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Know all men by these Presents That William G. Lamphear of
Northampton in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island distinct for and
in consideration of the sum of nothing, and another seventy five dollars time
paid by Martha E. Chase wife of Silas D. Chase of East Greenwich in said count
county whose the receipt hereby acknowledged I do hereby remise
release and forever quit claim to and by these presents do remise, release,
and forever quit claim unto the said Martha E. Chase her heirs and
assigns forever all the right title interest property claim and demand right
which I have or of right ought to have I claim in and unto a piece of
beach and wharf with my buildings and interest that I possessed in
said lot and place in Charlestown, commencing by a line running one quarter
an angle to the base more or less and is bounded as follows running
at the Southeast corner of the lot hereby conveyed North 54 degrees East
bounding westerly on land of Samuel Green to the far west boundary
running parallel boundary on the East side for 60 feet to land of
generally known as Richard H. Kenyon neighbor bounding North More than
boundary running Westerly on wake hill boundary to a stake where it stands there
bounding Easterly bounding Northwesterly on land of Samuel Green for 115 feet
or however few or more as measured the line being straight five feet in a North east
line from the North east corner of the sand on the premises hereby conveyed
running South one half a degree West for 115 feet or generally coating parallel
from said beach up and any and at all times hereafter I do grant yield and release
the same with all the rights privileges & appurtenances thereunto appertaining
either the use water fisheries & forests for appurtenances specify the
demise and assigns And I the aforementioned Wm G. Lamphear for myself
and for my heirs executors & administrators do covenant with the said
Margaret E. Chase her heirs and assigns that I will warrant & defend
the aforesaid premises to the said Martha E. Chase her heirs and assigns
forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming
by right of mortgage or anything I do hereby in consideration of the sum paid as agreed
said Wm G. Lamphear and Caroline M. Lamphear party of the
party hereby released and quit claim to the said Martha E. Chase her heirs and
assigns all my right mortgage of dower in and to the above described premises
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands & seals this
8th day of August 1881
signed sealed & delivered
in presence of
Geo. G. Cross
Beny. S. Smith
William G. Lamphear L.S.
Caroline M. Lamphear L.S.
State of Rhode Island &
Washington Co.
In Charlestown on this 8th day of
August 1881 the above named Wm G. Lamphear personally appeared before
me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free
and voluntary act and deed.
George G. Cross
Justice of the Peace
Received for record Aug 18th 1881 at 11 oclock AM
and recorded by George G. Cross Town Clerk
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