The instrument's own words
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To All People to whom these Presents shall come, I
Frederick D. Thomas of the City and County of Providence
State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantor
send Greeting, Know ye that I the said Grantor for
and in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to me in
hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid by
Charles Rogers of said City, County and State hereinafter
called the grantee, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
and am therewith fully satisfied contents and paid
and hereof, and of every part and parcel thereof do
operate acquire and discharge the said grantee his
heirs, executors and administrators forever by these
presents: here given granted, bargained, sold, alienated
enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed and by these
presents do fully, fully and absolutely give, grant,
bargain sell, alien enfeoff, convey and confirm
into the said grantee his heirs and assigns, forever,
A certain tract or parcel of land situated in the
Town of Charlestown, County of Washington State of
Rhode Island, containing sixty seven acres lustre
and 70 rods and bounded as follows, North by
"Sligo land" (so called) and land formerly of Lethe
Hopkins, but now owned by Benjamin M. Moore and
Charles W. Wiley; East by the Indian Road, South
by land and houses of Joseph Stanton and West by the
Beauchamp way or School House Road (so called), being
the same premises laid out and described as the "Harry
land" on a plot of the Indian Reservation now on file
in the town clerks office in said Charlestown, reference
thereto being had for a more particular description of
said lands; and also being the same premises
conveyed to this grantor by the deed of Charles E. Harry
and others bearing date April 29th AD 1891
To have and to hold, the said 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 I the said grantor for myself
my heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant
promise and grant to and with said grantee his
heirs and assigns, that at all and before the ensealing
hereof I am the true sole and lawful owner of the above
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bargained premises, and am lawfully seized and possessed
of the same in my own proper right as good, perfect and
absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple; and also have in
myself 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 this
time and at all times now and forever hereafter, by force and
virtue of these presents, lawfully, peaceably and quietly,
have, hold, use, occupying, possess and enjoy the said
demised and bargained premises, with the appurtenances
free and clear, and fully and clearly acquitted, quitrented,
and discharged of and from all and all manner of former
or other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, wills,
entails, forfeits, dowries, judgments, executions, and every
branch of what name or nature soever, that might in
any manner or degree obstruct or make void this present
deed.
Furthermore I the said grantor do covenant for myself
my heirs executors and administrators, to 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 whatsoever, forever to warrant
breach and defend by these presents.
And I
Emma A. Thomas, wife of said Frederick D. Thomas in
consideration of the sum had aforesaid do hereby
release and forever quitclaim unto the said grantee
his heirs and assigns all my right of dower in
and to the aforesaid premises. In testimony
whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this second day of May in the year of our lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety one.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
A. J. Cushing
Frederick D. Thomas L.S.
Emma A. Thomas L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence ss.
Know all men before me Providence this second day of May AD 1891
Frederick D. Thomas personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed
to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
Adoniram J. Cushing Notary Public
Received for record May 14, 1891 at 11 o'clock AM.
and released the Mortgage to George L. Moore read.
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