The Deed Walker · From Ninigret · Charlestown, Rhode Island land evidence, 1738 to today
Trail: 1135@29/568

10/17/1945 · DEED · book 29 page 568 doc 1135@29/568

From SHORT ARTHUR, SHORT JOSEPHINE K
To GOSS JAMES JR
Consideration consideration paid
Premises Lots 617 and 618 on "Charlestown by the Sea" plat (Charlestown, Charlestown by the Sea)
Index description CHARLESTOWN BEACH RD

Back — where this land came from

deed Thomas P. Reilly book 26 p 30 Charlestown
“conveyed to this Grantor by deed from Thomas P. Reilly; said deed bearing date of March 11th, 1935”
◀ Follow back 1935 · DEED · REILLY THOMAS F; REILLY ANNA T BY ATTORNEY → SHORT JOSEPHINE K · book 26 p 30
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The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1935 · DEED · REILLY THOMAS F; REILLY ANNA T BY ATTORNEY → SHORT JOSEPHINE K · book 26 p 30

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

▶ 1950 · DEED · GOSS VIRGINIA M; GOSS JAMES JR → ARMSTRONG ANNE; ARMSTRONG HENRY B · book 32 p 69

The instrument's own words

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568 I, JOSEPHINE K. SHORT, of Edgewood, City of Providence, County of Providence, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to JAMES GOSS, JR., of 240 Central Ave., Huguensdale, State of Rhode Island, with WARRANTY COVENANTS That certain real estate situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, and described as follows: That certain real estate situated in said Town of Charlestown, described as follows: in fee simple. Those certain lots or tracts of land laid out and designated as Lots Numbers 617 and 618 on that plat entitled, "Charlestown by the Sea, owned and developed by Thomas P. Reilly, location Charlestown, Rhode Island, Scale 1" = 100 feet, dated July 25th, 1934, K. W. Leighton, Civil Engineer, New Haven, Conn.", which said plat is filed in the Office of the Town Clerk of said Town of Charlestown. Said lots together form one tract, bounded as follows: WESTERLY : by Charlestown Beach Road, as shown on said Map, fifty (50) feet, more or less; NORTHERLY : by Thomas Street, as shown on said map, one hundred eleven (111) feet, more or less; EASTERLY : by Lot No. 616, as shown on said Map, fifty (50) feet, more or less; SOUTHERLY : by Lot No. 619, as shown on said Map, one hundred ten and six hundredths (110.06) feet, more or less. This deed is subject to restrictions as contained on said Map. Meaning and intending to convey the same premises conveyed to this Grantor by deed from Thomas P. Reilly; said deed bearing date of March 11th, 1935 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, Book No. 26, at Page 30. Reference to said deed and the records thereof being here made and had and the same made a part hereof for a more complete and detailed description of the premises hereby conveyed. I, ARTHUR SHORT, husband of the grantor release to said grantee all my right of curtesy and all other interest in the aforementioned premises. WITNESS our hands this 19th day of June, 1945. JOSEPHINE K. SHORT ARTHUR SHORT (DOCUMENTARY STAMPING, 55¢) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND } } County of Providence } In Cranston, R. I. on the 19th day of June 1945 before me personally appeared Arthur Short and Josephine K. Short, husband and wife, both to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be their free act and deed. PHILIP K. SHORT (Notarial Seal) Notary Public My commission expires June 30, 1946. Received for record October 17th, A. D. 1945 at 2:00 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by 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.