The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall come I, John S.
Simpson of the town of Richmond, County of Washington in the
State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor, Send Greeting.
Know all men, that I the said grantor do and in consideration of the
sum of ten dollars to me in hand, before the undersigning receipt hereof
and any other good and valuable consideration, of lease of loanation, County and State
aforesaid hereinafter called the grantee the receipt of which I do
hereby acknowledge, and am hereby fully satisfied,
existent and paid, and forever, and of every part and parcel
thereof, do grant, acquit and discharge the said grantee his
heirs, successors and administrators forever my free present
have and hold, committed, assigned sold, allied, annexed, office,
unvested and committed and by these presents do grant,
fully and absolutely to the said grantee his heirs,
unlimitedly convey and confirm unto the said grantee his
heirs and assigns, a certain tract or parcel of
land situated in the town of loanation aforesaid and
described as follows, beginning at the Southwest corner
of a piece of land of Charles W. Thrasher, at a point on the highway
running Northly on line of said Thrasher [illegible] paces
Easterly 10 rods on line of said Thrasher, thence Southerly (10)
Southern rods, in the highway, Thence Easterly (10) ten rods on
said highway to point of beginning the said parcel of
land being a part of the state right by the grantor from
Charles W. Thrasher state, dated 8 8 1891 and recorded in book
12 page 273 to 277 on deed of conveyance of the town of loanation
To have and to hold, the said granted and assigned
premises, with all the appurtenances, privileges and commodities
to the same belonging, or in any way appertaining to the said
grantee his heirs and assign forever to them and their only
proper use, benefit and behalf forever and the said
grantor for his heirs, executors and administrators, does covenant
premises and grant, to and with said grantee his heirs and
assigns, that at and before the executing hereof was the
sole, ample and lawful owner of the above bargained premises
and must lawfully seized and possessed of the same in his
own proper right as good, perfect and absolute estate of
inheritance in fee simple; and have in my 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 may from time to time,
and at all times hereafter, by force and virtue
of these Presents lawfully, peaceably and quietly have,
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gain, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the said released and
conveyed premises, with the inheritances thereunto belonging
and appurtenances thereunto committed, pertaining and assigned
and the same in all due manner of form and other gifts,
grants, bargains, sales, wills, deeds, mortgages, releases,
promises, covenants, privileges, rights, titles and conveyances
and I do hereby promise for myself that in any manner
of law to make void and null this present deed
and furthermore I do hereby warrant for myself, my heirs, executors
and administrators, this covenant and agree that the above
named premises to the said named heirs and assigns
shall quietly and peaceably or remainly by my person
or any person or discover, enroll or maintain claim and
demand on said premises, [illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible] in witness of the same
which is signed and sealed this day and year first above written
into a last and lasting tenure their heirs and assigns as to my
own to my proper law in order to the above named premises.
In testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal
and date the 12th day of July in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety five.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
t. L. Lesrookwood
& with seal attached
John S. Tenore Sel.
Alice H. Kenmore Sel.
State of Rhode Island Ve,
County of Kent Ve,
On this 12th day of July
1895 I, J. S. Tenore personally appeared & declared before me,
and acknowledged the following instrument my hand
signed to be my act and deed and deed and deed
and then and there the woman named Alice H. Kenmore his
wife in presence of witnesses above named and being examined
on the premises separately and apart from her said husband
acknowledged and declared and confessed for agreeing instrument that then
and there belonged to me 10 witnesses one and summary
and declared to me 10 witnesses one and summary
and deed, and that she did not wish to retract the same,
James L. Lesrookwood Mary Vible
[illegible]
Received for record July 11 1895 at 2-15 p.m. [illegible]
and recorded by George Belrose town clerk