The instrument's own words
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Know all Men by these presents, That I, Jesse Greene of the town of
Richmond, County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island, administrator
of the estate of validatey LeKeny in rate of Lydia Richmond deceased by
virtue of authority vested in me by the Court of Probate for said town of
richmond and for and in consideration of the sum of Five Hundred
and Fifty (550.00) Dollars to me paid hand over bridey R. Kenyon of the town
of Westerly in the said county and state the amount listed for the place
hereby conveyed on the field (1) way its boundary, Std. lightly the south
border of Sarah pds walker with a rocky outcrop a fork saying all mud
and sandy onto her the said bridey R. Kenyon her head and heels to forest,
and the right line’s side and without more and more a line on the
time of a stone wall and in a road and we said we’re it
in what to a certain lot of land with a house and other improvements meets
situated thereon which I intended in the village of westerly, town of
Charlestown, County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island called
westerly orchards and home lot of a certain size the same described
and which is bounded on the north side and at low water, Gummere’s
at the southeaster corner of the first lot and running easterly,
bounded on the south by the way of the moderator the rear heap, with
the water on the easting by main street which runs south and east
along the village of Lewiston (4) rods on the south east and the site
bounds of 1923 Lebrotie D I do move on the west and it close le
Durell 4 north, or until I come to the house of Caponell at the
northwest corner of the said lot and the it known as rite
"Patience Dwyer deceased stated state now out" or however the said lot
may be named or described.
I do have to know the above described premises, with all the
privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said william R.
Kenyon in her pure and only to forever then they are
absolute and utmost
will and I do hereby covenant and
agree to and with the said William R. Kenyon, her heirs and
assigns that I am and am empowered by the right against
to do sale these premises that it was sold and free to the enjoyment
of the said owner’s her heirs forever given to me reference to the
said town of, that premises to the sale stated I have paid for the
faithful application of the proceeds of said sale according to law.
That in every way subject I have in some times combined with the
decree of the said court of probate of said town and the use of
the estate in the premises that I have said want to sell at
some period that the premises are title of all warrants
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this first day of December 1844. [Seal] Jesse Greene Ad.
Witnessed and delivered in presence of [Signature]
[Signature] administrator of the estate of Lydia Richmond
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364 State of R.I. ss.
Know all men by these presents,
that I, [signature]
have solemnly sworn on this (18th) day of December, 1797,
that I do truly believe that I, [signature], clerk of the court
of the state of Rhode Island, knew, to me known, and known
and me to be the person executing the following instrument of
conveyance to and with [signature] and said instrument being true
and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
[signature]
Justice of the Peace
Received for record December, 12th 1797 at 9 o'clock A.M.
and recorded the same date same hour, from clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, That I James
A. Burdick (citizen) of the town of Charlestown in the county of
Washington and state of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the conveyor,
in consideration of the sum of ten dollars and other considerations to me paid by
Frank H. V. Haskell of the city of Providence in the state of Rhode Island
hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,
do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey all and sundry with the full
warranty, and did sell, alien and give in fee simple a certain house or parcel
of land which was and once in part of the town of Charlestown, Washington
county, and while still of Rhode Island and is bounded and abuts as follows
at the north west by the North west corner of the premises,
running south west for a rod on Ocean Beach Road thence running
in a south easterly direction and east of the center of
a road marked (O) to a stone at South side Ocean Road thence running
in an easterly direction west side and South side Ocean Road a distance
of fifty (50) feet to a point on East side of Ocean Road thence a
north easterly direction and east of Ocean Road a
distance of one hundred (100) feet to a stone on Ocean Beach Road
thence running in a north westerly direction along said Ocean Beach Road
a distance of fifty (50) feet to the point first above described,
returning to the case whereby that said lot number twenty seven (27)
of Ocean beach lots owned by James A. Burdick and signed
by me, frowned, and then it shall bring on file in the Town Clerk's
office in Charlestown, Rhode Island.
To have and to hold, the aforesaid premises, with