The instrument's own words
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before me personally appeared Samuel E. Lathrop and Settler O'
Lathrop to me known and known me to be the parties executing
the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged said instrument
by them executed to be their free and act deed.
Before me Robert L. Lathrop
Justice of the Peace
Received for record July 8th 1851 at 6 oclock 1/2 p m,
and recorded by George Cox, clk. [signature]
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I
George W. Webster and Lucy A. Webster his wife and in right of
said Lucy, of Charlestown, County of Washington State of R I
in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to be paid by my descendant
A. Howard, Abraham A. Howard and Catherine R. Howard heirs of Rhode
and Fred T. Howard of Charlestown in said county and state
the receipt whereof i do hereby acknowledge have given convened
received and forever quitclaimed, and by these presents do
remise release and forever quitclaim, unto them the whole little
mantle tree house with every thing thereon, and the right little
lot together forty-four rods and more, which i no more
have, or right might have to have or claim in and to a certain
tract of land undivided in said village known as "the hollow" and
described as follows beginning at the stone of Lathrop's corner
Road at a normal height and at the wall between "Point
Meadow" and "Cox's hollow" as called, thence southeasterly
said wall twenty feet to stone marked "H", thence south
said wall twenty feet to stone marked "H", thence south
Northerly along said wall until no evidence of it exists
marked in said wall, thence Easterly at right angles
with said wall fifty five feet to stone cornered parallel
with said wall and fifty five feet from the line of the
shore of said Pond, thence Northerly along said line to the
place of beginning, containing mutual boundaries their
heirs and assigning a convenient right of way to have
either with horse or wagon or on foot as well the form of said premises
from the North West to the South East boundary cornered
Northerly and Easterly by land of granted, boundedly
by Lathrop's Pond wall Westerly by said wall cornered
of Phil B. Kenyon and further by W. Brooks or however
otherwise bounded, To have and to hold
the same with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances
thereunto belonging from the said Mr Howard
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228 Hiram J. Cornell, Charles P. Laurphear & Fred M. Tucker
their heirs and assigns forever. And we the
aforenamed Geo. W. & Lucy A. Webster for ourselves and for
our heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant with
the said grantees their heirs and assigns, that we will
warrant and defend the aforesaid premises unto
the said grantees their heirs and assigns forever, against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming
by, through or under us. In testimony whereof we
have hereunto set our hands and seals this 13 day of July
in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
one.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
George La Cross. George W. Webster L.S.
Lucy A. Webster L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington.
On Charleston on the 13 day of July
A.D. 1901 before me personally appeared George W. Webster
and Lucy A. Webster his wife known and known
by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument
and they acknowledged said instrument by their seals
to be their free act and deed. George La Cross
Notary Public
Received for record July 15th 1901 at 18-30 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George La Cross from letters
This is to certify that whereas, on the first day of
January 1867, The New York, Providence and Boston Railroad
Company, a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of
the States of Rhode Island and Connecticut, executed and
delivered to Samuel Sloan and James Broman citizens of
the city of New York, trustees of a mortgage, reference to which
is hereby made, to secure the payment of one million dollars
of its bonds, and whereas said company subsequently entered
into bond secured by said mortgage, which became due
on the first day of January 1897. And whereas The
New York, Providence and Boston Railroad Company was
merged into and consolidated with The New York...