The instrument's own words
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State of Rhode Island
County of Washington ss
I Don Richmond the 18th day of
April AD 1889 before me came named John G. Wither
personally appeared before me, and acknowledged
the following instrument to be his own signed to be his
free and voluntary act and deed,
Edwin A Kenyon
Notary Public
Received for record May 5th 1889 at 2 o'clock P.M,
and recorded by George own Cross Town Clerk
Know All men by these Presents That we
John F. Lewis of East Providence R.I John R.
Blair & Lydia A Poland wife of said John R, of
Richmond R.I, Charles Lewis and Anna C
Lewis wife of said Charles L of said East Providence
and Hannah B. Lewis under of Nathaniel Lewis
of Charlestown R.I all her heirs law her heirs law
Nathaniel Lewis deceased, and Oliver F. Lewis
of Providence R.I. and in consideration of the
sum of one thousand dollars well and truly paid
by George W. Shafer of [illegible] R.I the
sum aforesaid of herself acknowledged, by these
presents do give grant bargain sell convey and
confirm unto the said George W Shafer his heirs
and assigns forever, a certain farm situated in
said Charlestown containing by estimation one
hundred and twenty acres more or less with all
the buildings thereon, bounded as follows beginning
at a [illegible] found by land of Lewis of [illegible]
bound, continuing on said land and bound by
James M [illegible] boundary on land of heirs of said Green bound
to said found, thence on said found to the place of
beginning or however the same bound,
To have and to hold, the said granted and
bargained premises, with all the privileges and
appurtenances to the same belonging or in any
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mise appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and
assigns forever. And we the said grantors for ourselves
our heirs executors and administrators do covenant to
and with the said grantee his heirs and assigns that
at and before the breaking hereof we were the lawful
owners of the above bargained premises and were
seised and possessed of the same in our own proper
right as good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple; and have in ourselves good right to
sell and convey the said bargained premises in manner
as aforesaid. And that the said demised and bargained
premises with the appurtenances are free from all
encumbrances of what name or nature soever, that
might in any measure or degree offset or make
void this present deed. Furthermore we the
said grantors on ourselves our heirs executors and
administrators do covenant and engage the above
demised premises to the said grantee his heirs and
assigns against the lawful claims or demands of any
person or persons forever to warrant seise
and defend by these presents. And I Ellen to
Lewis wife of said John F. Lewis and Henry M. Lewis
wife of said Oliver F. in consideration of the sum
paid as aforesaid do hereby release all our right
unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns all our
right of Dower and to the appurtenant premises,
In Testimony Whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 18 day of May A.D. 1889
signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
Edward G. [illegible]
[illegible]
Joseph G. [illegible]
[illegible]
Mr. W. Rickard
Bertha G. Maxwell
John F. Lewis L.S.
Ellen to Lewis L.S.
John R. Roland L.S.
Augusta A. Roland L.S.
Charlie F. Lewis L.S.
O. Anna Lewis L.S.
Hannah B. Lewis L.S.
Oliver F. Lewis L.S.
Mercy M. Lewis L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
in Providence
I [illegible]
In East Providence this eighteenth
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day of May 1889 John S. Lewis and Charles S. Lewis
personally appeared before me and acknowledged that
the within instrument by them signed, to be their free
and voluntary act and deed, And then and there on
the same day also the above named Anna C. Lewis
wife of said Charles S. Lewis personally appeared
before me, and being by me examined privately and
apart from her said husband acknowledged the
within deed, which was by me shown and explained
to her to be her free and voluntary act and deed
and declared to me that she did not wish to retract
the same. Edward Le Dubois
Notary Public.
State of Rhode Island &c
Washington Sc. In Richmond This
18 day of May 1889 John R. Colarks and Kenneth
B. Smith personally appeared before me and
acknowledged the within instrument by them signed
to be their free act and deed, And then and
there in the same day the above named Lydia
A. Colarks wife of said John R. personally appeared
before me and being by me examined privately and
apart from her said husband acknowledged the
within deed, which was by me shown and explained
to her to be her free and voluntary act and deed
and declared to me that she did not wish to
retract the same. Joseph E. Learshear
Notary Public
State of Rhode Island &c
Providence County Sc
In Providence this 29th day of April
1889 Oliver S. Lewis personally appeared before
me and acknowledged the within instrument by
him executed to be his free and voluntary act and
deed. Wm W. Rickard
Notary Public
Received for record May 21 1889 at 3 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George C. Jones Town Clerk
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