The instrument's own words
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Perry his heirs and assigns, That I will warrant and
defend the aforesaid premises to the said John H.
Perry, his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons claiming by, through
or under me. In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this 3d day of September eighteen
hundred and ninety.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
George R. Rossy Charles Borse L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington, Sc
In Charlestown this 3d day of Sept.
A.D 1890 the above named Charles Borse personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary
act and deed,
George R. Rossy Askany Public
Received for record Oct 8th 1890 at 4 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George Colman Town Clerk
To all People to whom these Presents shall come, I
Perry H. Rossy of Charlestown, County of Washington
State of Rhode Island hereafter called the grantor
send Greeting, Know ye that I the said grantor for
and in consideration of the sum of Seven Hundred
Dollars to me in hand behalf before the executing hereof
and truly paid by Welcome H. Foster and Maria H. Foster
wife of said Welcome H. Foster of Charlestown aforesaid herein
called the grantee the receipt whereof I do
hereby acknowledge and am therewith fully satisfied,
contented and paid; and thereof and of every part and
parcel thereof do renounce, acquit and discharge the
said grantee their heirs executors and administrators
forever, by these presents have given, granted, bargained,
sold, aliened, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed; and
by these presents do freely, fully and absolutely give,
grant, bargain, sell aliened, enfeoff, convey and confirm
unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever a
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certain tract of land with all the improvements thereon situated
in said leharleston and containing by estimation ninety acres
more or less, bounded as follows: beginning at a stone set
in the ground at the North west corner of said tract, thence
in an Easterly direction to a stone set in the ground at a
point from and one half rode from land of Stanton S. Green
thence Northerly at right angles with the first mentioned line
seventeen rods to a stone set in the ground, thence Easterly
from and one half rode to land of Stanton S. Green, bounding
Northerly on land of the grantor, thence Northerly bounding
Easterly on land of Stanton S. Green to the Salt Pond,
thence Westerly bounding Northerly on said Pond to land of
the heirs of Christopher R. Behanlin, thence Northerly
bounding Easterly on land of Champfield heirs to
the point of beginning. Reserving to myself my heirs and
assigns, the right to pass and repass with teams over
the premises hereby conveyed, and to and from the pond to
land of the grantor, also the right to land with boats
upon the shore of said pond, also conveying to the grantees
one half the marsh land on Mashawly Island. Hereby
granting unto said grantees their heirs and assigns a
right of way to pass and repass with teams across the
land of the grantor from the land hereby conveyed to the
highway. To have and to hold the said granted
and bargained premises, with all the privileges, appurten-
ances and commodities to the same belonging, or in any
wise appertaining to the said grantees their heirs and
assigns forever to them and their own only proper use
benefit and behalf forever. And I the said grantor
for myself my heirs, executors and administrators do
covenant promise and grant to and with said
grantees their heirs and assigns, that i do and before
the enrolling hereof saw the true sole and lawful
owner of the above bargained premises and am lawfully
seized and possessed of the same in my own proper
right as good, perfect, and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple, able have in myself good right
full power and lawful authority to grant bargain
sell, convey and confirm the said bargained premises
in manner as aforesaid. And that the said grantees
their heirs and assigns, shall and from time to time
and at all times forever hereafter, by force and
virtue of these presents, lawfully, peaceably and
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quietly have, hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the said
demised and bargained premises with the appurtenances
free and clear, and also freely and clearly acquitted, exonerated
and discharged of and from all and all manner of tenure
or other gifts, quits, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, chirographs,
entails, forfeitures, debts, judgments, executions and encumbrances
of what name or nature soever, that might in any measure,
in degree obstruct or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said grantor for myself, my heirs,
executors and administrators do covenant and guarantee the said
above demised premises to the said grantees their heirs
and assigns against the lawful claims or demands of any
person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant, seise
and defend by these presents. In testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and seal this 6th day of October
eighteen hundred and ninety.
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
George L. Converse Perry J. Hopkins L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington sc
In Columbleston this 6th day of
October A.D. 1890 Perry J. Hopkins personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument, by
him signed, to be his free and voluntary act and deed,
George L. Converse
Notary Public
Received for record Oct. 6, 1890 at 8 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George L. Converse Town Clerk
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