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Trail: 8157 › 3535@33/529

6/18/1953 · LEASE · book 33 page 529 doc 3535@33/529

From GAVITT BENJAMIN C life, GAVITT BESSIE C, GRINNELL LEON M
To GRINNELL LEON M, GAVITT BESSIE C, GAVITT BENJAMIN C life
Premises Lot No. 1 at Charlestown Beach (Charlestown Beach, Charlestown)
Also on this page: RELEASE GRAICHEN EVERETT R; GRAICHEN LUCY

Back — where this land came from

This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1952 · LEASE · BROWNING HARRIET E; GRINNELL LEON M → GRINNELL LEON M; BROWNING HARRIET E · book 33 p 29
◀ 1952 · LEASE · GALLUP LOTTIE S; GRINNELL LEON M → GRINNELL LEON M; GALLUP LOTTIE S · book 33 p 340
◀ 1951 · DEED · WILSON GRAFTON M; WILSON MARION G → GRINNELL LEON M; GRINNELL PEARL M · book 32 p 387
◀ 1951 · DEED · WEISS ANNA; WEISS ELMER M; WEISS ELMER MAX → GRINNELL LEON M; SQUIER LEONARD K · book 32 p 465
◀ 1951 · DEED · WEISS ANNA; WEISS ELMER; WEISS ELMER M → GRINNELL LEON M · book 32 p 561
◀ 1949 · DEED · HASTINGS JOSEPH M; HASTINGS RUTH S → GRINNELL LEON M; GRINNELL PEARL M · book 31 p 430
◀ 1949 · DEED · MEIKLE A RAYMOND; MEIKLE HELEN C → GRINNELL LEON M; GRINNELL PEARL M · book 31 p 431
◀ 1949 · MORTGAGE · MOOK HARRIET D; MOOK HENRY K → GRINNELL LEON M; GRINNELL PEARL M · book 31 p 450
◀ 1949 · MORTGAGE · RATHBONE RICHARD A → GRINNELL LEON M · book 31 p 568
◀ 1949 · MORTGAGE · SAFFORD HARVEY C → GRINNELL LEON M · book 31 p 663
◀ 1948 · DEED · WILSON ELIZABETH; WILSON ISAAC → GRINNELL LEON M; SQUIER LEONARD K · book 31 p 109
◀ 1948 · DEED · BAUER HARRIET E P → GRINNELL LEON M; SQUIER LEONARD K · book 31 p 225
◀ 1948 · DEED · CHASE BENJAMIN ELLERY; CHASE GLADYS W → GRINNELL LEON M; SQUIER LEONARD K · book 31 p 241
◀ 1948 · ASSIGNMENT · BROWN LINTON L; WEISS ELMER M → GRINNELL LEON M; SQUIER LEONARD K · book 31 p 251

Forward — where this land went

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1954 · PREL · GRINNELL LEON M; GRINNELL PEARL M → MOOK HARRIET D; MOOK HENRY K · book 34 p 352
▶ 1955 · DEED · GAVITT BENJAMIN C; GAVITT BESSIE C → WATTS CECIL M; WATTS CHARLES E · book 35 p 24
▶ 1955 · MORTGAGE · GRINNELL LEON M; GRINNELL PEARL M → MOOK HARRIET D; MOOK HENRY K · book 35 p 54
▶ 1955 · DEED · GAVITT BENJAMIN C; GAVITT BESSIE C → KENYON SHERWOOD C; KENYON VIRGINIA N · book 35 p 205
▶ 1955 · DEED · GAVITT BENJAMIN C; GAVITT BESSIE C → KENYON SHERWOOD C; KENYON VIRGINIA N · book 34 p 382
▶ 1955 · DEED · GAVITT BENJAMIN C; GAVITT BESSIE C → RATHBONE JOAN W; RATHBONE HERBERT C JR · book 34 p 401
▶ 1955 · DEED · GAVITT BENJAMIN C; GAVITT BESSIE C → WATTS CECIL M; WATTS CHARLES E · book 34 p 425
▶ 1955 · RELEASE · GRINNELL LEON M; GRINNELL PEARL M → MOOK HARRIET D; MOOK HENRY K · book 31 p 452
▶ 1955 · PREL · GRINNELL LEON M; GRINNELL PEARL M → MOOK HARRIET D; MOOK HENRY K · book 34 p 455
▶ 1956 · DEED · GAVITT BENJAMIN C → GAVITT BENJAMIN C; GAVITT BESSIE C · book 35 p 321
▶ 1956 · DEED · GRINNELL LEON M; GRINNELL PEARL M → FLYNN JOHN F; FLYNN MARY B · book 35 p 356
▶ 1956 · DEED · GAVITT BESSIE C; CROSS GEORGE C EST → GAVITT BENJAMIN C; GAVITT BESSIE C · book 35 p 474
▶ 1956 · DEED · GRINNELL LEON M; GRINNELL PEARL M; MURTAGH HATTIE E; MURTAGH JAMES J → BROWN PHYLLIS T · book 35 p 497
▶ 1957 · DEED · GAVITT BENJAMIN C; GAVITT BESSIE C → RHODE ISLAND STATE OF · book 36 p 130
▶ 1957 · DEED · GAVITT BENJAMIN C; GAVITT BESSIE C → GRINNELL ELEANOR R; GRINNELL LESTER B · book 36 p 151
▶ 1957 · DEED · GAVITT BENJAMIN C; GAVITT BESSIE C → CROSS' MILLS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT · book 34 p 568

The instrument's own words

page 1 · read by Gemma vision
THIS INDENTURE of LEASE Entered into on the 17th day of June, A. D. 1953 by and between Benjamin C. Gavitt and Bessie C. Gavitt, husband and wife, both of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the Lessors, and Leon M. Grinnell, of said Town, County and State, hereinafter called the Lessees WITNESSETH, That the said Lessors do hereby demise and lease unto said Lessee all that certain tract of land which said Lessors are seized and possessed at "Charlestown Beach," so called, in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, being designated as Lot No. 1 (One) on a plat designated as "Plot of Land at Charlestown Beach in the Town of Charlestown, R. I." and being further described as follows: namely and the same as Carl D. Gallup, Surveyor and Platted September 1928, by Leon L. Holland, Civil Engineer, Scale 1" = 50', said plat being filed in the Records of Land Evidence, Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, Book No. 21 at page 54, Reference to said plat being hereby made and had for a more complete and detailed description of the premises herein leased. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same with and the appurtenances thereto unto said Lessee, his executors, administrators and assigns for and during the term of five years from the 17th day of June, A. D. 1953 to the 17th day of June, A. D. 1958, and yielding paying therefore during the said term the annual rent of One Dollar and other consideration, in advance for each and every year during the continuance of this lease; the first payment to be made on the day of the execution of this lease and subsequent payments to be made on the 17th day of June of each and every year succeeding the date hereof, until said rent is paid in full. It is mutually agreed by and between the parties hereto that this Lease may be cancelled by the Lessors giving thirty days notice to the Lessee or by the Lessee giving 30 days notice to the Lessors. IN WITNESS WHEREOF we have hereunto set our hands and seals and to duplicate copy hereof, this 17th day of June, 1953. Executed in the presence of Linton L. Brown as to all signers BENJAMIN C. GAVITT (SEAL) BESSIE C. GAVITT (SEAL) LEON M. GRINNELL (SEAL) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.) ) ) County of Washington ) In Charlestown, on the 17th day of June, 1953, before me personally appeared Benjamin C. Gavitt and his wife, Bessie C. Gavitt, and Leon M. Grinnell, each and all to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they severally acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public Received for record June 18th, A. D. 1953 at 11:20 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk ---- INDUSTRIAL NATIONAL BANK OF PROVIDENCE, having received full payment and satisfaction of the within mortgage, recorded in the Land Evidence Records of the Town of Charlestown in Mortgage Book 33 at page 528 does hereby cancel and discharge the same. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, said Company has caused these Presents to be signed and its Corporate Seal to be hereunto affixed by its proper officers and duly authorized, this 29th day of August A. D. 1960. Signed and sealed in presence of Evelyn B. Kabulis INDUSTRIAL NATIONAL BANK OF PROVIDENCE (Corporate Seal) By Fred Rapner Fred Rapner Asst. Manager John DeMartino John M. DiMartino Asst. Manager Received for record September 8t, A. D. 1960 at 11:25 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk

The page as recorded

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