The instrument's own words
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& Bourne and Prue to have & hold as aforesaid, and that I will
warrant and defend the same to said B. Bourne and Prue B.
Bourne, their heirs and assigns forever, against any lawful claims and
demands of all persons. And I William S. Clarke husband of
said Mary B. Clarke in consideration of the aforesaid sum paid
to my wife, as hereby release and quitclaim all my right of entry
to said premises. In witness whereof we hereunto set
our hands and seals this first day of May AD, 1902
Executed in presence of
William Honey witness
Geo H. Utter witness
Mary B. Clarke LS.
Wm S. Clarke LS.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington
On Wednesday this first day of May
1902 then Mary B. Clarke and Wm S. Clarke personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
by them signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed,
Geo H. Utter
Notary Public LS.
To All People to whom these Presents shall come,
I Loisin B. Palmer of the town of Voluntown, in the County
of New London and State of Connecticut unmarried, hereinafter
called the grantor, Send Greeting Know ye That I the said
grantor for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred
(100) dollars to me in hand paid before the sealing hereof
well and truly paid by Thomas Clarke of the town of Richmond
and George P. Reynolds of the town of Exeter both of the county
of Washington and State of Rhode Island Copartners doing
business under the firm name and style of Barber & Reynolds
hereinafter called the grantees, the receipt whereof I do
hereby acknowledge, and by these presents do fully, fully
and absolutely give, grant, bargain sell, alien convey
convey and confirm unto the said grantees and their heirs
and assigns forever, six (6) certain parcels of land
with all the improvements thereon, situated in the town of
Hopkinton in said County of Washington, and described
as follows, to wit: lot No 7 (seven) containing thirty eight
and 39/100 (38.39) acres, lot No 8 (eight) containing twenty
six and 71/100 (26.71) acres and lot No 25 (twenty five) containing
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a certain plat entitled "Indian Reservation Cedar Swamp"
surveyed and platted by N. S. Green, which said plat is recorded
in the records of land evidence in said town of Charlestown, said
described tracts being the same premises conveyed to this grantor
by the State of Rhode Island by Samuel Black Revenue Treasurer
hereunto duly authorized, by deed each bearing date September
13, 1882 and recorded in the records of land evidence in said
town of Charlestown in Book No 11 at pages 118, 119 page 120 and 21
and also Lot No 16 (Sixteen) containing twenty six and Two (26)
acres, lot No 23 (Twenty Three) containing twenty eight and No 24 (24)
acres, lot and lot No 24 (Twenty four) containing Twenty Thirty (30) acres,
as the same are laid out and delineated on the plat heretofore mentioned
mentioned and referred to and being the same premises,
conveyed to this grantor by Perry Hague by his deed bearing
date November 18th 1882 and recorded in the records of land
evidence in said town of Charlestown in Book No 11 at page 132
And it is the meaning and intention of this grantor to convey
by these presents to the said grantees each and every of the
lots on the above mentioned plat of which he is seized and
possessed as may appear by the records above referred to
whether the same is herein described and referred to or not.
To have and to hold the above granted and bargained
premises with all the appurtenances privileges and conveniences
thereunto belonging in any wise appertaining with such
and to the use of the said grantees and their heirs and assigns
forever. And I the said grantor for myself and for my
heirs executors and administrators, do covenant, promise
and grant to and with the said grantees and their heirs
and assigns that at all and before the revealing hereof
at the time, sole and lawful owner of the above bargained
premises, and am lawfully seized and possessed of the
same in my own proper right as good, perfect, and
absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple: that the
same is free from all encumbrances and have in myself
good right full power and lawful authority to sell and
convey the same in manner as aforesaid. And that
the said grantees and their heirs and assigns, shall and
may at all times hereafter, by force and virtue
of these presents, lawfully, peaceably and quietly have
hold, and enjoy, the said demised premises and that
the said grantor will and his heirs, executors and
administrators shall warrant and defend the same to
the said Grantees and their heirs and assigns forever.
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against the lawful claims and demands of all persons,
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this nineteenth day of May in the year of our lord one thousand
nine hundred and two (AD 1902)
Signed and sealed in presence of Calvin B. Palmer LS.
Albert S. Wood
Emma A Wood
State of Rhode Island etc
County of Washington Ss
In the town of Hopkinton in said county
on this nineteenth day of May AD 1902 the above named Calvin
B. Palmer to me known and known by me to be the party sealing
the foregoing instrument personally appeared before me and
he acknowledged the said instrument by him executed to be
his free and voluntary act and deed
Albert S. Wood
Notary Public LS.
Received for record May 24 1902 at 12 oclock hr.
and recorded by George C. Cross Town Clerk
Know All men by these presents, that we are
Elisha R. Kenardall and Lillian S. Kenardall his wife
and in right of said wife, both of Charlestown in the
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island in consideration
of the sum of Twenty five dollars to us paid by Thomas R.
Keottings of Hopkinton in said County and State the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release
and forever quitclaim unto him the said Thomas R. Keottings,
his heirs and assigns forever, all the right, title, interest
Property, claim and demand, which we now have or of
right ought to have, or claim in and to a certain tract of
land situated in Charlestown containing two acres
more or less, bounded as follows, beginning at the south
end of said lot at the highway and at the corner of land of
Obadiah B. Blown, thence Westerly on land of said Blown
48 feet, thence Southerly bounding Westerly on land
of Obadiah Blown as the line now runs 740 feet, thence
Easterly bounding Southerly on land of the Shantire
120 feet, thence Northerly bounding Easterly on land
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