The instrument's own words
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Balls his heirs and assigns all my right of dower and power of thirds in and
to the aforesaid describe premise
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our names and seals this
Twenty ninth day of July One thousand eight hundred & fifty three 1853
Legal signature and delivery
In the presence of
James S. Anthony
Mary Lane Anthony
Joseph P. Stanton
Charles Anthony
Providence in Providence the 31st day of July A.D. 1853
personally appeared James S Anthony and acknowledged the foregoing
to be his free act and deed
Before me Levi Salisbury
Justice of the Peace
Recorded Aug 31st 1853
by Charles Ames Clerk
Know all men by these presents That I John S Knowles of East
Greenwich in the County of Kent Province of Rhode Island in consideration of fifty
dollars paid to me by William H Lock of Washington in the County
of Washington in Massachusetts the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge
gea do hereby give grant bargain sell and convey unto the said William H Lock
his heirs and assigns a certain right lot or parcel of land and all the privi-
leges acres appurtenances belonging to the same situated in East Greenwich
in said County of Washington and bounded and described as follows be-
ginning at the road running from Providence towards Smith to the east side of the
stone wall between S H Gorton's spy eye and the Gorton house thence running
North westerly as said wall runs thirty two rods thence Easterly run-
ning only save Gorton's fence’s forty four rods thence south to a stone wall thence west-
erly and southerly by said wall running for twenty two rods till the wall becomes the
Danny Clark’s farm line and thence more over twenty two rods to the road run-
thence on said road south line road run forty eight rods to the first marked
corner bound of place of beginning two hundred and one half acres being all over
unment 16 Hares and all the above granted premises to the said
William H Lock his heirs and assigns forever to the same who are and shall be forev
And I the said John S Knowles for myself and my heirs executors and admini-
strators do covenant with said William H Lock his heirs and assigns agree that I on
my own fully seise in the fee simple of the premises hereby that they are free
from all encumbrances that I have good right to sell and convey the same that I
William H Lock his heirs and assigns forever as aforesaid and that I the said I
my heirs executors and administrators shall warrant and defend the same to the
said William H Lock his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claim
and demands of all persons desiring to rely myself the heirs assigns executors
the privilege of to act and dispose with some other in otherwise across said grants
his move from the road to the balance of the stone wall Block and by the Lot utli-
whereby the said John S Knowles and Elizabeth A Knowles wife of the said I
I Knowles laden of her release of all her right and title of dower in the grant in
the premises hereunto set our names seals this 29 day of July in the year
of our Lord eighteen hundred and fifty three
John S Knowles
In his presence of
Elizabeth A Knowles
Hon G Brown
Rent A at last Greenwich July 29, 1852 formerly appeared John S
Knowles subscribe to the aforementioned instrument and acknowledged the same to be his
free voluntary act and deed
Before me John B Dubbin Notary
I Elizabeth A Knowles wife of said John S Knowles for the Consideration
mentioned in the abovenmentioned deed paid to my husband by the said
William H Lock do hereby release and surrender to him and his heirs
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and assigns forever all my right of dower and power of thirds in and to the
premises described in said deed And In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal this 29 day of July 1852
Elizabeth R Knowles L.S.
In the presence of
Wm G Bowen
Returned Oct 27 1852
By Charles Brown Ct Clerk
This indenture made & execute into this first day of October 1851
by & between George G Browning, Attorney at Law and Samuel Browning
of the first part and Thomas Miller, Saul M Clay and Bridgeport
Tucker Trustees of the Independent Lodge of I.O.O.F. of I And Elizabeth Knowles
follow W Miller and Charles ell Clark members of Carolina division of the
I.O.O.F. all of Narragansett Village County of Washington & state of Rhode
Island of the second part Witnesseth That as the first part for the first part
responsibilities of the aforesaid institutions and in consideration of the rents
covenants and agreements hereafter expressed and on the other part in consideration
situations through their Orders respectively each party done performed as
well as for the intent of accommodating the aforesaid institutions respectively
each with a suitable room wherein to meet organize and hold their meetings
the meeting for the transaction of their several & respective concerns
each exclusively of the other with equal rights and privileges although
notably to hold heren same by & house Let to the before mentioned Trustees
or to their successors in law from time respectively forever for the purposes aforesaid
the office or top loft of a certain building laterate and standing in town
ville village in said town Smithfield in said county known by the appropriation
of Fellowship Hall being in dimensions 33 by 27 feet together with the
two adjoining tenements south side 30 feet by 27 feet together with the
fall passage into the street 10 feet & hold the same with all privileges
ease & appurtenances thereof and for the during the whole term of five
five years when they to be complete and ended of all honor honors with the
said institutions to hold on for other five years for a like sum as is herein
after stipulated And we of the first part further contract and agree
with the aforesaid Trustees respectively that we will keep good & make
all outwards repair of said building during the aforesaid term of time unless
say log loss assess against the same and cause the same to be kept insured
against loss by fire during the same time observed by said institutions for the due
performance whereof we have bound ourselves our executors & admins heirs and
we of the second part each for the institution we represent agree that said institutions
shall take possession of the lease premises first at the same good headway
like manner with care & attention neither cutting moving or scraping the same for the
either that by natural or artificial means requires that the same not be altered for other
uses inconsistent with said institutions and that as a rent for the use we covenant
during the period this responsibility of each the institution we represent agree to pay
hence of the first part twenty dollars per year during the time leased for payable
in quarterly payments to make the proper receipts for the same and at
the expiration of said term or term yields up quiet possession of said house premises
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seal the first day of October 1851
George G Browning L.S.
Welcome Tucker L.S.
Samuel Browning L.S.
Hazard Wilson L.S.
R H Clark L.S.
Brightman Tucker L.S.
Robert Knowles L.S.
John W Hopkins L.S.
Paul ell Clark L.S.
In presence of
George W Tenant
Joseph Austin
Recorded Aug 23 1852
By Charles Brown Ct Clerk