The instrument's own words
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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 Eighty ($80) dollars to me in hand
paid before the executing hereof well and truly paid by Charles
A. Larrabee of Charlestown, County State aforesaid hereinafter
called the grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
and am therefore fully satisfied, contented and paid; and
thereof and of every part tract and parcel thereof to covenant, acquit
and discharge the said grantee his heirs, executors and administrators
forever, by these presents; have given granted bargained, sold,
alienated, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed and by these Presents
do fully, freely and absolutely give, grant bargain, sell, alienate,
enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said grantee his heirs
and assigns forever, A certain tract or parcel of land situate
in the town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode
Island bounded and described as following, Beginning at
a point on the Southside of the highway leading to Quonochontock
Beach an Onocournock Neck as called 30 feet East from the
Southeast corner of a certain lot owned by Davis and Darby
and at the northwest corner of the lot herein conveyed thence
running southerly bounded westerly by a street 40 feet to
lot belonging to John B. Mancini thence Easterly bounded
Southerly by said Mancini's land 150 feet to other land of
Davis and Darby thence Southerly 40 feet to the highway
at a point 100 feet East from the first found, thence westerly
along said highway 130 feet to place of beginning.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained
premises with all the appurtenances, privileges and immunities
to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said
grantee his heirs and assigns forever, to them and theirs only
proper use, benefit and behoof forever. And I the said
grantor for myself and for my heirs, executors and
administrators do covenant to promise and grant to and
with the said grantee his heirs and assigns that al and
before the executing 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 me 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
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300.
shall and may from time & 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
demised and bargained premises, with the appurtenances free
and clear, and freely and clearly acquitted, exonerated and
discharged of and from all and all other manner of tenures or other
gifts, grants, bargains sales, leases, mortgages, wills, entails,
fines, recoveries, instruments executions and encumbrances, of
what name or nature soever, that might in any measure or in degree
obstruct a more valid this present deed.
Furthermore I the said grantor for myself and for my heirs
executor and administrators, do covenant and engage the
above demised premises to the said grantee his heirs and assign
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons
whomsoever, here to warrant seise and defend by these presents,
And Luntie A Babcock wife of the said Albert S. Babcock
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 seisin in and to the aforesaid
premises. In witness whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this twelfth day of January in the
year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety
seven (A.D. 1897)
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
E. E. Kenyon,
Albert S. Babcock L.S.
Luntie A Babcock L.S.
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington &c
In Hopkinton on this 12th day of
January A.D. 1897 the above named Albert S. Babcock
and Luntie A Babcock his wife to me well known as
the persons executing the foregoing instrument personally
appeared before me and then acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by them signed to be their free and voluntary
act and deed. E. E. Kenyon
Notary Public
Received for record Jan 20 1897 at 10-30 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George G. Loomis Town Clerk
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