The instrument's own words
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fourth day of july AD 1724 before me personally appeared Francis G.
Matthews, David D Matthews, Alice S. Miller and Lawrence G. Brewer
all to me known and known me to be one of the parties executing
the foregoing indenture most and they acknowledged said instrument by
them subscribed to be their free act and deed.
Albert W. Broker
Notary Public
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On this Tuesday on the nineteenth day of July AD 1724
before me personally appeared Winifred Matthews and Lawrence
H Matthews to me known and known me to be one of the parties
executing the foregoing indenture most and they acknowledged
said instrument they had subscribed to be their free act and deed.
Samuel S. Henry
Notary Public L.S.
State of Rhode Island
Providence County
On this Wednesday on the twenty day of July AD 1724 before
me personally appeared Winifred Matthews and Ralph R. Matthews
to me known and known me to be one of the parties executing
the foregoing indenture most and acknowledged said indenture to
be their free act and deed.
Ellis B. Waterman Notary Public
Received for record July 22nd 1724 at 9 o'clock AM
and recorded by George A. Cross, Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN BY these presents, that I, Henry L.
Grassey of the city and county of Providence and State of Rhode
Island, in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to me paid by
William B. Rathbone of Charlestown, County of Washington and State
of Rhode Island, the receipt hereof is fully acknowledged, do
hereby sell, remise, release and forever quit claim unto the said
William B. Rathbone his heirs and assigns forever, all the
right title interest fortyC acres and hundred which I had have
or of right ought to have or claim in and to a certain piece
of land situated in said Charlestown and owned and enclosed
as follows: Beginning near a stone post at the line of the road
which is called the South track corner of the lot hereby
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conveyed, near the west gate post at the entrance to the barn yard
on the farm of James H. Webster, thence Northwesterly bounding easterly by
said farm of James H. Webster one hundred feet to a stone post, thence
easterly forty feet to a stone post, thence southerly one hundred feet
to the road, & on said road, bounded southeasterly and decrease the
land now owned by said grantor, thence easterly bounding northeasterly by said
Post Road forty six feet to a stone post of beginning, In sorrow of all the
conveyed "
" I do carve and set my hand to the same, with all contents,
privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging unto said
to have and hold the said premises to him his heirs and assigns
forever, and in the aforementioned manner conveying for myself
and for my heirs, executors and administrators, also appoint
with the said premises to him his heirs and assigns, that
I will warrant and above the storehouse’s boundaries into the
said William Heaton to him his heirs and assigns, forever, against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming thereby any
thing, to be had and held by me
In testimony whereof I have set my hand
and seal this 21st day of July in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and twenty four,
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
[Signature]
[Signature] Perry L. Cousineau clk.
State of Rhode Island
county of Washington
In Westerly on the 21st day of July AD 1824
before me Harrison G. Shepard Henry L. Cousineau ly to me known
and known to me and to the party executing the following
instrument bind the authorization both said instrument bef him
specified, to be his free act and deed.
[Signature] Notary Public
Recorded for record July, 21st 1824 at 9.30 o'clock AM,
and sealed my name as registrar from court.
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