The instrument's own words
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Know all men that I Samuel B. Hosie ofCohasset
in Rhode Island administrator on the estate of Gordon
H. Hosie late of said Charlestown deceased, by virtue
of authority vested in me by the Court of Probate for said
Town of Charlestown and for in and consideration
of fifty dollars to be paid me by William
Mc Kenyon of
Bridgeport Connecticut the highest bidder at the
public auction of the estate lately conveyed, on the
25th day of February A.D. 1887 the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby in my said capacity,
grant Bargain, sell and convey unto him said William
Mc Kenyon his heirs and assigns forever all the right,
title and interest which said Gordon H. Hosie at the
time of his decease had in and to certain tracts or parcels
of land with all the improvements thereon lying and
situated in said Charlestown containing by their estimation
fifty five acres be the same more or less, and bounded
Easterly by land of Norton Briggs, Northerly by land
of William G. December, Southerly by land of Sarah
Wheatley and Westerly by the land of heirs of Henry Peabody
and the Salt pond or however otherwise bounded,
To have and to hold the aforesaid granted premises
unto him with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto
forever, To his and their only use, benefit and behalf
And I do hereby covenant and agree to and with
said William Mc Kenyon his heirs and assigns that
I will warrant and defend the same against the
lawful claims of all persons claiming the same through
or under me, In witness whereof I have
hereunto in my said capacity set my hand and
seal this 27th day of February A.D. 1887.
Signed, sealed & delivered
in presence of Samuel B. Hosie L.S.
Cohanks Lewis Administrator
George G. Wells
State of Rhode Island vs Washington Ss
On this 27th day of February A.D. 1887 Samuel
B. Hosie personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the within deed be his signed & sealed to be his free
act and deed. Geo G. Wells Notary Public
Received for record March 2nd 1887 at o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George B Cross Town Clerk
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