The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents that I Edwin
Davis of Mestilly, county of Washington & State of Rhode
Island for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred
dollars to me well and truly paid by Francis J Phillips of
Pompunnoose, county of Providence, and Kealan P Brown of Mestilly
county of Washington & State of Rhode Island, the receipt
whereof i hereby acknowledge paid, by these presents do give, grant
bargain sell, convey and confirm unto the said Francis J
Phillips and Kealan P Brown to them their heirs and assigns
forever, A certain piece or parcel of land situated on
Cohassettown beach as called betwixt Dumptown beach and
Cohassettown beach, in the town of Charlestown, county & state
as first above written, and bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the Northeast corner of said beach at a stone,
thence running Easterly about fifty (50) rods to a stone,
thence running Southly about thirty (30) rods to a post
thence running Southly fifty (50) rods to a stake, thence
running southeasterly eight (8) rods to a stake, thence running
Westerly about fifty (50) rods to a stake, thence running
Northly about thirty (30) rods to the first mentioned
bounds, bounded on the West by Eshale Budick, on the
North by Cohassettown road, in the East by Selmon B.
Vars and others on the South by the Atlantic Ocean
by estimation twelve (12) acres be the same more or less.
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
grantees & them their heirs and assigns, forever, And
I the said grantor for myself, my heirs, executors and
administrators, do covenant to and with the said
grantees & their heirs and assigns, That at or before
the sealing hereof I was the lawful owner of the above
bargained premises and am seized and possessed of
the same, in my own proper right as good, perfect and
absolute estate of inheritance, in fee simple and
have in myself 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 encum-
brances, 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 for my heirs, executors and administrators
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do covenant and engage the above demised premises
to the said grantees their heirs and assigns, against the
lawful claims and demands of any person or persons
whatsoever, forever to warrant and defend by
these presents. And I Debyl S. Vars wife
of said Edwin C. Vars for and in consideration of the
sum paid as aforesaid, do hereby release and forever
quitclaim unto the said grantees their heirs and assigns
all my right of power in and to the aforegranted
premises. In testimony whereof we have
hereunto set our hands and seals this 23rd day of
November AD 1890
signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Merton W. Collins
Edwin C. Vars
Ernest R. Vars
Edwin C. Vars L.S.
Debyl S. Vars L.S.
State of Rhode Island sc
Washington sc
In Westerly this 23rd day of
November AD 1890 Edwin C. Vars & Debyl S. Vars
wife of said Edwin personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the within instrument they then
signed, to be their free and voluntary act and deed,
And then and there, on the same day, also to above
named Debyl S. Vars wife of Edwin C. Vars 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 it to me That she did not wish to revoke
the same.
Ernest R. Vars
Notary Public
Received for record Nov 29 1890 at 7 oclock P.M,
and recorded by George L. Lowe Town Clerk
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