The instrument's own words
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we have hereunto set our hands and seals this first day of September
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety six.
Signed and sealed in presence of
George LaCross
John Co. Cranshaw
David Co. Laearkin L.S.
Hattie P. Laearkin L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington Se
In Charlestown on the 1st day of
September A.D. 1896 before me personally appeared David
Co Laearkin and Hattie P. Laearkin to me known and known
by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument
and they acknowledged said instrument by them executed to
be their free act and deed,
George LaCross
Notary Public L.S.
Received for record Sept 1st 1896 at 5-30 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George LaCross Town Clerk
To All People to whom these Presents shall come, I,
Mary LaBridges wife of Asa A. Bridges of Hopkinton in
Washington county in the State of Rhode Island hereinafter
called the grantor, Send Greeting, Know ye, That I the
said grantor for and in consideration of the sum of one
hundred and fifty dollars to me in hand, before the executing
hereof, well and truly paid by Samuel A. Bridges of said
Hopkinton hereinafter called the grantee the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge, and am thereby fully satisfied,
contented and paid; and thereof and of every part and
parcel thereof, do remise, quit and discharge the said
grantee his heirs, executors and administrators forever by
these presents; have given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened,
enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents
do fully, fully and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell,
alien, enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said grantee
his heirs and assigns forever a certain tract of land situated
in the town of Charlestown in said county, it being part of
2 rods on a plot of land conveyed by deed from Samuel
F. Babeock and others to said Thomas A. Bages dated
September 20th 1880 and recorded in Land Evidence of said
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248 Charlestown Book Not 553 p 553 & 557 as also the plat is
recorded in said Land Evidence Book No 11 p 569 & 570 which
said and plat reference is hereby made, also a one eighth (1/8)
undivided interest in a sheet running through said tract, from
end of said Samuel H. Babcock and others to the sea, said
sheet being twenty five (25) feet wide and is bounded on the
East by lot No 2 and on the West by lot No 3 as shown on
said plat, the said Mary A. Briggs her heirs and assigns to be
holder for one eighth (1/8) the expense of keeping said sheet and
gate in good repair, reserving also to said Thomas
A. Barber his heirs and assigns a right to peaceably pass and
repass at all times along the sheets laid out on said plat
for the common use of all the freeholders who own the 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 grantee his heirs and assigns
forever, to his own proper use, benefit and behoof
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 sealing 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 his heirs and assigns shall and may, from
time to time, and at all times forever hereafter, by force and
virtue of these presents, lawfully peaceably and quietly have,
hold use, occupy, possess and enjoy the said devised and
bargained premises, with the appurtenances free and clear and
fully and clearly acquitted, separated and discharged of and
from all and all manner of tenure or tenures quits rents grants
bargains, sales leases mortgages debts entails promises grants,
judgments, executions and encumbrances, of what name or
nature soever, that might in any measure or degree obstruct
or make void this present deed, the reservation made in
the within deed, Furthermore I the said grantor
for myself and my heirs, executors and administrators, do
covenant and 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,
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power to warrant, secure and defend by these presents.
And I Asa J. Briggs husband of said Mary E. Briggs 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 curtesy in and to the aforesaid premises
In witness whereof we have hereto set our hands and
seals this 27th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy six
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
Ed. E. Randall Mary E. Briggs L.S.
Asa S. Briggs L.S.
State of Rhode Island ve
County of Washington sc
In Hopkinton this 27th day of
July AD 1876 Mary E. Briggs & Asa S. Briggs to me
well known and known to be the signers of the within
instrument personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument, by them signed to be their free
and voluntary act and deed
Edward E. Randall
Notary Public
Received for record Sept 12 1876 at 9.30 oclock PM
and recorded by George Collares Town Clerk
Know All men by these Presents That I
Daniel A. S. Tenney of Voluntown, New London County
Connecticut in consideration of the sum of one dollar to
me paid by John M. Tenney of Colleton town, County of
Washington Rhode Island the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged do hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim
unto him the said John M. Tenney his heirs and assigns
forever, all the right title, interest property, claims and
demand, which I now have or of right ought to have
a claim in and to a certain Tract of land in said town
known as Colleton's beach, bounded and described as
follows, Beginning at the Northeast corner of said lot
near the salt pond, at stake with stones about it, also at
a stone first near the slate with stones about it which is
one of the stone posts set on the line between John M. Tenney
and Stephen LeStorming and heirs of Edward S. Bourdon
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