The instrument's own words
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State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Charlestown on the 12th day of
September AD 1896 before me personally appeared John M.
and Carrie L. Money to me known, and known by me to
be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged said instrument by them recounted to be their
free act and deed.
E. A. Kenyon
Notary Public
Received for record Sept 14 1896 at 4 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George C. Coase Town Clerk
To All People to whom these presents shall come. I
Samuel N. Richmond (unmarried) of the Town of Hopkinton
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, hereinafter
called the grantor Said Breathing know ye that I the
said grantor for and in consideration of the sum of Ten (10)
dollars to me in hand paid before the executing hereof, well and
truly paid by Silas R. Richmond of said Hopkinton hereinafter
called the grantee the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
and am therefore fully satisfied, contented and paid, and
thereof, and of every part and parcel thereof do covenant,
acquit and discharge the said grantee his heirs, executors and
administrators forever, by these presents have given, granted,
bargained, sold, alienated, conveyed, conveyed and confirmed,
and by these presents do fully, freely, absolutely and straightly,
grant bargain sell alien cede convey and confirm unto
the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever the unmarried
one half part of a certain tract or parcel of land with all the
buildings and improvements thereon, situate and lying
on "Immoderate Beach" so called in the town of Charlestown
in said county of Washington, containing by estimation four
thousand (4000) feet be the same more or less and bounded
as follows to wit: commencing at the Southwest corner of said
tract on the more roadway and at the Northeast corner of the
cottage lot of Amos Dartley in those summing Easterly on said
roadway to a point forty (40) feet East of said Dartley's lot then
southerly on a line parallel to the East line of said Dartley's lot
and forty (40) feet distant therefrom to the Sea, thence Westerly
forty (40) feet to the Southeast corner of said Dartley's lot, thence
Northerly on said land about one hundred (100) feet to the corner
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first before mentioned, said premises being the estate conveyed
to this grantor by Albert S. Babcock by his deed bearing date August
24th AD 1794 and recorded in the records of Dand Evidence in said
Town of Charlestown in Book No 13 at page 214
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 grants his
heirs and assigns forever, to his and their only proper use, benefit and
behoof forever. And I the said grantor for myself and for my heirs
executors and administrators, do covenant, promise and grant, to
and with the said grantee his heirs and assigns that at all 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, possess, enjoy and appose the said
devised 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 sums of
other gifts, grants, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, wills, cuttails,
jointures, dowries, judgments, executions and encumbrances of
what nature or quality power that might in any measure or
degree obtained or made void by these presents etc.
Furthermore, I the said grantor for myself and for my heirs
executors and administrators do covenant and engage the
above devised premises to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons
whomsoever, forever to warrant seave and defend by these presents.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty six (AD 1796)
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
George Mavery Samuel R. Richmond L.S.
State of Rhode Island Ye
County of Washington do
In Hopkinton on this 12th day of September
AD 1796 the above named Samuel R. Richmond to me
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well known as the person who executed the foregoing instrument personally
appeared before me, and then acknowledged the same instrument by
him to be his free and voluntary act and deed,
Obadiah M. Rushman
Notary Public
Received for record Sept 22, 1894 at 9.30 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George C. Converse Town Clerk
KNOW All Men by these Presents That I,
Almira L. Pearson of Charlestown, County of Washington, State
of Rhode Island widow of Benjamin B. Pearson late of said
Charlestown deceased, in consideration of the sum of one hundred
hundred and fifty dollars to me paid by Marie Elizabeth
Bullock of Atlanta Fulton County, State of Georgia, the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise,
release and forever quitclaim unto her the said Marie
Elizabeth Bullock her heirs and assigns forever, all the
Right title, interest, property, claims and demand, which
I now have, or of right ought to have, or claim, in and to
two certain tracts of land situated in said Charlestown
containing twenty five acres more or less, bounded and
described as follows, first tract with a dwelling house
and other buildings thereon standing is bounded on the
North East and South by land of the granite and on
the West by the salt Pond. The second tract is bounded
on the North by land of the granite, East by land of
Emma A. Browning and South of Lake R Ohes South West by
land of said Sage, and Westly partly by said salt Pond
and partly by the land of the Granite, or however otherwise
either of said tracts may be bounded. Meaning and
intending hereby to convey to said Marie the same premises
bequeathed to me by my late Husband Benjamin B. Pearson in
and by his last Will and Testament reference to said will
and to former deeds of said property is hereby laid and made
for a more particular description, all of which are on
record in the Town Clerks office in said Charlestown
To have and to hold the same with all the rights, privileges
and appurtenances thereto appertaining unto and to the use
of her the said Marie Elizabeth Bullock her heirs and
assigns forever. And I the aforementioned Almira L
grant for myself and for my heirs, executors and administrators
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