The instrument's own words
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Whereas the Honorable Court of Probate of the Town of Charleston, on
the fifth day of November AD 1883, by its decree of that date authorized
Charles Lowes Executor of estate of Henry Champlin late of said Charleston
decreed to sell at public auction, all the right title and interest which the
said Henry Champlin at the time of his decease had in and by a certain
lot or parcel of land situated in said Charleston, containing by estimation
one hundred and fifty acres be the same more or less, then bounded and
described as follows beginning on the Southern corner of said tract thence
running Easterly bounding Aberthley on land of George J Burdick until it
comes to Smith's Corner House and thence Northly bounding Castolly partly
on said short house home and partly on Leah's hook (as called) until it comes
to land of George J Burdick, thence Northerly bounding southerly part
by said George J Burdick's land and partly by Jack Paul land until it
comes to I Redman land thence Northly bounding Westly partly on
said Redman land partly on George J Burdick's land, partly on
Eliza Price land partly on North Langdon land and partly on James
Lowe's land until it comes to the place of beginning or however the same
may be bounded it being the inherited estate of the said decease
reference being hereby made to the map of the Indian Reservation in the
Town Clerk's office in the Town of Charleston for a more particular describe
of the same.
And whereas then and all men hereunto that I the said
Charles Lowes in my capacity of Executor as aforesaid for and in
consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) to me
paid in my capacity of Executor as aforesaid by George J Burdick
of said Charleston declaring the highest bidder at a public auction duly
and legally notified and held in said Charleston on the Third day of
January AD 1884 do hereby in my said capacity bargain sell and convey
unto the said George J Burdick his heirs and assigns forever all
the right title and interest which the said Henry Champlin had in and
to the aforementioned premises at the time of his decease To have and
to hold the same to him the said George J Burdick his heirs and assigns
forever with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto
In witness whereof I have hereinto in my said capacity set my hand
and seal this 23d day of January AD 1884
In presence of
George Lo Lowes
Charles Lowes Executor L.S.
Washington DC
State of South Carolina in Charleston this 23d day of January 1884 Charles
Lowes personally appeared before me and in this capacity of Executor
acknowledged the following instrument to be his free and voluntary deed
George Lo Lowes
Town Clerk
Received for record Feb 12th 1884 at 2 o'clock P.M.
and received by George Lowes Town Clerk
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Executed in the presence of:
Lillian G. Coates
Ethel S. Sidebottom
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Westerly on the 2nd day of March 1956, before me personally appeared Hiram Kendall and
Thomas Sutcliffe, Manager and Assistant Manager, respectively, of the Westerly Office of Industrial
National bank of Providence, and me known and known by me to be the persons executing the foregoing
instrument in behalf of said Industrial National Bank of Providence, and they acknowledged said
instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed, individually and in their said capaci-
ties, and to be the free act and deed of said Industrial National Bank of Providence.
LILLIAN G. COATES (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
My Commission expires June 30, 1956.
Received for record March 24th, A. D. 1956 at 11:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, HENRY M. BRIGHTMAN and AGNES BRIGHTMAN, husband and
wife, both of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for consider-
ation paid, grant to WALTER K. SHUTE, of said Town, County and State, with QUIT-CLAIM COVENANTS
that certain triangular-shaped parcel or tract of land located between the northerly side of
"the New Post Road," so called, and the southerly side of the "Old Post Road," so called, in the
Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as
follows:
Beginning at an iron pipe driven in the ground at the northwesterly corner of
the premises herein conveyed, formerly marked by the end of a stone wall on the
southerly boundary line of the old Post Road; thence running in a general easterly
direction bounded northerly by the Old Post Road; a distance of approximately
290 feet; then in the manner of the Old Post Road and the New Post Road; thence in a
general westerly direction, bounded southerly by said New Post Road, a distance of
385 feet, more or less; thence running southwesterly along the line of a former
stone wall at land now or formerly, of Charles S. Brightman, thence running northerly
bounding westerly on land now or formerly, of said Brightman, a distance of 40
feet, more or less, to the place of beginning.
Meaning and intending to convey the same premises conveyed by deed of Henry S. Brightman to
these Grantors; said deed bearing date of August 5th, 1953 and recorded in the Records of Land
Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, in Book No. 33 at Page 596.
We, Henry M. Brightman and Agnes Brightman, husband and wife, release to said Grantee all our
right of curtesy and dower, respectively, and all other interest in and to the aforesaid
premizes.
WITNESS our hands this 28 day of February, 1956.
HENRY M. BRIGHTMAN
AGNES BRIGHTMAN
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, 55¢)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
County of Washington
In Charlestown, on the 28 day of February, 1956, before me personally appeared Henry M. Bright-
man and Agnes Brightman, husband and wife, both to me known and known by me to be the parties exe-
cuting the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be
their free act and deed.
CHARLES S. BRIGHTMAN (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
Received for record March 24th, A. D. 1956 at 11:05 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk