The instrument's own words
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150 Know all men by these Present That I John R.
Macdonald of Orient State of New York for land and in
consideration of the sum of twelve hundred eighty eight
dollars to me paid by Perry H. Hopkins of Little Compton
of Washington, State of Rhode Island the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge legate, have remised released, and
forever quitclaimed, and by these presents do remise,
release and forever quitclaim, unto the said Perry H.
Hopkins his heirs and assigns, forever, all the right title
interest property claim demand, where in I now have,
or of right ought to have, or claim, in and to certain
lots of land situated in said South Kingston The first tract
is bounded Northerly on the Post Road, Westerly on land
of the heirs of Christopher W. Champney, southerly on
the Salt field and Easterly on land of Stanton S. Greene
containing by estimation one hundred and fifty acres
more or less, and is the Westerly half of the Perry farm
so called, the second tract comprises of one half of the
marsh land on Narragansett Island as called The third
tract is a wood lot and is bounded Easterly partly on
land now or formerly of Samuel and Thomas Derby, and
partly on land now or formerly of Clark Browning,
southerly on land of Joshua Tucker or the Cadies
land so called, Westerly partly on land now or formerly
of the heirs of Simon Long and partly on land
now or formerly owned by John Hey, and southerly on
land now or formerly owned by Samuel Hey containing
by estimation forty acres more or less, or however other
said lots may be bounded. To have and to hold the
same, with all the rights privileges and appurtenances
therunto appertaining to the said Perry H. Hopkins his
heirs and designing forever And I the aforesaid John
R. Macdonald for myself and for my heirs executors and
administrators, do covenant with the said Perry H. Hopkins
his heirs and assigns, that I will warrant and defend
the aforesaid premises to the said Perry H. Hopkins
his heirs and assigns, against all lawful
claims and demands, all persons claiming by way through
or under me, and I hereby agree to pay one half of
the note held by James Macdonald and secured by
mortgage on that above described property
And E. J. Etta Macdonald wife of the said John R.
Macdonald, in consideration of the sum paid as
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foresaid do hereby release forever quitclaim unto the said
grantee his heirs and assigns all my right of dower in the
aforementioned premises. In Testimony whereof we
the hereunto set our hands and seals this 11th day of
March in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety.
signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles Perrin.
John St Macdonald L.S.
J. Etta Macdonald. L.S.
State of Connecticut
County of New London (Ss)
In Eastmington this 11th day of March A.D.
1890 the above named John St Macdonald personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary
act and deed And on the same day at said Eastmington
J. Etta Macdonald wife of said John St Macdonald
also personally appeared before me, and being by me
examined orally and apart from her said husband
after the foregoing instrument had been shown and
explained to her by me she being so apart took acknowledge
and declared unto me that said instrument was
her free and voluntary act and deed, and that she
did not wish to retract the same.
Charles Perrin
Notary Public
L.S.
Received for record March 29th 1890 at 8 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George E. Crosby Town Clerk
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