The instrument's own words
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200 Know all Men by these presents, That I, Catherine
M. Peckham of the town of North Kingstown, in the county of
Washington and State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the
Grantor in consideration of five dollars and other good and
valuable considerations to me paid by Lilas W. Rich of the
city and county of Providence in said state, hereinafter
called the Grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
do hereby give, grant bargain sell and convey unto
the said Grantee, and her heirs and assigns forever,
a certain tract of woodland situate in the town of North
said county of Washington and State aforesaid, containing
by estimation forty (40) acres more or less, and bounded and
described as follows, Northerly by land formerly owned by
Samuel Parks Easterly partly by land formerly of Rebecca
D. Ward and partly by land formerly of Edward T. Benedict
Southerly by land of Isaac Babcock and Westerly by land of
Brantons or whoever theirs heirs forever, the hereby conveyed
tract being the same this Grantee holds in deed from
Eliza S. Finch dated September 25 1873 and recorded in the
Said Records office in said town of North Kingstown, in
Book 1017 page 411, said deed and its record being hereby
referred to and made part of this conveyance for more
particular description hereof. I further consideration
of this deed is that the Grantor, her heirs and assigns shall
reserve the right to cut and remove all the shrubbery and
growing trees, wood and timber upon said premises
within a period of ten (10) years from the date of
this instrument, with the further privilege for said
Grantor, her agents or employees to enter upon said
premises with such teams and implements as may
be necessary and convenient for the cutting and
removal of said trees, wood and timber, at such times
as she shall see fit within the period limited as
aforesaid, taking due care that no unnecessary
damage is done to said premises while said work is
in progress. To have and 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
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said granted premises, that the same are free from all incumbrances
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 by these presents
at all times hereafter quietly and peaceably have and enjoy
the said premises, and that I the said grantor will, 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 I the said Arthur A. Peckham further covenant
that I am unmarried,
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this 13th day of March in the year of our lord one
thousand seven hundred and ninety
Signed and sealed in presence of
Ralph M. Greenlaw Arthur A. Peckham LoS,
Witness
Ralph M. Greenlaw
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
ss
On Providence on the 13th day of March
A.D. 1790 before me personally appeared the within
named Arthur A. Peckham to me known and known
by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument
and acknowledged said instrument timely his executed
to be his free act and deed
Ralph M. Greenlaw
Notary Public
Received for record March 17th 1790 at 9 oclock After
and recorded by George La Cour Town Clerk
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