The instrument's own words
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444 Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Enoch M. Vars
Gilbert S. Babcock SS
Danter A. Babcock SS
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington So
Before me the undersigned Notary this 15th day of August
AD 1843 personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument, by him signed to be his free
and voluntary act and deed.
Enoch M. Vars
Notary Public
SS
Received for record July 30 1843 at 9 30 oclock After.
and recorded by George La Cross Town clerk
KNOW all Men by these Presents, That
I Edwin G. Gardiner of Boston in the County of
Suffolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts in
consideration of one dollar and other good and valuable
consideration paid by Frank Hosie of Danbury in
the State of Connecticut the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, do hereby remise, release and forever
quitclaim unto the said Frank Hosie A certain
Tract or parcel of land lying being on Dunscreening Neck
so called in the town of Westerly, Washington
County, State of Rhode Island, and bounded and
described as follows, Beginning at a point on the
Sea, Forty Three (43) feet East from the southeast
corner of a cottage lot where a family owned by Colenus
G. Brandall, once resided marking westerly on a line parallel
with said Brandalls east line to the new street or
roadway, lately marked out, thence Easterly bounded
Northerly by said new street or roadway fifty one (51)
feet thence Southerly in a straight line and parallel
to the West boundary line of this lot to the Sea thence
westerly along the sea shore forty (40) feet to the first
mentioned bound or place of beginning. Subject to 1/10
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reservations contained in a deed from Albert S. Babcock to
Leander F. and Edwin L. Gardiner dated Sept 6, 1893 and
recorded in Land Evidence of said Charlestown Book No 13
Page 18. For my title see above mentioned deed from
said Babcock to me dated August 14 1895, also a deed
from Leander F. Gardiner to me dated March 7, 1887, and
recorded in Book No 14 page 132 and 133 of the records of
deeds in the town of Charlestown, State of Rhode Island.
I give and to hold the granted premises with all the
privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging to the said
Frank House and his heirs and assigns to their own use
and behalf forever. And I do hereby for myself and my
heirs executors and administrators, covenant with the said
grantee and his heirs and assigns that the granted premises
are free from all incumbrances made or suffered by me
except as aforesaid, and that I will and my heirs
executors and administrators shall warrant and defend
the same to the said grantee and his heirs and assigns
forever against the lawful claims and demands of all
persons claiming by trough, or under me except as
aforesaid but against none other.
In witness whereof I the said Edwin L. Gardiner
being unmarried hereto set my hand and seal
this twenty second day of July in the year one
thousand nine hundred and three.
Signed and sealed in presence of
Owen La Brothey Edwin L. Gardiner LS.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Suffolk SS. July 24, 1903 Then personally appeared
the above named Edwin L. Gardiner and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument to be his free act and deed,
Before me Isaa. F. Husker
Notary Public LS.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Suffolk SS. Clerk office of Superior Court
I Jos. H. Millard of Boston in said County
duly elected qualified and sworn as Clerk of the Superior
Court for and within said County and Commonwealth
dwelling in Boston in said County, said Court
being a court of record with a seal which is here to
office. The records and seal of which Court I have
in the custody do herein and hereby in the performance
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of my duty as said clerk, certify and attest that
Mrs. R. Tucker before whom the annexed affidavit, proof
or acknowledgment was taken and subscribed is a
Notary Public for, within, and including the whole of
said Commonwealth doing business in said county
and did business in said county when said proof or
acknowledgment purports to have been made, duly
appointed, qualified, sworn and authorized
by the laws of said Commonwealth to act as such, and
also fully authorized by the laws of said Commonwealth
to take affidavits and take and certify proofs of
acknowledgment of deeds of conveyance for lands, tenements,
hereditaments lying and being in said commonwealth in
any part thereof and to be recorded therein, wherever situated
and however bounded, that he was at the time of
taking the affidavit, proof or acknowledgment hereunto
annexed, a Notary Public that his faith and
credit are and ought to be given to his official acts,
that I am well acquainted with his signature and
handwriting, and I verily believe that the signature
to the said affidavit, proof or acknowledgment is
genuine, and further, that the annexed instrument
is executed and acknowledged according to the laws
of said commonwealth.
Witness my hand and the seal of said court at
Boston in said county and commonwealth this
23nd day of July A.D. 1903.
S.S. Jos. A. Willard Clerk
Received for record July 30 1903 at 9-30 oclock A.M.
and recorded by Pregege [illegible] Town Clerk