The instrument's own words
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238 This 7 day of February AD 1891 the above named Prince
Robinson personally appeared before me, and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free
and voluntary act and deed, And at the same time
Sarah A. Robinson wife of said Prince Robinson also
personally appeared before me, and being by me
examined privately and apart from her said husband,
after having the provisions of the instrument had been shown
and explained to her very one, she being so apart she
acknowledged 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.
George La Groves
Notary Public
State of Rhode Island ss
Washington Sc
In Charlestown this 23d
day of January 1891 James M. Hazard personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed to be his free act and deed.
George La Groves
Notary Public
Received for record Feb 13th 1891, at 11 oclock a.m.
and recorded by George S. Groves Town Clerk
To all persons to whom these presents shall come,
I George G. Wells of Westerly in the County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island Form Sergeant of said town
of Westerly, Send Greeting: Whereas an Execution
against George E. Landall of Charlestown in said
Washington County, at the suit of Elisha P. Beecham
of said Westerly surviving partner of the late firm
of George G. Wells and Company, which said firm was
composed of said Elisha P. Beecham and George G. James
late of said Westerly deceased, was by me as the said
George G. Wells Form Sergeant as aforesaid on the 3d
day of November AD 1841 at 12 oclock noon levied
on all the right title and interest of the said George
E. Landall in and to a certain tract of land with
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the buildings and improvements thereon standing, situate
in said Charlestown and bounded and described as follows
to wit Beginning at a certain barway, running five
rods North, thence running five rods West thence running
five rods South and thence running five rods East
Bounded on the North, East and West by lands of
said J. Hopkins and wife, and on the South by the Flat
Road (so called) or however otherwise the above may
be bounded or reputed to be bounded, And whereas
on the 7th day of February AD 1891 at ten oclock in the
forenoon, all the real estate, title, interest and
property of the said George E. Govendale, in the premises
aforesaid came by me by the said George G. Wells Town
Sergeant as aforesaid, sold at Public Auction to
Alvin H. Excelsior of the village of Plainville in the
Town of Richmond in said Washington County for
the sum of two dollars, which the said Grantee has
since well and truly paid to me the said George G.
Wells Town Sergeant as aforesaid, Know you ye
that by force of and virtue of the law, in such case made
and provided, I the said George G. Wells Town Sergeant
as aforesaid in consideration of the sum of money
paid to me as aforesaid do by these presents bargain,
sell, assign and set over unto the said Grantee his
heirs and assigns forever, all the estate, right,
title, interest, property, freehold and inheritance of
the said George E. Govendale of in and to the said
premises and appurtenances at the time of the
levy thereon, To have and to hold said premises
and appurtenances to the said Grantee his heirs
and assigns forever. In witness whereof
I have hereunto in my said capacity set my hand
and seal this 10th day of February AD 1891
Signed and sealed
in presence of
John W. Sweeny George G. Wells D.S.
Charles Finch Town sergeant
State of Rhode Island &c
Washington &c
Ss In Newport in said county on
this 10th day of February AD 1891 then personally
appeared before me the above named George G.
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Wells Town Sergeant as aforesaid and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by him executed in his said
capacity to be his free act and deed in his said capacity,
John W. Sweeney
Notary Public
I George G. Wells of the town of Westerly in the County
of Washington and State of Rhode Island the Town
Sergeant of said town of Westerly, on oath depose and
say: that I am the person who executed the within
and foregoing deed, that I caused an advertisement of
the sale of the premises described in said deed (a copy
of which said notice is hereto annexed marked "A") to be
published in a newspaper called the "Westerly Sun"
and "Weekly published in Westerly in said County"
on the days and times following viz: on the 13th day
of January AD 1891, on the 22d day of January AD
1891 on the 29th day of January AD 1891 and on the
3rd day of February AD 1891 and that I sold said
premises at a public auction in front of the Post
Office at Lewisville (so called) in said town of
Charlestown in said Washington County on the 11th
day of February AD 1891 at 10 oclock in the forenoon
which is the time and place named in said adver-
tisement.
George G. Wells
Town Sergeants
State of Rhode Island
Washington ss
In Westerly in said County on
this 13th day of February AD 1891 subscribed and sworn
to before me
John W. Sweeney
Notary Public
Received for record Feb 18/1891 at 7 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George G. Wells Town Sergt
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