The instrument's own words
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Signed sealed and delivered
in my presence of
[illegible]
Heny. P. Crawford
Charles H. Kenyon L.S.
Ozeline S. Kenyon L.S.
George S. Kenyon L.S.
Hannah S. Kenyon L.S.
Dawn E. Kenyon L.S.
Certificate of Acknowledgment
State of Rhode Island & Prov. Washington ss
In this Municipality this 11th day of April A.D. 1875 Charles H. Kenyon
personally appeared before me and acknowledged that the foregoing instrument
he had signed and agreed to be his free and voluntary act and deed
[illegible] Notary Public
State of Rhode Island
Washington ss
In this District in said county this twenty-fourth
day of April A.D. 1875 George S. Kenyon, Hannah S. Kenyon &
Dawn E. Kenyon personally appeared before me and severally acknowledged
that the foregoing instrument which they signed to be their free & voluntary act and
deed
E. S. Littlebridge
Executed for taxes late 1875 etc etc etc both sides
Sum received by Chas Cross Town Clerk
Know all men that I Cornelia A Holden wife of the within
named Joseph N. Holden for the consideration hereunto parts my respected husband
and witnesseth more by this deed present quitclaim all my right of dower and
powers of this title in the texts comprised unto and unto her other deed, which
bears date the 15th day of January A.D. 1867 as is duly recorded in
the Records of said state in the town of Charlestown, book 50 page
164, to her husband Charles of Charlestown in the county of Washington
and state of R.I. to him and his heirs and assigns forever
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal that the
day
Apt 1867
Cornelia A Holden
Executed in presence of
[illegible] Senator
State of Newport
Lincoln County ss
Before me the subscriber personally appeared Cornelia A Holden wife
of Joseph N. Holden to me known to be the same person described in and
who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged that she executed
the same and that she Cornelia A Holden on a private examination by me
apart from her said husband acknowledged that she executed the same freely
and without any fear or compelled of her said husband
Wm L. Hammond
Justice of the Peace
Recorded Jan 11th 1867
By Chas Cross Town Clerk
[For deed of J. N. Holden see page 164]
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be paid are hereby made a lien and charge upon the premises hereby conveyed,
and in case of failure to make any payment within one year after the same
be shall become due and payable, the grantee, his successors and assigns to the
full extent of his rights, his successors and assigns to sell and convey the premises at
public auction, first giving notice of such sale by advertising in one newspaper published
in said County of Washington for one day each week for three successive
weeks and to be published the purchaser of premises at said sale. This conveyance
is made and accepted subject to the following restrictions and conditions, namely:
1. In case of sale of contingent sale of said lot or parcel of land or any part thereof,
that Howard E. Thorp and Nelson H. Thorp, their heirs and assigns, shall be given
two days notice in writing and shall have the first option to purchase said premises
two days notice in writing and shall have the first option to purchase said premises
at the price which the highest bona fide purchaser will offer for said premises
with the buildings and improvements thereon, and shall actually offered to said grantees, her heirs and assigns.
2. The above conveyed premises shall be used only as a site for one dwelling house
on the lot hereby conveyed, and dwelling house, shall be erected on the premises
in accordance with the following restrictions: no building shall be erected on any
building or buildings or dwelling house (porch steps included) shall be erected on
any part of the premises that is within twenty feet of the side lines of the lot;
five feet from the rear line of the lot; no other building or buildings shall be
erected thereon; dwelling house erected on said lot shall consist of one story
and a finished attic; no garage shall be erected on the lot; the kitchen or other
drainage outlets shall be piped to a suitable cesspool or septic tank; sewers
to be constructed and maintained according to state laws; premises by the grantees
their heirs and assigns shall be kept clean and neat.
No division of line walls, hedges or fences shall be permitted, nor any trees of
kind, nor anything (except the dwelling house) that shall in any way obstruct
the view of any part of the road fronting said property or any dwelling house in this
colony; shrubs, flowers and vegetables shall be permitted.
No poultry, swine, cattle, noisy or vicious dogs or cats or cats or any other noisy or
objectionable animals shall be kept nor shall be permitted to be kept on said
premises.
5. The Quonochontaug Beach Fire District, its successors and assigns, reserves
the right to enter upon the above described and conveyed premises to lay any pipe
outlets or pipe, to repair the same, always leaving the premises in as good
condition as when entered.
6. It is further covenanted, understood and agreed by and between all the parties hereto
that all of the aforesaid restrictions, covenants and agreements on the part of the
said grantees, their heirs and assigns on the part of them to be kept and performed
shall attach to and run with the land hereby conveyed; it is further agreed and made
a part of the consideration of this sale and purchase that in case of any violation
of the above restrictions, covenants and agreements, the vendor, his heirs and
assigns, that the title and fee to said premises shall revert to and vest in
Thorp and or Nelson H. Thorp, their heirs and assigns, and they may repossess
himself of themselves of the estate hereby granted and all right, title and interest
hereby conveyed shall be forfeited and cease and determine absolutely.
We, Mary E. Thorp and Merle N. Thorp, wives respectively of the grantors, release to
said grantees, all our right of dower and all other interest in the aforesaiddescribed premises.
WITNESS our hands this 5th day of April 1955.
HOWARD E. THORP
MARY E. THORP
NELSON H. THORP
MERLE N. THORP
(DOCUMENTARY STAMP, $1.10)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Westerly on the 5th day of April 1955, before me personally appeared Howard E. Thorp,
Nelson H. Thorp, Mary E. Thorp and Merle N. Thorp, 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.
ROBERT E. TRAHIER (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
Received for record April 8th, A. D. 1955 at 10:55 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk