The instrument's own words
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118 Know all men by these presents, That we
Samuel F. Babcock, Welcome B. Babcock and Elias B.
Babcock all of Hopkinton, County of Washington and
State of Rhode Island and Daniel B. Babcock of Richmond
in said County, hereinafter called the grantors for and
in consideration of the sum of thirty Dollars (30$) to us
paid by Stephen Beckham of Westerly in said county the
receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give,
grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Stephen
Beckham hereinafter called the grantee, his heirs and
assigns forever a certain lot or parcel of land situate in
Hopkinton in said county and described and bounded as
follows To wit bounded Northward 18 on a plot of lots platted
by John G. Kenyon, on file in the town clerks office in
said Hopkinton to be recorded and marked "Plan of
Cottage sites surrounding Point", and bounded Southerly
by lot No 19 on said plat Easterly by other lands of
the grantors, Southerly by lot No 17 in said plat and
Westerly by the old Dumbartonian Breach.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained
premises with the rights privileges and appurtenances
thereof to him the said grantee his heirs and assigns
forever. Excepting and reserving however to ourselves our
heirs and assigns forever the learned privilege as called in
said premises. And we the said grantors for ourselves and
for our heirs, executors and administrators do covenant with
the said grantee his heirs and assigns that we are lawfully
seized in fee of the premises, that they are free of all encumbrances, that we have good right to sell and convey the
same to said grantee to hold as aforesaid, and that we
will warrant secure and defend the same to the said
grantee his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons except as aforesaid.
And we Mary R. Babcock wife of said Welcome B.
Babcock, Martha J. Babcock wife of said Elias B. Babcock
and Martha B. Babcock wife of said Daniel B. Babcock
in consideration of the sum of money paid to our said
husbands &c as aforesaid do hereby release and forever
quitclaim to the said Stephen Beckham his heirs and
assigns forever all our respective rights of dower in and
to the aforegranted premises
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
affixed our seals this twenty second day of June eighteen
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hundred and eighty seven (1887)
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
Geo. W. Atberry witness
Signatures of S. F. B.
W. B. B., D. L. B., and E. B.
Daniel L. S. Babcock [signature]
Mrs. S. A. Reynolds [signature]
Samuel H. Babcock L.S.
Welcome B. Babcock L.S.
Mary R. Babcock L.S.
Daniel L. S. Babcock L.S.
Martha B. Babcock L.S.
Elias L. S. Babcock L.S.
Martha J. Babcock L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington ss
In Hopkinton in said county on this
24th day of June AD 1887 then Samuel H. Babcock,
Welcome B. Babcock, Daniel L. S. Babcock and Elias
L. S. Babcock to me well known as the persons they
represent themselves to be personally appeared before
me and severally acknowledged the foregoing instrument
by them signed to be their free, voluntary act and
deed. Geo. W. Atberry
Notary Public
Received and recorded Aug 28 1887 at 5 o'clock PM
and recorded by George C. Lowe Town Clerk
To all People these Presents shall come:
I Albert S. Babcock of Hopkinton, county of Washington
and State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantor,
Send Greetings, Know you, That I the said grantor for and
in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars to
me paid, before the sealing hereof well and truly
paid by Samuel P. Ennis of Hopkinton, county of Washington
and State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantee,
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and am
therein fully satisfied, contented and paid, and thereof,
and of every part and parcel thereof do remise, release, quit
and discharge the said grantee his heirs, executors and
administrators forever, by these presents, have given, granted,
bargained, sold, alienated, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed,
and by these presents do freely, fully and absolutely
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