The instrument's own words
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Know All Men by these Presents, That I Foster
jugger of Westerly, County of Washington State of Rhode
Island for and in consideration of the sum of eighteen
hundred dollars well and truly paid by Oliver B Macomber
of said Westerly the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
by these presents do grant bargain sell convey and
confirm unto the said Oliver B Macomber his heirs and
assigns forever, certain lots or tracts of land lying &
being in said Westerly with all the buildings & improvements
thereon standing, the first two tracts are those described in a
certain indenture made and sealed between Elias
Saunders & Harriet Burke (now Harriet Barkin) bearing
date February 20th AD 1879 & is recorded in Land Evidence
Records of said Westerly Book No 24 at page 137 reference
being here made to said indentures for the bounds of said
premises & the same are made a part of these presents
hereby excepting out of & reserving from the second of
said first two tracts being the wet lot called the "sawing
lot" containing five acres & being a piece of land nearly
square marked by stones bounded & lying on the west side
of the highway, The third lot or parcel is that some other
parcel which was conveyed to Harriet Barkin by deed
from Elias Saunders bearing date Feby 20th AD 1879 and
is recorded in Land Evidence of said Westerly Book 24
at page 105 reference to said deed being here made for the
bounds of said premises & the same are made a part of these
presents, And I do also hereby convey the march lot lying
& being in Charlestown County State aforesaid & described
in the said indenture herein before mentioned & referred to,
meaning & intending & I do hereby convey unto the said
Oliver P Macomber these same tracts & parcels of land which
were conveyed to me the said Foster Jugger by as described
in the deed from Edge H. Place & others bearing date June 3rd
1884 & is recorded in Land Evidence Records of said Westerly
Book No 23 at page 533 reference to said deed being here had
& made excepting out of the same the five acres reserved as
a farmstead, 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 appur
taining to the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever,
and I the said grantor for myself my heirs executors
and administrators do covenant with and with the
said grantee his heirs and assigns that at and
before the ensealing hereof I am the lawful owner of
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The above bargained premises, and am seized and possessed of
the same, in my own proper right, as good, perfect and absolute
estate of inheritance in fee simple; and have in me good right
to sell and convey the said bargained premises, in manner as
aforesaid. And that the said seized and bargained
premises, with the appurtenances are free from all encumbrances
of what name or nature soever, that might in any measure
or degree obstruct or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said grants for myself 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 whatever, forever to warrant secure and
defend by these presents. And Mary E. Jagger wife of
said Foster Jagger in consideration of the sum paid aforesaid
do hereby release and forever quit claim in unto the said grantee
his heirs and assign all my right of dower in and to the
aforegranted premises,
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 19th day of March AD. 1887
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
William Hosney Foster Jagger L.S.
as to Foster Jagger
Mary E. Jagger L.S.
Libbie J. Meaur
as to Mary E. Jagger
State of Rhode Island etc
Washington
In Testimony this 19th day of March
AD. 1887 Foster Jagger personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the within instrument by him signed to
be his free and voluntary act and deed
William Hosney
Town Clerk
Received for record April 19 1801 at 10 15 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George W. Corras Town Clerk