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I, LEAR S. BARBER, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to LeROY E. CHAPPEE and CONSTANCE R. CHAPPEE, husband and wife, and HELEN A. HAMILTON, as Joint Tenants and not Tenants in Common, meaning to the survivor, all of the Town of Richmond, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, WITH WARRANTY COVENANTS
That certain tract or parcel of land, situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows: I
Beginning at a point on the northerly side of the "Old Post Road" so-called, at the southeasterly corner of the property herein conveyed hereby running southeasterly along the southeasterly corner of premises of Marie S. Miller; thence running southeasterly along the southeasterly boundary westerly by said Miller's land, a distance of Five Hundred Ten (510) feet more or less, to a stone bound thence turning running easterly along another stone wall, a distance of Two Hundred turning running easterly along another stone wall, a distance of Two Hundred turning running easterly along another stone wall, a distance of Two Hundred turning running southerly along another stone wall, more or less than length running southerly along another stone wall, a distance of One Hundred Thirty (260) feet more or less, thence turning and running easterly along another stone wall, a distance of One Hundred Twenty (120) feet, more or less, thence turning and running again southeasterly in a straight line, a distance of Two Hundred Fifty (250) feet more or less, to a point on the northerly side of said Old Post Road, thence running east-last mentioned point being One Hundred Twenty-three (123) feet east of the point of Turning and running easterly along said Old Post Road, a distance of One Hundred Twenty-three (123) feet to the point of Beginning and bounded northerly by said Miller's land, easterly by said Miller's land, easterly by the land of the Grantor, and southerly, partly by land of the Grantor and partly by the said Old Post Road, or however otherwise the same be may be bounded or described.
Also, including in this conveyance, that small strip of land lying and being northerly of the new Post Road, so called, and southerly of said Old Post Road, said strip of land being bounded northerly from the aforementioned described tract and measuring One Hundred Twenty-three (123) feet in length as measured in an easterly direction. For a more complete description of said strip of land, reference is hereby made and had made to "Plat Showing land in town of Charlestown, State of Rhode Island" filed in the State Index by vote and order of Department of Public Works, on the 28th day of October A.D. 1940, said plat being on file in the Office of the Town Clerk of said Town of Charlestown.
I, Lear S. Barber, hereby covenant that I am unmarried.
WITNESS my hand this 15th day of April 1946.
LEAR S. BARBER
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, 55¢)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.)
County of Washington {
In Westerly on the 15th day of April, 1946 before me personally appeared Lear S. Barber to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument by him, executed, tb be his free act and deed.
CLARENCE A. VARE (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
My Commission expires June 30, 1946.
Received for record April 15th, A.D. 1946 at 3:15 o'clock p.m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
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