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I, LILA CRAPO SOULÉ, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to ERNEST E. GEE and ROSE S. GEE, husband and wife, both of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, as Joint Tenants and not tenants in common, meaning to the survivor, with WARRANTY COVENANTS.
A certain tract or parcel of land located on the northerly side of the Post Road in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island and bounded and described as follows, to wit:
Commencing at a point at the southeasterly corner of the parcel herein conveyed, said point being the intersection of the northerly line of the State Highway, known as the Post Road, and the easterly line of the parcel herein conveyed; thence the easterly line of the parcel herein conveyed being the westerly line of land now or formerly of Samuel S. Soule, running southerly [?] a northerly direction and with said Owens land a distance of six hundred eighty-seven and three tenths (687.3) to a point; thence running westerly in a northerly direction a distance of one hundred thirteen (113) feet to a point; thence turning and running north easterly a distance of one hundred thirteen (113) feet to a point; thence turning north easts tenths (6/8.3) feet to the above mentioned Post Road; thence turning and running north easterly along the northerly line of said Post Road, a distance of one hundred thirteen (113) feet to the point of place; thence turning northerly bounded easterly by lands of Robert Owens; northerly and westerly other than of this grantor and southerly by the Post Road; however the above described boundaries may be dawned or described.
Together with the right and privilege for the said grantees, their heirs and assigns, servants, agents, visitors, and licensees to pass the repats at all times and for all purposes over and across a parcel of the Post Road (20 feet) in width extending from the Post Road to the said parcel is the same as is described in deed from W. Monroe Hoxsie, et al to Gertrude L. Strayer, dated October 28, 1939 and recorded in the Charlestown land evidence Book 30 at Page 399.
Together with the right in common with the grantor, her heirs and assigns, to cross and crosses at all times and for all purposes in common with others, over the road or driveway at the Post Road, located partly on the premises herein conveyed and partly on other land of the grantor, running to the west for the purposes of ingress and egress to the premises hereby conveyed and to other lands of the grantor, bounding said road on the east the premises hereby maintenance of said driveway to be borne proportionally by the grantor and grantees until such time as other lands of the grantor are sold; the person or persons who purchase will assume his proportionate share of maintenance of said road or right of way.
Meaning and intending to convey a portion of the premises conveyed to this grantor by W. Monroe Hoxsie, et al by deed dated October 28, 1939 and recorded in the Land Evidence Records of said Town of Charlestown in Book 30 at Page 399.
I, George Soule, husband of the grantor release to said grantee all my right of courtesy and all other interest in the aforesaid premises.
WITNESS our hands this 1st day of July 1949.
GEORGE SOULE
LILA CRAPO SOULE
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $1.10)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Charlestown on the 1st day of July 1949 before me personally appeared Lila Crapo Soule and George Soule, to me known and by me known to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed.
NELSON H. THORP (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
Received for record July 5th, A. D. 1949 at 3:00 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [?]
Town Clerk