The instrument's own words
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State of Rhode Island or
Newport Se
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 Johnston, County of Providence Washington, State of Rhode
Island in consideration of the sum of three hundred
dollars to us paid by Thomas 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. Blakeley 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 Johnston, 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 Southerly by a brook running from the highway
to a stone fence Westerly to the Southeast corner of
land of the heirs of Jacob Berry, Also one other lot
situated in said Johnston containing three acres more
or less, bounded on the West partly by land of the heirs
of Jason P. Kenyon, and partly by land formed
of Jason P. Kenyon, on the North by land of the heirs
of Jesse Johnston on the East partly by land of heirs of
Hosea Clarks heirs and partly by the highway, and Southerly
partly by land of said Hosea Clarks heirs as
the wall now runs and partly by land of Samuel
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becon or browser, either of said tracts may be formed,
To have and to hold the same, with all the rights,
privileges and appurtenances hereunto appertaining to the
said Thomas J. Probate his heirs and assigns forever,
And we the aforementioned George E. Fisher and Charlotte
A. Fisher for ourselves and for our heirs, executors and
administrators, do covenant with the said Thomas J. Probate
his heirs and assigns, that we will warrant and defend
the aforesaid premises unto the said Thomas J. Probate
his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims
and demands of all persons claiming by tongs or
under us. In testimony whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and seals this 16th day of March in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninety two.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Geo. G. Cross George E. Fisher S.S.
Charlotte A. Fisher S.S.
State of Rhode Island vs
County of Washington to wit
In Charlestown this 16 day of
March AD 1892 George E. Fisher personally appeared
before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and
deed; and then and there the above named Charlotte
A. Fisher wife of said George E, also personally appeared
before me and was by me examined privately and apart
from her said husband and while she was so privately and
apart I showed and explained to her the foregoing
instrument by her signed and she acknowledged the
same to be her free and voluntary act and deed, and
declared to me and that she did not wish to retract the
same. George G. Cross Notary Public
Received for record March 16, 1892 at 2 oclock P.M.
and recorded By George G. Cross Town Clerk