The instrument's own words
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of April 24th 1777 the above named Benjamin L Smith to me known
and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument
personally appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
to be his own deed to be his free and voluntary act and deed,
Benjamin L Smith
by Caleb Doble LS
Received for record April 24th 1777 at 10 o'clock AM
and recorded by George Cole town clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these Presents, that I Joseph
E. Farnham of Narragansett, County of Washington, State of Rhode
Island, in consideration of the payment of the sum of ten (Ten) dollars to me paid
by the said Frank H. Campbell of the City of Providence, county of Providence
and state aforesaid, the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge as fully
received, release and forever quit claim all my right title and interest
H. Campbell his heirs and assigns forever, all the rights title interest
of entirety, common and tenement I now have, or have right angle
to have, or claim, in and to a certain lot of land with the buildings
and improve ment there on situated in the town of Charlestown
County Washington and state aforesaid, bounded as follows:
Beginning at the stone of correction and at the south, sixteen
"Point meadows" and "Cut meadow" as called, thence easterly bounded
on the river was said, a land of Jona Th. Russell and Lewis R. Hussey,
to another wall, thence easterly we said wall sixty one (61) feet three
inches parallel north and east part wall and sixty one (61) feet
from the same to correction line, bounded on the north by the land of
Hezekiah Fisher and on the East by any of y former ly’s B. Butler,
thence westerly coming formerly by said land to the place of
beginning or strangers aforesaid boundary,
to convey and relate the same, with all the rights
privileges and all conveniences thereunto appertaining unto and to
the use of the said Frank H. Campbell his heirs and assigns
forever. And I the aforementioned Joseph E. Farnham for
myself and for any next executors and administrators do Covenant
with the said Frank H. Campbell his heirs and assigns That I shall
warrant and defend the aforementioned premises unto the said
Frank H. Campbell his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons claiming by way through a under
me.
Carol J. Curra Mother in law wife of the said
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Joseph E. Dauphinee in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid, do hereby
release and forever quitclaim unto the said Frank H. Campbell all his heirs
and assigns, all my right of share in and to the aforesaid premises
In testimony whereof, not being sufficient to execute at one hand I have
2 day of May in the year of our lord one thousand and nine hundred and
nineteen,
Signed in presence of
Frank B. Kenmore witness
Joseph E. Dauphinee
curia R. Dauphinee,
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On Narragansett on the 2nd day of May A.D.
1917 before me personally appeared Joseph E. Dauphinee and curia R.
Dauphinee to me known, and confessed on oath to be the parties reading
the ensuing instrument and they then acknowledged said instrument
as their free act and deed.
Frank B. Kenmore
Notary Public.
Recorded for record May 8th 1917 at 4 o'clock A.M.
and docketed by L. G. Moore Clerk
Know all Men by these presents That I Frank
H. Campbell of the city of Providence County of Providence and State
of Rhode Island hereinafter called the mortgagor, in consideration
of Four Thousand dollars ($4000.00) to me paid by Jane M. Ward of said
city county and State hereinafter called the mortgagee, the receipt
whereof i hereby acknowledge, do hereby grant, bargain, bargain, all
and convey unto the said mortgagee, all her heirs and assigns
forever, a certain tract of land with the buildings and improvements
thereon, situated in the town of Charlestown County of Washington,
and State aforesaid as follows, Beginning at the shore of
Charlestown Pond at the wall between "Paul's Meadow" and "Low Meadow"
so called, thence Northerly bounded on the east by said wall in bound of
John P. Finch and said B. Kingston to another wall, thence Easterly
by said wall rightly one (61) feet, thence southerly across the road
first named wall and one (61) feet from the same to
Charlestown Pond, bounded on the North by land of J. Cousins
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