The instrument's own words
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Know All Men by these Presents That I D. Billings
D. Macumber of Locustestsmth in the County of Washington and
State of Rhode Island, for and in consideration of the sum
of Fifty Dollars well and truly paid by Francis P. Francis
of Westfield Mass the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,
by these presents do grant, bargain sell, convey and
confirm unto the said Francis P. Francis her heirs and
assigns forever, a certain tract of beach land situated
in said Locustestsmth containing 2800 square feet
bounded as follows, beginning at the highest part of the
beach bound and forty feet Easterly from the Northeast
corner of land of Grant Hopson, Thence Eighty along
said beach land 40 feet, Thence Northerly 70 feet and
Thence Westerly 80 feet and thence southerly 70 feet
to the place of beginning, bounded on all sides by land
of the grantor, granting unto said grantee her heirs
and assigns a right to pass and repass either with
teams or on foot over the premises of the grantor to the
tract hereby conveyed, also a right of way four feet
wide to pass from said tract to the Ocean,
also a right to take water from the well on the farm
of the grantor for use on said tract.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained
premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances
to the same belonging, or in any way appertaining to the
said grantee her heirs and assigns forever. And I
the said grantor for myself my heirs, executors and
administrators do covenant to and with the said grantee
her heirs and assigns that at and before the executing
thereof I am the lawful owner of the above bargained
premises, and am 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, 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 nature or natural soever, that
might in any measure or degree, diminish or vitiate
this present deed. Furthermore I the said
grantor for myself my heirs, executors and administrators
do covenant and agree the above demised premises to
the said grantee her heirs and assigns against the any
lawful claims or demands of any person or persons
whatsoever, forever to warrant above and defend by
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88. These presents. In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this 22 day of March A.D. 1894.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Joseph G. Cross B. D. Macomber Lsd
State of Rhode Island ve
Washington Ss
Bristol R. Charleston this 22 day of
March 1895 Billings D. Macomber personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the within
instrument to be his free and voluntary
act and deed. George G. Cross
Notary Public
Received for record March 23, 1895 at 10 o'clock A.M.
and inscribed by George G. Cross Town Clerk
To All People to whom these presents shall come,
We George A. Percene and Mary P. Percene wife of said
George A. of Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island
hereinafter called the grantors, send Greeting,
Know ye that we the said grantors for and in consideration
of the sum of three hundred dollars to us in hand
paid for the enclosing hereof well and truly paid by Walter
S. Whitford of South Kingstown hereinafter called the
grantee the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge
and are therefore fully satisfied, contented and paid;
and of ourselves, and of our heirs and parcel thereof do
equate, request and discharge the said grantee his heirs,
recs, executed and administrators forever by these presents,
have given, granted, bargained, sold, leased, assigned,
conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents do fully,
fully and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, lease,
assign of every corner and boundary unto the said grantee his
heirs and assigns forever, a certain lot of land situated
in said Charlestown containing two acres more or less
and bounded Northerly by the highway, Easterly by the
Conry Pond (so called) Southerly and Westerly by land of
Barnes A. Kenyon or however otherwise bounded with a
receiving home and other buildings thereon standing.
To have and to hold, the said granted and bargained