The instrument's own words
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Know All Men by these presents, That we, Mary
A. Sewall, of Galbeathie, Scotland and David McS, Sewall of
Westerly, in the county of Washington in the State of Rhode Island,
copartners doing business in Westerly and Charlestown, in said
State of Rhode Island under the firm name of Joseph Sewall &
Company hereinafter called the grantors, in consideration of
One Hundred Dollars and other valuable considerations to us paid
by the Smith & Sewall Granite Company, a corporation duly
incorporated under the laws of the State of Rhode Island and,
doing business in Westerly in said State, hereinafter called the
grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do
hereby give, grant bargain sell, sell and convey unto the said
grantee, and its successors and assigns forever, all and
singular the lands, tenements and hereditaments of every nature
and description, situate in the towns of Westerly and Charlestown
in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island, which
the said grantors held seized and possessed of in the second
day of January Act 1877 and including the grant estate
conveyed to Joseph Sewall deceased by deed from Horatio
Robinson Thompson and Eliza Palmer, dated the 8th day
of June 1853, and recorded in Land Records of said Westerly
in Book No 27 at pages 136 and 137 reference thereto being
hereby had and made for a further particular description of said
grant estate which consists of about thirty five acres
extended partly in Charlestown and partly in Westerly,
both in said Washington county, and said deed is also
recorded in said Charlestown in deed Book No 12 at
page 441; also another tract of land conveyed by Milliam
S. Sewall estate also to the aforesaid Mary Sewall and said
David McS. Sewall by deed dated the 9th day of November 1798,
consisting of a certain lot of land with the improvements
thereon, situated in the town of Charlestown aforesaid and
recorded in Land Evidences of said Charlestown in Book No
11 at pages 491 and 492 reference thereto being hereby had
and made for a more particular description, also another
tract of land lying in Westerly aforesaid and containing
by estimation about ten acres, conveyed to Joseph Sewall
by John Sewall by deed dated the 21st day of January 1833,
said recorded in Land Evidences of said Westerly in
Book No 26 at page 22 reference thereto being made, said
last mentioned tract being a part of the homestead farm
of Perry Healy, deceased; which the said John Sewall
purchased of Henry Healy, and others by deed dated
November 8th 1844 and recorded in Land Records of
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Westerly aforesaid in Book No 23 at page 53 et seq, reference
being made thereto; also another tract of land situated in
Charlestown aforesaid purchased by Mary A. Kenwall and
David H. Kenwall as Joseph Kenwall and Company, from
Elias & Is. Babcock et al, by deed bearing date of December
29th 1878, being a part of the "Brunswick Babcock's lot" so
called containing about ten acres, said deed being recorded
in said Charlestown in Book No 13 at page 516 et seq, reference
thereto being hereby made; also two other tracts of land
purchased by the said Henry A. Kenwall and David H.
Kenwall from the said Elias & Is. Babcock et al, by deed
dated the 29th day of December 1878 and recorded in Westerly
aforesaid in Book No 33 at page 378, reference thereto being
hereby made. the first of said two tracts lying partly in
Charlestown and partly in Westerly and bordering by
estimation about seven and one half acres; the second
tract lying in Westerly and being a part of the said
Babcock estate,
To have and to hold the aforesaid
granted premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances
thereto belonging, unto and to the use of the said grantee
and its successors 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 its successors 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 its successor and
assigns, shall by their presents 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 its successor and
assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of
all persons.
And for the consideration
aforesaid, I Mary E. Kenwall wife of said David H.
Kenwall, do hereby release all my right of dower in
and to the said granted premises unto the said grantee
and its successors and assigns forever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this twelfth day of January A.D 1899
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Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Thomas A. Carroll
[illegible] all signatures
Mary A. Sewall L.S.
David M. Sewall L.S.
Mary E. Sewall L.S.
State of Rhode Island
Providence Ss.
In Providence, on the eighteenth day of
January AD, 1899, before me personally appeared the above
named Mary A. Sewall, David M. Sewall and Mary E.
Sewall wife of said David M. Sewall, each to me known
and known to be by me to be the parties executing the foregoing
instrument and they severally acknowledged said instrument
by them executed it to be their free act and deed.
Thomas A. Carroll
Notary Public L.S.
Revenue Stamps
$2.25
Received for record Feb 6 1899 at Northolt St.
and recorded by George Close Town Clerk
This Indenture made this second day of January
AD, 1899, by and between the Smith & Sewall Granite
Company, a corporation duly created and existing under
and by virtue of the laws of the State of Rhode Island,
party of the first part, and the Industrial Trust Company
a corporation duly created and existing under and by
virtue of the laws of the State of Rhode Island, hereinafter
called the Trustee, party of the second part.
Witnesseth, Whereas the Smith & Sewall Granite
Company is desirous of purchasing and acquiring the
property of the Dwight Sewall Company, and whereas
to enable such purchase to be made and to effect the
other purposes in this indenture expressed, the Smith
& Sewall Granite Company has duly determined to
issue its bonds, to the amount of $20,000, numbered
consecutively from 1 to 400, both inclusive, for $50 each
the payment of all said bonds, interest as well as
principal to be secured by these presents, and said
bonds and the coupons and trustee's certificates thereon
to be issuable as follows: