The instrument's own words
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Leod one thousand eight hundred and ninety one.
signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
John S. Kenyon
Tho. R. Crankshaft
Albert S. Babcock L.S.
Louisa A. Babcock L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss,
County of Washington, Sc
In Richmond this 29 day of October
AD 1891 Albert S Babcock formally appeared before
me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument, by him
signed, to be his free and voluntary act and deed,
John S. Kenyon
Notary Public
L.S.
Received for record Dec 21 1891 at 4 oclock PM,
and recorded by George R. Case Town Clerk
To All People to whom these Presents shall come;
I Albert S 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 one hundred Dollars
one in hand before the sealing hereof, well and truly
paid by Isaac H. Perry, of Westerly, 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 his heirs, successors and administrators
forever, by these presents have given, granted, bargained sold,
aliened enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed: and by these
presents do fully, fully and absolutely give, grant bargain,
sell alien, enfeoff convey and confirm unto the said
grantee his heirs and assigns forever:
a certain tract
of land situate in the town of Charlestown, County
of Washington State of Rhode Island and bounded and
described as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner
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A cottage lot on Uncovcovening Neck, owned by Mary Leamington,
thence in a Westerly direction Bounded Southerly by the Sea,
saying there (63) feet thence in a Northerly direction about 180
feet to a point 63 feet West from the N.E. corner of lot owned
by Mary Leamington, thence in an Easterly direction 63 feet to
the N.E. corner of the said lot together with
a right of way to pass and travel on foot or with teams from
a point at the highway on the West side of a few rods width,
in a direct line to the rear of the lot herein conveyed,
to have and to hold, the said granted and bargained
premises, with all the privileges, immunities and
commodities to the same belong in or any mire within
appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever
to them and their only proper use, benefit and behoof forever,
And I the said grantor for myself and for my heirs,
executors and administrators do covenant promise and
grant to and with said grantee his heirs and assigns
that at and before the executing 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 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 free sole and without any manner of trust
lawfully, peacefully and quietly have, hold, use, occupy,
possess and enjoy the said demised and bargained
premises with the appurtenances free and clear, and
fully and clearly acquitted, exonerated and discharged
of and from all and all manner of former or other
rights, grants, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, wills,
entails, jointures, dowries, judgments, executions and encuma-
brances, 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 for myself
and for my heirs, executors and administrators, do 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,
secure and defend by these presents.
And I Beatrice H. Babcock wife of the said Albert J.
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Babcocks in consideration of the sum named and aforesaid, do hereby
release and forever quitclaim unto the said grantee his heirs
and assign all my right of dower in and to the aforementioned
premises. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this seventeenth day of October eighteen
hundred and ninety.
signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
C. L. Lomandall
Albert S. Babcock L.S.
Kantie A. Babcock L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington ss
Before me Sophronia [illegible] in said county this
seventeenth day of October A.D. 1890. Then and there
Albert S. Babcock to me well known personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
by him signed, to be his free and voluntary act and
deed,
Lsco. H. Olney
(Notary Public)
Received for record Dec. 29 1891 at 11 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George Co. Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents That we
Delia H. S. Kenyon of Charlestown, John Stanton of
Richmond and Beulah M. Barber and Dora A. Banker
wife of said Beulah M. Barber all in the county of
Washington State of Rhode Island heirs of John State
dead in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars
to us paid by Bowen Kingge of Charlestown aforesaid
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 Bowen Kingge his 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 tract of land