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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, Hattie R. Browning of the City and
County of Providence and State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the Grantor, in con-
sideration of One Hundred Dollars to me paid by Fred R. Lee and Grace D. Lee per Lee, his
wife, both of the Town and County of Arlington in the State of Virginia, hereinafter called
the Grantees, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant, bargain,
sell and convey unto the said Grantees, as Joint tenants and not as tenants in common, their
heirs and assigns forever.
That certain tract or land with all the improvements thereon situated at
Charlestown Beach in the Town of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode
Island, bounded and described as follows, namely:
Beginning at the sea, thence northerly in a straight line through the center of a
stone bound about five feet westerly from the plaza of the cottage upon the within granted
premises which is commonly called the East Cottage, said line being approximately parallel
with the westerly side of said cottage, to another stone bound set in the ground about
twenty feet westerly from the presence of line land now or formerly of S. D. Baker and approx-
imately ninety-five (95) feet northerly from said first mentioned bound; thence northerly in
a straight line to a third stone bound set in the ground in the southerly line of the high-
way and twelve feet westerly from the stone bound said highway line marking the westerly
line of said Baker land; thence easterly twelve (12) feet in said southerly line of said highway
to said Baker Land; thence southerly in the westerly line of said Baker Land to the
sea and by the sea to the point of beginning. Said granted premises are bounded westerly by
other land of this grantor, northerly by the highway, easterly by said Baker land and south-
erly by the sea.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the aforementioned premises, with all the rights, privileges and
appurtenances thereto belonging, untill and to the use of the said Grantees, as joint tenants
and not as tenants in common and their heirs and assigns forever.
And I the said Grantor, do hereby, for myself and for my heirs, executors, and ad-
ministrators, covenant with the said Grantees and their heirs and assigns that I am lawfully
seized in fee simple of the said granted premises; that the same are free from all incumbrances;
that I have good right, full power and lawful authority to sell and convey the same in manner
as aforesaid; that the said Grantees and their assigns, shall, by these presents at
all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the said premises, and that, I, the
said Grantor will, and my heirs, executors and administrators, shall warrant and defend the
same to the said Grantees and their heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and
demands of all persons.
And for the consideration aforesaid I, Ross R. Browning, husband of said grantor
Hattie R. Browning, do hereby release all my right, title, and interest, in and to said
granted premise as holder of mortgages thereon heretofore recorded and further I do here
by release all my right of curtesy in and to the said granted premise unto the said grantees
and their heirs and assigns, forever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 17th day of
August in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight.
Executed in the presence of
N. Louis Frost
HATTIE R. BROWNING (SEAL)
ROSS R. BROWNING (SEAL)
(INTERNAL REVENUE STAMP, $2.00)
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND)
County of Providence }
In Providence on the 17th day of August, A. D. 1938 before me personally appeared
the above named grantor Hattie M. Browning and Ross E. Browning, her husband, 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.
W. LOUIS FROST
Notary Public.
Received for record August 20th, A. D. 1938 at 3:05 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by
Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, Fred M. Per Lee and Grace D. Per Lee,
both of the Town and County of Arlington in the State of Virginia, hereinafter called the
mortgagors, in consideration of Fifteen Hundred (1500) Dollars to us paid by Hattie M.
Browning of the City and County of Providence in the State of Rhode Island, hereinafter
called the mortgagee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant,
bargain, sell, and convey unto the said mortgagee, and her heirs and assigns forever,
That certain tract of land with all the improvements thereon situated at Charlestown
Beach in the Town of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island,
bounded and described as follows, namely:
Beginning at the sea, thence northerly in a straight line through the center of a
stone bound about five feet westerly from the plane of the cottage upon the within granted
premises which is commonly called the East Cottage, said line being approximately parallel
with the westerly side of said cottage, to another stone bound set in the ground about
twenty feet westerly from the westerly line of land now or formerly of S. D. Baker and ap-
proximately ninety-five (95) feet northerly from said first mentioned stone bound; thence
northerly in a straight line to a third stone set in the ground in the southerly line of the
highway and twelve feet westerly from the stone bound in said highway line marking the west-
erly line of said Baker land; thence easterly twelve (12) feet in said southerly line of
said highway to said Baker land; thence southerly in the westerly line of said Baker land to
the sea and by the sea to the point of beginning. Said granted premises are bounded westerly
by other land of said mortgagees, northerly by the highway, easterly by said Baker land and
southerly by the sea.
Being the same premises conveyed to these mortgagors by this mortgagee by deed of
even date herewith.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the aforementioned premises, with all the rights, privileges and
appurtenances thereunto belonging unto and to the use of the said mortgagee, and her heirs
and assigns, forever.
And we the said mortgagors, do hereby, for ourselves and our heirs, executors,
and administrators, covenant with the said mortgagee and her heirs and assigns that we are
lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises; that the same are free from all
incumbrances; that we have good right, full power and lawful authority to sell and convey the
same in manner as aforesaid; that the said mortgagee and her heirs and assigns shall by these
presents at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the said premises, and
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