The instrument's own words
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102 To all People to whom these Presents shall come I, Eliza
s Beard of Charlestown Washington County State of Rhode
Island hereinafter called the Grantor Send Greeting know
that I the said grantor for and in consideration of the sum
of One hundred Dollars to me in hand to have before the executing
hereof well and truly paid by Hattie E Lewis of said
Charlestown hereinafter called the Grantee the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge and am therewith fully satisfied
contented and paid and thereof and of every part and parcel
thereof do renounce acquit and discharge the said Grantee
her heirs executors and administrators forever but these
premises have granted bargained sold alienated
suffered conveyed and confirmed and by these presents
do fully fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell
aliened convey convey and confirm unto the said Grantee
her heirs and assigns forever a certain lot of land with
buildings thereon standing situated in said Charlestown
and bounded and described as follows to wit: beginning
at an iron spindle
set in a rock running westerly in a straight line fifty
first feet (51') thence Northerly in a straight line one
hundred & six (106) feet Thence Easterly in a straight line
Sixty four (64') feet thence Northerly in a straight line
forty three (43') feet thence Westerly in a straight line nine
(9) feet let thence Northerly in a straight line seventy three
(73') feet to place of beginning at said iron spindle &
bounded on the South East street by land of said
grantor with a convenient right of fairway from the lot
hereby granted over and across the land of the grantor to a
boiling spring of water situated on the adjoining land of
the grantor in the purpose of taking water therefrom for
household purposes only for the use of the house now
standing on the lot hereby granted The grantor reserving
the right of the full control of said spring & to draw the
same & to use the same for any purpose whatsoever other
do not interfere with the right hereby granted and also
with a right of way as aforementioned to said granted
from the same over and across the adjoining land
of said grantor to the highway for horses teams & cattle
by the cart paths as noted hatched subjected however to
the right of the grantor to convey a public right of way to
the State over the same land where said right of
way last mentioned is located without any claim of
damage whatever on the part of the said Grantee & heirs
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right on the part of said grantor to claim & receive all com-
pensation if any assigned for said contemplated pub lic right
of way. 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 wise appertaining
to me, said grantee, her heirs and assigns forever to her and
their only proper use, benefit and behalf forever. And I the
said grantor for myself and my heirs, executors and adminis-
trators, do covenant promise and grant to and with said
grantee, her heirs and assigns that at and at all times 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 as
good, perfect 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 said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid.
And that the said grantee her 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 appurtenances free and clear, and
fully and clearly acquitted, exonerated and discharged
of and from all and all manner of former or other
gifts, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, wills,
entails, gratuitous devises, judgments, reductions and
encumbrances, of what inline or nature soever that
might in any measure or degree disturb or make
void this his present sale.
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 her heirs and assigns against
the lawful claims & demands of any person or persons
whatsoever, forevermore warrant, defend and defend by these
presents.
And I Addie Read wife of said
grantor in consideration of the sum of five dollars as aforesaid
do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said grantee
her 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 1 day of June in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety five.
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104
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
[illegible] L. Corlewis
[illegible] Hopkins
Eunice S. Sive L.S.
Eunice Card L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In witness whereof the 19 day
June 1873 Eunice S. Sive and [illegible] appeared
before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
to be his will and sealing act and
deed.
[illegible] Hopkins
[illegible] [illegible] L.S.
Received for record June 1, 1874 at 9 oclock A.M.
and entered by George L. Moore town clerk
To all People to whom these Presents shall come;
Know all men by these presents that first of [illegible] M. Kenyon
of the town of Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island
hereinafter called the grantor, Send Greeting Whereas we
that I the said grantor for in consideration of the
sum of one dollar to me in hand before the executing
hereof well and fully paid by Jenifer E. H. [illegible]
hereinafter called the grantee the receipt whereof I do
hereby acknowledge and herewith fully is hereby contented
and paid; and therefore of and of every part and parcel
henceforth, do execute, depose and convey the said grantee
his successors executors and administrators forever by these
presents; have given granted, bargained, sold alienated,
assigned fully and confirmed, and by these presents
fully, purely, fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell,
alienate, gift convey and confirm unto the said grantee
nor heirs and assigns forever. All the right title
and interest I hold in and is a certain lot of land with
the buildings and improvements thereon, being and lying in
the town of Charlestown in the County of Washington and
State of Rhode Island. Containing by estimation sixty
five acres be the same more or less, and bounded
Northerly by land of Dorcas Briggs, Easterly by land of
Bilding D. [illegible], Southerly by land of Sarah [illegible]
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