The instrument's own words
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284 Know all men by these Presents That we Joseph
L. Bromming and Emna B. Bromming wife of said Joseph b.
of Charlestown in the County of Washington State of RI for
and in consideration of the sum of one dollar and other
valuable considerations well and truly paid by John B.
Bromming of said Charlestown the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, by these Presents do give, grant, bargain, sell
convey and confirm unto the said John B. Bromming his heirs
and assigns forever, a certain lot or parcel of land being and
being in said Charlestown, containing about one acre more
or less known as the Davis Bromming bound and bounded as
follows: Northerly by land of Wm B. Brown and Alfred Callison
Easterly by land of Geo. H. Wood, Southerly by the East Road
and Westerly by land of the First Baptist Church of Cove's Isles
and land of the town of Charlestown known as the Isles
burial lot or however otherwise bounded, said parcel of land
is to be used for the purpose of the sepulture of the dead,
and for no other purpose whatever. To have and to hold
the land granted and bargained premises, with all the
privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging, or in
any wise appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and
assigns forever. And we the said grantors for ourselves
our heirs, executors and administrators do covenant to and
with the said grantee his heirs and assigns that at and at
before the ensealing hereof we are the lawful owners of the
above bargained premises and are seized and possessed of the
same in our own proper right as good, perfect and absolute
estate of inheritance, in fee simple; and have in ourselves
and right to sell and convey the said bargained premises
in manner as aforesaid. And that the said devised
and bargained premises, with the appurtenances are free
from all encumbrances of what nature or whatever sever
that might in any onemanner or degree, obstruct or make
void this present deed. Furthermore we the said
grantors for ourselves our heirs executors and administrators do
covenant and engage the above named premises to the said
grantee his heirs and assigns, against the lawful claims or
demands of any person or persons claiming by, through or
under us. In testimony whereof we have
herunto set our hands and seals this 14 day of August
AD 1896
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of Joseph L. Bromming L.S.
George L. Lemos Emna B. Bromming L.S.
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State of Rhode Island ss
Washington sc
For Charlestown this 24, day of August 1896
Joseph L. Browning and Emma A. Browning to me well known
as the persons they represent themselves to be personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the within instrument by them
signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed.
George lo cross Notary Public
Received for record Nov 24, 1896 at 10 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George lo cross town clerk
KNOW all Men that I Samuel B. House
administrator on the estate of George H. Burdick late of
Charlestown Rhode Island deceased by virtue of authority
vested in me by the court of probate for said town of Charlestown
and for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred and
twenty dollars to me paid by George lo cross of said Charles-
town, the highest bidder at a public auction of the estate
hereby conveyed on the 24th day of August 1896, the receipt
whereof I do hereby acknowledge do hereby grant bargain,
sell and convey unto said George lo cross his heirs and
assigns forever all the right title and interest which said
George H. Burdick at the time of his decease had in and to
a certain tract or parcel of land situated in said Charlestown
and bounded and described as follows On the East by
a highway, south West and North by Indian land or
however bounded, and contains thirteen acres more or less
with one half a dwelling house thereon To have and
to hold the aforesaid premises with all the privileges
and appurtenances thereto of time with said George lo cross
his heirs and assigns forever, to his and theirs only use
benefit and behoof. And I do hereby covenant to
and with said George lo cross his heirs and assigns that
I was and am empowered by the court aforesaid to
make sale thereof That it was sold according to
the directions of the said court heretofore given to me
relative to the sale thereof
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal in my capacity as administrator this 3d day
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