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a Justice of the Peace within and for said Commonwealth duly authorized
by the laws of this Commonwealth to take and certify the acknowledgments
and proof of deeds, to be recorded in this Commonwealth that the he
resides in said County that I am well acquainted with the hand-
writing of the said Jeffrey B. Bishop and wholly believe that his signa-
ture to this certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine; and
I certify that the said instrument is executed and acknowledged
according to the laws of this State. In testimony whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said county at
Pittsfield this 22d day of March A.D. 1890
[signature] [signature] [signature]
Received for record March 1890 at 9-30 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George B. Cones Town Clerk
To all People to whom these Presents shall come; I
Jeffrey B. Bishop of Pittsfield County of Berkshire in the State of
Massachusetts hereinafter called the grantor, Send Greeting.
Know ye, that I the said grantor for and in consideration of
the sum of one dollar to me in hand, before the ensealing of this
indenture truly paid by Bedah M. Stephenson of Pawtucket
Rhode hereinafter called the grantee the receipt whereof I
do hereby acknowledge, and am therewith fully satisfied,
contented and paid; land thereof and of every part and parcel
thereof, do concede, assign, quit and discharge the said grantee her
heirs executors and administrators forever, by these presents,
have given granted bargained bargained, sold, aliened, conveyed,
conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents do freely
fully and absolutely give, grant bargain, sell alien, convey
confirm and confirm unto the said grantee her heirs and
assigned forever, a certain tract of beach land situated in
Pawtucket town of Washington in the State of Rhode Island
containing 28 or square feet bounded as follows: beginning
at the northwest part of the beach lot and eighty feet Easterly
from the southeast corner of land of Warren H. Month France
extending along said beach band forty feet thence Northwesterly
seventy feet thence Westerly forty feet and thence Northerly
seventy feet to the place of beginning, bounded Northerly,
Easterly Southerly and Westerly by land of Billings &
Macomber, granting unto said grantee her heirs and
assigns a right to pass and repass either with teams or on
foot over the premises of Billings & Macomber to the beach lastly
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conveyed, also a right of way four feet wide to pass on foot from
said tract to the Ocean, also a right to take water from the well
on the farm of Billings D. Macomber for use in said tract.
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 the said grantees, her heirs and
assigns forever. To her and her heirs only proper use benefit and behalf of
forever. And I the said grantor for myself and for my heirs
executors and administrators do covenant promise and grant to
and with said grantee her heirs and assigns that at all
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 free and virtue of these presents
lawfully, peaceably and quietly enter, have, hold, use, occupy possess
and enjoy the said devised and bargained premises, in the
appurtenances free and clear, and greatly and clearly acquitted
forevered and discharged of and from all and all manner of
former or other gifts, grants, conveys, sales, leases, mortgages,
bills of sale, entails, covenants agreements executions and
incumbrances of what name or nature sever, that might in
any manner or degree obstruct or anode void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said grantor Harvey B. Busch a single
man for myself my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant
and engage the above described premises to the said grantee
her heirs and assign against the lawful claims or demands
of any person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant secure
and defend by these presents. In testimony
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this thirteenth
day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ninety six.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of [illegible] Harvey B. Busch L.S.
State of Massachusetts
County of Berkshire S.S.
On this thirteenth day of
March AD 1896 Harvey B. Busch personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him
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signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
Henry J. Ryan
Justice of the Peace.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire SS. I Henry M. Laft clerk of the
Superior court of said County of Berkshire the same being a Court
of Record, do hereby certify that Henry J. Ryan Esquire whose name
is subscribed to the certificate of proof of Acknowledgment of the
annexed instrument and therein was at the time of taking
such proof or acknowledgment a Justice of the Peace within and
for said Commonwealth, duly authorized by the laws of his
Commonwealth to take and certify the acknowledgment and
proof of deeds as is recorded in this Commonwealth; that he
resided in said county; that I am well acquainted with the
handwriting of the said Henry J. Ryan and verily believe that
his signature to said certificate of proof or acknowledgment
is genuine; and I certify that the said instrument is
executed and acknowledged according to the laws of this State.
In testifying whereof I have here to set my hand
and affixed the seal of said Court at Pittsfield this 13th
day of March AD 1876. Henry M. Laft Clerk
LS.
Received in record March 18th 1876 at 9:30 oclock After.
and recorded by George L. Cross Town Clerk
To all People to whom these Presents shall come;
I Edwin A. Kenyon of Charlestown Washington County
State of Rhode Island send Greeting. Know All,
that I the said Edwin A. Kenyon hereinafter called the
grantor for and in consideration of the sum of ten Dollars
to me in hand borne have the premises hereunto well and truly
conveyed by Robert E. Holloway and his wife mary E. Holloway
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and sum through
said witnesses contented and paid, and thereof and of every
part and parcel thereof do execute acquit and discharge
the said Robert E. Holloway and mary E. Holloway their heirs
executors and administrators forever by these presents here
by grant bargained sold alienated enfeoffed
conveyed and committed and by these presents do fully
plenly and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien enfeoff
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