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7/24/1940 · TAX COLLECTOR'S DEED · book 28 page 270 doc 100@28/270

From BROWN FRANK H life
To CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC
Premises one-half (1/2) acre · Tract with buildings in Village of Carolina (Village of Carolina, Charlestown)
Index description AP 4 LOT 5

Back — where this land came from

This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1925 · DEED · BURDICK MARION G; BURDICK EDWARD E → BROWN FRANK · book 21 p 524
◀ 1923 · DEED · HELSTEN JENNIE E → BROWN FRANK H · book 20 p 521

Forward — where this land went

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1940 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → PROUT ANGELINE; PROUT CHARLES E · book 28 p 146
▶ 1940 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → JEWETT E LILLIAN · book 28 p 170
▶ 1940 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → BUNCE DONALD J · book 28 p 200
▶ 1940 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → NURMI MINNIE; NURMI OTTO · book 28 p 225
▶ 1940 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → PATTERSON HAROLD M; BELL THELMA M · book 28 p 302
▶ 1940 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → FIELD W V · book 28 p 316
▶ 1940 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → WOODING CORA D · book 28 p 333
▶ 1940 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → WOODING CORA D · book 28 p 334
▶ 1940 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → KIRKWOOD MARION L; KIRKWOOD ROBERT · book 28 p 354
▶ 1940 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → BARKER JOSEPH E; BARKER MARTHA A · book 28 p 362

The instrument's own words

page 1 · read by Gemma vision
326 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Emory L. Edwards, of the town of Hopkin- ton, in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island, in consideration of the sum of Ten (10) Dollars to me paid by Alfred H. Joslin, of the city of Providence, in the county of Providence and state of Rhode Island, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release and forever QUITCLAIM unto him, the said Alfred H. Joslin, his heirs and assigns forever, all the right, title, interest, property, claim and demand which I now have, or of right ought to have, or claim, in and to A certain tract or parcel of Land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situated in the Village of Carolina, Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows: Northerly by land of the Carolina Baptist Church; easterly by land of of Albert E. Brown southerly, by land of the heirs of Nathan W. Cole and westerly by The State Highway, or however otherwise the same may be bounded or described. Said tract contains, by estimation, one-half (1/2) acre. No stamp required TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same, with all rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining, unto and to the use of him, the said Alfred H. Joslin, his heirs and assigns forever. And I, the aforementioned Emory L. Edwards, for myself and for my heirs, executors, and administrators do covenant with the said Alfred H. Joslin, his heirs and assigns, that I will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises quite unto the said Alfred H. Joslin, his heirs and assigns, forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by, through, or under me. And I, Everglyn C. Edwards, wife of the said Emory L. Edwards, in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid, do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said Alfred H. Joslin, his heirs and assigns, all my right of dower and all statutory and other rights in and to the aforesaid premises. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this sixth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty. EMORY L. EDWARDS (SEAL) EVERGLYN C. EDWARDS (SEAL) Signed and Sealed in the presence of HENRY H. CRANDALL as to both signers) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND ) County of Washington ) In Hopkinton on the sixth day of September, A. D. 1940 before me personally appeared Emory L. Edwards and Everglyn C. Edwards, his wife, to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instru- ment, by them act, to be their free act and deed. HENRY H. CRANDALL Notary Public. Received for record September 9th, A. D. 1940 at 11:05 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk

The page as recorded

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deed_walker_v1.9_2026-10-10 · the index is the town's own (i2l.uslandrecords.com); transcripts, chains and the assessor's cards are the Perry Machine's reading of it. Where the record we hold runs out, the page says so.