The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents That we Hannah Kelly
andtoothpaste Kelly of Warwick in the county of Kent and State
of Rhode Island stand for and in consideration of the sum of one
Dollar and other considerations well and fully paid by John F.
Kelly of Charlestown county of Washington State aforesaid, the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, by these presents do
give, grant, bargain, sell, convey, sell, convey and confirm unto the said
John F. Kelly his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract of
land situated in said Charlestown containing by estimation
six and one half acres more or less with a dwelling house
and other buildings thereon standing and bounded as
follows, Beginning at the highway leading northwesterly
from Kenyon's Mills at a stone post at the corner of and
adjoining land formerly of Charles H. Kenyon's heirs miss
and bound by John S Kenyon's fence southeasterly on land of said
Kenyon to land formerly of Joseph Haskell, thence easterly on
land of land formerly of said Haskell to the land of the Second Baptist Church
of Richmond, thence northeasterly on said Richmond's land to the
Highway, thence easterly on said highway to the place of beginning,
being bounded northerly by the highway, easterly by land of
John S Kenyon, southerly by land formerly of Joseph Haskell,
and westerly other wise bounded, Being the premises
conveyed to these grantors by the heirs of Albert H. Allen by
said deed dated April 18 1899 and on record in said Charlestown,
reference to said deed being hereby had and made,
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained
premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances to the
same belonging, or in any wise appertaining to the said
grants his heirs and assigns forever. And we the said
grantors for ourselves, on heirs, executors and administrators
do covenant to and with the said grants his heirs and assigns
that at at and before the conveying hereof we are the lawful
owners of the above bargained premises and are seised and
possessed of the same, in our own proper right as good perfect
and absolute estate of inheritance, in fee simple; and have
in ourselves good right to sell and convey the said bargained
premises, in manner as aforesaid, And that the said
demised and bargained premises, with the appurtenances are
free from all encumbrances of what name or nature
soever, that might in any measure or degree, obstruct or
make void this present deed.
Furthermore we the said grantors for ourselves on heirs
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476 executors and administrators, do covenant and engage the above
denomined premises to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons
whatsoever, forever to warrant seame and defend by these
presents. In testimony whereof and have hereunto set
our hands and seal this thirteenth day of September A.D. 1873
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Thomas A. Reynolds
& hobb
Hannah Kelly L.S.
Catherine Kelly L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Kent
I, in Exact Greenwich this thirteenth day of September
A.D. 1873 the above named Hannah Kelly and Catherine
Kelly personally appeared before me and acknowledged the
within instrument by them signed to be their free and
voluntary act and deed,
Thomas A. Reynolds
Notary Public
Received for record Sept 27th 1873 5 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George S. Moore Town Clerk
To all People to whom these presents shall come, I
Albert S. Babcock of Hopkinton, County of Washington in the
State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantor
send Greeting. Know ye that the said grantor for and in
consideration of the sum of one hundred (100) dollars to me
in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid by
Alexander H. Lamond of Westerly, County of Washington in the
State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantee, the
receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and in consideration
fully and sufficiently, entered and paid, and thereof out of
every part and parcel thereof he hereby assigns and conveys
discharge the said grantee his heirs, executors and administrators
forever by these presents, have given granted, bargained,
paid signed, conveyed conveyed deed confirmed, and by
these presents be freely, fully and absolutely give, grant