The instrument's own words
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...and we this 18th day of August in the year of our
lord 1923. it was signed nine witnesses and twenty three
executed in the presence of
clerk N. W. Williams
Harold M. Simmons L.S.
Lena B. Simmons L.S.
State of Rhode Island
county of Providence
ss
at Hopkinton on this 18th day of August, A.D. 1923.
before me personally appeared Harold M. Simmons and Lena B.
Simmons known to be said H. M. Simmons, to me known and known our
eye to me to be the parties executing the following instrument and
they were acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be
their act and deed.
Kelvin N. Williams
Henry Potter
Received for record August 31 1923 at 4.45 o'clock PM.
and recorded by George S. Colgrove Town clerk
I, WHO NOW All Men shall Know That I, Phoebe E. Potter, of the town
of Westerly, in the county of Washington, and State of Rhode
Island, as guardian of the person and estate of Hulma
Simmons Champlain Indian, of said town of Westerly, by virtue
of authority vested in me, by the Probate Court of said
Town of Westerly, and for land in consideration of the sum
of sixty two and forty one hundredths dollars ($62.41)
to me paid, as such guardian by Howard G. Howard, of
the Town of Charlestown, in said County of Washington, the
receipt whereof is do hereby acknowledge, do hereby grant,
bargain, sell and convey unto her, the said Howard H.
Howard, her heirs and assigns forever, all the rights, title
and interest which said Hulma Simmons Champlain Indian,
now has, the same owing in undivided one eighth
(1/8) subject to the owner right of Phoebe E. Potter, and am
unrecorded the ninety fourth (94th) lot not subject to any other
right in and to a certain tract of land illustrated in said
whereforeton, containing approximately one hundred (100) acres first
and from tenths (5/10) noble, and is designated on Plan of
Indian Reservation "on file in Town Clerks office in said
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Charlestown as "Henry Lot morphine", reference to said plat being hereby
made, and being the same premises deeded to S. h. swanphlin, m. d. a
T. farrarization, Henry swanphlin and Theodore Stewart by George a conell
and wife, by deed bearing date march 8th, A.D. 1912, and recorded in Charlestown
land records, Book 17th, at pages 280, meaning and intending to convey
all the right title and interest of H. s. swan phlin including those premises in
and to the above described premises,
I have granted and conveyed
the aforementioned premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances
thereof, to Henry, his heirs and remains in fee, her heirs and assigns forever,
to have and to hold unto me and my heirs and assigns, and will hereby covenant
and agree to and with the said her remains in fee, her heirs and assigns forever,
that I was and am empowered by the court appointed to make the sale thereof
that in was accorded according to the directions of the said Probate court whether
given to me relating to the sale hereof, that pursuant to the sale thereof I have
cond partia full application of the proceeds of said sale, according to the directions
of said Probate court of said state of Rhode Island, and the state of Rhode
Island declared in the premises, and have and grant right to sell all
aforesaid, that I will warrant and defend the same against the claims of
any persons claiming the same, either over or under me, and
for the consideration of one dollar and other good and valuable
consideration delivering to me paid by the said her remains in fee, H. s. swan phlin &
Potter, children of William swanphlin, and now namely individually, cease
all my right of dower claim in and to the aforementioned premises unto
the said her remains in fee, her heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof I the said these E. Potter, as guardian at
above named, and individually, have performed ut my hand and
seal, this 17th day of August, A.D. 1923
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Edward M. Burke
These E. Potter L.S
as guardian as signed
These E. Potter L.S
State of Rhode Island
county of Washington
On this 17th day of August A.D. 1923
before me personally appeared These E. Potter to me known and known by
me to be the guardian of the person and estate of Thomas Swan phlin a minor,
and the present instrument specifying the bargain selling aforementioned individually
and as such guardian, and she acknowledged said instrument unto
me her executed both individually and as such guardian to her free
free act and deed, both individually and as such guardian.
Edward M. Burke Notary Public L.S
Received for record August 17@ 1923 at 4:40 o'clock
and recorded by George A. Connor Town Clerk
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