The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these presents shall come I, Charles A.
Brownell of Foster, 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 Fifty dollars to me in my hand paid, give the conveying, next, sell
and fully paid George W. Ware, of Wesley, County aforesaid above
written hereinafter called the grantee, the receiver, whereof I do
hereby acknowledge, and am herewith fully satisfied, contented
and paid, and Moreof, and of every part and parcel thereof, Do
grant release and quit claim the said grantor to win his
heirs, executors and administrators forever, my tenement premises,
have given or granted, bargained, sold, aliened, transferred,
conveyed and confirmed, and my Said tenement is occupy
fully and usefully give, I grant bargain sell, alien, transfer
convey give and confirm into the said grantee his
heirs and assigns as follows: a certain lot of land in the town of
land situated in the town of [illegible], county of Washington
State of Rhode Island described in a conveying deed as called
Brownell's home stead and described as follows Beginning at the
southwest corner of said lot set by a stone at the southeast corner of
lot owned by Geo. W. Ware, thence running northerly by
land of said Ware to the northwest corner aforesaid, thence
Easterly [illegible] bounded by road of [illegible] [illegible]
northerly [illegible] feet south by a stone and then south
northerly [illegible] feet to a stone at the corner of beginning,
meaning undulating or convey to this boundary this deed,
the lot of [illegible] of [illegible] meters, bounded by [illegible] [illegible]
is recorded in the town records office of said jurisdiction
in Book 12 page 114. the right to gather hay on the
stone of this lot is reserved to the owner of the adjacent
land.
And I have now and forever, the said
granted and bargained premises, with all the [illegible]
privileges, and commodites: This same remaining to me in any
way understanding to the said premises no more any action
forever to him and his heirs any member premises whatever
forever. And I the said grantor warrant to convey and for
here, executors and administrators, to conveniently and
grant it and with said premises his heirs and assigns
that at and above the intervening 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
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proper right as good, heritable and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple; and have in myself good right full power and
lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm
the land 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, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the said
demised and bargained premises, with the aforementioned
free and clear, and also fully and clearly acquitted exonerated
and discharged of and from all and all manner of former
or other suits grants bargains sales leases mortgages wills
entails jointures dowries judgments executions and encumbrances
of what name or names soever that might in any onemanner
or degree obtrude or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said grantor for myself 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 seave and defend by these
presents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal the 12th day of May in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety four (1894)
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
A. B. Babcock
Charles O. Glandall L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss,
County of Washington ss,
In Hopkinton this 12th day of May
A.D. 1894 Charles O. Glandall personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument here from signed
to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Albert B. Babcock
Notary Public
Received for record May 15 1894 at 11 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George W. Coxe Town Clerk