The instrument's own words
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and seals this 20th day of May in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety six.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Elmer E. Kenyon Albert S. Babcock L.S.
Joanne A. Babcock L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Hopkinton this 20th day of May
AD, 1896 Albert S. Babcock personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument, by him signed
to be his free and voluntary act and deed,
Elmer E. Kenyon
Notary Public
Received for record Oct 24 1896 at 11-30 oclock after
and recorded by George G. Lawoss Town Clerk
To All People to whom these Presents shall come, I
Albert S. Babcock of Hopkinton, County of Washington
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 dollars
to me in hand paid before the sealing hereof well and
truly paid by Theo Von Beacon Gormans and Josephine
Stella Gormans his wife of Upster Morris Co Essex Co
New Jersey hereinafter called the grantees the receipt
whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and am therewith fully
satisfied contented and paid; and of these and of every
part and parcel thereof do remise, acquit and discharge
the said grantees their heirs executors and administrators
forever sole 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 grantees their heirs and assigns forever, A
certain tract or parcel of land situated on "Unincorporated
sect" so called in the town of Charlestown in the
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
bounded and described as follows to wit: Beginning
at the southwest corner of said tract at a point on
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The East side of a new street leading from the highway and
of private land of Hosea and Danvers, at a point 148 feet
South from the highway leading to Quaranquane Beach, thence
running Eastly at right angle with said new street 100 feet
thence Northly 42 feet Thence Eastly 100 feet to a point on the
new street 30 feet North from the first bounds thence Southly
along the new street 69 feet to the first mentioned bound or point
of starting. 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 their heirs and assigns forever, then and
their only proper use benefit and behoof forever, And I the
said grantor for myself and for my heirs, executors and administra
tors do covenant promise and grant to and unto the said
grantees their heirs and assigns, that at and before the ensealing
hereof, I am the true sole and lawful owner of the above
assigned premises, and am lawfully seized and possessed of
the same in my own proper right as good, heritable and absolute
estate of inheritance in fee simple, and have in own 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 grantees their heirs and
assigns shall and may from time to time and at all
times hereafter have free and usable of all the presents
liberty, peaceably and quietly have, hold, use, occupy,
possess and enjoy of the said demised and bargained premises
with the appurtenances free and clear, and freely and clearly
acquitted, exonerated and discharged of and from all and
all manner of former or other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, leases,
mortgages, wills, entails, forfeits, doweries, judgments, executions,
and encumbrances, of what name or nature soever that
might in any measure or degree obstruct or make void
this present deed. Furthermore, I the said grantor
for myself and for my heirs, executors and administra
tors do covenant and engage the above demised premises to the
said grantees their heirs and assigns against the lawful
claims or demands of any person or persons whomsoever, forever
to warrant seame and defend by this present,
and I Janelette B. Babcock wife of the said Albert B. Babcock
in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid, do hereby release
and forever quitclaim unto the said grantees their heirs and
assigns all my right of dower in and to the aforementioned
premises. In witness whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and seals this sixteenth day of October in
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this year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety six
(1896)
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
E. B. Kenyon
Albert J. Babcock L.S.
Launtie A. Babcock L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington ss
In Hopkinton on this sixteenth day
of October AD 1896 the above named Albert J. Babcock and
Launtie A. Babcock his wife to me well known as the persons
they represent themselves to be personally appeared before me and
then acknowledged the foregoing instrument by them signed
to be their free and voluntary act and deed.
Elmer B. Kenyon
Notary Public
Received for record Oct 24 1896 at 11-30 oclock a.m.
and recorded by George W. Lowe Town Clerk
To All People to whom these Presents shall come,
I, Albert J. Babcock of Hopkinton, County of Washington
in the State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantor
send Greeting. Know you, that I the said grantor for and
in consideration of the sum of One Hundred dollars to me
in hand paid before the ensuing witness well and truly paid,
by John E. Benjamin of Olney, Providence in the County of
Providence, State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantee,
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and am
now with fully satisfied, contented and paid; and therefore,
of every part and parcel thereof this present do release, acquit and
discharge the said grantee his heirs, executors and adminis-
trators forever, by these presents, have given, granted, bargained
sold, alienated, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed, and by
these presents do hereby, fully, freely and absolutely give, grant,
bargain sell, alien, release, enfeoff, convey and confirm unto
the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever,
A certain tract or parcel of land situate on "Everlasting
Seat" is called, in the Town of Charlestown, County of
Washington, State of Rhode Island bounded and
described as follows, To wit, Beginning at the south east
corner of said lot at a point on the East side of a new
street leading from the highway and opposite land of
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