaid premises to the said Georgiana Brightman
her heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims
and demands of all persons claiming by through or under
me. And I Mary A. Potter wife of said William H.
Potter in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid do
hereby release and forever quitclaim to the said grantee
her heirs & assigns all my right of dower in and
to the aforementioned premises.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 8th day of October in the year
of our lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty
eight.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of William H. Potter L. S.
Gideon L. Collins
Abbie J. Collins Mary A. Potter L. S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington sc
In Westerly this 8th day
of October A.D. 1888 the above named William H.
Potter personally appeared before me, and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his
free and voluntary act and deed.
William Hoopes
Notary Public
Received for record October 17 1888 at 12 oclock M.
and recorded by George B. Cross Town clerk
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