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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, ALFRED A. CYR and ETHEL C. CYR, husband and wife, both of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to RICHARD A. THORNTON and BERTHA E. THORNTON, husband and wife, both of the City and County of Providence, State of Rhode Island, as Joint Tenants and not Tenants in Common, with QUIT-CLAIM COVENANTS
That certain lot or parcel of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, Lot number 16 (sixteen) on that certain plan or plat entitled, "Plat of House Lots on Hill Pasture in Charlestown, belonging to Edward Z. Burdick, Scale 50 feet to the inch, October, 1923, Earl C. Whaley, Surveyor" said plat being filed with the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, in Flat Book No. 1 at Page 7. Reference to said plat being hereby made and made for a more complete and detailed description of the premises herein conveyed.
Whereas and intending to convey a portion of the premises conveyed by deed of Walter R. Corey to these Grantors; said deed bearing date of August 3rd, A. D. 1948 and recorded in said Records of Land Evidence, Book No. 31 at Page 245.
We, Alfred A. Cyr and Ethel C. Cyr, release to said Grantees all our right of curtesy and dower, respectively, and all other interest in the aforesaid premises.
WITNESS our hands this 2nd day of August, 1956.
ALFRED A. CYR
ETHEL C. CYR
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $4.40)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Charlestown, on the 2nd day of August, 1956, before me personally appeared Alfred A. Cyr and Ethel C. Cyr, husband and wife, both 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.
LINTON L. BROWN
Notary Public
Received for record August 3rd, A. D. 1956 at 9:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [?]
[Signature]
Town Clerk
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, RICHARD A. THORNTON and BERTHA E. THORNTON, husband and wife, both of the City and County of Providence, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to ALFRED A. CYR and ETHEL C. CYR, husband and wife, as Joint Tenants, both of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, with MORTGAGE COVENANTS ($5) to secure the payment of THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00) in Five years, with interest at Five (5) per centum per annum, as provided in a certain negotiable promissory note of even date herewith
That certain lot or parcel of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island shown and delineated as Lot number 16 (sixteen) on that certain plan or plat entitled, "Plat of House Lots on Hill Pasture in Charlestown, belonging to Edward Z. Burdick, Scale 50 feet to the inch, October, 1923, Earl C. Whaley, Surveyor" said plat being filed with the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, in Flat Book No. 1 at Page 7. Reference to said plat being hereby made and made for a more complete and detailed description of the premises herein described.
Being the same premises conveyed by deed of Alfred A. Cyr and Ethel C. Cyr, bearing even date herewith and recorded in said Records of Land Evidence, Book No. 35 at Page 417.
This mortgage is made upon the STATUTORY CONDITION and with the STATUTORY POWER OF SALE.