The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall come, Dollset
& Babcock of Hopkinton, County of Washington & State of Rhode
Island hereinafter called the grantor, Send Greetings, Know Ye,
That the said grantor for and in consideration of the sum of
Five (50) dollars to me in hand before the executing hereof, well
and truly paid by Stephen Peckham of Narragansett County & State
aforesaid, hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof I do
hereby acknowledge, and am therewith fully satisfied, contented
and paid, and Thereof and of some part and parcel thereof as
aforesaid, assign, acquit and discharge the said grantee his heirs,
executors and administrators forever by these Presents here
given, granted, bargained sold, delivered, transferred, conveyed
and confirmed, and by these presents do freely 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 parcel of land situate on Onoconeague Neck
in the Town of Charlestown, County & State aforesaid and bounded
as follows, Beginning at the Southeast corner of lot No 18 now
owned by the said Stephen Peckham thence running Easterly
along the line of John W. Burlington above one hundred &
thirty (130) feet to the Highway, thence along the highway south
forty five (45) feet thence Westerly about one hundred & thirty
(130) feet to the Southeast corner of said lot No 18 thence
Southerly along line of said lot forty five (45) feet to the
point of beginning, To have and to hold, the said
grantee and bargained premises with all the appurtenances
privileges and immunities to the same belonging, or in any
wise appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and
assigns, forever to them and their only proper use, benefit
and behoof forever, And I the said grantor for myself
for my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant
premises and grant, to and with said grantee to 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 to be good, perfect and
absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple, and have in
me 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 force and
virtue of these presents lawfully, peaceably and quietly
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506 have, hold, me, occupy, possess and enjoy the said demised and
bargained premises, with the appurtenances free and clear
and fully and clearly acquitted, exonerated lud discharged of
and from all and all manner of former or other quilts, grants, bargains
sales, leases, mortgages, wills, entails, jointures, dower rights, judgments,
executions and inheritances, of what name or nature soever,
that may 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 secure
and defend by these presents. And I Jeantie A.
Babcock wife of the said Albert S. Babcock in consideration
of the sum held as aforesaid, do hereby release and forever
quitclaim unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns
all my right of dower in and to the aforementioned premises
In Testimony Whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this twenty seventh day of May in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety one,
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
John L. Kenyon
Albert S. Babcock L.S.
Jeantie A. Babcock L.S.
State of Rhode Island ve
County of Washington Sc
In Richmond this 27th day of May
AD 1891 Albert S. Babcock personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed
to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
L.S. John L. Kenyon
Notary Public
Received for record Jan 8th 1894 at 4.30 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George L. Cove Im Clerk
The page as recorded
