The instrument's own words
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448 the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and three,
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
George B. Cross Billings D. Macomber L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Charlestown on the 30th day of
July AD 1903 before me personally appeared Billings
D. Macomber to me known and known by me to be
the party executing the foregoing instrument and he
acknowledged said instrument by him executed, to
be his free act and deed, George B. Cross
Notary Public
Received for record Aug 3, 1903 at 2 oclock PM.
and recorded by George B. Cross Town Clerk.
KNOW all MEN by these Presents,
That I Isaac Briggs of Westerly, County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor
in consideration of five ($5) paid to me paid by Ruth
Briggs of Cahaway, in the town of Hopkinton County
and State aforesaid hereinafter called the grantee,
the receipt whereof is hereby hereby acknowledged as hereby
give grant bargain sell and convey unto the
said Grantee and her heirs and assigns forever,
A certain tract or parcel of land situate in
Unconventing South road so called in the town of
Charlestown County and State aforesaid and
bounded and described as follows viz: Beginning
at a point on the North side of the highway and
nearly opposite the cottage formerly owned by Asa
B. Briggs now decayed, at the corner of the wall
dividing the pasture from meadow land, thence
running Easterly along the highway seventy (70) feet
to a rock, thence Northerly about one hundred
seventy five (175) feet to a large roof in the line
of old wall thence Northerly along the line
of old wall to the corner of meadow wall abouts
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one hundred fifty feet Thence Southerly in a direct line to
the point of Beginning. It being the intention to convey the
same land as was conveyed to the Grantor by Albert H.
Patchock by his deed dated Nov. 3rd 1899 and recorded in the
Town Clerks Office in East Greenwich R.I. May 29, 1899 Book
13 page 100. It have agreed to hold the
aforementioned premises with all the privileges and appurtenances
thereunto belonging unto and to the use of the said Grantee
and her heirs and assigns forever. And I the said
Grantor do hereby for myself and for my heirs, executors
and administrators covenant with the said Grantee and
her heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seized in
fee simple of the said granted premises; that the same
are free from all encumbrances that I have good right
full power and lawful authority to sell and convey
the same in manner as aforesaid; that the said Grantee
and her heirs and assigns shall be then present at
all times hereafter peacefully and quietly have and
enjoy the said premises and that I the said Grantor
shall and my heirs, executors and administrators shall
warrant and defend the same to the said Grantee
and her heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons.
And for the considerations aforesaid I, Hannah L.
Briggs wife of the said Isaac S. Briggs do hereby release
all my right of dower in and to the said granted
premises unto the said Grantee and her heirs and
assigns forever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this seventh day of August
in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and three.
Signed and sealed in presence of
Eugene B. Pendleton Isaac S. Briggs LS
Hannah L. Briggs LS
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On this called on the seventh day of August AD
1903 before me personally appeared Isaac S. Briggs and Hannah
L. Briggs his wife to me known and known him to be the
parties executing the foregoing instrument and they
acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be their
free act and deed. Eugene B. Pendleton
Received for record August 12 1803 at 9 o'clock AM
and returned to the parties same date. Alan P. Tullis
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