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We, EDWARD SHERMAN and VIOLET KYLE, both of the City of Newport, State of Rhode Island, heirs-at-law of George W. Tourgee, late of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, deceased, for consideration paid, grant to HAROLD E. LAMPHERE, of said Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, with QUIT-CLAIM COVENANT,
That certain, real estate situated in said Town of Charlestown, bounded and described as follows, to wit:
The first tract contains, by estimation fifty (50) acres, more or less, and with a dwelling house and other buildings thereon standing, bounded as follows: via,
Beginning at the Highway at the southeaster corner of said tract; thence easterly Eastingly and northerly bounded on the "Holloway land," to a ditch at the swamp; thence northerly and westerly by said ditch until it comes to a fence thence westerly along said fence as the fence and wall run, thence south until it comes to the highway, thence southerly and easterly by said highway to the place of beginning.
The second tract contains, by estimation sixty acres, more or less, and is bounded as follows: Beginning at a water fence west of Zachary's Bridge, controlled; thence easterly and southerly bounded by the River until it comes to land formerly of Lewis Kenyon, deceased thence southerly thence easterly to said lands running to land formerly of George W. Tourgee; thence easterly to said Highway, bounded by said Green's land; thence northerly and northeasterly bounded by the highway until it comes to land formerly of George W. Tourgee, thence westerly and northerly to said Chappells land to the first-mentioned bound, only, or however otherwise either of said tracts may be bounded.
We, respectively, covenant that we are unmarried.
The consideration of this deed is less than $100.00.
WITNESS our hands this 6th day of August, A. D. 1941.
EDWARD SHERMAN
VIOLET KYLE
John T. Gough as to V. K.
Navy Yard
Boston, Mass.
In that, on the 6th day of August, A. D. 1941, before me personally appeared EDWARD SHERMAN, to me known and known by me to be one of the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument, by him executed, to be his free act and deed.
H. C. SPEED (Official Seal)
H. S. Speed, Lieut. Comdr. USNR
Commanding U.S.S. EAGLE #27
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
NEWPORT, R. I.
In Newport, on the 25th day of August, A. D. 1941, before me personally appeared VIOLET KYLE, to me known and known by me to be one of the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and she acknowledged said instrument, by her executed, to be her free act and deed.
JOHN T. GOUGH (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
My Commission Expires June 30th, 1946.
Received for record September 20th, A. D. 1944 at 9:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk