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State of Rhode Island sc
Washington County sc
I In Meustety in said county on this 4th
day of November A.D. 1892 personally appeared Henry M.
Hale, signer and sealer of the following instrument & acknowledged
and did he same to be his free and voluntary act and deed,
Before me Edward G. Copeland
Notary Public
Received for record Nov 5, 1892 at 11 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George La Cour Town Clerk
Lo All People to whom these Presents shall come;
I Bittings D. Macomber of Charlestown, county of
Washington in the State of Rhode Island hereinbefore
called the grantor, And Greeting, Know Ye, That
I the said grantor for and in consideration of the sum
of thirty Five dollars to me in hand, before the executing
hereof, well and truly paid by manille Francis of
Pittsfield, County of Berkshire, State of Mass. herein
after called the grantee, the receipt whereof I do
hereby acknowledge, and am therefore fully satisfied
contented, and paid; and hereof and of every part and
parcel thereof do operate acquit and discharge the
said grantee her heirs, executors and administrators
forever, by these presents, have granted, bargained
sold, alienated, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed, and
by these presents do freely, fully and absolutely give,
grant, bargain, sell, alien, shift, convey and confirm
unto the said grantee her heirs and assigns forever,
a certain tract of beach land situated in said
Charlestown, bounded as follows, Beginning at the
Southerly corner of said tract & the beach bank where
the beach grass line is at the highest part of the bank
thence Northerly seventy (70) feet to a stake thence
Easterly forty (40) feet to a stake, thence Northerly twenty
feet to said bank, Thence Westerly forty feet to the
first mentioned corner, Granting unto said grantee
her heirs and assigns a right to pass and repass either
with teams or on foot across the land of said grantor
to the tract hereby conveyed, Also a right to take
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on the lot hereby conveyed. 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 her heirs
and assigns forever to her and her only brother use through
and behalf forever. And I the said grantor for myself
my heirs executors and administrators do covenant promise
and grant to and with said grantee her heirs and assigns
that I 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 myself 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 her
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 demise
and bargained premises with the appurtenances free
and clear and freely and clearly acquitted exonerated
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 nature or nature
soever that might in any measure 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 bind engage the above
demised premises to the said grantee her heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or
persons whatsoever forever to warrant secure and defend
by these presents. In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this 8th day of October in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety
two.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of Billing G Macomber L.S.
Geo. L. Comes
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This 28 day of October AD 1872 Billings D. Newcomber personally
appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed,
George Rathbone
Justice of the Peace
Received for record Nov 10 1872 at 11 30 o'clock am
and recorded by George Co. Clerk town Clerk
To all People to whom these Presents shall come. I Albert
B Babcock of Hopkinton, County of Washington in the State
of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantor, send Greetings
I make known that I the said grantor for and in consideration
of the sum of Twenty four (24) Dollars to me in hand
before the sealing hereof, well and truly paid Daniel
Beckwith of Westerly, County of Washington, State of Rhode
Island hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge, and therefrom fully satisfied,
contented and paid, and thereof, and of every part and
parcel thereof, do remise, 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, fully, freely and absolutely grant bargain
sell, alien, enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said
grantee his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract
or parcel of land situated on "Drummond's Seat" as called
in the town of Hopkinton, County and State aforesaid,
bounded and described as follows, viz: Beginning at the
Southwest corner of the lot herein conveyed and at the
Southwest corner of lot No 15 owned by Stephen Peckham
thence running bounded on the North by land of
said Peckham, a straight line to the highway,
thence Northerly and Northwesterly along the line of
said highway To the old beach channel as called, thence
Westerly in a direct line to the Northwest corner of lot
No 19 at a point 45 feet South from said Stephen Peckham's
Southwest corner bound, thence Southerly 45 feet to the
point of beginning. To have and to hold, the said
grantee and bargainee premises, with all the appurten
ances, privileges and commodities to the same belonging
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