The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that we Henry &
Green and Mary to Green his wife in right of said wife, of Charlestown,
town Washington County and State of Rhode Island, Howard
Champlain of the city of Cincinnati, in the State of Ohio, Edmund C.
Champlain and Eliza C Champlain his wife, in right of said wife,
Joshua G. Champlain, Maria A. Champlain, Joseph H. Champlain
and Bottice R. Champlain his wife all of South Kingstown in said
County of Washington hereinafter called the Grantors, in consider
ation of the sum of one dollar ($1.00) and other good and
valuable considerations to us paid by Forrest M. Green of
Charlestown, Washington County and State of Rhode Island
hereinafter called the Grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged do hereby give, grant, bargain sell and convey
unto the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns forever,
two certain tracts or lots of land which are situated in said
Charlestown and are bounded and described as follows, viz:
The first tract or lot of land contains four (4) acres, be the
same more or less, and is bounded on the North by the parcel of
mine, (so called) on the East by the "new town line" between the
towns of South Kingstown and Charlestown and the lands of the
Grantee, on the South by land of Robert C. Holloway and on
the West by a line drawn where the "old town line" between
said towns used to be located, and by the lands of Phebe A.
Holloway and Robert C. Holloway. His second
tract or lot of land contains three (3) acres be the same more
or less, and is bounded on the North by land of Robert A.
Holloway, on the East by the "new town line" between the towns
of South Kingstown and Charlestown and the lands of the
Grantee, on the South by land of Henry S. Green and on
the West by a line drawn where the "old town line" between
said towns used to be located and by land of Forrest M.
Green. The above described tracts or lots of Land were
formerly owned and occupied by the late Stephen Green,
and the said Mary Mc Green, I the owner of an undivided
one half part and, the said Howard Champlain, Eliza C.
Champlain, Joshua G. Champlain, Maria A. Champlain and
Joseph H. Champlain are the owners of the other undivided
one half part, or however the said tracts or lots of Land may
be bounded or described. To have and to hold the aforesaid
premises with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto
belonging unto and to the use of the said Grantee and his
heirs 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 his
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heirs and assigns, that we are lawfully seized in fee simple of the said
granted premises; that the same are free from all incumbrances 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
his heirs and assigns shall by these presents at all times hereafter
peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the said premises, and that
we the said Grantors with and our heirs, executors and administrators
shall warrant and defend the same to the said Grantee and to
his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands
of all persons. And for the consideration aforesaid, I, the
said Lottie R. Champlin wife of the said Joseph M. Champlin do hereby
release all my right of dower in and to the said granted premises
unto the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 12th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and seven.
Signed and sealed in presence of
Geo W. Conway is W. M. Champlin Henry S. Greene L.S.
Charles Co. Conway is his wife Charles C. Greene L.S.
John W. Fraunce Horace Champlin L.S.
Edmund B. Champlin L.S.
Eliza E. Champlin L.S.
Joshua R. Champlin L.S.
Maria A. Champlin L.S.
Joseph M. Champlin L.S.
Lottie R. Champlin L.S.
Charles Greene notary
public
John W. Fraunce
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Charlestown on the 27th day of January
AD 1907 before me personally appeared Henry S. Greene, Charles
C. Greene, Edmund B. Champlin, Eliza E. Champlin, Joshua R.
Champlin, Joseph M. Champlin and Lottie R. Champlin to
me known and known by me to be the parties executing the
foregoing instrument and they then acknowledged said
instrument by them executed, to be their free act and deed.
Charles J. Greene Notary Public L.S.
State of Ohio
County of [blank]
In the city of Cincinnati on the 12 day of January
AD 1907 before me personally appeared Horace
Champlin and Maria A. Champlin to me known
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and known by me to be the persons executing the foregoing
instrument and they then acknowledged said instrument by
them executed, to be their free act and deed.
Charles C. Coomaney
Notary Public Hamilton County
Ohio S.S.
The State of Ohio
Hamilton County S.S.
I Geo. B. Harts Clerk of the Court of Common
Pleas, a court of record within and for the County and State
aforesaid, do hereby certify that I appear of record in those offices
that Charles C. Coomaney whose name is subscribed to the
annexed instrument was at the time of taking such proof or
acknowledgment a Notary Public, in and for said County,
duly commissioned and qualified, and duly authorized
to administer oaths to take acknowledgments of deeds etc
And further, that I am well and truly acquainted with the
handwriting of said Charles C. Coomaney and verily
believe that the signature to the said certificate or proof
of acknowledgment is genuine.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the Seal of said Court at Cincinnati
this 14th day of January A.D. 1897.
Geo. B. Harts Clerk
By Doris N. Reif Deputy
Received for record Feb 18 1897 at 11 oclock A.M.
and returned by George L Cross Town Clerk