The instrument's own words
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In consideration of one dollar to us paid by James
Donley of Westfield R.I. the receipt whereof is hereby duly
acknowledged, we Benjamin T. Bliven and his wife Labbitt
H. Bliven both of Charlestown R.I. hereby covenant & agree
with said James Donley, his executors, administrators and
assigns, That at any time within sixty days from the
19th day of August 1847 we will sell convey & give a
warranty deed in the usual Rhode Island form of a certain
tract of land except the school house lot situated in Charlestown
town in Washington county in said state of Rhode Island
bounded & described as follows to wit, on the North by
land of Frank E Bliven, on the West by a line eighty
feet East of a parallel to the line of the lands of the heirs of
Perry State, on the South by land of said Abbie H.
Bliven, south line both lines of the premises described running
Easterly to a post driven in the ground about one hundred
forty feet East of the East line prolonged of land of
Frank E Bliven, hence running Northerly to a post in
the ground about one hundred fifty feet East of the
East line of said Frank E Bliven, hence Westerly to
a post in the ground, on the East line of said Frank E.
Bliven's land in consideration of the sum of five
hundred dollars to be paid by the said James Donley
on delivery of said deed & that said deed will be delivered
at any time on demand of said Donley & payment of
said five hundred dollars, said land consists of nine
acres more or less & is situated on the Northwest corner
of the farm of said Abbie H Bliven, and also for the
consideration aforesaid to give a quitclaim deed of all
the right title and interest of the said Benj. T Bliven
and Abbie H Bliven, within the said sixty days on
demand & payment of said sum of five hundred dollars
in to the school house lot of about one fourth of an acre
contained within the boundaries aforesaid, and also to
give the said James Donley his heirs and assigns in
perpetuity warranty deed, the right to place a [illegible]
or anchor as many quays as may be necessary a
convenient on land of the said Abbie H Bliven about
to the said premise hereby entrusted to be conveyed, the
consideration for all the land privileges & interests
hereby to be conveyed having been aforesaid, said sum of
five hundred dollars & the right of harbor shore
extending for said term of sixty days & no longer
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands
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& scale this 21st day of August AD 1897
In presence of
George Lewis
Benj. F. Bliven L.S.
Abbie H. Bliven L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
Washington co
In Charlestown in said County on this
21st day of August AD 1897 Benj. F. Bliven & Abbie H.
Bliven his wife personally known to me & known by me
to be the persons who executed the foregoing instrument
personally appeared before me and severally acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by them signed to be their free
& voluntary act and deed
Before me George Lewis
Notary Public
Received for record Sept 24 1897 at 2 15 o'clock PM
and recorded by George Lewis Town Clerk
KNOW All Men by these Presents That I
Joseph B. Tucker of Charlestown, Washington County State
of Rhode Island Newswriter called the Grantor in consideration
of ten dollars and the love and affection I have for my
daughter Sarah E. Brown to me married by her hereinafter
called the Grantee the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
do hereby give, grant bargain, sell and convey unto the
said Grantee and her heirs and assigns forever I certain
lot of land with dwelling house thereon situated in the
village of Charlestown, town of Charlestown, County and State
aforesaid, and bounded as follows, North and East by the land
of Charlestown Mills Company, West by land of William B.
Tucker and South by land of heirs of William Bliven
I 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 her 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 her 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
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