The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents, that I John Blakely
of Pawtucket county of Providence State of Rhode Island
hereinafter called the Grantor in consideration of Twenty Dollars
to me paid by James M. Blakely & Catherine Blakely (wife of
said James) hereinafter called the Grantees, the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant bargain sell
and convey unto the said Grantees and their heirs and assigns
forever, A certain lot or parcel of land situate on surrounding
Creek as called in the town of Coletown, county of Washington
State of Rhode Island, bounded described as follows to wit:
Beginning at the Northeast corner of said lot at the Southeast
corner of lot owned by Lo. A. Burleigh on the Northside of
highway there running Northerly bounded on the West by lot
of said Burleigh one hundred feet to said Burleigh's North
east corner Thence Easterly forty (40) feet, Thence Southerly
in a line parallel with said Burleigh's lot one hundred (100)
feet to the highway at a point forty (40) feet East from
the first bound, Thence Westerly along the highway forty
(40) feet to point of starting, meaning & intending to convey
the lot deeded from Albert S. Babcock to Mrs Lyda &
Catherine Blakely December 17 1874 & recorded in town
clerk's office of Coletown R.I. Feby 22 1875 in Book 13
at page 85. To have and to hold the
assigned premises, with the privileges and appurtenances
therunto belonging unto and to the use of the said Grantees
and their heirs and assigns forever. And I the said
Grantor do hereby, for myself and for my heirs, executors
and administrators covenant with the said Grantees and
their heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seized in
fee simple of the land granted premises; that the same
are free from all incumbrances, that I have good right
full power and lawful authority to sell and convey the
same in manner as aforesaid; that the said Grantees and
their heirs and assigns shall quietly have at all times
hereafter peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the said
premises, and that I the said Grantor will and my
heirs, executors and administrators shall warrant and
defend the same to the said Grantees and their heirs
and assigns forever against the lawful claims and
demands of all persons. In witness whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 6th day of July
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety seven.
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Signed and sealeded
in presence of
Wm Lo Mason
John Blakely L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
On Donesocket in the 8th day of July AD
1897 before me personally appeared John Blakely to me
known and known by me to be the party executing the
foregoing instrument and he acknowledged said instrument
by him executed to be his free act and deed,
William Lo Mason
Justice of the Peace.
Received for record July 9 1897 at 5 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George Loveroff Town Clerk
Know All Men by these Presents that we John
Lo Holder, Edward E Harrington and Hattie H Harrington
his wife in her right all of the Town of Charlestown in the
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island hereinafter
called the Grantors, in consideration of Ten Dollars to us
paid by Draper B Eddy and Abby F Eddy his wife of
the Town of Johnston, County of Providence in said State,
hereinafter called the Grantees the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged do hereby give, grant bargain, sell
and convey unto the said Grantees their heirs and
assigns forever The Homestead Estate of the late Charles
Holder situated in the aforesaid Town of Charlestown, near
the village of Carolina, and containing by estimation thirty
five acres of land or more in or less with the buildings and
improvements thereon bounded as follows, Northerly by
the Cohasset river and by land formerly belonging to Jesse
Reynolds and land formerly belonging to Isabellah
Barker, Easterly by the Cohasset river; Southerly by the New
York New Haven and Hartford Railroad and a highway
and Westerly by the highway leading from locus pollux to
Carolina. To have and to hold the above granted premises
with the tenements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto and
to the use of the said Grantees and their heirs and assigns
forever. And we the said Grantors do hereby, for ourselves and
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