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STATE of NEW YORK
COUNTY OF KINGS
At Brooklyn N. Y., in said County on this 15th day of August, A. D. 1946, then personally appeared the abovenamed William E. Howes, to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed individually and as Guardian as aforesaid.
Before me
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $13.20)
JULIUS I. KAHN (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
Julius I. Kahn
Notary Public, Kings County
KINGS Co. CL. No. 377 NB. No. 58 K 7
Commission e-pires March 30, 1947.
Received for record September 18th, A. D. 1946 at 11:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Frances Peele Beebe, of Brooklyn, State of New York, in consideration of Ten Dollars and other valuable considerations paid by Lewis Vandegrift Lee and Marga Lee Mahony, both of the City of Washington, District of Columbia, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Lewis Vandegrift Lee and Marga Lee Mahony, as joint tenants not as tenants in common, their heirs and assigns forever, all my right, title and interest in and to all that certain lot or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon, situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a stone bound on the shore of Charlestown Pond and running thence in a westerly direction to a stone bound on the Estate of Thomas L. Arnold; thence running hundred eighty-seven and sixty-one hundredths (487.30) feet to a stone bound; thence making a right angle and running northwardly one hundred fifty (150) feet to a stone bound; thence making an interior angle of ninety-eight (98) degrees, thirty-five minutes (35) seconds and running northeastly one hundred fifty (150) feet to a stone bound; thence making an interior angle of ninety-nine (99) degrees, thirty (30) degrees, thirty (30) seconds and running northeastly one hundred seventy-nine and sixty-one hundredths (179.61) feet to a stone bound; thence making an interior angle of one hundred seventy-nine (179) degrees, thirty-one minutes (31) seconds and running northwesterly one hundred sixty-two and six-tenths (162.6) feet, more or less to the shore of Charlestown Pond; thence running along the shore of said Pond one hundred (100) feet, more or less to the point of beginning.
Be all said measurements more or less or however otherwise the same may be bounded or described.
This Deed is given for the purpose of curing any defect in the title to the aforesaid premises, due to the meagre Description of the said real estate contained in the Fourth Codicil to the Last Will and Testament of Grace D. Peele, deceased, and by virtue of which the said real estate passed to me, devised to Dorothea A. Clark, and William E. Howes. My interest, if any, in said real estate is a remainder in fee simple Charge of said Will.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforementioned premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging, to the said Lewis Vandegrift Lee and Marga Lee Mahony, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common, and their heirs and assigns, to their use and behoof forever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, the said Frances Peele Beebe, have hereunto set my hand and seal this 23 day of March A. D. 1946.
Signed, Sealed and delivered } FRANCES PEELE BEEBE (SEAL)
in presence of
(No Revenue Stamps necessary)