The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these presents shall come: we the
undersigned Harlan P. Brown and Charles Clark of Westerly
and Charles E. Kenyon of Hopkinton all of the County of
Washington in the State of Rhode Island and hereinafter called
the grantors, send greeting, knowing that we the said
grantors for and consideration of the sum of fifty dollars
to us in hand, before the undersigning hereof, well and truly paid
by Francis J. Phillips of Providence, County of Providence, State
of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt
thereof we do hereby acknowledge, and are therewith fully
satisfied, contented and paid, and thereof, and of every part
and parcel thereof, do renounce, acquit and discharge the
said grantee his heirs, executors and administrators forever
by these presents, have given, granted, bargained sold,
delivered, conveyed, conveyed and confirmed, and by these
presents do fully, freely and absolutely give, grant, bargain,
sell and convey, convey and confirm unto the said
grantee his heirs and assigns forever, a one fourth interest
and ownership in and to a certain piece or parcel of land
situated in the town of Charlestown, County of Washington
State of Rhode Island, on the North side of Charlestown
pond, bounded and described in a deed of all given by
Edwin Co. Ware of Westerly, County of Washington State of
Rhode Island, to Abel H. Brown and Harlan P. Brown of
Westerly and Charles E. Kenyon of Hopkinton all of
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island on the
nineteenth (19) day of December one thousand eight
hundred and eighty seven (1887) and recorded in the town
clerk's office of the town of Charlestown, County of Washington
State of Rhode Island, on the sixth (6) day of January one
thousand eight hundred and eighty eight (1888) be estimate
one quarter of an acre be the same more or less, together
with all the improvements thereon, including buildings
and chattels belonging thereto, or contained therein be they
more or less.
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 granted
his heirs and assigns, forever to his and their only proper
use, benefit and behalf forever. And we the said grantors
for ourselves and our heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to and with said grantee
his heirs and assigns, That at all and before the undersigning
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hereof we are the true, sole and lawful owners of the above
bargained premises, and are lawfully seized and possessed of
the same in our own proper right as good, perfect and
absolute estates 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 hereafter, by force and virtue of these
presents lawfully, peaceably and quietly have, hold, use,
occupy, possess and enjoy the said released and bargained
premises, with the assurances free and clear and fully
and clearly acquitted, generaliZed and discharged of and from
all and all manner of former or other gifts, grants, bargains,
sales, leases, mortgages wills, entails, jointures, doweries, judgments,
executions and encumbrances, of what name or nature ever,
that might in any measure in degree detract or make void the
premises ceded. Furthermore, we the said grantors for
ourselves and for our heirs executors and administrators, do
covenant and engage the above demised premises to the said
grantee his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims
and demands of any person or persons whatsoever, forever to
warrant secur and defend the same premises
And we namely Brown’s wife of Harlan P. Brown and Lizzie
Alonard wife of Charles Blakes in consideration of the sum
paid as aforesaid, do hereby release and forever quitclaim
unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns, all our right
of dower in and to the aforementioned premises,
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this first day of April in the year of our lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety two
Signed, sealed and delivered in
In presence of
Enoch M. Vark
Charles L Potter
Enoch M. Vark
Harlan P. Brown L.S.
Leannie Brown L.S.
Charles Blake L.S.
Lizzie A. Blake L.S.
Bell E. Kenyon L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington Sc
In Westerly this first day of April AD
1892 Harlan P. Brown, Leannie Brown, Charles Blake.
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Eugenie A. Clarks & Caleb H. Kenyon personally appeared
before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instruments, by them
signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed; and then and
there the above named Caroline Brown, wife of Hartan R. Brown
& Eugenie A. Clarks wife of Charles Clarks also personally appeared
before me and was by me examined privately and apart from their
said husbands and while so privately and apart I showed and
explained to them the foregoing instruments by them signed, and
they acknowledged the same to be their free and voluntary acts
and deeds and declared to me that they did not wish to
revoke the same. Enoch M. Vars
Notary Public
Received for record April 26, 1892 at 11 1/2 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by Range lo. Cross Town Clerk
Lo All People to whom these Presents shall come That
I Charles Clarks of Pawtucket, town of Hopkinton, county of
Washington, State of Rhode Island and hereinafter called
the grantor, land conveying. Know ye, that I the said
grantor for and in consideration of the sum of Thirty dollars
1830, to me in hand before the sealing hereof, well and
truly paid by Francis G. Phillips hereinafter called the grantee
of the receipt whereof he does hereby acknowledge and is
therewith fully satisfied contented and paid; and thereby
and of every part and parcel thereof do exonerate acquit
and discharge the said grantee his heirs, executors and
administrators forever by these presents; Have given
granted, bargained, sold, aliened, conveyed, conveyed
and confirmed, and by these presents do freely, fully and
absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, convey, convey
and confirm unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns
forever, all my right, title and interest in and to that
certain piece of land situated in the town of Charlestown,
county and state as above mentioned, on the South side edge of
Charlestown road and being that piece of land conveyed
to Abel F. Stanton and Reuben R. Brown of Westerly, and
Charles H. Kenyon of Hopkinton, County and State as
above, by Edwin M. Vars of Great Marsh, County and
State do above, with all the improvements thereon
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