The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall come I
Albert & Babcock of Hopkinton, County of Washington, State
of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantor, Send greetings
Know Ye that I the said grantor for and in consideration
of the sum of fifteen 15 dollars to me in hand before
the sealing hereof well and truly paid by Mary R. Rice of
Hopkinton County of Washington, 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 remise, acquit and discharge, the said
grantee her heirs executors and administrators, forever by
these presents, have granted, bargained, sold,
aliened enfeoffed conveyed and confirmed; and by these
presents do freely fully and absolutely give, grant, bargain
sell, alien transfer convey and confirm unto the said
grantee her heirs assigns and assigns, forever, A certain tract
of a parcel of land situate in Enumerating [illegible] so called,
in the town of Charlestown county and State aforesaid and
bounded and described as follows, Beginning at the
southeast corner of lotage lot No 10 as shown on Plan
of lotage sites now on file record in the Clerks Office
in the town of Charlestown [illegible] said lot No 10 now
owned by Mary S. Rice, Thence Easterly along the line of
land owned by the Church until it comes to a point fifty
(50) feet West from the stone wall as it now more or less stands Thence
Northerly on a line 40 feet from said wall 50 feet thus
Northerly about 125 feet in a direct line until it reaches a
point 50 feet south from the southeast corner of said lot
No 10, Thence Westerly following the same direction, follows
the same straight line about 26 feet until it reaches the
land of said Mary Rice, Thence Easterly along line of
said Rice about 125 feet to the southeasterly corner of lot this
thence Southerly along the line of said lot No 10 50 feet to
the point of beginning. Also a right of way to travel and
pass or pass on or in team from the East side of the lot
herein conveyed in a straight line to the highway near the
well. 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 her heirs and assigns
forever to her and their only proper use, benefit and
thereof forever. And I the said grantor for myself
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and for my heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant,
promise did grant to and with said grantee her heirs and
assigns, that at and before the sealing hereof I am the true,
sole and lawful owner of the above bargained premises, and
am lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own
proper right, 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, her heirs and assigns shall
and may from time to time, and at all times forever, quietly, peaceably and
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 perfectly and clearly acquitted, exonerated
and discharged of and from all and all manner of former
or other grants, bargains, bargains sales, leases, mortgages, wills,
entails, bottles, dowers, fragments, executings and en-
travals, of what manner or nature soever, that might in
any manner or degree disturb or make void this present
deed. Furthermore I the said grants for myself
and for my heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant
and engage the above devised premises to the said
grantee her heirs and assigns against the lawful
claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever,
forever to warrant, seise and defend by these presents.
And I Jeanette A. Babcock wife of the said Albert
S. Babcock in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid
do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said
grantee her heirs and assigns, all my right of dower in
and to the aforementioned premises. In testimony
whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this
day of December eighteen hundred and ninety.
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
John S. Kenyon
Albert S. Babcock sel.
Jeanette A. Babcock sel.
State of Rhode Island sc. County of Washington sc.
In North Kingstown this 13th day of December AD 1890 Albert S.
Babcock personally appeared before me and acknowledged his
foregoing instrument but him signed, to be his free and
voluntary act and deed
John S. Kenyon
Received for read May 4th 1891 at office by Robert S. Buttery Public
and recorded by George Colman Town Clerk
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