The instrument's own words
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42 Know all men by these presents, that we Thomas J.
Webster and Kellie P. Webster wife of said Thomas J.
Webster and in right of dower of Charlestown, County of Washington
State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of
seven hundred dollars to me paid by Phebe J. Hood and her
minor children Everette T. Hood, Annie L. Hood, Mary L. Hood,
and Charles L. Hood all of said Charlestown the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release
and forever quitclaim with the said Phebe J. Hood and her
children during her natural life and after her to her said children,
their heirs and assigns forever, all the right title interest
property claim and demand, which we now have or of
right ought to have or claim, in and to three certain tracts
of land situated in said Charlestown. The first tract contains
by estimation twenty first acres more or less with a dwelling
house and other buildings thereon standing and is bounded
Easterly by a highway Southerly by land formerly of the
heirs of Jonathan Healy Westerly by land of the heirs of
Jacob Perry and Northerly by a brook running from the highway,
to a pond thence Northerly to the Northeast corner of land of the
heirs of Jacob Perry. The second tract contains three acres
more or less bounded on the West partly by land of the heirs
of George W. Beverage and partly by land formerly of Jason P.
Allen on the North by land of the heirs of Hope Colebank etc,
and on the East partly bounded by land of heirs of Hope Colebank and
partly by the highway, and southerly partly by land of
said banks heirs the wall now marks land partly by land of
Samuel Green. The third tract contains forty acres
more or less bounded as follows on the West by a highway
on the North by land of William Head on the East by the
land of Geo. W. Beverage and on the South by land of
John R. Browning or however either of said tracts may be
confounded, to have and to hold the same
with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto
appertaining, unto and to the use of the said Phebe J. Hood
for and during her natural life and after her to her said
children their heirs and assigns forever. And we
the aforementioned Thomas J. and Kellie P. Webster to ourselves
and for our heirs executors and administrators, do covenant
with the said Phebe J. Hood and her said children their heirs
and assigns that we will warrant and defend the
aforesaid premises unto the said Phebe J. Hood
and her said children their heirs and assigns forever
against the lawful claims and demands of all persons
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clearing by, through or under me.
In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 7 day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety nine.
Signed and sealed in presence of
George G. Cross
Rosanna Stamp
Wt.
Thomas J. Webster L.S.
Hettie F. Webster L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Charlestown on the 7th day of July
AD 1899 before me personally appeared Thomas J. Webster and
Hettie F. Webster his wife to me known, and known by me to
be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and they acknowledge
said instrument by them executed to be their free act and deed.
George G. Cross
Notary Public
Received for record July 7 1899 at 4 oclock PM.
and recorded by George G. Cross Town Clerk
KNOW All Men by these Presents, That I, Bethuel
Webster of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island
in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars to me paid
by Thomas J. Webster of Charlestown aforesaid the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim
unto him the said Thomas J. Webster his heirs and assigns forever,
all the right, title, interest, property, claim and demand, which
I have have, or of right ought to have, or claim or indeed and to a
certain lot of land situated in said Charlestown containing by
estimation fourteen acres more or less with a dwelling house
and other buildings thereon standing, bounded Northerly by
kind of [illegible] Johnson, Easterly by land of Mary Colesseu
Southerly partly by land of William Belland and partly by
land of Amos & Percival Harris and James B. Lucume and
Westerly by a highway, or however otherwise bounded,
To have and to hold the same, with all the rights,
privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining, unto
and to the use of him the said Thomas J. Webster his heirs
and assigns forever. And I the aforementioned Bethuel
Webster for myself and for my heirs, executors and
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