The instrument's own words
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have hereunto set our hands and seals this [blank] day of [blank] in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seventeen,
Signed and sealed in presence of
James M. Burke
S. S. Edition
Esther S. Smith SS
David S. Smith SS
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
Before me personally appeared Esther S. Smith and David S. Smith to me
known and known me to be the parties sealing the foregoing
instrument, and they acknowledged said seal and wrote mark as their
sealed to be their act and deed.
James M. Burke
Notary Public SS
Received and recorded May 1st 1717 at 2 o'clock PM
and sealed by [illegible] for a fee of one dollar
Know All Men by these presents that I, Justice P.
dweller of the City and County of Providence, state of Rhode Island,
hereinafter called the vendor in consideration of ten dollars and
other good and valuable consideration to me paid in coherence
held of Providence aforesaid, namely as follows caused the beneath, the
except myself in writing acknowledged, do hereby give, grant,
bargain, sell and convey unto the said vendor, and her heirs
all assigns forever, a certain lot of land situated in the
Town of Charlestown, county of Washington, State aforesaid, bounded
and described as follows, beginning at the Southwest corner
of said tract, and at the Northwest corner of said lot and
to the Northeast, thence southeasterly crossing modestly by land of Paul
Burnell to the midway way, thence easterly connecting northeasterly
via midway fifty five feet, thence southerly connecting easterly
by land of the Center to the center line, thence westerly connecting southerly
by the center fifty five feet to the place of beginning, or thereon
thereabouts as stated, granting with said granite a right to pass to
and from the road over other land of the vendor and times hereafter,
to have and to hold, the aforesaid premises with all the
privilege and appurtenances thereto belonging, unto and to the use of
the said Grantee, and his heirs and assigns forever.
and at
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480
that it and appurtenances, at will, for myself and for my heirs, executors and
administrators, covenant with the said testatrix and her heirs and
assigns that I shall maintain quietly in the tenure of my company by the laws
and customs prevalent from the time me feel from all encumbrances
hereafter I have given and grant full power and authority to sell and
convey the same in manner and form aforesaid, that the said testatrix and
her heirs and assigns ever shall have and possess the premises at all times, peaceably
quietly and securely and that neither she nor any of the said premises, and that I
the said and my heirs will and my heirs, executors and administrators
shall make, execute and perform the same to the said testatrix and her
heirs and assigns and by no means obstruct against the rights claimed and warranted
in the premises.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my seal and seal and seal
this present instrument this 21st day of november in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and eighteen.
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
E: [signature]
[signature] Debora R. Barkers L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
ss
at Charlestown on the twenty first day of
December A.D. 1718 before me personally appeared Debora R. Barkers
to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing
instrument and she acknowledged and declared the same to be her sealed
free act and deed and seal.
George L. Cost
W. Henry Robie
Received for record may 26, 1917 at 2:30 o'clock P.M.
and recorded on page 480, Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that I Deborah
Barkers, of the City and County of Providence, State of Rhode
Island, hereinafter called the grantor in consideration of Ten Dollars
and other to me paid by John Burnside of Cranston, County of Washington,
in said state hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged as follows, as follows, a north corner, sail and carry with the
said granite and such heirs and assigns forever Four certain books
or parcels of land situate in said Exhibition with all the tree
improvements thereon, bounded and described as follows: to wit:
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