The instrument's own words
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KNOW all men by these Presents That I John W. Money
of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island in
consideration of the sum of One Hundred and Twenty Five Dollars
to me paid by James Beresford and Sarah J. Beresford his wife
of Richmond in said county and State, the receipt whereof I
do hereby acknowledge have remised, released and forever
quitclaimed, and by these presents do remise, release and forever
quitclaim, unto the said James Beresford and Sarah J. Beresford
their heirs and assigns forever, all the right title, interest,
property, claims and demand which I now have, or of right
ought to have, or am in claim to and a certain tract of beach land
situated in said Charlestown, bounded as follows, beginning at
the Southwest corner of said lot at a stake and stone on
the beach bound by land of Obadiah T. [illegible] then Southwesterly thence Southwesterly
bounding Westly by said Obadiah T. [illegible] then Southly
bounding Eastly by said Obadiah T. [illegible] then Southly 250 ft to a stake
and stones, thence Easterly 50 ft to a stake and stones
thence Southerly 250 ft to a stake and stones on the beach
banks, thence Southerly to the sea, thence Westly 50 ft and
thence Northerly to the first mentioned bound, bounded
Northerly and Easterly by land of the grantor and Southerly
by the sea, likewise a strip of marsh land bounded as
follows, beginning at the south west corner of marsh land
of said Obadiah T. [illegible], thence Easterly 12 ft and thence Northerly
in a straight line parallel with said road number one and 115 ft
thence Northwesterly to beholden road, becoming to convey a
strip of land 12 ft wide to connect road from the
driftway,
To have and to hold the same
with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto
appertaining to the said James Beresford and Sarah J.
Beresford their heirs and assigns forever, And I the
aforenamed John W. Money for myself and for my heirs,
Executors and administrators, do covenant unto the said
James Beresford and Sarah J. Beresford their heirs and
assigns, that I will warrant and defend the aforesaid
premises unto the said James Beresford and Sarah J.
Beresford their heirs and assigns forever against the
lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by
title or under one, And I, Carolin Lo
Money wife of the said John W. Money 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
hereto set our hands and seals this 14 day of October
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in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninety five
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
[illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible] & Brown
John H. Money Seal
Annie M. Money Seal
State of Rhode Island
county of Providence to
the [illegible]
Be it known that this 1st day of
October 9th, 1895. I John H. Money notary public appearing before
me and acknowledged the following instrument to be my
hand to be his act and indenture set and attested
[illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible] State Public
Received for record Oct 17, 1895 at 7 oclock P.M.
and recorded say record 6 folio 104 [illegible]
KNOW ALL men by these Presents That Mansfield
Scott Brown, and malitta Ed Ward residing in state & the city of
Portland County of Multnomah and state of Oregon
in consideration of one thousand Dollars to we paid by George H.
[illegible] of the city of Portland county of multnomah and state of
Oregon do hereby remise release all our right title and interest unto
the said George H. Ward and malitta [illegible] and assign all our
right title and interest in and to the following
described parcel of real estate including every right and claim
thereunto situate in Charlestown county of Washington
state of Rhode Island to wit
On the east by the East
Road on the east by and of James B. Brownes on the North by
and of George H. Ward and Benjamin B. Green and West by the
said Port Road so called and known as the road from, or however
it may be named or termed containing by estimation
approximately one acre or less more or less and other part a
parcel of land situate in east of Charlestown and is
bounded and described as follows namely on the North
by land of the heirs of Samuel Terry deceased East by
land of the heirs of Samuel Santos deceased South by