The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these presents shall come, I
Billings D. [illegible] 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 forty Dollars to me in hand before
the executing hereof, well and truly paid by George B. Rhodes
I hereby Give & Grant to Frankhen A Parsons of Pittsfield Mass.
hereafter called the grantee the receipt whereof I do
hereby acknowledge and am herewith fully satisfied contented
and paid, and therefore full and perfect parcel thereof
to forever acquit and discharge the said grantee their
heirs, successors and administrators forever by these presents,
have given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, conveyed, as fully,
conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents do fully,
fully and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, convey, off
convey and confirm unto the said grantee their heirs and
assigns forever. A certain back lot situated in said
Charlestown, containing two square feet bounded as follows
Beginning at a stake in the ground at the highest Part of
the beach bank at the Southeast corner of the lot hereby
conveyed and Forty (40) feet westerly from the Southeast
corner of land of Helen M. Bridges, thence westerly along
said beach bank Forty (40) feet to a stake, thence southerly
Seventy (70) feet to a stake thence Easterly Forty (40) feet
to a stake, which is forty feet from the S.E. corner of land
of said Bridges, thence Northerly Seventy (70) feet to their
place of Beginning, Granting unto said grantee their
heirs and assigns a right to pass and repass either
with teams or on foot across land of the grantor to this
back lot. Also a right of way four feet wide for the purpose
of passing on foot from the lot hereby conveyed to the
Ocean, Also a right to take water from the well on
the farm of the grantor for use on said lot.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained
premises, with all the appurtenances, privileges and immunities
to the same belonging, or in any wise appertaining to the
said grantee their heirs and assigns forever to them and
their only proper use, benefit and behoof forever,
I the said grantor for myself my heirs successors and
administrators, do covenant promise and grant, to and with
said grantee their 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 seised
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and possessed of the same in my own proper right as good
perfect and absolute estate of inheritances in fee simple; and
have in myself good right full power and lawful authority to
grant, bargain, sell, enroll and convey and confirm the said
bargained premises in manner as aforesaid. And that the
said grantees their 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, exonerated
and discharged of all and all manner of
tenure or other gifts grants bargains sales leases mortgages,
wills entails jointures dowerments judgments executions
and encumbrances, of what name or naturesoever, that
might in any measure or degree obstruct or make void
this present deed. Furthermore I the said grantor to
for myself, my heirs executors and administrators, do covenant
and engage the above demised premises to the said grantees
their heirs and assigns against the lawful claims or
demands of any person or persons whatsoever, forever to
warrant, seise and defend by these presents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this 9th day of September in the year of our lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety three.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Geo. Lo. Cross
Billings D. Macomber L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington ss
In East Greenwich this 9 day of September AD 1893
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. Cross
Notary Public
Received for record Sept 9 1893 at 3-30 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George Lo. Cross Town clerk
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