The instrument's own words
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to be published in the Westerly Daily Sun, a public newspaper
published in Westerly, R.I. that said notice was published
once a week for four successive weeks prior to the day of
sale; that said sale was on the 12th day of August 1897
at one o'clock P.M., on the premises made in my presence
and under my direction by Samuel B. Hopkins as auctioneer
of said Cohassetown, pursuant to the notice of sale
foregoing, a copy thereof is hereto annexed and is as
follows,
And I further depose and say that I am duly
qualified by law to sell said premises as aforesaid
and that the statements made in the foregoing deed
are correct George Loboss
Administrator
Subscribed and sworn to in Cohassetown this 23rd day
of August 1897 Before me E. H. Kenyon
Notary Public
Received for record Oct 18th 1897 at 10-30 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George Loboss Town Clerk
KNOW All men by these Presents, That We
Benjamin F. Bliven and Abbie H. Bliven wife of said
Benjamin F. and in right of said Abbie of Cohassetown
R.I. hereinafter called the Grantors in consideration of
one dollar and other considerations to us paid by James
Dowley of Westerly R.I. 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 land, assigns forever, a certain tract of land
situated in said Cohassetown, containing nine acres more
or less and bounded as follows to wit: on the North by
land of Frank E. Bliven, on the East by a line straightly
but slightly out of east and parallel to the line of the land of the
heirs of Perry Healy to a stone post about three hundred and
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ten feet from the Southwest corner of said lot, on the South
by land of said Jno. owna, said South line running Easterly
to a post driven in the ground about one hundred and fifty
feet East of the East line prolonged of land of Frank B.
Bliven, thence running Southerly to a post in the ground
about one hundred and fifty feet East of the East line of
said Frank B. Bliven, thence Westerly to a post in the ground
on the East line of said Frank B. Bliven, reserving however
in said described tract the house lot of about one fourth
of an acre, and also to give the said James Donley his
heirs and assigns in and by said warranty deed the right
to place weather a anchor as many guy ropes as may be
necessary or convenient on land of the said Noble H. Bliven
adjoining to the said premises hereby conveyed,
To have and to hold the aforementioned premises, with all
the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging, unto
and to the use of the said grantee and his heirs and assigns
forever. And we the said Grantors do hereby for ourselves
and for our heirs, executors and administrators covenant
with the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns that we
are lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises
that the same are free from all encumbrances that we
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 their prizes
present at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have
and enjoy the said premises, and that we the said Grantors
will, and our heirs, executors and administrators shall warrant
and defend the same to the said grantee and his heir and
assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands
of all persons. In witness whereof we have
hereunto set our hands and seals this 27th day of September
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven
Signed and sealed
Benj. F. Bliven L.S.
Abie H. Bliven L.S.
in presence of
George B. Cross [illegible]
State of Rhode Island, County of Washington
In North Kingston the 27 day of Sept, 1827 before me personally
appeared Benjamin F. Bliven and Abie H. Bliven known to me known and
known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and they
severally acknowledged said instrument they meant it to be their
free act and deed. George Belrose Notary Public
Received and recorded Oct 18 1827 at 11-15 o'clock p.m.
and returned by George Belrose Town Clerk
The page as recorded
