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Of June 1st 1873 Elias L. Babcock, Martha L. Babcock, Mary R.
Babcock, Daniel L. Babcock, Martha B. Babcock and Wha L.
Cavandall 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 Sarah B. Cavandall
wife of said William L. also personally appeared before me and was
by me examined privately and apart from her said husband,
and while so privately and apart I informed 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,
Albert S. Babcock
Notary Public
Received for record July 5 1873 at 9 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George K. Cross Town Clerk
To all People to whom these Presents shall come, I
Billings D Macomber of Charlestown, county of Washington
in the State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor,
Send Greeting, Know ye, that I the said grantor for and
in consideration of the sum of one dollar to me in hand
before the sealing hereof well and truly paid by Samuel
H. Fuller of Pittsfield Mass, hereinafter called the grantee
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and am therewith
fully satisfied contented and paid, and thereof and of
every part and parcel thereof do remise acquit and
discharge the said grantor his heirs executors and administrators
forever by these presents, here given, granted, bargained,
sold, alienated, 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 grantor his heirs and assigns forever,
a certain tract of beach land situated in said town
with a cottage thereon standing containing 20 square
feet bounded as follows, beginning at a stake in the
ground at the highest part of the beach bend and the
Southeast corner of the hot beach convey, thence Northerly
seventy (70) ft to a stake in the ground, thence Easterly
forty (40) ft to a stake in the ground, thence Southerly Twenty
(20) ft to a stake in the ground at the beach, thence Easterly
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454 forty (40) ft to the place of beginning, Bounded on all sides
by land of the grantor, Granting with said granted his
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 have water from the well
on the farm of said grantor for use on said tract
also a right of way four feet wide for the purpose of passing
on foot from the tract hereby conveyed to the ocean.
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
grantor his heirs and assigns forever. To his and their only
proper use, benefit and behoof forever. And I the said grantor
for myself and on my heirs, executors and administrators do
covenant premises and grant to and with said grantee his
heirs and assigns, that at all 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 any manner
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 his heirs and assigns shall and
may from time to time, and at all times forever hereafter
by these and by 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, exonerated and
discharged of and from all and all manner of former or other
gifts, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, wills, entails,
jointures, dowries, judgments, executions and encumbrances of
what name 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 and engage
the above demised premises to the said grantee his heirs and
assigns against the lawful claims or demands of any person
or persons whatsoever, forever, to warrant sezin and defend
by these presents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal this third day of July in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty three.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
George E. Comes
Billings D. Macomber L.S.
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State of Rhode Island
County of Washington Ss
In Charlestown this 21st day of July AD
1890 Billings D. Macomber personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument, by him signed
to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
George Lo Love
Notary Public
Received for record July 5 1893 at 11 oclock AM,
and recorded by George Lo Love Town Clerk
Know all men by these Presents that we George
S. Austin and Amy Macomber of Charlestown, County of
Washington State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum
of fifty dollars to us paid by the town of Charlestown Rhode
Island, 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 Town of
Charlestown and its 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 certain tract of land
situated in said Charlestown, containing one acre more or
less, bounded as follows, Beginning at the highway at the
Southwest corner of said tract thence Eastward, 280 feet, bounding
Southerly by land of the grantor, thence Northerly 144 feet
bounding Northerly by land of the grantor, thence Westerly 240
feet to the highway, bounding Northerly by land of the heirs
of Welcome T. Austin, thence Southerly bounding Westerly by
said highway 244 feet to the place of beginning or however
the same may be bounded, To have and to hold the
same, with all the rights privileges appurtenances that
unto appertaining to the said Town of Charlestown and its
assigned forever. And we the aforementioned George S. Austin
and Amy Macomber for ourselves and for our heirs, executors
and administrators, do covenant with the said town of
Charlestown and its assigns, that we will warrant and defend
the aforesaid described premises unto the said town of Charlestown
and its assigns forever, against the lawful claims and
demands of all persons claiming by, through or under us
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