The instrument's own words
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Att 13th day of March Ad 1717 before me personally appeared the above named
person certifies the defct to me known and known of me to be the party
sealing the bargainy witdment and acknowledged said witdment by
him intended to be his act and deed.
William E. Lutt
J. Henry Robie LS
Received for record March 25th 1717 at 9 oclock AM.
and sealed again as a true copy of the same act
K. T. Utter this 11th day of Nov In these presents That I, Caroline
L. Art of Providence, or the County of Providence in the State of
Rhode Island and Providence called the grantor in consideration of Four
(4.00) Dollars and other valuable considerations from Said by William
E. Lutt of Coventry in the County of Kent in the State aforesaid and
Henry J. Robie of Providence in the County of Providence and State
aforesaid hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged is hereby bargain sell and
convey unto said grantees and their heirs and assigns as tenants
in fee certain tracts of land situated in the town of Charlestown
in the said County of Providence and State of Rhode Island
described, both so continuing by delineation seventy (70) acres more
or less: the first lot is bounded as follows Beginning in the South-
west corner at a stone post Thence Eighty four and seven hundred and
seventy (770) feet to the highway Thence forty standing Eastly by
the rear wall or driftway to an old wall Thence following said wall
until reached about Seventy (70) feet to a stake with some board in
its vicinity to the first mentioned stone post or place of beginning
running Northly, Southly, Northly and Westly by land formerly owned
by Daniel Slaters The second tract is bounded as follows
Beginning at the North west corner of the driftway, by land formerly
owned by Daniel Slaters Thence Eighty bounding Northly by the
East wall or driftway to a stone post Thence bounding Eastly by
land formerly of Jason R. Plaster and others Thence bounding Eastly by
land of Jonas P. Jones and land of hers of some land and other parties, Northly
by land formerly owned by Daniel Slaters Southly also by land of
union of Jacob Terry, or however otherwise of said tracts once or
be bounded. Being all the land known as the Gonsalves beach land
conveyed to his father by James Smith of Providence.
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to have and to hold, the aforesaid premises, with all the privileges
and appurtenances thereto belonging unto and to the use of the said
grantee and their 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 their heirs and assigns that I am
lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises, that I have
all the right in all circumstances hereunto have good right full power and
lawful authority to sell and convey the same in manner as aforesaid
that the said grantee and their heirs and assigns shall by their peaceful
at all times without necessity encumbrance and quietly have and enjoy the said
premises and that I the said grantor with and my heirs executors and
administrators will warrant and defend same to the said grantee
and their heirs and assigns from all lawful claims and
demands of all persons
On my witness whereof I have these presents set my hand and
seal this 19th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand
and nine hundred and seventeen (1917)
Signed and sealed in presence of
Oscar E. Barber [Signature] L. S.
State of Rhode Island,
County of Providence
On this nineteenth day of March A.D. 1917 before
me personally appeared Sarah [illegible] who is known unto me known
by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and
the act witnessed said and acknowledged by her executed to be her free
act and deed
Oscar E. Barber
L. S. [Signature] Notary Public L.S.
recorded for record March 22nd 1917 at 8 o'clock A.M.
and sealed by me recorder of the court clerk