The instrument's own words
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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 were 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
extract 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 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 Greatbridge, County and
State do above, with all the improvements thereon
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consisting of buildings with all appurtenances and lots contained
therein and all privileges pertaining thereto. 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 grantee his heirs and
assigns, forever to him and his heirs only proper use, benefit
and behoof forever. And I the said grantor for myself my
heirs, executors and administrators do covenant Premises and
grant to and with said grantee, heirs and assigns, that at
all and before the sealing hereof I am the true, sole and
lawful owner of the above bargained premises, and am
lawfully seised 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, by force and virtue of these presents,
lawfully, peaceably and 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, quieted and discharged of and from all and every
manner of former or other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, leases
mortgages, wills, entails, jointures, decrees, judgments, recognitions
and encumbrances of what name or nature soever. That might
in any measure or degree obstruct or make void this present
deed. Furthermore the said grantor for myself
my heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant and engage
the above described 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 Leugie
A. Alcock wife of said Charles Alcock in consideration of the
sum paid as aforesaid, do hereby release and forever quitclaim
unto the said Grantee his heirs and assigns, all my right
of dower in and to the aforegranted premises.
In Testimony whereof we have set our hands and
seals this fifth day of April in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy two,
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles Alcock [signature]
Leugie Alcock [signature]
Phineas F. Hatch
Enoch M. Vann
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State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington Sc
In Westerly this fifth day of April A.D.
1892 Charles Aland with his wife Lizzie A. personally appeared
before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by
them signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed
and then and there the above named Lizzie A. Aland also
personally appeared before me and having by me examined
privily and apart from her said husband and while so
privily 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 that she did not wish to retract the same,
Emory O. Vars
S.S. Notary Public
Received for record April 26th 1892 at 12 oclock M,
and recorded by George G. Cross Town Clerk
KNOW all men by these presents, that I Ezra
lo, Lovendall of Hopkinton, County of Washington
State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum
of Five Dollars to me paid by Letitia J Lovendall of
Hopkinton town, county state as above written, the
receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have herewith
remised, released and forever quitclaimed, and by these
presents do remise, release and forever quitclaim unto
her the said Letitia J Lovendall to her and to her heirs
and assigns forever, all the right title, interest property,
claim and demand which I now have, or of right ought to
have, or claim, in and to any undivided interest in the
real estate of my sister Sarah Ann Lovendall, late of
South Kingstown deceased, who owned at the time of her
death, one undivided half of the farm known as the Matthews
Lovendall farm being & lying in said town of Southkingstown,
said farm being owned in common with her said sister
Letitia J Lovendall, also all my right title & interest in & to
any personal estate of the said Sarah Ann which
I now have or may hereafter possess of whatever name