The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents, That We Elias L. Babcock
William De Landall with his wife Sarah De Landall in right of said
Sarah all of Hopkinton in Washington County State of Rhode Island
and Albert G. Babcock and Herbert Babcock both of said Hopkinton
said heirs at law of mary R. Babcock deceased, late of said Hopkinton
therefore we respectively denote Albert G. Babcock & Herbert Babcock and
Samuel L. Babcock of Providence in said county in consideration
of the sum of one hundred (100 $) dollars to us paid by Henry
S. Sewall of Narragansett in Deslandall and David M. Sewall of
Westerly in State of Rhode Island certain partners in said Westerly
under the firm name of Joseph Sewall & Company the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release and
forever quitclaim unto the said Henry A. Sewall &
David M. Sewall doing business as aforesaid Their heirs and
assigns forever, all the right title, Interest property, claim
and demand, which we have have, or of right ought to have,
or claim, in and to a certain tract or parcel of land lying
partly in Westerly & partly in Charlestown, containing by
estimation seven and one half acres, be it move or less being
the same land conveyed to Jared Babcock by Shebaldoc Babcock
by deed dated September 4th 1836 & described as follows,
To wit: Beginning at the Northeast corner of said lot at a
walnut tree standing by the highway in said Charlestown,
from thence Southerly & bounded Easterly by said highway
until it arrive at the Southeast corner of land belonging to the
heirs of Shebaldoc Babcock, from thence Westerly as said heirs
border line runs as for that is a direct North line to land of
Jordan Gardner & Isaac Vans as will make the said seven
& one half acres, hence Easterly & bounded Northerly by said
Gardner & Vans land to the first mentioned boundary also
another tract or parcel of land lying in Westerly aforesaid
being a lot conveyed to Jared Babcock by deed from Joseph
Bishop dated May 6th AD 1839 & described in said deed as
follows to wit: Beginning at the Southwest corner of said lot
thence East bounded North by land of Jordan Gardner or Vans
until it comes to land of the aforesaid Jared Babcock; thence
South bounded East by said Babcock land until it comes to
the land of heirs of Shebaldoc Babcock, thence West bounded
south beside said Babcock land until it comes to land
belonging to the grantor, thence North bounded West by bounded
land as the wall now stands " extending to concur with the
aforesaid grantees all the land belonging to the said grantees
force belonging to the estate of said Jared Babcock, lying on
the West side of the highway leading from Narragansett to the West Road
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520 so called, To have and to hold the same with all the rights,
privileges and appurtenances thereto appertaining, unto and to the
use of Then the said his said Mary A. Sewall & David W. G. Sewall doing
business as aforesaid their heirs and assigns forever. And we the
aforenamed Grantors for ourselves and for our heirs, executors and
administrators do covenant with the said his said Mary A. Sewall &
David W. G. Sewall doing business as aforesaid their heirs and
assigns that we will warrant and defend the aforementioned
premises unto the said his said Mary A. Sewall & David W. G. Sewall
doing business as aforesaid their heirs and assigns forever against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by
through or under us. And we Martha J. Babcock wife
of Elias L. Babcock & Martha P. Babcock wife of Samuel L. Babcock
& Ella J. Babcock wife of Herbert L. Babcock & Lantie Babcock
wife of said Al Babcock in consideration of the sum of five
dollars to me paid do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said
his said Mary A. Sewall & David W. G. Sewall doing business
as aforesaid their heirs and assigns all right and right of love
and list in the aforesaid described premises.
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 29th day of December in the year of our lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety eight.
Signed and sealed in presence of
(Witness) Gbr H. Colney esq & S. B. P. Hyde, Elias L. Babcock L.S.
Martha J. Babcock L.S.
Augustus Ledrwidge Samuel L. Babcock L.S.
Augustus Ledrwidge Martha P. Babcock L.S.
Augustus Ledrwidge William L. Babcock L.S.
Augustus Ledrwidge Sarah E. Babcock L.S.
Edmer E. Kenyon Herbert L. Babcock L.S.
Ella J. Babcock L.S.
Al Babcock L.S.
Lantie Al Babcock L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
Ss On Hopkinton on the 29th day of December
AD 1898 before me personally appeared Al Babcock and
Lantie Al Babcock his wife to me known and known by me
to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and they
acknowledged said instrument to be their executed to be their
free act and deed.
Edmer E. Kenyon
Notary Public
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521
Washington County
In Hopkinton on the 29th day of December AD 1841
before me personally appeared Elias Co. Babcock & his wife Martha
J. Babcock to me known and known by me to be the parties
executing the foregoing instrument & they acknowledged said
instrument by their signed to be their act and deed
Geo A. Hibney
Notary Public
SS
Washington Co
In Richmond on the 29th day of December 1841
before me personally appeared Daniel S. Babcock this his wife
Martha B. Babcock to me known & known by me to be the
parties executing the foregoing instrument & they acknowledged
said instrument by their signed to be their act and deed
Herbert E. Lewis
Notary Public
Washington Co
In Hopkinton on the 30th day of December
1841 before me personally appeared William G. Conradall
and his wife Sarah G. Conradall & Ella J. Babcock & w
residing said county on this day year aforementioned before
me also personally appeared Albert Co. Babcock husband
of the aforesaid Ella J. Babcock all to me known and
known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing
instrument & they severally acknowledged said instrument
by them executed to be their free & voluntary act and
deed. Oliver E. Grant
Notary Public
Received for record January 11 1842 at 3.30 o'clock PM,
and recorded per George Clones Town Clerk