The instrument's own words
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personally appeared Jane & G. Woodwall to me known and known to me to be the
party executing the foregoing instrument and one acknowledged it a true instrument
by her handseal, to be her free act and deed.
Gertrude May Rogue
Henry [illegible]
SS.
Received for record August 19, 1825 at 8:20 o'clock A.M.
and entered by George W. Cross, Town clerk
Know all men by these presents, that I, John M. Sweeney
of the town of Westerly, in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island,
hereinafter called the grantor, in consideration of ten dollars and other
valuable considerations to me paid by Frances King spouse of the town of
Westerly in said county hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, release give and forever warrant and
convey unto the said grantee, her heirs and assigns witness: First There
certain lots of land situated in said town of Westerly and so called
divisions the East Road, so called and dividing the West Road and some part
of the farm known as the Western farm or Cost road farm and bounded
northerly on Franklin street First the first lot is bounded westerly by the West
Road, easterly and southerly by land of Ethan [illegible] and
northerly on said lot by way of January [illegible] otherwise as the same
may be bounded or described The second lot is bounded
easterly by land of Charles R. Wightman and with with Henry H. Terry
and southerly by land of said Ethan [illegible] sea and south
and the northeasterly corner of said lot is on West Road or
however otherwise the same may be bounded or described The
third lot is a short distance westerly from said second lot of
is bounded westerly by land of James H. [illegible] and
northerly Easterly and southerly by land of said Ethan [illegible]
[illegible] sea and north or however otherwise the same may
be bounded or described The said three lots of land and all
profits of the same conveyed to said grantee are part of said
J. Pratt's settlement right dated July 28th 1794 and duly
recorded in the book entitled Deeds Volume 1 and recorded in
Book 17 page 222 to which reference is hereby made and
included I also convey all right title if any right of tenement is
said record and they lots of land
To have and to hold the above described premises with
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374 transport of wood wind, with all the medows, and improvements thereon,
situated in North Smithfield in the county of Providence and said
land is as bound, described and delineated as follows: Beginning at
the northwest corner of this tract and at the northeast corner of land
of James H. & Frederick Pinney; thence I, westerly boundary
of said land and my boundary to the boundary; thence Easterly boundary
of my land and boundary south boundary south boundary sounding
boundary east way north 150 feet to boundary of Edward G. Ward to the line;
thence westerly boundary of said boundary they the base extent (80) feet to the place
of beginning, with a right of way carved in and recorded
in the town records of North Smithfield in book 20 at page 173
to have and to hold, the aforesaid premises, with all the
privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto and to the
use of the [illegible] and his heirs and assigns to their heirs and assigns,
to hold them as we and our ancestors have held and of the said boundary do
convey and grant convey and grant said heirs and administrators amount
with the said reserved and his heirs and assigns that I am lawfully
seized in the tenure of said granted premises between that it was once
before now circumstanced that I have good right full power
and lawful authority to sell and convey the same his manner as
aforesaid, that the said grantees and their heirs and assigns shall be
forever quiet peacefully possess and quietly have and enjoy
the said premises and that I shall warrant mill, and my heirs, general
and administrators heirs, warrant and defend the same to the said
grantees and their heirs and assigns force against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons and that I said Edith M.
Brownson, further covenant that I am unmarried.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
23rd day of December A.D. one thousand nine hundred twenty four. (1924)
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of
James D. Clarke
certificate of such that no stamp is required
Edith M. Brownson L.S.
State of Rhode Island Et
County of Providence
In Providence state said county on the 23d day of December
1924 before me personally appeared the above named Brownson, Edith
maturely known to me, known by me to be the party respectively
setting her mark and seal and acknowledged said instrument by
her executed to be her act and deed.
James D. Clarke
Notary Public
Received and recorded January 1925 at 1/2 past 10 o'clock P.M.
and as such was entered in book 11 page 374