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I, ELEANOR D. THIESS, now residing at 1309 West Mt. Royal Avenue, Baltimore 17, Maryland, the Grantor of premises conveyed to LOUIS F. BELL, late of South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, deceased, by deed Dated November 9, 1932, and recorded in the Land Evidence Records of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, in Book 25, page 451, do hereby acknowledge receipt from WAKEFIELD TRUST COMPANY and WILLIAM CLARKE BELL, executors under the will of LOUIS F. BELL, notice of their intention of completing the provisions of said will by selling the four (4) lots (5 and 7) in Powaget Meadows Plat conveyed to said Louis F. Bell aforesaid, to GEORGE J. SCHAEFFER and MYRTLE E. SCHAEFFER, his wife, both of said South Kingstown, as joint tenants, and do hereby waive any option to purchase the same contained in the deed from me to LOUIS F. BELL.
ELEANOR D. THIESS
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of February, 1948.
EILEEN J. COYFAT (Notarial Seal)
My Commission expires May 7, 1949.
Received for record February 21st, A. D. 1948 at 10:50 o'clock, [?], and recorded by
Town Clerk.
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WE, WAKEFIELD TRUST COMPANY, a Rhode Island banking corporation, and WILLIAM CLARKE BELL, of South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, in our capacities as executors under the will of LOUIS F. BELL, late of South Kingstown, Rhode Island, deceased, by virtue and in exercise of the power and authority granted to us under said will which has been duly probated by the Probate Court of said South Kingstown, and of every other power and authority us hereunto enabling, and for or consideration of the sum of Ten (10) Dollars to us paid by GEORGE J. SCHAEFFER and MYRTLE E. SCHAEFFER, his wife, both of said South Kingstown, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant, bargain sell, and convey unto the said Grantees, their heirs and assigns forever, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common,
Those certain tracts of land located in the Town of Charlestown, Washington County, Rhode Island, more particularly described as Lots numbered four (4) and five (5) on that Plat entitled "Powaget Meadows Plat of Powaget Arms Development" in said Town, R.I., which plat is recorded in the Land Evidence Records of said Charlestown.
Said premises are conveyed subject to all restrictions and with all easements of record.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto appertaining, unto and to the use of the said Grantees, as joint tenants, and not as tenants in common, their heirs and assigns forever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF said WAKEFIELD TRUST COMPANY has hereunto set its corporate name and seal, and said WILLIAM CLARKE BELL, has hereunto set his name and seal, in their capacities as executors under the will of LOUIS F. BELL, this 19th day of February, A. D. 1948.
WAKEFIELD TRUST COMPANY (Corporate Seal)
By Everett J. Bateman, Trust Officer
William Clarke Bell
In our capacities as Executors
u/w of LOUIS F. BELL
In presence of:
ROGER E. POTTER
ROGER E. POTTER
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, 55¢)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In South Kingstown, Rhode Island, on the 19th day of February A. D. 1948, before me personally appeared Everett J. Bateman, Trust Officer of the Wakefield Trust Company, and William Clarke Bell, 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 the free act of said Wakefield Trust Company and William Clarke Bell as executors under the will of Louis F. Bell.
FRANK L. CRANDALL (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
Received for record February 21st, A. D. 1948 at 10:52 o'clock, a. [?], and recorded by
Town Clerk