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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the Town of Charlestown, a municipal corporation, located in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island, for and in consideration of the sum of Three Hundred fifty-five ($355.00) Dollars, to wit, paid by Fritz J. Swanson and Ernestine E. Swanson, the receipt whereof it does hereby acknowledge, does hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Fritz J. Swanson and Ernestine E. Swanson, husband and wife, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common, their heirs and assigns, forever,
a certain lot of land with all buildings and improvements thereon, being the property conveyed to School District No. 2, of the Town of Charlestown, by deed from Asa T. Hoxie and Nancy B. Hoxie, his wife (in right of said Nancy) executed February 27, A. D. 1871, and recorded in the land evidence records in the Town of Charlestown, in Book 10 at Pages 15 and 16.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same, with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances there to appertaining, unto and to the use of the said Fritz J. Swanson and Ernestine E. Swanson, husband and wife, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common, to them, their heirs and assigns, forever.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, it has hereunto set its name by David E. Mills, Treasurer of the Town of Charlestown, this 22nd day of July in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight.
TOWN OF CHARLESTOWN
by David E. Mills
Treasurer.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
County of Washington
In Charlestown on the 22nd day of July, A. D. 1938 before me personally appeared David E. Mills, treasurer of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, to me known, and known by me to be the Treasurer for the Town of Charlestown and the party executing the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument by him executed, to be his free act and deed.
EUGENE R. GILHARTIN
Notary Public.
Received for record September 6th, A. D. 1938 at 4:00 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk