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144 DEED
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, HOWARD H. BURDICK, of the Town of
Charlestown, State of Rhode Island, as administrator of the estate of Allen H. Burdick,
late of said Town of Westerly, deceased, acting herein and by virtue of the power and
authority conferred upon the Probate Court of the Town of Westerly under a decree entered
therein on the 2nd day of February, A. D. 1954, upon a petition filed under the provisions
of Chapter 570 of the General Laws of the State of Rhode Island, 1938 and Amendments there-
to, under which decree, all of which more fully appears in the records of the court said and by
to, under which decree, all of which more fully appears in the records of the court said and by
every other power thereto enabling me, for and in consideration of the sum of Three Thou-
sand Seven Hundred Fifty Eight ($3,750.00) Dollars, to me paid by OLIVER W. BOUCHER and THELMA
M. BOUCHER, husband and wife, both of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State
of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantees, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,
do, in my capacity as administrator of the estate of Allen H. Burdick, hereby give, grant,
bargain, sell and convey unto the said grantees and unto the survivor of them, as JOINT
TENANTS, and not as Tenants-in-Common, and the heirs and assigns of the survivor of them,
forever, all the right, title, interest, claim and demand which the said Allen H. Burdick,
had at the time of his death or which said Howard H. Burdick, as such administrator, has
or ought to have in and to an undivided one-half interest in that certain tract of land situated
in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, together with im-
provements thereon standing, containing a bout one hundred Forty (140) square rods, bounded
and described as following:
Beginning at the Post Road at the abutment of the wall, a few rods
westing of the residence of now or formerly Mrs. Ethel M. Crandall Estate west
and Martha S. Crandall; thence southeasterly Fourteen (14) rods; thence
westerly ten (10) rods; thence southeasterly Fourteen (14) rods to the
westerly rim of Basin; thence easterly, northerly and easterly to low or
Post Road, bounding easterly, northerly and westerly by Martha S. Crandall; thence
easterly bounding southerly by said Post Road ten (10) rods to the
place of beginning or the beginning line bounded.
Said premises being the same premises described in deed from Thurman
F. Eldridge to Allen H. Burdick and Elsie E. Burdick, dated February
2, 1923 and recorded in the Land Evidence Records of said Town of
Charlestown in Book 23 at page 204; reference to which said deed is
hereby had and made and same is heref foreve. Conveyance made subject to
taxes assumed December 31, 1953.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforementioned premises unto and to the use of said grantees,
and the survivor of them, as JOINT TENANTS, and the heirs and assigns of the survivor of
them forever.
And I, the said Howard H. Burdick, do hereby covenant and agree with the said grantees,
their heirs and assigns that I was and empowered by the Probate Court of the Town of
Westerly to make sale of the aforesaid undivided one-half interest of said Allen H. Burdick;
that the said interest of said Allen H. Burdick was and is hereby sold according to the
directions of the said Probate Court heretofore given relative to the sale thereof; that
previous to the sale thereof, I, Howard H. Burdick, as said administrator, gave bond for
the faithful application of the proceeds of said sale according to law; that in every respect
I, said Howard H. Burdick, was at all times concurred with the decree of said Probate Court
of said Town of Westerly and to the laws of the State of Rhode Island; and I, the said
H. Burdick, will warrant and defend the said interest of the said Allen H. Burdick, herein
conveyed by me as administrator of the estate of said Allen H. Burdick against any lawful
claims and demands of all persons claiming by, through, or under me as such administrator.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, the said Howard H. Burdick, have hereunto set my hand and
seal this 28th day of May, A. D. 1954.
HOWARD H. BURDICK
Administrator
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $4.40)
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Westerly, on the 28th day of May, A. D. 1954, before me personally appeared Howard H. Burdick, to me known and known by me to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument, by his executed, to be his free act and deed, individually, and in his said capacity as administrator of the estate of Allen H. Burdick.
W. WALTER FLYNN, JR.
Notary Public
Received for record June 5th, A. D. 1954 at 2:06 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
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DEED
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, HOWARD H. BURDICK, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, as administrator of the estate of Elsie E. Burdick, late of said Town of Charlestown, deceased, acting herein by and virtue of the power and authority conferred by the Probate Court of the Town of Charlestown under a decree entered therein on the 8th day of March, A. D. 1954, upon a petition filed under the provisions of Chapter 570 of the General Laws of the State of Rhode Island, 1938 and Amendments thereto, under which decree, all of which more fully appears in the records of said court, and by my authority power tenure to enabling me, for and in consideration of the sum of Three Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty ($3,780.00) Dollars, to me paid by OLIVER W. BOUCHER and THELMA M. BOUCHER, husband and wife, both of said Charlestown, hereinafter called the grantees, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do, in my capacity as administrator of the estate of Elsie E. Burdick, hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said grantees and unto the survivor of them, as JOINT TENANTS, and not as Tenants-in-Common, and the heirs and assigns of the survivor of them, forever, all the right, title and interest of said Elsie E. Burdick in and to an undivided one-half interest in that certain tract of land situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, together with improvements thereon standing, containing about one hundred forty (140) square rods, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the Post Road at the abutment of the wall, a few rods west of the residence of [?] and formerly Ethan A. Cramall Estate and Martha S. Cramall; thence northerly fourteen (14) rods; thence westerly ten (10) rods; thence southerly fourteen (14) rods to the Post Road bounding said tract easterly, twelve (12) rods; thence westerly a few rods or formerly Ethan A. Cramall Estate and Martha S. Cramall; thence easterly bounding southerly by said Post Road ten (10) rods to the place of beginning or above described line wise bounded.
Said premises being the same land as heretofore described in deed from Thomas F. Eldridge to Allen H. Burdick and Elsie E. Burdick, dated February 9, 1928 and recorded in the Land Evidence Records of said Town of Charlestown in Book 23 at page 204; reference to which deed is hereby had and made and made a part hereof. Conveyance made subject to taxes accrued December 1953 and May 31, 1954.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforementioned premises unto and to the use of said grantees and the survivor of them, as JOINT TENANTS, and the heirs and assigns of the survivor of them forever.
And I, the said Howard H. Burdick, do hereby covenant and agree with the said grantees, their heirs and assigns that I was and am empowered by the Probate Court of the Town of Charlestown to make sale of the aforesaid undivided one-half interest of said Elsie E. Burdick, as administrator of the estate of Elsie E. Burdick; that the said interest of the said Elsie E. Burdick was and is
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