The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall come I Billings
D brownell of kohalenstown, county of Washington in the state of
Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor, Send Greetings
Know ye, that I the said grantor for and in consideration of the
sum of fifty dollars to me in hand paid before the executing hereof
well and truly paid by William S. brownell of Pawtucket residence
hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof I do hereby
acknowledge and am therewith fully satisfied contented and
paid, and therefore of and every part and parcel thereof, as separate
acquit and discharge the said grantee his heirs, executors and
administrators forever by these presents have given granted,
bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed conveyed and confirmed
and by these presents do give fully, fully and absolutely give,
grant bargain sell, alien, enfeoff, convey and confirm unto
the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever, a certain
tract of beach land situated in kohalenstown containing
2500 square feet, bounded as follows. Beginning at a
stake in the ground at the highest part of the beach land
at the southeast corner of the lot hereby conveyed and at the
southeast corner of land of Mrs. B. Palmer, J. Henry Sears &
Franklin B. Parsons. thence Northerly along said beach land
forty feet, to a stake Thence Northerly seventy feet to a
stake Thence Easterly forty feet to a stake at the N.W. corner
of land of Parsons said, and Thence Southerly seventy feet to
the place of beginning, granting unto said grantee his
heirs and assigns a right to pass and re-enter either with
teams or on foot across land of the grantor to this tract, also
a right of way four feet hereby wide for the purpose of passing
on foot from the beach hereby conveyed to the ocean,
also a right to take water from the well on the farm of
the grantor for use on a said tract. 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 to forever, to his and theirs only proper use,
benefit and behoof forever. And I the said grantor for
myself 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
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474 and lawful authority to grant, bargain, sell, convey and
confirm the said bargained premises in manner ds 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 fully freely and clearly acquitted, exonerated and
discharged of and from all and all manner of claims of former or other
gifts, grants, bargains sales, leases, mortgages, wills, estates,
fortunes, dowries judgments, executions and encumbrances of
what name or nature sever, that might in any measure or
degree threaten or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said grantor for myself 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 whatever, forever to warrant secure and defend
by these presents. In testimony whereof I have
hereto set my hand and seal this 9 day of September in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety
three,
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Geo. R. Cross Billings D. Macomber Lsd.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington ss
In Charlestown this 9 day of Sept 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 R. Cross
Notary Public
Received for record Sept 9 1893 at 3.00 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George R. Cross First Clerk
The page as recorded
