The instrument's own words
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thousand eight hundred and ninety eight,
Signed and sealed in presence of
Joseph E. Laudanphear Echad J. Greene L.S.
Date of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Richmond on the 29th day of July
AD 1898 before me personally appeared Ehad J. Greene
to me known and known them they are to be the party executing
the foregoing instrument and he then acknowledged said
instrument by him executed, to be his free act and deed,
Joseph E. Laudanphear
Notary Public
L.S.
Recording fee 50c
Received for record July 30 1898 at one oclock P.M.
and recorded by George La Tour Town Clerk
Know all men by these Presents That I, J. Hannah
cadmium of Westerly, in the County of Washington and State
of Rhode Island, daughter and sole heir at law of
Joseph D. Rathbun, late of said Westerly, deceased, for and
in consideration of the sum of Fifty dollars well and
truly paid by William Roland Rathbun of said Westerly,
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, buy these presents,
do give, grant, bargain, sell, convey and confirm
unto the said William Roland Rathbun his heirs and
assigns forever, one certain lot of land lying and
being partly in the said town of Westerly and partly
in the town of Charlestown, containing by the calculate
twenty three acres and seventeen rods more or less and
is bounded and described as follows to wit: Beginning
at a stone monument at the Southeast corner of said
lot thence South eighty two degrees West as the fence
now stands 6 1/2 chains, thence South one degree East
6 3/4 chains, thence South fifty eight degrees East 3 1/2
chains, thence South four degrees West 7 1/2 chains, thence
South twenty five degrees West 6 3/4 chains, thence
South seven and one half degrees East 10 chains, thence
thence South nine degrees West 12 3/4 chains, thence
South seventy degrees East 4 3/4 chains, thence North
thirty eight degrees East 1 1/2 chains, thence South
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seventy four degrees East 1 chain, thence North sixty four
degrees East 21 3/4 chains, thence North seventy degrees
West 17 1/2 chains, thence North four degrees West 16 3/4 chain
chance to the first mentioned bound, bounded Northerly
by land now or formerly of the heirs of John Rose, Westerly
by land now or formerly of Bradford Pease, Southerly
by land now or formerly of the heirs of Nathan Taylor and
Easterly by land now or formerly of the heirs of Edward Wilcox,
Being that some lot of land conveyed to said Joseph L.
Rathburn by James Howardall and wife by deed bearing
date July 1st AD 1816 and recorded in the Record Office of
the said town of Westerly in Book No 19 at page 465, together
with the right of way mentioned and referred to in the
aforesaid deed. To have and to hold the said
granted and bargained premises, with all the privileges
and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise
appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
forever. And I the said grantor for myself my heirs, executors
and administrators, do covenant to and with
the said grantee his heirs and assigns, that at and
before the executing 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 hand a full 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 manner or degree restrict or make
void this present deed. Furthermore I the said
grantor for myself any heirs, executors or make
do covenant bind 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
whatsoever, forever to warrant claim and defend by
these presents. And I Joseph L. Smith hubband
of the said Hannah Smith in consideration of the sum
paid as aforesaid, as hereby witness and forever quitclaim
unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns all my
right of courtesy in and to the aforegranted premises.
And testimony whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 11th day of July AD 1828
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Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
William Henry
Hannah Co Smith L.S.
Joseph S. Co Smith L.S.
(seal)
State of Rhode Island &c
Washington Sc
I, in my capacity this 18th day of July next
1798 before me personally appeared Hannah Co Smith and
Joseph S Smith each one known, and known to
me to be the individuals described me, and who executed
the foregoing instrument, and they severally acknowledged
said instrument to be their free acts and deed.
William Henry
Town Clerk
Received for record Aug 15 1798 at 10 30 o'clock the
and entered by George Coloss Town Clerk
To all People to whom these presents shall come,
William R Lewis and Sarah Colesandall both of the
town of Hopkinton, in Washington county in the
State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantors,
Send Greeting, Know ye, that we the said
grantors for land in consideration of the sum of
three (3) Dollars to us in hand, before the enrolling
Hereof well and truly paid by John Talbott of the
town of Pawtucket in Providence county in said
State hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt
whereof we do hereby acknowledge and are therewith
fully satisfied contented and paid; and therefore of
and every part of and parcel thereof do separate, acquit
and discharge the said grantee his heirs, executors and
administrators forever, by these presents, have given
granted bargained hold, alienated, enfeoffed, conveyed
and confirmed, and by these presents do freely, fully
and absolutely give, grant bargain sell, alien,
enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said grantee
his heirs and assign forever, that certain lot of
land, and the buildings and improvements thereon,
situated near Lebanonberg Beach as called in
the town of Charlestown in said Washington County
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