The instrument's own words
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352 Know all men by these Presents That I
Alexander W. Cornell of Westerly, County of Washington
State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the
sum of Sixty Dollars to me in hand well and truly paid by
Wallace B. Cornell of Bristol, County of Essex State of
Connecticut the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, by these
presents do give grant bargain sell, convey and confirm unto
the said Wallace B. Cornell to him his heirs and assigns forever
A certain piece or parcel of land situated on Inventing
Beach in the town of Charlestown, County State as first above
mentioned, and bounded and described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the Southeast corner of said lot at the seashore
Three running Northerly (bounded Easterly by Eo. Bourne and
A. S. [illegible]) to the road way Thirty (30) feet south from
old wall, there running Westerly thirty (30) feet or said
roadway to Northwest corner of said lot, there Southerly
the same distance and parallel with the East boundary
line to the Ocean, there Easterly (bounded Southerly by
the Ocean) Thirty (30) feet to the first mentioned bound or
place of beginning. Bounded on the West by Alexander W.
Cornell the grantor. The grantor reserved all seamaned
rights or privileges on store demised premises.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained
premises, with all the hereditaments and appurtenances to
the same belonging, or in any wise appertaining to the
said granted to him his heirs and assigns forever.
And I the said grantor for myself and my heirs,
executors and administrators, do covenant to and with the
said grantee his heirs and assigns, that at and before
the breaking hereof, I am the lawful owner of the above
bargained premises, and am 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 myself good right to sell and convey the
said bargained premises, in manner as aforesaid,
and that the said demised and bargained premises,
with the appurtenances, are free from all encumbrances
of what name or nature soever, that might in any
measure or degree obstruct or make void this present
deed. Furthermore, I the said grantor, for
myself my heirs, executors and administrators, do
covenant and engage the above demised premises, to
the said grantee his heirs and assigns, against
the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons
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whatever forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents
And I Sarah F. Crumb wife of Alexander H. Crumb 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
dower entered in and to the aforementioned premises,
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 26th day of July A.D. 1877
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
James Lo Harrington
Enoch V. Harris
Alexander H. Crumb L.S.
Sarah F. Crumb L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
Washington Sc
In Westerly this twenty sixth day of July
A.D. 1877 before me personally appeared Alexander H.
Crumb & Sarah F. Crumb his wife each to me be known
and sworn to me to be the individuals described in
and who executed the foregoing instrument and they
both severally acknowledged said instrument to be their
free acts and deed,
Enoch V. Harris Asst Atty Public L.S.
Received for record July 29 1877 at 9 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George Colvose Town Clerk
To All People to whom these Presents shall come
I Samuel Peckham of Westerly, 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 ten Dollars to
me in my hand, before the executing hereof well and truly
paid by Robert P. Day and Anthony G. Foster residents
county State as above written hereinafter called the
grantees the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
land and therefore fully satisfied contented and paid
thereof and of every part and parcel thereof, do hereby
quit and discharge the said grantees their heirs, servants
and administrators forever by these presents, have given
granted bargained sold allied enrolled conveyed and
confirmed and by these presents do hereby fully and
absolutely give grant bargain sell allied enroll convey
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