The instrument's own words
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KNOW All Men by these Presents that I John [illegible]
Wilson of the town of Charlestown in the county of Washington and
State of Rhode Island forward in consideration of the sum of three
thousand dollars well and truly paid by Jane M. Whittler of the
city and county of Providence and State of Rhode Island the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged by these presents do grant
bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said Jane M. Whittler
her heirs and assigns forever a certain tract or parcel of land
being and lying in the said town of Charlestown and bounded
and described as follows to wit together with the buildings and
improvements thereon standing except a certain building used
as a fish house located at the head of the cove which the grantor
reserves the right to occupy at any time Beginning at the North
Road at the northwest corner of the premises there Southly
bounded westerly on land now or formerly of the heirs of Benjamin
Harris deceased to the Salt Pond there Easterly by said Salt
Pond it with a stone wall at the head of said Pond and at a stone
in said wall marked "A" there following along said wall till
it comes to the swamp there continuing on in a straight line
through said swamp till it strikes the stone wall on said North
Road at a stone bound set in said stone wall and marked
"B" there following along said North Road parallel with said
wall to the point of peace or beginning Running a piece
of the same premises purchased by this grantor of Charles R
Bahaman of Noblestown in Washington County and said State by
Warrant deed dated March 18th 1795 and recorded in the Land
Evidence Records of said town of Charlestown in Book 10 at
pages 143 and 144 to which said and reference is hereby had
and made and the same is made a part hereof
And the said grantor agrees and with the said grantee
as a part of the consideration of the said deed that when or if
at any time he shall decide to sell the remaining part
of the farm of which the above described tract is a part that
the said grantee shall have first offer on the same and
shall have the privilege of purchasing the same in preference
to any others 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 and my heirs
executors and administrators do covenant to and with the
said grantee his heirs and assigns that at and before the
breaking hour I am the lawful owner of the above
bargained premises and am seized and possessed of the
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32 same, in my own proper right as good, perfect and absolute
estate of inheritance, in full seisin; and have in me good
right to sell and convey the said bargained premises in manner
as aforesaid. And that the said demised demised and bargained
premises with the appurtenances, are free from all encumbrances
of what name or nature soever, that might in any measure
obstruct or make void this present deed.
Further more I the said grantor for myself and my heirs
executors and administrators do covenant 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 secure me
and defend the same.
And I, Martha B.
Mcloop wife of the said John G. Mcloop in consideration of the
sum paid as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quit claim
into 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 29th day of April AD 1879.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of John G. Mcloop L.S.
Joseph Connor Martha B. Mcloop L.S.
Revenue Stamps
$3.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On this twenty ninth day of April
AD 1879 John G. Mcloop and Martha B. Mcloop, both to
me known and known been to me to be the persons described
in and who executed the foregoing instrument personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the within instrument
by them signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed,
Joseph Connor
Notary Public
Received for record April 29 1879 at 4 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George La Rose Town Clerk
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