The instrument's own words
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378: grantees his heirs and assigns, all my right of dower in
land to the aforementioned premises.
For witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this twenty ninth day of September in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety six, (AD 1896)
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
R.H. Allen,
State of Rhode Island se
County of Washington ss
In Hopkinton on this 30th day of September
AD, 1896 the above named Albert S. Babcock and Luntie A.
Babcock his wife to me well known as the persons they
represent themselves to be personally appeared before me, and then
acknowledged the foregoing instrument, by their signed, to be
their free and voluntary act and deed.
R.H. Allen Notary Public
Received for record Aug 30th 1897 at 9-15 o'clock AM
and recorded by George B. Cross town Clerk
Know All men by these presents, that I
Osmar Edwards of Hopkinton, County of Washington in the
State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor in
consideration of Forty (40) dollars to me paid by George B.
Langworthy I said Hopkinton hereinafter called the grantee
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give,
grant, bargain, sell and convey with the said grantee and
his heirs and assigns forever, the undivided one half of a
certain tract or parcel of land with dwelling house and
other improvements thereon situate on Lonsdale road
so called in the town of Charlestown, County and State
aforesaid described as follows to wit: beginning
but the bea at the southeast corner of the lot herein conveyed &
at the southwest corner of lot owned by S. I. and E. G. Gardner
thence running Northly bounded Eastly by said Gardner
land until it comes to the Northwest corner of said Gardner
lot at a point 20 feet South from the old wall thence Westly
in a direct line 35 feet to the Northwest corner of cottage
lot formerly owned by Ex. M. Vise thence Northly along said
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Vare land to the sea, thence Easterly along the sea, 35 feet to the
front of starting, together with a right to travel on foot or with teams
from the North end of this lot, Westly, & Northerly along the driveway
to the highway near the well. Reserving to Albert D. Pabcock
of said Hopkinton all the severed rights and privileges now belonging
to & owned by him as the owner of the "Pabcock farm" as called,
meaning and intending to convey all my right title and interest
in the tract of land conveyed by said Albert D. Pabcock to the
Grantor & Grantee by said deed August 7 1849.
To have and to hold the aforesaid premises, with all the
privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto and to
the use of the said grantee and his heirs and assigns forever,
And I the said Grantor do hereby for myself and for my
heirs, executors and administrators covenant with the said Grantee
and his heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seized in fee
simple of the said granted premises; that the same are free
from all encumbrances, that I have good right, full power
and lawful authority to sell and convey the same in manner
as aforesaid; that the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns
shall by these premises 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 administrato-
rs shall warrant and defend the same to the said Grantee and
his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and
demands of all persons. And for the consideration
aforesaid I Lillie Edwards wife of said Osman Edwards do
hereby release all my right of dower in and to the said
granted premises with the said Grantee and his heirs and
assigns forever. In witness whereof we have
hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty seventh day of
August in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety seven. (1897)
Signed and sealed in presence of
Eth Allen
Ed Holledge
Osman Edwards L.S.
Lillie Edwards L.S.
State of Rhode Island, County of Washington
On Application on the 27 day of August AD 1897 before me
personally appeared Osman Edwards and Lillie Edwards to be
known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing
instrument and severally acknowledged said instrument by them
executed to be their free act and deed.
E.R. Allen Notary Public
Received for record Aug 30 1897 at 9-15 oclock pm,
and recorded by George Colburn from Relish