The instrument's own words
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year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety seven.
(1897)
Signed and sealed in presence of
Henreth A. Wood
Coharlis Mays
Lewis B. Harry L.S.
Grien, S. Harry L.S.
Simon H. Harry L.S.
Coharlis Edward Harry L.S.
Wilhelmina Rinne Harry L.S.
Coharlis Mays
[illegible]
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
In Providence on the twenty seventh day of
January A.D. 1897 before me personally appeared Lewis B.
Harry, Coharlis Sharp Harry, Simon Harry Harry and
Coharlis Edward Harry known to me known and known by me
to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and they
acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free
act and deed. (the north half being witelisted before executing)
Coharlis Mays
Notary Public
Received for record Feb 6, 1897 at 3 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George Glover Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these Presents, That I, Whipple
King of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode
Island for and in consideration of the sum of One Hundred
Dollars to me paid by school District number Six in said
Town of Charlestown, in lawful currency the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge and am therewith fully satisfied
and paid, do hereby grant, give, release, convey and confirm
unto said School District Number Six in said Town of Charlestown
and its successors, A certain lot of land situated in
said Town of Charlestown or my family name known as Procurement
Brook Farm, bounded on the Southwest corner by the highway
and near the corner of a wall, and running Easterly opposite
(the road) by the side of said wall, Thence Northly at an angle
and parallel with said highway ten rods, Thence westerly
sixteen rods to said highway, Thence Northly along said
highway ten rods to said first mentioned starting point
containing one acre of land, with all appurtenances
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and privileges thereto belonging,
to said School District Number six in said Town of Charlestown
me, to said School District Number six in said Town of Charlestown
him and to its successors forever, for the purpose of maintaining
therein a district school house and its appurtenances for the
benefit of the district school in said district, and for no other
use or purpose whatsoever. It is further conditioned,
that if said lot ever cease to be used for school purposes, the
title to the same shall revert to me, my heirs or assigns.
And I the said Whipfple King is hereby for myself, my
heirs, executors and administrators, covenant and engage
to and with said School District Number six in said
Town of Charlestown, that the premises aforesaid are free
from all encumbrances, that I have good right to sell and
convey the same as aforesaid, and that I, my heirs, executors
and administrators shall and will forever warrant, secure
and defend said premises to said School District Number
six in said Town of Charlestown and its successors, to
and for the purposes aforesaid, against the lawful claims
of all persons whatsoever. And I Elizabeth King
wife of said Whipfple King, in consideration of the sum
paid as aforesaid do hereby release all my right of dower
in and to said granted premises unto the said grantee
and its successors forever. In witness
whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this
twenty second day of April AD 1876
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Frank Von Hoech
William Hamilton
Whipfple King L sd
Elizabeth King L sd
State of Rhode Island se
County of Washington ss
In Charlestown on this 2nd day of
January, AD 1877 personally appeared before me the above named
Whipfple King and Elizabeth King to me known and known to
me to be the persons who executed the foregoing instrument and
solemnly acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be their
appeared to be their free and voluntary act and deed,
Obadiah J. Greene
Notary Public
Received for record Feb 17th 1877 at 9-50 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George Blosse Lure Clerk