The instrument's own words
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124 To warrant, secure and defend by these presents.
And I Addie M. Lewis wife of the said Herbert E.
Lewis in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid, do
hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said
Herbert his heirs and assigns, all my right of dower
in to and of the aforementioned premises
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this fifteenth day of June in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety five.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
H. D. Luckey
Jesse M. Primer
Herbert E. Lewis Seal
Addie M. Lewis Seal
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington ss
In Richmond this sixteenth
day of June A.D. 1895 Herbert E. Lewis personally
appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary
act and deed. Still D. Luckey
Justice of the Peace,
Received for record Aug 19 1895 at 2-30 [illegible]
and recorded by George W. Cozzens Town Clerk
To all People to whom these presents shall come, I
Linnea K. Palmer of the town of Exeter, County of Washingto
in the State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the
grantor, Send Greeting Know ye that I the said
grantor for me and in consideration of the sum of fifteen
dollars to me in hand paid before the sealing hereof well and
fully paid by Herbert E. Lewis of Richmond, County of
Washington and State of Rhode Island hereinafter called
the grantee, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
and am therewith fully satisfied contented and paid
and thus of and solely part and parcel thereof as
conveyate acquit and discharge the said grantee his heirs
executors and administrators forever by these presents, do
purely fully and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, lease
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enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said grantee his heirs and
assigns forever my undivided one half of a certain tract or
parcel of land situated at Wonomonsing Neck so called in
the town of Charlestown of Washington & State of Rhode
Island and bounded and described as follows viz Beginning
at the Southwest corner of the tract herein described and
conveyed at the corner of land of Secunda Ridea thence
Northerly to the corner between lots No 11 and 12 thence Easterly
bounded Northerly by lot No 12 to the highway thence Southerly
bounded Easterly by the highway to land of said Secunda
Ridea thence Northwest bounded Northerly by said Ridea land
to the first mentioned bound meaning to convey all my
right title and interest in lot 11 as shown upon a
plat of cottage sites on record in the clerks office of the
town of Charlestown R.I. To have and to hold
the said granted and bargained premises with all the
appurtenances advantages privileges and commodities to the same
belonging or in any way pertaining to the said grantee
his heirs and assign forever to him his heirs successors
tenants buyers forever [illegible] of the said grantee for
myself and my heirs executing and commemorating do covenant
promise and grant to and with said grantee his heirs and
assigns that he and all and every the meaning namely that the
sole and useful owner of the same bargained premises and
am irrevocably seized and possessed of the same in any
one true right as yet perfect and absolute estate of
inheritance in fee simple and have every good
right full power and lawful authority to grant bargain
sell convey and confirm the said bargained premises
in manner aforesaid and for the said premises
heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time
and at all times forever hereafter by lease force and virtue
of these presents irrevocably peaceably and quietly have
hold use occupy possess and enjoy the said devised
and bargained premises with the aforementioned free
and clear and fully and clearly acquitted separated
and discharged if and from all and all manner of any
former or other gifts grants bargains sales leases
mortgages wills entails jointures doweries judgments
encumbrances and encumbrances of what name or nature
soever that might in any manner or degree obstruct a
wake void this present deed
Furthermore I the said grantor for myself and my
heirs guardians and administrators do covenant and
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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, sever to warrant some and defend by
these presents.
Signed and sealed this 15th day of June 1845
and delivered by Simon R Palmer and
their heirs and assigns in consideration of the sum paid in
and said sum receiving receipt and secure satisfaction with the
said premises heirs successors and all any right of
their in and to the above granted premises.
In testimony whereof we have set our hands
and seals the 15th day of June in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty five.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
[illegible]
[illegible]
Simon R Palmer sel
Lucinda R Palmer sel
State of Rhode Island to
County of Providence do
at Richmond this fifteenth day of
June 1845 before me Palmer partners a justice of the peace
appeared and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
their sign required to be their act free and clear right and deed
my sign required to be their act free and clear right and deed
Phil D Dexter
Justice of the Peace
Received and recorded June 10 1875 at 2-30 o'clock P M
and arrived by George Olney regd
To all People to whom these Presents shall come,
I James A Kenyon of Charles town, County of Washington
in the State of Rhode Island - Send Greeting - Know ye
That I the said James A Kenyon hereafter called the
grantor for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred
dollars to me in hand before the breaking hereof well and
truly paid by Caleb R Chye of Richmond county and State
aforesaid the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
and in himself fully satisfied contentedly paid and paid and thereof
and every part point parcel thereof do separate acquit and
discharge the said Caleb R Chye his heirs executors and
administrators forever by these presents given granted
bargained sold delivered conveyed and confirmed