The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents, That we A. Prescott
Baker, William P. Sheffield Jr. Joseph J. Blakely and William
P. Buffum, all of the City and County of Providence and State of
Rhode Island be Trustees for Druidage Lodge in consideration
of one dollar and other valuable considerations to us paid by
the Druidage Lodge a corporation created by the laws of the
State of Rhode Island and located in the town of Charlestown
in the county of Washington in said State of Rhode Island
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged do hereby give,
grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Druidage
Lodge, its successors and assigns forever, all of the two
following described parcels of land situate in the said town
of Charlestown in the county of Washington and State of
Rhode Island as follows: The first of said parcels of land
being lot No 25 on a certain plat entitled "Indian Reservation
Cedar swamp, surveyed and platted by Mr. S. Greene" which
said plat is on record in the Town Clerk's office of said town
of Charlestown; said lot being known as the "Indian School
House lot" and contains twenty eight 29.10 (28.20) acres of
land together with all the buildings improvements and
personal property therein. The second of said parcels of land
being bounded as follows: viz: Northerly on a stream of the
first described parcel of land, Eastly, on lands of the Note
Heirs, Southerly on a rock fence adjoining the road and
Westerly on "Quacompag Pond" containing from 140 acres of
land more or less, together with the land covered by water
in said "Quacompag Pond" adjacent to and surrounded by
said two described parcels of land; it being the same
parcels of land heretofore conveyed to these grantors (with
George Engs) as trustees and bond servants, by Hezekiah
Baker, by deed bearing date September 1st 1840 Which we
recorded in Land Evidence Records of Charlestown R.I.
Book 11 page 418 and 419 The said George Engs being
since deceased and this granting being the surviving
trustees under said trust To have and to hold
the aforesaid premises, with all the privileges and
appurtenances thereto belonging, to the said Druidage
Lodge and its successors to it and their use and behoof
forever. And we the said A. Prescott Baker, William
P. Sheffield Jr. Joseph J. Blakely and William P. Buffum
for ourselves and our heirs, executors and administrators do
covenant with the said Druidage Lodge and its successors
and assigns that we are lawfully seized in fee
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simple of the aforementioned premises: that they are free from
all incumbrances That we have good right to sell and
convey the same to the said Ingrett Lodge and it
successors and assigns forever as aforesaid; and that
we will and on their behalf executors and administrators shall
Warrant and defend the same to the said Ingrett Lodge
and its successors and assigns forever, against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons. [signature]
whereof we the said A. Prescott Baker, William P. Sheffield
J. Joseph Bradley and William P. Buffum as trustees
as aforesaid, have hereunto set our hands and seals this
fourth day of March in the year of our Lord eighteen
hundred and ninety two. the word "heirs" erased in form
places above the word "convey" before signing
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
E. Hayward Ferry as to A.P.B. A Prescott Baker Sd
Wm. Ward for W.P.S. William P. Sheffield Sd
Wm G. Slumer as to J.J.B. Jos James Bradley Sd
Wm G. Slumer as to W.P.B. Wm P. Buffum Sd.
State of Rhode Island ss
City and County of Newport Ss
In Newport on this 10th day of March
AD 1892 then personally appeared the before named Willm
P Buffum and acknowledged the before written instrument
to be his free act and deed
Before me Wm G. Ward Jr Sd
Notary Public
State of Rhode Island ss
City and County of Newport ss
In Newport on this 10th day of March
AD 1892 then personally appeared the before named
William P Sheffield one of me signees and acknowledged the before
written instrument and acknowledged the same to be
his free act and deed as Trustee
Before me W. P. Sheffield
Notary Public
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
County of Sheffield Sd
In Boston in said county on the fifth
day of March AD 1892 personally appeared the writer
signed A Prescott Baker and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed, to be his free act and deed
Before me E Hayward Ferry Notary Public Sd
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State of Rhode Island &p
Newport Ss
In the City of Newport on this 10th day
of March AD 1842 then personally appeared the before named
Joseph J. Blakeley and acknowledged the before written
instrument to be his free act and deed.
Before me Wm G. Slewins
Notary Public
Received for record March 12 1842 at 10 oclock Am,
and recorded by George O. Cross Town Clerk
Know all Men by these Presents That We George
E. Fisher and Charlotte Atkissher wife of said George Co
of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode
Island in consideration of the sum of three hundred
dollars to us paid by Thomas J. Mellator of South Kingstown
in said County State 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 Thomas J. Mellator 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 lot of
land situated in said Charlestown, containing by estimation
twenty five acres more or less with a dwelling house and
other buildings thereon standing and is bounded Easterly
by a highway, Northerly by land formed of the heirs of
Jonathan Kelly, Westerly by land of the heirs of Jacob
Berry and by a brook running from the highway
and Southerly by land Thomas Waterly to the Southeast corner of
land of the heirs of Jacob Berry, Also one other lot
situated in said Charlestown containing three acres more
or less, bounded on the West partly by land of the heirs
of George P. Kenyon, and partly by land formed
of Jason P. Greene, on the North by land of the heirs
of Jesse Charlestown on the East partly by land of heirs of
Hosea Clarke heirs and partly by the highway, and Southerly
partly by land of said Hosea Clarke's heirs as
the wall runs south and partly by land of Samuel
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