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I, STEWART D. HOPKINS, of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to FRANK H. CORNELL, JR. and JOSEPHINE A. CORNELL, husband and wife, as Joint Tenants and not as Tenants in Common, meaning to the survivor, both of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, with WARRANTY COVENANTS
That certain tract or parcel of land, containing one (1) acre, more or less, situated on the northerly side of the State Highway leading westerly from the Village of Carolina to the Village of Wood River Junction, bounded and described as follows, and situate in said Town of Charlestown:
BEGINNING at a point on the northerly side of said State Highway at the southwesterly corner of the premises William P. Sherman, et ux conveyed and at the southeasterly corner of the premises of William P. Sherman, et ux; thence running northerly, bounded by said Sherman's land, et ux, a distance of 340 feet, more or less, to land of Hiram L. Wright, et ux; thence turning and running easterly, bounded by said Wright's land, et ux, a distance of 125 feet; thence turning and running southerly, by said Wright's land, et ux, a distance of 125 feet; thence turning and running southerly, bounded easterly by land of Frank H. Cornell, Sr., a distance of 215 feet, more or less, to a point on said State Highway said last-mentioned point being 125 feet westerly at the place of beginning; thence turning and running westerly, bounded southerly by said State Highway, a distance of 125 feet, to the point of and place of beginning.
Being the same premise conveyed by Deed from Raymond C. Hopkins and Grace D. Hopkins to this Grantor; said deed bearing date of September 21st, 1946 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, Book No. 30 at Page 167v reference to said deed and records thereof being hereby had and made and the same made a part hereof for a more complete and detailed description of the premises hereby conveyed.
I, DOROTHY L. HOPKINS, wife of the grantor release to said grantees all my right of dower and all other interest in the aforementioned premises.
WITNESS our hands this 30th day of September 1946.
STEWART D. HOPKINS
DOROTHY L. HOPKINS
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, 55¢)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.)
County of Washington }
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In Charlestown on the 30th day of September, 1946 before me personally appeared Stewart D. Hopkins and Dorothy L. Hopkins, husband and wife, both to me known and known by me to be the parties e-cuting the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument, by them e-cuted, to be their free act and deed.
RAYMOND G. VARS (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
Received for record September 30th, A. D. 1946 at 5:00 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [?]
Town Clerk