The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that the Pure Dale Manufacturing
Company, a corporation incorporated by the Legislature of the State of
Rhode Island, and doing business in the town of South Kingstown, said
State, and they the heirs of Hyde of Smithfield hereinafter constituted in consideration
of one hundred and ninety three 33 Dollars to us paid by Joseph H. Thorne
of the village of Peace Dale within the town of South Kingstown County of
the state of Rhode Island, the receipts whereof we do hereby acknowledge
and for other good and valuable consideration, do hereby grant, bargain,
sell and convey unto said Joseph H. Thorne his heirs lawful assigns forever
all our right title and interest in and to a certain lot of land situated in
said South Kingstown County of State aforesaid containing two acres and seventy perches
more or less and bounded as follows (viz) beginning at the south west
corner of a lot owned by Thomas A. Thorne on the road leading from Carolina
Mills to Peace Dale thence North 89° west 12 poles to a post thence 28 rods 28 poles North
bounded by Thorne 20 poles West to a stone 14 poles & 28 poles or lines of Grantee's
thence South 89° West 12 rods and thence South 60° west 22 rods & 14 poles bounded
East & South East by lands of Grantee's thence North 25° west until to the place of
beginning 18 rods of said lot be bounded Westly by the highway leading to Carolina
Depot It is a condition of this deed that the gate which shall be opened &
maintained upon the premises however conclude it at any time along the said highway
if it be dismantled, or if it shall not be painted, this deed is void to the consideration
named in this deed due to the grantors their heirs and assigns that said
deed becomes a lien upon the property to be paid with interest from the date of
disturnance All the true fence is to be made and maintained against those
lands of Grantee's by said Joseph H. Thorne his heirs and assigns forever
And it is a special covenant of this deed that no unnecessary digging or excavation
shall be done or be kept for sale on the premises granted premises further
that these covenants and their boundaries coincide with the aforementioned
as it being an estate whole the Grantors hold by deeds from Roland G
Hyde and so have to hold said granted and bounded premises until
the privileges and appurtenances thereunto to the said Joseph H. Thorne
his heirs and assigns forever And we the said Dale Mfg Co and Theophilus
H. Hyde for ourselves our heirs executors and Administrators do covenant
with said Joseph H. Thorne his heirs and assigns that we will warrant and
defend same to said Joseph H. Thorne his heirs and assigns forever
against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by through
or under us or however they may claim
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals at Pure Dale South Kingstown the 4th day of the August
in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight hundred and Sixty Six the
said Dale Mfg Co has caused this instrument to be executed by its treasurer
duly authorized act its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed at the date specified
Signed sealed and delivered
[Signature]
J. A. Brown
per Secretary
Witness for the Mfg Co
[Signature]
Wm D. Shaw
[Signature]
Wm D. Shaw
State of Rhode Island ye
County of Washington do
Personally appeared R. G. Hazard Treas of Pure Dale Mfg Co and
acknowledged the foregoing to be his free act and deed and his hand &
the seal of said corporation thereto
Before me [Signature] J. A. Brown Public Notary
(Margin note)
Presence
Stamp
No. 50
South Kingstown Aug 4th AD 1864
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State of Rhode Island ye
Washington Co. In Westerly, in said county, on this 9th day of September
1864 personally appeared Stephen Phillips R. Hyde and Fanny M. his wife subscribers
to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be their free act and
deed
Before me
William P Coy Public Notary
Recorded for Record
Sept 23rd 1864 at
7 o'clock P.M. and Recorded
by Charles Cross S. Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I Samuel Green Citizen of South-
Kingstown in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island, and Benja-
min Green of Charlestown in said county and state for and in consideration of the
sum of ten dollars to be paid by Stephen R. Browning of Charlestown aforesaid and
the receipt whereof i make bond hereby acknowledge, do hereby remise, release and
forever quit claim unto the said Stephen R Browning his heirs and assigns
forever all the right title and interest which i have in and the
a certain lot of beach and shore as follows situated in said Charlestown on
taining one acre and bounded as follows beginning at the South east corner
of said lot & the South east corner of Joseph the Son of Deborah’s
of the sea, Then Westerly bounded Easterly by the sea about forty rods
to land of Charles Cross and Benjamin Browning, Then Northerly bounded
Westerly by said Cross’s and Browning’s land to a point on the North
line Then sea that a parallel line with the aforesaid the shall make
just one acre bounding on the North by the land of the Quonsets while
on the East by land of said Hubert’s [illegible]
to have and to hold the same with all the privileges and appurtenances
to the same belonging to him the said Stephen R Browning his heirs and assigns
forever And I Stephen R Browning spouse of the said Benjamin Green do ere-
ct my signature of the this deed as opposed to hereby release all my right of dower to
Stephen R Browning his heirs and assigns forever all my right of dower to
to the above described premises
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this nineteenth day of September AD 1864
In presence of
Millard I Cross
Charles Cross
Samuel Green L.S.
Benjamin Green L.S.
Eliza F Green L.S.
Washington Co. Charlestown Sept 19th 1864
Personally appeared Samuel Green and Benjamin Green and
acknowledged the preceding instrument by them signed to be their
free act and deed
Before me
Charles Cross Town Clerk
Received for Record Sept 23rd 1864
at 7 o'clock P.M. and Recorded by
Charles Cross Town Clerk
Revenue Stamp!
$0.57