The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these presents shall come
I William T Segar of the Town of Richmond, county of
Washington and State of Rhode Island Hereinafter called
the grantor, Send Greeting Know ye That the said
grantor for and in consideration of the sum of fifty
Dollars to me in hand, before the Undersigned’s seal and
well
and truly paid by Samuel T Peabody of the town of
Charlestown, County and State aforesaid hereinafter
called the grantee, the receipt whereof I do hereby
acknowledge and am therewith fully satisfied, covenanted
and agreed and thereof and of every part and parcel
thereof do remise, acquit and discharge the said
grantee his heirs executors and administrators forever
by these presents: have given, granted, bargained, sold,
aliened, enfeoffed, conveyed land confirmed, and by
these presents do freely, fully and absolutely grant,
grant bargain sell alien enfeoff convey and confirm
unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever,
All my right title and interest in and to a certain tract
or parcel of land situated near the Carolina Railroad
Station, in the town of Charlestown, County and State
aforesaid, being bounded and described as follows,
to wit: commencing at the Southeast corner of said
lot and running Northerly on the line between the
grantors land and that of hire Sophia & Frances decent
to the south line of the New York Providence and New
Railroad Company's land, thence Easterly on said line
fifty seven feet, thence Southerly parallel with the
first line to the line fence between the grantors land
and that of Mary F Henry an there Westerly on said
line to the first mentioned bound, being bounded on
the South by the land of the Railroad Company
aforesaid, on the East by land of the grantor, on the
North by land of Mary F Kenyon or however otherwise
the same may be bounded, containing about twenty six
square rods, more or less. The grantor reserving the
right for himself his heirs and assigns of passing and
repassing across the South and East lot without turns
onto his hay scales, without obstruction and with some
convenience as at present The Grantee to build and
maintain all line fences. To have and to hold
the said granted and bargained premises, with all the
appurtenances, privileges and commodities to the same
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belonging, or in any wise appertaining to the said grantee
his heirs and assigns forever to his and their only proper
use benefit and behoof forever, And I the said grantor
for myself my heirs executors and administrators do covenant
promise and grant to and with the said grantee his heirs
and assigns that at all times 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 as good perfect and absolute
estate of inheritance in fee simple and 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
time to time and at all times forever hereafter by force
and virtue of these presents lawfully peaceably quiet
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 exempted
and discharged of and from all and all manner of
tenure or other gifts grants bargains sales leases mortgages
willls entails jointure dowries judgments executions and
encumbrances of what nature or nature whatsoever
might in any scheme or degree detract or make void
this presents deed. Furthermore I the said
grantor for myself my heirs executors and administrators
do covenant warrant 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 alone and defend by these
presents And I Mary Segar wife of the
grantor in consideration of the said sum paid as aforesaid
do hereby release and forever quitclaim all my right of dower in and
to the aforementioned premises. In witness whereof we
have hereunto set our hands and seals this eighteenth day
of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety one
Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of William J Segar L.S.
William G. H. Spicer Mary Segal L.S.
Lucian A. Lammons
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288 State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington &c
For Richmond this 18th day of
July AD, 1891 William S Degan personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
by him signed to be his free act voluntary act and
deed. H. P. Colwell
Notary Public
Received for record July 31 1891 at 7 oclock PM
and recorded by George B Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these Presents that we
James Goode & Eliza Rose Goode wife of said James
do Emily A Stewart of New Haven Conn. their
at law of Lois S Rose otherwise known as Loby Rose
late of Charlestown R.I. deceased. in consideration of
the Sum of ten dollars and other valuable consideration
to us paid by Henrietta H Bromwell wife of Stephen
Bromwell of the city of Providence Rhode Island. The
receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge, have remised,
released and forever quitclaimed, and by these presents
do remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said
Henrietta H Bromwell her heirs and assigns forever,
all the right title, interest property, claim and
demand which we now have, or of right ought to
have or claim, in and to a certain lot of land situate
in Charlestown R.I. and designated as Loby Rose lot
on Plat of Indian Reservation on file in town clerks
office in said Charlestown, containing 2 1/2 acres more or
less and Bounded Northerly on land of the grantee, Easterly
by a driftway, Southerly by land of Elizabeth Rimes and
Tom Wilson and Westerly by the Narragansett Bay, for a more
particular description reference is hereby had and made
to said Plat of Indian Reservation. To have and
to hold the same, with all the rights, privileges and appurten
nances thereunto appertaining to the said Henrietta H Bromwell
her heirs and assigns forever. And we the aforementioned
grantors for ourselves and for our heirs, executors and