The instrument's own words
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186 To all People to whom these Presents shall come,
I Daniel B. Babcock of Richmond in the County of
Washington and State of Rhode Island and Providence called
the grantor, Do hereby Grant, Convey, and forever, that I the
said grantor for and in consideration of the sum of
five Hundred Dollars to me in hand, before the sealing
hereof, well and sufficiently paid by Alexander B. Cornell of
Berkeley county and State aforesaid, hereinafter called
the grantee, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
and with the premises quit claim, release, remise, and paid
and surrendered and of every part and parcel thereof, as separate
equite and during the said grantee his heirs, successors
and administrators forever, the messuage here given
granted, conveyed sold, altered, improved, conveyed and
confirmed land the these presents to fully, quit and
absolutely give, grant bargain sell, alien, convey, confirm
and convey into the said grantee his heirs and assigns
forever, with certain lots or tracts of adjoining with
the house and other buildings erected thereon lying in
the town of Charlestown in Providence county as called
and described as follows, commencing at
the Northwest corner of said tract at land of said Alexander
B. Cornell, running Easterly bounded Southwest by land
of Samuel Cornell to a proposed highway, thence Southerly
bounded easterly on said proposed highway come twenty
five rods to land of his heirs Thence volumes read Thence
Westerly bounded Southerly by said Cornells land to the
sea Thence running Northerly to first mentioned point
bounded westerly by the sea, or however the same may
be bounded; for a more complete description reference is
made to a deed recorded in Book 11 page 465 & 466
of land records in the town of Charlestown RI frame
W. H. Babcock et al to Daniel B. Babcock also a deed
from Albert B. Babcock to Daniel B. Babcock and
recorded in Book of Land Evidence Vol page 425 433
of the town of Charlestown RI meaning a convey lot
No 75 on a plot of Cottage lots on record in the
Town Office of the town of Charlestown RI lot
adjoining and lying between lot 76 and 77 and proposed
new highway To have and to hold the said
granted and bargained premises with all the privileges
appurtenances and commodities to the same belonging
in any way appertaining to the said grantee but
his heirs and assigns forever to him and their only proper use
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benefit and behalf forever, and I the said grantor for myself and
my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant promise and grant
to and with said grantee his heirs and assigns, that at and before
the making hereof I was the true, sole and lawful owner of the above
bargained premises, and have 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 his heirs and assigns,
shall and may from time to time, and at all times forever
henceforth, by hook and crook by 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, quitclaims sales leases, mortgages, bills estate,
institutes doweries, judgments, executions and encumbrances of what
name or nature soever. That right in any measure a legal
abstract or make void this present deed. Furthermore
I the said grantor or my heirs, executors and
administrators do covenant and engage the above described
premises to the said grantee his heirs and assigns against
the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons
whatsoever, forever to warrant clear and defend by these
presents.
And I, Martha B. Babcock wife of the said Daniel
S. Babcock 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 hand and seal this 19th day of July eighteen hundred
and ninety five.
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
H. E. Lewis
H. E. Lewis
Daniel S. Babcock L.S.
Martha B. Babcock L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington ss. In Richmond this 19th
day of July 1895, Daniel S. Babcock personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his own
signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
Herbert E. Lewis
Received for record March 16th 1896 at 4 oclock P.M. Antony P. Miller
and recorded by George Tolman town Clerk L.S.
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