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82 One of the subscribers to the foregoing instrument personally appeared before me and acknowledged that the sealed instrument be his own signature to be his free and voluntary act and deed, etc. and at the same
time, [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] who is one of the subscribers to the foregoing instrument having
been by me privately examined and put upon her oath as to her subsidient acting understanding intent and explanation to be
by her the meaning of the seal set to the document cause to be her acting voluntary act and deed said she acknowledged to be
the same. Given under my hand, 1866 [illegible] at 10 o'clock P.M. Before me Manifested by Handful for being the Jury
and witnessed by [illegible] L. [illegible] Clerk.
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A certain tract or parcel of land located in the Town of Charlestown,
County of Washington state and Rhode Island and shown as lot 42
on a certain plan or plat mapping a certain large tract of property of Charles-
town Estate, Inc., Quonochontaug, Charlestown, R. I., scale 1 inches
equals 80 feet, Number, 1948, Rossi & Lewis, Engrs. said plat being
recorded in the Land Evidence Records of said Town of Charlestown, and
bounded and described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the southeasterly corner of the parcel herein conveyed,
said point also being the southeasterly corner of other land of these
grantees and being located westerly on the northeasterly corner of other
land of these grantees; thence westerly on the northerly boundary five (5)
acres; thence westerly to the stone wall at the southeasterly corner of the
parcel herein conveyed; thence northerly on said stone wall along said wall
entirely fifty (50) feet; thence northerly on the northeasterly corner of the
parcel herein conveyed; thence easterly one hundred fifty (150) feet,
more or less, to the stone wall; thence northerly on the corner of the parcel
herein conveyed, at a point on the northerly line of said Rossi Avenue
thence easterly along said Rossi Avenue to the southeast corner of said
Rossi Avenue entirely five (5) feet to the point and place of beginning. Said tract of land is
bounded easterly on one part by other land of these grantees and on another
grantees, westerly by land of William G. Moulton and wife and northerly
by other land of these grantees.
That the following of restrictions and reservations shall run with
the land for a period of ten years from November 1, 1954.
The above conveyed premises shall be for residential purposes only and
as a site for a single family residence, said residence to be of a chase and
cost not less than three thousand dollars, not to be built nearer the line
street than the building line established by the zoning ordinance of said
town and no portion of any building erected on the said lot shall approximate
line or row line more than the building line established garage or other build-
ing or buildings shall be erected thereon and all toilets must be sanitary
flush toilets and all toiletries must be connected to a septic tank or
cesspool.
In consideration of a portion of the purchase price it is understood and agreed
that the following of restrictions and reservations shall run with
the land for a period of ten years from November 1, 1954.
In consideration of a portion of the purchase price the grantees, their heirs executors,
administrators and assigns nominees, guests and servants are granted a
right of way to cross and recross at all times for all purposes in common
with other, over the rights of way and access to the public highways and
cross and recross at all times for all purposes in common with others,
over the rights of way and access to the public highways and access to
Lagoon Avenue and parcel "B" surrounding the Lagoon as shown on said plat,
for the purpose of access to said parcel "B" and access to the public highways,
and as a right of way to
cross and recross at all times for all purposes, the grantees, their heirs executors,
administrators and assigns, licensed fishermen, and guests to cross and recross lots 559
and 559a to the beach on ocean, are granted the use of the said lots for
purposes provided that no building be erected thereon. Said lots are shown
on a certain plan or plat entitled, "Plot of East Beach, Quonochontaug, N. I.,
property of A. D. Iannone, et al., scale 1 inch equals 100 feet, recorded July 23, 1931." Which plat is duly recorded in the Land Evi-
dence Records of said Town of Charlestown.
In consideration of the above rights and privileges to cross and recross from
the above granted premises to the highway, Charlestown Pond and the Atlantic
ocean, the grantees their heirs executors administrators and assigns harmless and
serves hereby hold harmless the grantor its successors and assigns harmless and
be blameless from any damage or liability of any kind or nature whatsoever. The
use of lots "559" and "559a" shall not be commercialized.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said corporation has caused these presents to be duly
signed by its President and Treasurer who are duly authorized and the corpo-
rate seal to be hereunto affixed at Westerly, Rhode Island, this 8th day of
September 1954.
CHARLESTOWN ESTATES, INC. (Corporate Seal)
Howard S. Thorp
President
Nelson N. Thorp
Treasurer
(Documentary Stamps, 55¢s)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Westerly on this 8th day of September 1954, before me personally appeared Howard
E. Thorp, to me known and known by me to be the President of said corporation, and Nelson N.
Thorp, to me known and known by me to be the Treasurer of said corporation, and they acknow-
edged said instrument by them executed to be the free act and deed of said corporation as and
well individually.
ROGERS S. TRAINER (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
Received for record October 2nd, A. D. 1954 at 1:25 o'clock, P. M., and recorded by
Town Clerk