The instrument's own words
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in and to the said granted premises unto the said grantee and
his heirs and assigns forever.
Its Witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this twenty fourth day of September in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety six.
Signed and sealed in presence of
M. A. Harrington
John S. Kenyon Lst
Alice H. Kenyon Lst
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
In Providence on the twenty eighth day
of September AD 1896 before me personally appeared
John S. Kenyon and Alice H. Kenyon his wife to me
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.
Adoniram J. Cushing
J. S. Gary Public
Received for record Feb 18, 1898 at 11 oclock AM
and returned by George S. Brown Town Clerk
To All People to whom these Presents shall come, We
Thomas R. Phillips (devisee of Harriet R. Phillips deceased) of the town
of Hopkinton in Washington County State of Rhode Island
and Alanson A. Pabitor and Celina M. Pabitor his wife
in right of said wife both of East Greenwich in Kent
County in said State of Rhode Island hereinafter called
the grantors. Send Greeting Know Ye, that we the said
grantors for and in consideration of the sum of ten (10)
dollars to us in hand before the sealing hereof well and
truly paid by Daniel B. Phillips of Hopkinton in said Washingto
county hereinafter called the grantee the receipt whereof we
do hereby acknowledge and do hereby fully satisfied, contented
and paid and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof
do operate acquit and discharge the said grantee his heirs
executors and administrators forever by these presents here
given, granted, bargained, sold, alienated, enfeoffed, conveyed
and confirmed, and by these presents do freely, fully and and
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absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, alienate, convey,
and confirm unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns
forever! The undersigned one half part of certain lots or parcels
of land, and the buildings thereon situated in Charlestown in
said Washington County marked 3 on a plat on file in the
said office in said Charlestown marked "Plan of Althing
into Smoothstone Park" bounded as follows, westerly by
lands now or formerly of Daniel F. Babcock and others,
Easterly lot No 2 D. Fenwickly by the sea, Northerly by
lot No 4 H. Rice said F. Babcock lot abuts to Harriet S. Halls
etc recorded in said Book page 420 & 424 land
evidence of said Charlestown, also that said tenement
described is as follows, Beginning at the Northeast corner of
the above lot 133 there Northesterly along the line of
Ed. Gardner about 280 feet to his Southeast corner, thence
Southerly in the direction of a line drawn from said corner
to the Northeast corner of land of Mrs. E. Harris 30 feet
thence Northwesterly in a direct line to the Northwest corner
of said Harris' land, thence Westerly along land now or
formerly of Albert H. Babcock to the first mentioned point
with a right of way to travel on foot or with teams
in a direct line from the Southeast corner of said each
described lot to the highway at the mill.
To have and to hold, the said granted and bargained premises
with all the appurtenances, privileges, and commodities
to the same belonging, or in any way appertaining to the
said grantee his heirs and assigns forever to this and
their only proper use, benefit and behoof forever. And
we the said grantor for ourselves and our heirs, executors
and administrators do covenant promise and grant to
and with said grantee his heirs and assigns that at
all and before the sealing hereof we the sole and
lawful owner of the above bargained premises, and are
lawfully seized and possessed of the same in our own further
right as good, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple, and have in absolute good right full
power and lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey
and confirm the said bargained premises in manner as
aforesaid. And that the said grantee his heirs and
assigns, shall and may from time to time, and at all times
forever hereafter, by the force and virtue of these presents,
fully, peaceably and quietly have, hold use, occupy,
possess and enjoy the said demised and bargained
premises with the appurtenances free and clear and
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freely and clearly acquitted remunerated and discharged of and
from all and all beise manners of forever or other gifts, grants,
bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, wills, entails, jointures, doweries,
judgments, executions and encumbrances, of what name or
nature whatsoever, that might in any measure or degree, belittle
or make void this present deed.
But whereas the said grantors for ourselves and our heirs,
executors and administrators do covenant and engage the
above described premises to the said grantee his heirs and
assigns against the lawful claims or demands of any
person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant, seise and
defend by these presents.
And I the said
Alana M. Palmetto 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
in and to the aforementioned premises,
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 20th day of August in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety four.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
J. R. Connell
Henry A. Thomas
albedo M. Palmetto
Alana M. Palmetto
T. R. Bellks L.S.
Alana M. Palmetto L.S.
Hanson H. Palmetto L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss,
County of Kent Sc. On this
twenty fourth day of August AD 1894 Alana M. Palmetto
personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act
and deed; and then and there the above named Alana M. Palmetto
also personally appeared before me and was by me summoned
privity and apart from her said husband and while so privately
and apart I showed and explained to her the foregoing instrument
by her signed and she acknowledged the same to be her free and
voluntary act and deed, and declared to me that she did not
wish to retract the same. Henry A. Thomas Justice of the Peace
State of Rhode Island ss County of Washington Sc. I, Sophronia
in said County this 20th day of August AD 1894 personally appeared before
me T. R. Bellks and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him
signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed. Edward J. Connell
Recorded in record book 24 p 118 1894 Reg. Off. Antony Bellks
and attested by George Clancey Clerk of Court
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