The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents that I
Peter Hosie of the town of Charlestown in the county
of Washington and state of Rhode Island in
consideration of one dollar and other valuable conside-
rations to me paid by the StringSet Lodge, a
corporation erected by the Seals of the State of
Rhode Island the receipt whereof is hereby acknow-
ledged, do hereby give, grant bargain, sell and
convey unto the said StringSet Lodge and its succes-
sors and assigns forever, all those certain lots or
parcels of land situate in said town of Charlestown
and bounded and described as follows, southerly
on land of George A. Bundrick, Easterly on School
House or Quakertown Road, and partly on land of
A. Prescott Parker and others, northerly partly on
said land of Baker others, partly on the Pereat Indian
Grant's and partly on land of Charles Bundrick,
Westerly partly by land of Josiah Bundrick and
partly on the highway leading from Wood River
junction to "clens Mill" together with my half
share of the house and land about the same on
the East side of said Road, being all my farm
in said Charlestown containing eighty acres of
land more or less or houses other than above men-
tioned or described.
To have and to hold the aforesaid
premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances
thereto belonging to the said StringSet Lodge and its
successors and assigns to their use and behalf forever,
And I the said Peter Hosie for myself and my
heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant with
the said StringSet Lodge and its successors and
assigns that I am lawfully seised in fee simple
of the aforesaid premises, that they are free
from all incumbrances that I had good right
to sell and convey the same to the said StringSet
Lodge and its successors and assigns forever as
aforesaid; and that I will and my heirs, executors
and administrators shall warrant and defend the
same to the said StringSet Lodge and its
successors and assigns forever, against the
lawful claims and demands of all persons.
In witness whereof I the said Peter
Hosie (being unmarked) my hand and seal
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This eighteenth day of April in the year of our lord
eighteen hundred and ninety one.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of Potter Hossie L.S.
Wm R Sheffield
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington ss
In Charlestown on this eighteenth day
of April A.D. 1891 then personally appeared the
above named Potter Hossie and acknowledged the
before written instrument to be his free act and deed.
Before me Wm R Sheffield
Notary Public
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington ss
In Charlestown this 22nd day of
April 1891 then personally appeared the above
named Potter Hossie and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed to be his free act and deed.
Before me George H Lorres
Notary Public
Received for record April 22nd 1891 at 11 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George H Lorres Town Clerk
Is to all People to whom these Presents shall
come, George E Blanchard and Ida M Blanchard
his wife, in right of said Ida M, of East Greenwich
in the county of Kent and State of Rhode Island
and David Murphy and Agnes M Murphy his
wife, in right of said Agnes M, of Providence in
the county of Providence and State aforesaid, hereinafter
called the grantors being legatees under the will of
William H Burdick late of Charlestown deceased
send Greeting, Know you, that we the said grantors
for and in consideration of the sum One Thousand
Dollars to us in hand, before the ensuing knots,
well and truly paid by Edmund Fisher of Charlestown
in the county of Washington and State aforesaid
hereinafter called the grantees the receipt