The instrument's own words
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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, hereafter
called the grantee the receipt whereof we do hereby
acknowledge, and are therewith fully satisfied, contented
and paid; and of the body 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
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the said grantee her heirs and assigns forever, a certain
tract of land situated in said Colchesterstown bounded and
described as follows, beginning at a point on land of
William Perry and running fifty feet South along the
driftway laid out by the State of Rhode Island front the
Post Road to "Forth right" thence running about west using
the lands of grantors to lands of James R Kenyon, thence
along said James Kenyon land about North back to Perry's
lands fifty feet and thence East along the said Perry's
land to point of beginning, the said Abby to have her heirs
executors and administrators or assigns are to build and
maintain the line fence between her lands and grantors,
meaning and intending to convey a piece of land fifty
feet wide on the East and fifty feet wide on the West
lying between James Kenyon land and the driftway
before mentioned. To have and to hold the said land
granted and bargained premises with all the privileges
appurtenances and commodities to the same belonging
in any way appertaining to the said grantee her
heirs and assigns forever, to her and their only proper use
benefit and behoof forever. And the said grantors for
themselves their heirs executors and administrators do covenant
promise and grant to and with the said grantee her heirs
and assigns that at and before the enfeoffing hereof we are
the true sole and lawful owners of the above bargained premises
and are lawfully seized and possessed of the same in our
own proper right as good perfect and absolute estate of
inheritance in fee simple and have in our good right full
power and lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey
and confirm the said bargained premises in manner as
aforesaid And that the said grantee her heirs and
assigns shall 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 occupy
possess and enjoy the said described and bargained premises
with the appurtenances free and clear and fully and
clearly acquitted exonerated contracted and discharged of land from
all and all manner of former or other gifts grants bargains
sales leases mortgages wills entails primates services judgments
executions and remembrances of what name or nature soever
that might in any measure or degree obstruct or make void this
present deed. Furthermore we the said grantors for
ourselves our heirs executors and administrators do covenant
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and engage the above demised premises to the said grantee her
heirs and assigns against the lawful claims or demands of
any person or persons whatsoever, to forever warrant secure
and defend by these presents. And Sellie A. Carmichael
wife of said George Carmichael in consideration of
the sum paid as aforesaid, do hereby release and forever
quitclaim unto the said grantee her heirs and assigns
all her right of dower In and to the aforepresented premises;
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hand and seal
this twenty sixth day of November eighteen hundred
and eighty eight.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of George Carmichael L.S.
Lydia A. Rathburn Sellie A. Carmichael L.S.
State of Rhode Island sc
County of Washington ss
In Rehobothon this 26th day of
November AD 1888 before me Geo Carmichael and Sellie A.
Carmichael personally appeared before me and acknowledge
edged the foregoing instrument by them signed to be
their free and voluntary act and deed, and then and
there Sellie A. Carmichael wife of George Carmichael
also personally appeared before me and was by me
examined privately and apart from her said husband
and while so privately and apart I showed and explained
to her the foregoing instrument by her signed and she
acknowledged the same to be her free and voluntary
act and deed, and declared to me that she did not
wish to retract the same, Joseph E. Lamphear
Notary Public
Received for record Dec. 28 1888 at 11 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George B. Cross Town Clerk
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