The instrument's own words
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This Indenture made this seventh day of July in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and fourteen between Hartford P Brown and
Lucie L Brown his wife of Hope Valley, in the Town of Hopkinton County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island of the first part and Stanley Lewis Brown of the
City of Providence County of Providence State of Rhode Island of the second part
Witnesseth that the said parties of the first part for and as consideration
of the sum of one dollar lawful money of the United States of America,
well and truly paid by the said party of the second part to the said
parties of the first part at and before the making and delivery of
these presents the result whereof is hereby acknowledged have granted,
bargained, sold, alienated, enfeoffed, released, conveyed and confirmed,
and by these presents do grant bargain sell alien enfeoff release,
convey and confirm unto the said party of the second part all that
certain piece of land hereunto annexed situated in Hopkinton, Washington County,
State by Rhode Island bounded and described as follows, beginning
at the Northwest corner of land hereby conveyed, at a stone post in the
East line of land of Hamilton, thence Southeasterly bounding hereby
by land of Hartford P Brown, one hundred feet to a stone post on
the beach bank, thence line course to the line still bounding westerly
by land of Hartford P Brown, thence Easterly one foot bounding westerly
by the beach, thence North by a line parallel with the
East line of land of Hartford P Brown one hundred and fifty eight
feet more or less to the highway, thence Northwesterly one foot along
the Southern line of said highway to a stake in the Eastward boundary
line of land of Hartford P Brown, thence westerly along the Easterly line
of land of Hartford P Brown, one hundred and fifty eight feet
more or less to the piece of beginning, any bit portion of the same
bounds which said Samuel G Sarter and Peter Sarter his wife and Sarahs
S Peter more or about Albert Peter and Albert A Peter of Richmond Rhode Island
and others, their heirs at law of Robert S Peter late of Richmond received,
by deeds dated the 31st day of August ne thousand nine hundred, duly
acknowledged and exhibited showing the records of the town of Hopkinton
in Record Book 104 page 134-135 and 136, for the consideration
herein mentioned convey and confirm unto the P Brown sole
of Hartford P Brown her heirs and assigns together with
all and singular the buildings improvements woods ways,
rights, liberties, privileges appurtenances easements and appurtenances
to the same belonging, or in anywise appertaining, and the
messuages and tenements sublet and remainders rents,
issues and profits thereof, and of every part and parcel
thereof and also, all the estate right title interest property
possessions claims and demand whatsoever both in law
and equity, of the said parties of the first part of, in and
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to the said premises, with the appurtenances,
to hold the said premises, with all and singular the appurtenances,
unto the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns to the
only proper use, benefit and behalf of the said party of the second
part his heirs and assigns forever, and the said Hartford
P. Brown, and Sue L. Brown his wife their heirs, executors and
administrators as by these presents covenant grant and
agree to and with the said party of the second part his heirs
and assigns forever, that they the said parties of the first part
their heirs shall and singular the said tenements and premises
herein above described and granted or mentioned and valued
so to be, with the appurtenances, unto the said party, of the
second part his heirs and assigns quiet against them the said parties
of the first part their heirs, and against all and every other,
person or persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or claiming the
same or any part thereof shall and will warrant and
forever defend
In witness whereof, the said party of the first part to
these presents himself set his hand and seal dated
the day and year first above written.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in the presence of
Edgar L. Spicer. Hartford P. Brown L.S.
Sue L. Brown L.S.
Received the day of the date of the above Indenture of the above
named Stanley Henry Brown the sum of one dollar lawful
money of the United States of America
Witness
Edgar L. Spicer. Hartford P. Brown
Sue L. Brown.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On the seventh day of July anno domini 1915
before me a Notary Public in and for said County and State
personally appeared the above named Hartford P. Brown and
Sue L. Brown and in due form of law acknowledged the above
Indenture to be their and each of their act and deed and desired
the same might be recorded as such.
Witness my hand and Notarial seal the day and year
of aforesaid. Albert S. Good
Notary Public
Received for record July 26 1915 at 10 o'clock a.m.
and recorded by George Cutlow town clerk