The instrument's own words
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me that she did not wish to retract the same.
Emach M. Vars
Notary Public.
Received for record May 8th 1895 at 11-30 oclock AM
and recorded by George G. Lovell Town Clerk
KNOW All Men by these presents That I
Francis H. Phillips of the city of Providence, County of
Providence and State of Rhode Island, in consideration of
the sum of one dollar now paid by me Harlan P. Brown
of Providence, county of Washington State aforesaid, the receipt
hereof I do hereby acknowledge, now have remitted, released,
and forever quitclaimed, and by these presents do remise,
release and forever quit claim unto the said Harlan
P. Brown to have and to hold as forever, all the right,
title, interest, property, claim and demand which I now
have, or in right ought to have, or claim, in and to a certain
tract of farmish and beach land situated in Charlestown
in said Washington county containing six acres more
or less and described as follows, beginning at a point
on the beach south said half acre land held by
F. H. Phillips, H. P. Brown and Charles Kenyon, and bound by
Charles Burdick, thence westerly a straight line to a
stake at the P. S. shore, thence westerly along said Pond
shore to land of Charles Burdick, thence southerly bounding
easterly by land of said Burdick to the Ocean thence
easterly bounding southerly by the Ocean to the place of
beginning, intending and intending to convey to said
Harlan P. Brown the best half of that tract of land
of which the said F. H. Phillips and H. P. Brown purchased of
Edvin G. Farr specifying a stump fence road more on the East
side of said tract and North of said tract owned by said
F. H. Phillips, H. P. Brown and Charles Kenyon,
to have and to hold the same, with all the rights,
privileges and appurtenances appertaining to
the said Harlan P. Brown his heirs and assigns forever,
And I the aforementioned Francis H. Phillips of myself care
for my heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant with
the said Harlan P. Brown his heirs and assigns that I
will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises unto
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the said Harlan P. Brown his heirs and assigns forever, against
his lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by
through or under me. And I Caroline M. Phillips wife
of the said Francis J. Phillips in consideration of the sum paid
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 first day of May in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety five.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
J. H. Case farmer
J. H. Smith
to wit: Francis J. Phillips L.S.
Caroline M. Phillips L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Providence Sc
On this first day of
May AD 1895 Francis J. Phillips of Providence, State of
Rhode Island personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free and
voluntary act and deed. W. Sherman
Public Notary L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Providence Sc
In Providence this sixth day of May AD
1895 the above named Caroline M. Phillips wife of Francis J.
Phillips personally appeared before me and was by me
examined, foundly and apart from her said husband and
while so privately and apart showed and explained to
her the foregoing instrument by her signed and she
acknowledged the same to be her free and voluntary act
and deed and declared to me that she did not wish to
retract the same. John R. Smith Notary Public L.S.
Received for record May 6th 1895 at 11-30 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George W. Lowe Town Clerk
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