The instrument's own words
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514 To all People to whom these Presents shall come
I George Mertry of Coventry in the County of Kent 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 One Dollar to me in hand
before the sealing hereof, well and truly paid by Coventry
Sonne of Charlestown in the County of Washington in said
State hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof I
do hereby acknowledge, and am therewith fully satisfied
contented and paid; and thereof, and of every Grant and promise
Thereof, do separate acquit and discharge the said grantee
his heirs, successors and administrators forever by these presents,
have given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed,
conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents do freely, fully
and absolutely give, grant bargain and sell, alien, enfeoff,
convey and confirm unto the said grantee his heirs and
assigns forever One certain lot or tract of land being at
Leechan Swamp lot containing Twenty Acres situated in the
Town of Charlestown in the County of Washington in said
State of Rhode Island and is bounded and described as
follows commencing at the Southwest corner of said lot
at a large stone, from thence running Northly on bound
of a formerly of Isaac Colling Eighty rods to a stake
at the Indian location swamp, so called, Thence Eastly,
on said Swamp forty rods to a stake at dead North 45 deg
to George M. Connris, Thence Northly Eighty rods in said
Connris land to land of Benjamin Tecker, Thence Westly
forty rods on said Teckers land to the first mentioned bound
or however otherwise the same may be bounded or described,
it is the same premises conveyed to me the present Grantee
by Henry Valentine by his deed dated January 24th 1858
and in Book 10 of all pages 299 to 300 of land records in
said town of Charlestown. 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 way 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 for my heirs, successors and administrators, do
covenant, promise and grant to and with said grantee
his heirs and assigns, That at all and before the sealing
thereof I am the true, sole and lawful owner of the
above bargained premises, and am lawfully seised and
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possesse’d of the same in my own proper right as 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 have, hold,
me, occupy, possess and enjoy the said demised and bargained
premises, with the appurtenances there fee and clear, and fully and
cleanly acquitted, exonerated and discharged of and from all
and all manner of tenure or other all grits grants bargains sales
leases mortgages bills entails indentures conveyances 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 for my heirs, executors and adminis-
trators 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 what
soever forever to maintain secure and defend by these
presents. And I Julia A. Meity wife of said George
Meity in consideration of the sum part 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 fourteenth day of February in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety four,
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
S. V. Griffin George Meity L.S.
Julia A. Meity L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Kent Ss
In Coventry this fourteenth day of
February AD 1894 the above named George Meity personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary
act and deed.
S. V. Griffin Notary Public
Received for record March 12 1894 at 4 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George Closs Town Clerk
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