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at his death I give, devise and bequeath said property to my son, Joseph W. Hague, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD as and for his own property.
FOURTH: All the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, of every kind and character of which I shall die seized and possessed, I give, devise and bequeath to my said son, Joseph W. Hague, TO HAVE AND TO HOLD as and for his own property.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 24th day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-one. (A. D. 1941).
JANE H. RADCLIFFE (SEAL)
Signed, Sealed, Published and Declared by the said Jane H. Radcliffe as and for her Last Will and Testament, in our presence, who have, at her request, in her presence and in the presence of each other, hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
EDITH W. BROXLEY
EFFIE L. DOWD
Received for record July 30th, A. D. 1955 at 11:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
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I, Joseph W. Hague, of the City of Pawtucket, County of Providence and State of Rhode Island, for consideration said paid, grant to myself, said Joseph W. Hague, and my wife, Dorothy Hague, both of said City of Pawtucket, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common, with QUIT-CLAIM COVENANTS
(Description, and Incumbrances, if any)
That certain real estate situated in Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, and described as follows in fee simple. Those certain lots or parcels of land, Located in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, and laid out and designated as Lots #854-855 on that plat entitled "Charlestown by the Sea, owned and developed by Thomas P. Reilly, location Charlestown, Rhode Island, Scale 1" = 100 feet, Dated July 25, 1934, K. W. Leighton, C. E. New Haven, Conn.," which said plat is file in the office of the Town Clerk for said Charlestown.
Said lots together form one tract, bounded as follows:
SOUTHERLY : by Shore Drive on said map 50 feet more or less;
WESTERLY : by lot #856 on said map 173.05 feet more or less;
NORTHERLY : by in part by Lot #829 and Lot #828 and in part by Lot #827 on said map 20.34 feet more or less;
EASTERLY : by lot #853 on said map 167.17 feet more or less.
Being the same premises conveyed to Jane Hague by warranty deed from Thomas P. Reilly, dated April 3, 1935, and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence in said Town of Charlestown in Book 26 at Page 42.
Reference is hereby made to the Last Will and Testament of Jane H. Radcliffe (formerly Jane Hague) which is on record in the Probate Records of the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
The above premises are conveyed subject to restrictions as contained on said map.
WITNESS my hand this 26th day of July 1955.
JOSEPH W. HAGUE
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.)
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In Pawtucket on the 26th day of July, 1955, before me personally appeared the above-named grantor, Joseph W. Hague, to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument, by him executed, to be his free act and deed.
Consideration for this deed is such that no revenue stamps are required
WILLIAM R. GOLDBERG (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
Received for record July 30th, A. D. 1955 at 11:05 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
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STATUTORY FORM OF WARRANTY DEED
We, HOWARD E. THORP and NELSON H. THORP, both of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid grant to MELVIN W. WOOD, of the City of Washington and the District of Columbis, with WARRANTY COVENANTS.
A certain tract or parcel of land situated and located at Quonocutongnac Beach, so called, in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island hereinafter more fully described as follows: as the boundary beginning at a point on the easterly side of Niantic Avenue, so called, said point being the northeasterly corner of the parcel herein conveyed, said point being the northeasterly corner of the parcel herein conveyed, and thence easterly and the southwestern corner of the parcel herein conveyed, and thence easterly and bounded northerly by the land of [?] one hundred forty (140) feet to the northeasterly corner of the parcel herein conveyed, and thence turning a right angle and extending southerly sixty (60) feet to the southwestern corner of the parcel herein conveyed, and thence turning a right angle and extending westerly one hundred forty (140) feet to the southwestern corner of the parcel herein conveyed, and thence northerly along the easterly line of Niantic Avenue sixty (60) feet to the point of beginning; the said parcel of land being bounded northerly by land of Frank Shay, et ux, easterly by land of John P. Sherman, et ux, and by land of being conveyed to [?] and southerly by land of [?] and westerly by Niantic Avenue, so called.
Meaning and intending to convey Lot #28 as shown and delineated on that certain plan or plat entitled "Proposed Quonocutongnac Central Beach as extended February 1946, Charlestown, R.I." Property of H. E. and M. H. Thorp, scale 1 inch equals 80 feet, July, 1946, Horse and [?]
Said grantees, his heirs and assigns shall have the right to pass and repass and to travel from and to any part of said lot or tract on foot or otherwise, over and across those certain rights of way as are marked and indicated on the aforementioned plot and plan on said lot or tract of land entitled, "Quonocutong Central Beach, dated October 2024, revised September 10, 1929," leading from the public road and site of the public landing to the center of the pond, and any other portions of said plat which might be hereafter designated for public use, and also the right to use the public landing; and the said grantors, their heirs and assigns agree to and with the said grantees, their heirs and assigns, that the said grantees, his heirs and assigns, shall have the right, on or before the first day of August, in each year and thereafter in perpetuity, for one week for each such year, to use the First district, its successors and assigns, or the said Quonocutong Central Beach and use the public landing and the use of the roads and other portions that may be designated for public use, and the said use shall be free of charge and without rent, and in case of failure to make any payment within one year after the same has been demanded by the First district, its successors and assigns, the said First district, its successors and assigns will and convey the premises at public auction, and the sale shall be lawful in said Town of Charlestown, in said County of Washington at least once each week for three successive weeks and to become the purchaser or lessee of said land, and the sale shall be accepted and adopted by the said grantors, under following conditions and restrictions, NAMELESS:
1. In case of a contemplated sale of said lot or percent of land or any part thereof the said Howard E. Thorp and Nelson H. Thorp and their heirs and assigns, shall be given twenty days notice in writing and shall have the first option to purchase the same with the buildings and improvements thereon at the least price at which the land, with good faith made and actually offered to the said grantees, his heirs and assigns.