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We, Thomas Birkbeck and Jennie S. Birkbeck, husband and wife, both of the Town
of Westerly, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to
GEORGE W. ELIVEN AND ANNIE ELIVEN, husband and wife, and to the survivor of them and unto
the heirs and assigns of said survivor, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common,
both of the Town of Charlestown, said County and State, with WARRANTY COVENANTS
That certain real estate situated in Charlestown, County of Washington, State of
Rhode Island, and described as follows:
A certain tract or parcel of land situated in said Town of Charlestown, contain-
ing by estimation seven (7) acres, more or less, and bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the northeasterly corner of the premises hereby conveyed, on the
westerly side of Town Highway leading from the Post Road to Bradford, and at the south-
easterly corner of premises of Edward F. Eliven; thence westerly, bounding northerly by
said Eliven land, along a stone wall, in a distance of one hundred (100) feet, more or less,
to another stone wall running in a northerly and southerly direction; thence southerly,
along said last mentioned wall a distance of one hundred (100) feet, more or less, to
another wall running in an easterly and westerly direction; thence westerly, along said
last mentioned wall a distance of one hundred fifty (150) feet, more or less, to another
wall running in a northerly and southerly direction; thence again southerly, along said
last mentioned wall a distance of three hundred (300) feet, more or less, to above men-
tioned highway; thence in a northerly direction, bounded easterly by said highway to the
point and place of beginning, or however otherwise the same may be bounded or described.
Meaning to convey the premises conveyed to these Grantors by deed of Ulysses E.
Crandell; said deed bearing date of October 2nd, A. D. 1934 and recorded in the Records of
Land Evidences, said Town of Charlestown, Book No. 25 at Page 569; reference to said deed
and the records thereof hereby made and the same made a part of these presents.
The consideration of this deed is less than one hundred dollars.
We, Thomas Birkbeck and Jennie S. Birkbeck release to said Grantees all our
respective rights of curtesy and dower and all other interest in the aforementioned prem-
ises.
WITNESS our hands this 5th day of March 1938
THOMAS BIRKBECK
JENNIE S. BIRKBECK
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND)
County of Washington)
In Charlestown on the 5th day of March, 1938 before me personally appeared
Thomas Birkbeck and Jennie S. Birkbeck, husband and wife, 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 March 5th, A. D. 1938 at 11:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
Town Clerk.