The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these presents shall come I, Billings D, mower
of Charlestown in the county of Washington in the State of Rhode Island
hereafter called the grantor, Send Greeting, Knowyeage that I the
said grantor for and in consideration of the sum of are dollar to me
in hand lawfully received the receipt hereof well and truly paid by Isaac J.
Liddell of Littlefield More hereafter called the grantee, the receipt
whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and am therewith fully satisfied
contented and pleased and thereof, and of every part and parcel
thereof, do evoporate acquit and discharge the said grantee his heirs
executors, and administrators forever by these presents, have given,
granted, bargained sold, alienated conveyed, conveyed and
confirmed, and by these presents do fully fully and absolutely quit
grant bargain sell alien convey convey and confirm unto
the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever, A certain
tract of beach land situated in said Charlestown, containing 2800
square feet bounded as follows, Beginning at a stake at the
Southeast corner of this tract and the Southeast corner of land of
Frances A Wood, thence Northerly seventy feet to the Northeast
corner of land of said Wood, thence Easterly forty feet to a stake
thence Southerly seventy feet to a stake at the highest part of the
beach lands, thence Westerly forty feet to the place of beginning,
Bounded Northerly by land of said Frances A Wood, Northerly,
Easterly and Southerly by land of the grantor, Granting
unto said grantee his heirs and assigns a right to pass
and repass either with teams or on foot across the land of the
grantor to the tract hereby conveyed, Also a right of way four
feet wide for the purpose of passing on foot from this tract
to the ocean, Also a right to take water from the well on
the farm of the grantor for use on said beach,
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 his and their only
proper use, benefit and behalf forever. And I the said grantor
for myself and my heirs, executors and administrators, do
covenant promise and grant to and with said grantee
his heirs and assigns that 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, alien, convey and confirm the said bargained
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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 demised and bargained premises with the
appurtenances thereof and clear, and freely and clearly acquitted
liberated and discharged of and from all and all manner of
tenures or other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, wills
entails, priorities claims, 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 do 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
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this 18 day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety three,
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Geo. B. Cross. Billings D. Macomber L.S.
State of Rhode Island sc
County of Washington ss
On Charles form this 18 day of August
AD 1893 Billings D Macomber personally appeared before
me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed
to be his seal and voluntarily act and deed,
George B. Cross
Notary Public
Received for record Sept 9 1893 at 2 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George B. Cross Town Clerk.