10/18/1890 · LEASE · book 12 page 200 doc 5199

200 Whereas, the Secretary of the Treasury has been authorized by law to establish the Life Saving Station herein described. And Whereas, Congress, by the Act of March 3, 1878, provided as follows, viz: "And that Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized whenever he shall deem it advisable, to acquire, by donation or purchase, in behalf of the United States, the right to use and occupy sites for Life-saving or life-boat Stations, Houses of Refuge and sites for Pier heads Measures the establishment of which he shall deem helpful are authorized by Congress." And whereas, the said Secretary of the Treasury deems it advisable to acquire, or behalf of the United States, the right to use and occupy the hereinafter described lot of land as a site for a Life Saving Station, as indicated by his signature thereto. This Indenture between Daniel Davis, unmarried, Fred P. Davis, unmarried, Thomas N. Davis unmarried, Edward S. Davis unmarried, Walter own Davis and his wife Clara Elder Davis, Charles S. Davis and Grace S. Davis his wife Gideon S. Collins and Abbie J. Collins his wife, all of the town of Westerly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island parties of the first part and the United States represented by the Secretary of the Treasury party of the second part Witnesseth That the said Parties of the first part in consideration of the sum of one dollar $1.00 in hand paid, by these presents grant, devise, release and convey unto the said United States all that certain lot of land situate on Dumonting Beach in the town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island and thus described and bounded: Beginning at a point marked by a stone monument bearing the letters "L.S.S." cut into its upper surface, the said monument being set in the ground 166 feet from high water mark of the Atlantic Ocean, thence running South 20° East 169 feet to the bank of the outlet of Dumonting Pond, thence Easterly along the bank of said outlet 510 feet more or less, thence North 20° West 1,235 feet to a point at highwater mark of the Atlantic Ocean 20 feet Westerly from the bank of said outlet near its junction with the delta; thence on the east line 120 feet to low water mark, thence Westerly along said low water mark 500 feet, thence North 20° East 812 feet to the place of beginning. The parties of the first part however

reserving to themselves the right to the kelp or seaweed that may be washed ashore on said land, but the interests and operations of the life saving service shall not be interfered with or injured by reason of this reservation, be the contents what they may, with full power right of egress and ingress thereto in any direction over other lands of the grantor by there in the company of the United States or not or with vehicles of any kind, with boats or any articles used for the purpose of conveying out the instruments of ingress in providing for the establishment of life saving stations and the right to pass over any lands of the grantor in any manner in the prosecution of said purposes; and also the right to erect such structures upon the said land as the United States may see fit, and to remove any and all such structures and appliances at any time: the said premises to be used and occupied for the purposes named in said Act of March 3, 1795— To have and to hold the said lot of land and privileges unto the United States from this date. And the said parties of the first part for themselves, executors and administrators do covenant with the United States to warrant and defend the peaceable possession of the above described premises to the United States, for the purposes above named, for the term of this covenant against the lawful claims of all persons claiming by, through, or under them or neither a any of them. Bind me Celana Elizabeth Davis wife of Walter H. Davis, Grace Davis wife of Obadiah S. Davis and Abby J. Collins wife of Gideon G. Collins, in consideration of the sum of money as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quit claim unto the United States all our respective rights of Dover in and to the aforementioned premises. And it is further stipulated that the United States shall be allowed to remove all furnishings and appurtenances from the said lands whenever it shall think proper, and shall have the right of using other lands of the grantor for passage over the same in effecting such removal. I, Witness whereof, the parties hereunto have set their hands and seals the twentieth day of September AD eighteen hundred and ninety Signed, sealed and delivered Before me Sheffield Greene Sheffield Greene. J. Daniel Davis L.D. Fred S. Davis L.D.

202 Sheffield Greene Sheffield Greene Sheffield Greene Sheffield Greene Sheffield Greene J. L. Deggitt J. L. Deggitt Sheffield Greene Sheffield Greene Thomas W. Davis Edward S. Davis Walter H. Davis Clara Elved Davis Charles J. Davis Isaac Leonard Davis Reuben T. Collins Abbie J. Collins L.S. L.S. L.S. L.S. L.S. L.S. L.S. L.S. W. Windham A.P. Secretary of the Treasury Oct 14 1890 State of Rhode Island SS County of Washington SS On this twenty fifth day of September AD 1890 personally appeared before me Daniel Davis, Fred P. Davis Thomas W. Davis, Edward S. Davis, Walter H. Davis and Reuben T. Collins and acknowledged that the foregoing instrument by them subscribed is their own free act and deed. And then and there on the same date also the above named Clara Elved Davis wife of said Walter H. Davis and Abbie J. Collins wife of said Reuben T. Collins personally appeared before me and being by me examined each privately and apart from their said husbands they acknowledged the within deed which was by me shown and explained to them to be their free and voluntary act and deed, and declared to me that they did not wish to retract the same. Sheffield Greene Notary Public L.S. State of New York SS Allegany County SS On this seventh day of October AD 1890 personally appeared before me Edward S. Davis and acknowledged that the foregoing instrument by him subscribed is his own free act and deed. And then and there on the same day also personally appeared before me the above named Grace Leonard Davis wife said Edward S. Davis who being by me examined privately and apart from her said husband acknowledged the within deed which was by me shown and explained to her to be her free and voluntary act and deed, and declared to me that she did not wish to retract the same. J. L. Deggitt Notary Public L.S. Received for record Oct. 18th 1890 at 11 oclock A.M. and recorded by George LeCourse Town Clerk

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