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This indenture made and executed on this 13th day of December 1889
by and between George H. Gopie of Hopie of the first part and John Shaffel
of the second part inhabitants of Charlestown in the county of Washington state
State of R.I. Witnesseth, That the said party of the first part for and
hereby leases and lets unto the said party of the second part for his heirs and
assigns for the term of fifty years a lot measuring by a rope one rod wide to and
bound the land now owned by said party of the second part and accesses
the land of the party of the first part. the said right of way to be
as follows beginning at a post near the brook near the south line of hand of
Albert P. Allen and following a westerly course and the line of said
Allens and directly to the highway or turnpike path wherever the same may
be located to have and to hold the same to the said party of the
second part his heirs and assigns for and during the said term
of fifty years from the date hereof he yielding and paying per
annum the sum of fifty dollars as full for said term of
fifty years. In Witness whereof the said parties have hereunto
set their hands and seals the day and year before written.
In presence of
John A. Lawsphere
Geo W. Hopie L.S.
Albert F. Hopie L.S.
John Shaffel L.S.
Received for record January 18th 1890 At 11 o'clock A.M. and
recorded by George De Smet Town Clerk.
KNOW All men by these presents: that I Caroline
Reynolds of Exeter county of Washington State of R.I. for and in
consideration of the sum of twenty dollars to me paid by Elisha E.
Carpenter of Charlestown county and state aforesaid, the receipt
whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have received, released, and
forever quitclaimed, and by these presents do remise, release and
forever quitclaim, unto the said Elisha E. Carpenter, his heirs
and assigns, forever, all the right title, interest property, claim and
demand, whichever I now have, in or of right over claim or in
to a certain tract of land situated in said Charlestown and
known as the Normal College land for a description of which
reference is hereby made to and made a part of the Indian reservation
on file in the Town Clerk's office in said town.
To have and to hold the same, with all the rights, privileges and
appurtenances thereto appertaining to the said Elisha E. Carpenter
his heirs and assigns forever. And I the aforementioned Caroline
Reynolds for myself and my heirs for one year, executed and administered
all covenant with the said Elisha E. Carpenter his heirs and assigns
that I will warrant and defend the aforementioned premises to the
said Elisha E. Carpenter his heirs and assigns forever against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by, through,
or under me. In testimony whereof I have hereunto
or under me.
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set my hand and seal this seventh day of November in the year of our
lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighty four.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Prattie Kenyon
Jos. Cross
Caroline X Reynolds L. S.
mark
her
State of Rhode Island, sc
Washington sc In Charleston in said county, on this
7th day of November AD 1884. the above named Caroline Reynolds
personally appeared and sworn before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
by her signed to be her free and voluntary act and deed.
George C. Cross
Town Clerk
Received for record January 17th 1885 at 10 o'clock AM.
and recorded by my deputy George Cross Town Clerk
Know All men by these Presents, That we Jonathan Mason
& William Mason both of Westerly in the county of Washington and State
of Rhode Island, surviving partners of the late firm of the Mason family
which firm was composed of the said Jonathan Mason William
Mason & Charles Mason late of said Westerly deceased, & Tolerance
Mason of said Westerly, the son and one of the heirs of said Charles
Mason deceased, & Ruth M. Mason of Westerly the daughter of said
Charles Mason deceased, & Fred H. Ashby to Abby M. Hobart his
wife both Citizens of the State of Alabama. The last three acting
by their attorney the said Tolerance Mason duly authorized by
letter of attorney under their hands & seals dated the 4th day of
September AD 1881 & duly acknowledged & recorded in the records
of land evidence in said town of Westerly, reference theres to & to
the deed thereof being hereby made for more in and consideration of
the sum of fifty Dollars to us well and truly paid by Riley J.
Brightman of Charlestown in said Washington County the receipt
whereof is by hereby acknowledged have received released and
forever quitclaimed and by these Presents remise release and
forever quitclaim unto the said Riley J. Brightman his heirs
and assigns, forever, all the right title, interest property claim
and demand which we now have, or ought to have or claim or entail
in and to a certain tract of land being in said Charlestown
containing by estimated seventy four acres more or less, bounded
on the Northerly by lands of the late Joseph Macouber. Samuel
Burdick & O. D. Holcombe Westerly by lands of the late Joseph
Macouber Southerly by lands of said Macouber, Oswald A. Branch
& Horace R. Burdick and Easterly by lands of Edward V. Wilcox
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