The instrument's own words
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To All People to whom these Presents shall come:
We William & Sarah B. Randall, and Sarah B. Randall his
wife (in right of wife) both of Hopkinton in Washington
County state of Rhode Island hereinafter called the
grantors, Send Greeting Know ye that we the said
grantors for and in consideration of the sum of Five
Dollars to us in hand, before the executing hereof well
and truly paid by William M. Sewell of said Hopkinton
hereinafter called the grantee, the grantee, the receipt whereof we do
hereby acknowledge, and are herewith fully satisfied
contented and paid; and of every part and
parcel thereof we designate, acquit and discharge the
said grantee his heirs successors and administrators forever,
by these presents; have given, granted, bargained,
sold, alienated en feoff, conveyed and confirmed, and
by these presents do hereby fully, freely, and absolutely give,
grant bargain, sell alien en feoff convey and
confirm unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns
forever, the undivided one half of a certain lot or parcel
of land situated in the town of Charlestown in said
Washington county, near the Providence beach
marked No. 18, upon a Plan of Cottage Sites filed
by the Babcock Brothers in the town clerks office
in said town of Charlestown, and contain by estimation
8/100 of an acre all be the same more or less, bounded
and described as follows, beginning at a point near
the Southeast corner of said lot on a Base line shown
upon the plan on file as aforesaid and 40 3/4 feet
Northerly from a rivet in front of lot No. 17 shown on
said plot thence Westerly to the old beach, so
called, Thence Northerly by the old beach, to the
Northwest corner of said lot making said lot 45-
feet wide upon said Base line, Thence Easterly by
Lot No. 14 and at right angles to and distant from
the Base line 122 feet to the Northeast corner of said
lot thence Southerly by the land now or formerly
belonging to said Babcock Brothers, 45 feet to the
Southeast corner thence Westerly by lot No. 12, 122 1/2
feet to the point first mentioned on the base line
aforesaid, Reserving to said Babcock Brothers their
heirs and assigns the right to all, the seaweed that
may be thrown upon said lot by the action of the
water, and the right to go on, collect and carry away
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searced at any and all times. And it is further agreed and
expressly understood that the owner of said lot shall if required
build and maintain the fence against land of said Robert
Brothers their heirs and assigns around said lot as per deed
from them to these granted. To have and to hold, the
granted and bargained premises, with all the appurtenances
privileges and commodities to the same belonging, or in any
wise appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
forever to his and their only proper use, benefit and behalf
forever. And we the said grantors for ourselves and our
heirs, successors and administrators do covenant promise and
grant to and with the said grantee his heirs and assigns
That at and before the enshealing hereof we are the true, sole
and lawful owner of the above bargained premises and
are lawfully seized and possessed of the same in our
own proper right as good, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple, and have in ourselves 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 at all times forever freely
by force and virtue of these presents, lawfully, peaceably
and quietly have, hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy
the said demised and bargained premises, with the
appurtenances free and clear, and freely and clearly
acquitted, exonerated and discharged of and from all and
all manner of former or other gifts, grants bargains,
sales, leases mortgages, wills dotes jointures dowries,
judgments, executions and encumbrances, of what name or
nature soever, that might in any measure or degree
obtrude or make void this present deed,
Furthermore, we the said grantors for ourselves or
heirs, successors 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 whatever forever to
warrant defend and defend by these presents
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this fourteenth day of June in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine
Signed sealed and delivered in pr[esence] of
Althea B. Levandall William G. Levandall S.S.
M. Althea Levandall Sarah E Levandall S.S.
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State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington &c
In Hopkinton this 14th day of June A.D.
1889 William S. Crandall personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the following instrument by him signed
to be his free and voluntary act and deed and then and
there the above named Sarah S. Crandall wife of William
S. Crandall also personally appeared before me, and
being by me examined purity and apart from her said
husband acknowledged the same instrument, shown and
explained to her by me, to be her free and voluntary
act and deed, and declared to me that she did not
wish to retract the same. Edward G. Crandall
Notary Public
Received for record January 9th/84 at 4 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George B. Barnes Town Clerk
If All People to whom these Presents shall come,
I, Albert S. Babcock of Hopkinton, County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor,
Send Greeting, Know you, That I the said grantor for and
in consideration of the sum of Ten ($10.00) dollars to me
in hand, before the ensuing seal of hereof, well and truly paid
by William S. Dennis of Hopkinton, County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island hereinafter 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 forever
acquit and discharge the said grantee his heirs,
executors and administrators, forever by these presents,
have given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed,
conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents do
fully, freely and voluntarily give, grant bargain
sell alien, enfeoff convey and confirm unto the
said grantee his heirs and assigns forever, a
certain tract or parcel of land situate on Unumstaning
Rocks so called, in the Town of Charlestown, county
and State aforesaid & described and described as follows,
Beginning at the Northeast corner of lot No 13