The instrument's own words
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as may be made or caused to be made by virtue hereof
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this 23rd day of September A.D. 1889
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
William Hossey Joseph Bent L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
Washington ss
On this twenty this 23rd day of
September A.D. 1889 Joseph Bent personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by
him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
L.S. William Hossey Notary Public
Received for record September 23, 1889 at 4 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George Converse Town Clerk
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Know All men by these Presents that we Benjamin
A. Clarke and Mary A. Clarke wife of said Benjamin A.
of the District of Saratoga sett county of Washington State
State of R.I. for and in consideration of the sum of one
hundred dollars well and truly paid by Niles H. Clamp
of Charlestown in said county and State the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, by these presents do give
grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said Niles
H. Clamp his heirs and assigns forever, two certain tracts
of land situated in said Charlestown, containing thirty
acres more or less, which two tracts together are known
as the homestead farm of Ben Clarke. Beginning at the
first tract is bounded as follows, on the North by land of
the heirs of Charles M. Ledet, on the East by land of said
Clarke's heirs on the North and West by the highway leading
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To the saw mill, the second tract is bounded on the North by
land of Benj. F. Lavandall, on the East by the above mentioned
highway, on the North by land of Thomas Plead and on
the West by the Indian Cedar swamp, or however either of
said tracts may be bounded, To have and to hold
the said granted and bargained premises, with all the privileges
and appurtenances to the same belonging, or in any wise
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 executing
hereof we are the lawful owners of the above bargained premises
and are seized and possessed of the same, in our 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 devised and bargained premises with
the appurtenances are free from all encumbrances, of
what name or nature soever, that might in any measure
or species, obstruct or make void this present deed.
Furthermore we the said grantors for 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 whatsoever forever to warrant secure and
defend by these presents. In testimony whereof
we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 21 day of
September AD 1889
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of Benj. B. Colarke S.S.
George L. Converse Mary D. Colarke S.S.
State of Rhode Island &c, Washington Co
In Charlestown this 21st day of September 1889 Benjamin
A. Colarke personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the within instrument by him signed, to be his free and voluntary
act and deed, and then and there, on the same day, also the above
named Mary D. Colarke personally appeared before me and being
by me examined privately and apart from her said husband
she 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.
George L. Converse
Received for read Sept 21 1889 at 9 oclock PM. Notary Public
and recorded by George L. Converse Town Clerk
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