The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall come:
I Albert B. Babcocks of Hopkinton, County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantor,
Send Greeting Know ye, that I do grant for and
in consideration of the sum of ten (10.00) Dollars to me
in hand, before the ensuing hereof well and truly paid
by Daniel M. Palmer of Hopkinton, County of Washington
State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantee
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and am
herewith fully satisfied, contented and paid, and hereby
of and of myself had and parcel thereof do covenant, assign
and discharge the said grantee his heirs, executors and
administrators, forever. By these presents, have given granted
bargained, sold, delivered, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed.
and by these presents do fully, fully and absolutely
grant bargain sell alienate, sell convey and
confirm unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns
forever. A certain tract or parcel of land situated
on Quidnick Reservoir in the town of Charlestown
County, and State aforesaid and bounded and
described as follows Beginning at the Southeast
corner of lot No 16 as shown on Plan of Cottage
sites now on file in the Clerks office of the town of
Charlestown and said lot No 16 measured by said Daniel
M. Palmer thence running Easterly in the direction
a straight line drawn from the Southeast corner of
said Lot No 16 to this point of beginning, until it comes
to the highway about 130 feet from said point of starting
thence southerly along the highway 40 feet thence
Westerly in a direct line about 130 feet to the Southeast
corner of said lot No 16 thence northerly along the
East side of said lot 40 feet to the point of beginning.
To have and to hold, the said granted and bargained
premises, with all the privileges, appurtenances and
commodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining
to the said grantee, his heirs and assigns forever to his
and theirs only proper use, benefit and behoof forever.
And I the said grantor for myself my heirs executors
and administrators do covenant promise and grant to
and with the said grantee his heirs and assigns, that
at and before the ensuing hereof I am the true, sole
and lawful owner of the above bargained premises and
am lawfully seised and possessed of the same in
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my own proper right as good, perfect and absolute estate of
inheritance in fee simple; and have in me 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 grantee, his heirs and assigns
shall and may from time to time, and all times from
henceafter, by force and virtue of these presents, lawfully
peaceably and quietly have, hold, use, occupy, possess and
enjoy the said devised and bargained premises, with the
appurtenances free and clear, and freely and clearly,
acquitted generally and discharged of and from all and
all manner of tenures or other gifts grants, bargains, wills,
leases mortgages, entails entails, profits, dowries, judgments,
expectancies and encumbrances, of what name or nature
soever, that might in any measure or degree obstruct or
make void this present deed. Furthermore, I the said
grantor for myself, and for my heirs, executors and administrators
do covenant and agree the above demised premises to
the said grantee his heirs and assigns, against the lawful
claims & demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever
to warrant seque and defend by these presents.
And I Lantie A Babcocks wife of the said Albert
S Babcock in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid
do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the aforesaid
grantee his heirs and assigns, all my right of dower in
and to the aforesaid premises. In testimony
whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this eighteenth day of November eighteen hundred and
ninety.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Albert S Babcocks Ss
Lantie A Babcocks Ss
Lo. Colbrandall
State of Rhode Island viz
County of Washington Sc
On this eighteenth
day of November No 1890 Then Albert S Babcocks to me
well known personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by him signed, to be his free
and voluntary act and deed
Isac H Olney
Notary Public
Received for record Nov 27 1890 at 7 oclock pm,
and recorded by George Lilence Town Clerk
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