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cert to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals, dated the day and year first above written,
Signed sealed and delivered
in the presence of
Henry McLandell C- Hartford P Broom L.S.
[?] to lots Sue T Broom L.S.
Received the day of the date of the above Indenture of the above named
Emily Emma Smith the sum of one d.r. in lawful money of the United
States of America.
Witness Henry McLandell Hartford P Broom,
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington ss,
On the twenty fourth day of December before me appeared the above named Hartford P Broom and
Sue T Broom, and in due form of law acknowledged the above
Indenture to be their and each of their act and deed, and desired the
same might be recorded at length.
Witness my hand and official seal the day and year aforesaid,
Henry McLandell Antony Pebble J.P.
Recorded for record May 2 1916 at 10 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George B Coone, town clerk
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KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that I, Thomas F Connell
of the City of Pawtucket, in the County of Providence and State of Rhode
Island, hereinafter called the grantor, in consideration of ten dollars
and other valuable considerations to me paid by Simon Duncan
bornish of the Town of Charlestown, in the County of Washington and
State aforesaid hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant bargain sell and convey
with the land tenure, and to his heirs and assigns forever, a certain
lot of land situated in said Charlestown, with a dwelling house
and other improvements thereon standing containing by estimation
one half of an acre of land, be the same more or less, and bounded
Easterly by the public highway, southerly by land formerly of Welcome
L Tucker, Westerly by land formerly of Mary F Kingman and
Northerly by land etc etc formerly of Hannah Collins, or however
of tenure the same may be bounded or described, Being The
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Know all men by these presents that I, E. Olive
Mackeem, widow of Llewellyn E. Mackeem, of the town of Charlestown,
county of Washington and State of Rhode Island, do hereby make,
execute and deliver this indenture in consideration of the sum of one dollar ($1)
and other good and valuable consideration to one half by the
said grantor named Frances W. Garrison, late of Jamestown, town of Jamestown, County
of Washington and State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the
grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, all hereby
give grant bargain sell and convey unto the said her grantor,
and her heirs and assigns forever, two certain tracts of land
now situated in the town of Charlestown, county of Washington
and State of Rhode Island and which are bounded and described
as follows:
The first tract contains approximately thirty (30) acres be it
the same more or less with three (3) houses, a barn and other buildings
and improvements situated thereon, and which is bounded on
the North by Pawcatuck River, on the East by land of James A. Hoyt,
on the South partly by land of George P. French and partly by
land of George H. and Melvina S. Carmichael, and on the West
partly by land of the said George H. and Melvina S. Carmichael
and partly by land of the grantor until it comes to the place of
beginning at the Northeast corner of the said tract at Pawcatuck
River.
The second tract contains three (3) acres, be it
the same more or less, and adjoins the said first plot upon the West,
and for a more particular description reference may be made to
a deed from Robert Redman to Llewellyn E. Mackeem which is
recorded in Book 107 page 213 and 214 of the records of deeds
in the town of Charlestown. Both tracts were deeded to
the said Llewellyn E. Mackeem by Edward Lord, January sixteenth
AD 1913.
There is a right of way belonging to the first named
tract across land of unm. H. Cox, extending to the state Highway
which runs North and South past the blacksmith shop of John
T. Kelly, a narrower section of the said tract may be fenced or
enclosed.
To have and to hold the aforementioned
premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto
belonging unto and to the use of the said grantee, and her
heirs and assigns forever. And I the said grantor, do hereby
for myself and for my heirs executors and administrators covenant
with the said grantee and her heirs and assigns that she have
covenantly seized in fee simple of the said granted premises that
the same are free from all encumbrances that I have good
right full power and lawful authority to sell and convey
The above in manner aforesaid, that the said grantee and
their heirs and assigns shall by these presents ad all times