The instrument's own words
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Know All Men by these Presents, that we
Arthur Converse and Hattie A. Converse his wife both of Hopk Peninsula
County, State of New York for and in consideration of the sum of
one Dollar, well and truly paid by Ruth A. Briggs of the town
of Smithfield, in Washington County, State of Rhode Island, the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, by these Presents, do
grant, bargain, sell and convey and confirm unto the
said Ruth A. Briggs her heirs and assigns forever, A certain
lot or parcel of land situated in the town of Charlestown in
Washington County State of Rhode Island and near some-
thing Beach, is called. Bounded and described as follows,
Beginning at the Northeast corner of the lot herein conveyed
and at a Stone bound set in the ground in the North line
of the highway, Thence S 22° 33' E 172 feet to a point 43 feet
Easterly of the Northeast corner of George B. Carpenter's land
in the range of said Carpenter's line prolonged, Thence again
S 22° 33' E 38 feet to a point 50 feet Easterly of the corner
of a bank wall at the Southeast corner of said Carpenter's land
there being a continuation of said line to the Sea, bounded
Easterly by granite land, thence Westerly by the sea to George
B. Carpenter's East line, Thence Northerly to the aforesaid near
of bank wall, Thence N 34° 41' W 200 feet to the North
east corner of said Carpenter's lot, bounded Westerly by land
of George B. Carpenter, Thence S 49° 18' W bounded Northerly
by the land of said Carpenter and land of Isa Briggs to
the East line of a driftway or passway from the highway
to the Ashaway lotsage lots so called, thence Northerly by the
said driftway or passway to the highway, bounded Northwesterly
by said passway, thence Easterly bounded Northerly by the
Highway to the first mentioned bound or corner, containing
by estimation 1.200 acres or the same more or less, for a
more particular description reference is hereby had to
plat No 47 of land owned by Arthur Converse, on record
in Town Clerks office Charlestown R.I. Reserving and
excepting all aforesaid rights and privileges and the
right to pass and repass over and across said lot below
the beach bank to gather seaweed as reserved in said
to this grantor. To have and to hold the said granted
and bargained premises with all the privileges and
appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise
appertaining to the said grantee and her heirs and
assigns forever. And we the said grantors for ourselves
and for our heirs executors and administrators do covenant
to and with the said grantee her heirs and assigns
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That at and before the sealing 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 good right to sell
and convey the said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid
And that the said seized and granted premises with the
appurtenances are free from all encumbrances of what nature
or nature soever that might in any measure or degree obstruct
or make void the present deed Except the remained right
referred to as above Furthermore we the said grantors for
ourselves and for our heirs successors and administrators do
covenant and engage the above described premises to the said
grantee and her heirs and assign against the lawful claims
or demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever to
warrant secure and defend by these presents And I
Hattie A. Converse with said Arthur Converse in consideration of
the sum paid as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quit
claim unto the said grantee and her heirs and assigns all
my right of ownership in and to the aforementioned premises
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this twenty fourth day of October AD 1894
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of Arthur Converse L.S.
H. A. Troveman Hattie A. Converse L.S.
State of New York
Rensselaer County In Troy in said county this 24 day of
October AD 1894 then came Arthur Converse and Hattie A.
Converse his wife to me known and proven to me to be the persons
who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the
same to be their free full voluntary act and deed
Before me H. A. Troveman
Notary Public
L.S.
[Diagram/Map area with handwritten notes:
Arthur Converse
Hattie A. Converse
S 32 E 190 ft
circle inside 10 ft
New Hampshire
along road
Converse
]
received for record Jan 1 1897 at 10.30 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George Close Town Clerk D
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