The instrument's own words
page 1
42 Know all men by these presents That I Benjamin
H. Barber of Westerly in the county of Washington and
State of Rhode Island Assignee of "The Carmichael
Manufacturing Company" a corporation duly created by
the Legislature of Rhode Island, doing business in said
State and whose office is in Westerly, the aforesaid and in
my capacity of Assignee aforesaid grant and convey
absolute of the sum of twenty five Dollars ($25) to me
paid by said Nellie A. Black of Richmond in said county
of Washington and in said State, the receipt whereof I do
hereby acknowledge, have remised, released and forever
quitclaimed and by these Presents do remise, release and
forever quitclaim unto her the said Nellie A. Black her
heirs and assigns forever all the right title interest praying
claim and demand which I now have or of right ought
to have or claim in my said capacity of Assignee as
aforesaid in and to she certain lot of parcel of land
situate in the town of Charlestown near Shannock and
State aforesaid, bounded and described as follows, Beginning
at a point on the highway at the lands of Mr. T. Lucken,
and heirs of Emily Lucken, thence southerly along said
highway to lands of Nicholas Kenyon and wife, thence
nearly Westerly to lands of Oliver Ha Perry and Mary
Kenyon thence along said Perry and Kenyon land to
lands of Mr. T. Lucken and heirs of Emily Lucken and
Easterly along said Lucken lands to the point of beginning
containing by their estimation one and one half acres be
the same will or lose with a cellar thereon, which
came into my hands by deed of assignment of said
corporation bearing date the twenty eight day of
January AD eighteen hundred and eighty eight,
and the deed of assignment is recorded in [illegible]
To have and to hold the same together
with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto to her
said Nellie A. Black her heirs and assigns forever.
And I the aforesaid Benjamin H. Barber assignee as
aforesaid for myself executors and administrators do in
said capacity hereby covenant with the said Nellie
A. Black her heirs and assigns that I will warrant
and defend the same to said Nellie A. Black her
heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims of all
persons claiming by through or under me in said capacity
as aforesaid, in testimony whereof I have in my
page 2
said capacity hereto set my hand and seal this sixth
day of April in the year of our lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty eight (1888)
Signed, sealed and Delivered
in presence of Benjamin H. Barber L.S.
E. K. Parker Assignee of the Barnum & Bailey Company
State of Rhode Island ss
Providence Sc
On Providence in said county
on this sixth day of April AD 1888 then Benjamin H.
Barber personally appeared and acknowledged the
foregoing instrument by him signed in this said
capacity to be his free and voluntary act and deed,
Before me Ezra K. Parker
Notary Public
Received for record Nov 19 1888 at 11 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George E. Comes Town Clerk
Lo all People to whom these Presents shall come
We George Carmichael and Sallie A. Carmichael wife
of Geo. Carmichael both of Charlestown, county of
Washington and state of Rhode Island hereinafter called
the grantors send Greeting, Know ye that we the
said grantors for and in consideration of the sum of
Five dollars and other valuable considerations to us
in hand, before the ensealing hereof, well and truly
paid by Ally S. Lober of the town of Charlestown
County of Washington state of Rhode Island wife of
H. M. Lober of said town, county and state, hereinafter
called the grantee the receipt whereof we do hereby
acknowledge, and are therewith fully satisfied, contented
and paid; and of the said grant and parcel
thereof do exonerate, acquit and discharge the said
grantee her heirs, executors and administrators forever
by these Presents, have given, granted, bargained and
aliened, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed and by
these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant
bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, convey and confirm unto