The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents, That we John H.
Christopher and Abby J. Christopher his wife both of Jamestown in the
commonwealth of Massachusetts hereinafter called the Grantors
in consideration of One dollar to us paid by George A. Johnson
and Ellen D. Johnson his wife both of Charlestown in the State
of Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantee, the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged as hereby give, grant bargain sell, and
convey unto the said Grantee and their heirs and assign forever,
a certain farm in two pieces situated in said Charlestown
together with the buildings thereon. The first piece is bounded
beginning at a point where the highway crosses the great river,
thence running easterly and southerly by said river to land of
Henry Haskell, thence by said Haskell land westerly to the
highway; thence by the highway northerly to the point of beginning
excepting from this tract so much thereof as is used for a
burying ground being a piece twenty feet square situated
on the highway. The second piece is bounded northerly by
said Felony Haskell land easterly by said river, southerly
by land of John Holloway and westerly by land of George M.
Tongue, meaning to convey to said Grantee all the farm
conveyed to us by Nelson Green and Job G. Green by
deeds recorded respectively, in Book 18 page 190 and Book
9 page 215 of the records of Charlestown for recording
deeds of Real Estate. To have and to hold the
aforementioned premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances
thereto belonging, unto and to the use of the said Grantee and
their heirs and assigns forever. And we the said Grantors do
hereby, for ourselves and for our heirs, executors and administrators
covenant with the said Grantee and their heirs and assigns that
we are lawfully seised in fee simple of the said granted
premises; that the same are free from all encumbrances except
taxes for current year whereon the Grantee is to pay as part
of the consideration hereof; that we have good right full power
and lawful authority to sell and convey the same in manner
as aforesaid; that the said Grantee and their heirs and
assigns shall by these presents at all times hereafter peaceably
and quietly have and enjoy the said premises, and that we and
the said Grantors our heirs, executors and adminis-
trators shall warrant and defend the same to the said
Grantee and their heirs and assigns forever against the
lawful claims and demands of all persons.
And for the consideration aforesaid i the said Abby J.
Christopher being the wife of said John H. Christopher do hereby
release all any right of dower in and to the said granted
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premises unto the said Grantees and their heirs and assigns forever,
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this twenty first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety six
Signed and sealed
in presence of
George F. Williams
John G. Hopkins L.S.
Abbie J. Hopkins L.S.
State of Massachusetts
County of Bristol
On Taunton on the twenty first day
of August 1896 before me personally appeared John G.
Hopkins to me known and known by me to be the party
executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged said
instrument by him executed to be his free act and deed
and afterwards on the same day at some place Abbie J.
Hopkins wife of said John G. Hopkins also one of the subscribers
to the foregoing instrument being examined by me privately and
apart from her said husband after having said instrument
shown and explained to her she true she being so apart
declared the same to be her voluntary act and that she
did not wish to retract the same
Before me George F. Williams
Justice of the Peace
Received for record Aug 27th 1896 at 4 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George R. Dorsey Town Clerk
The page as recorded
