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I, JAMES A. ATKINSON, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to MAUD M. BENSON, of said Town, County and State with QUIT-CLAIM COVENANTS
That certain tract or parcel of land situated on the northerly side of the "Post Road," so called, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point on the northerly side of said Post Road, at the southeasterly corner of the premises hereby conveyed and at the southeasterly corner of the land formerly of Samuel A. Tucker and William Gregson et als date February 18th, 1827 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town, Charlestown, in Book No. 29 at Pages 485 and 486; thence running westerly bounded southerly by said Post Road, a distance of Seven hundred ninety-three (793) feet more or less to a stake and then Two Hundred Twenty-eight (228) feet to the northwesterly corner of the premises herein conveyed; thence running northerly, bounded northerly by land formerly of Asa Church, a distance of Seventy-five (75) feet; thence running easterly a distance of One hundred twenty (120) feet more or less to the northwesterly corner of land formerly of William Gregson et als; thence continuing the same course to the corner of the same in Book 29 at Page 486, a distance of One hundred sixty-one (161) feet, bounded easterly by land formerly of said Gregson et als, to the point and place of beginning, or however otherwise the same may be bounded or described.
This conveyance is subject to fence agreements that may appear in the line of distance.
Meaning and intending to convey a portion of the premises conveyed by deed of Gertrude Atkinson kin to James A. Atkinson and Gertrude A. Atkinson, as Joint Tenants and not as Tenants in Common; said deed Date of June 19th, 1943 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, in Book No. 29 at Pages 496 and 497. I hereby covenant that said Gertrude A. Atkinson has since deceased and that I am the surviving Grantee mentioned in said last mentioned deed.
Grantee mentioned in said last mentioned deed.
The consideration of this deed is such that no Internal Revenue Stamps are required.
I, Jessie Atkinson, wife of the Grantor, James A. Atkinson, release to said Grantee all my right of dower and all other interest in the aforementioned premises.
WITNESS our hands this 16th day of September, 1952.
JAMES A. ATKINSON
JESSIE ATKINSON
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.)
County of Washington }
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In Charlestown, on the 18th day of September, 1952, before me personally appeared James A. Atkinson and Jessie Atkinson, husband and wife, both 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 their free act and deed.
LINTON L. BROWN
Notary Public.
Received for record September 20th, A. D. 1952 at 9:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded
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Town Clerk
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