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to the aforesaid premises. In Testimony whereof
we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 29th day of
March in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety five.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
) John Hopkins
) Frank Bundick
a. D. Bundicks Lsd.
Mary S Bundicks Lsd.
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington Sc
In Charlestown this 29th day of
March AD 1895 Albert D Bundick personally appeared
before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by
him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed,
John Hopkins
Notary Public
Received for record April 30th 1895 at 11 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George Colonnese Town Clerk
Know all Men by these Presents That I
Harlan P Brown of Westerly in the County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum
of one dollar to me paid by Francis J Phillips of the
city of Providence state of R.I. the receipt whereof I do
hereby acknowledge, have remitted, released and forever
quitclaimed and by these presents do remise, release and
forever quitclaim unto the said Francis J Phillips his
heirs and assigns forever, all the right title, interests,
property, claim and demand which I now have, or of
right ought to have, or claim, in and to a certain tract
of marsh and beach land situated in Charlestown in
said County of Washington containing six acres more or
less and described as follows, beginning at a point on
the beach mark boundary between land of
T. J Phillips, H. P Brown and Charles Brown called and
C. Bundick Boundary thence Northerly a straight line to a
stake at the road shore, thence Easterly along said
Bnd stake to a point five rods from banks of Salem
B. Vars thence Southerly a straight line to the Southw
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corner of land of said J. Phillips, H. P. Brown and Charles
Kenyon, thence South East along the west line of land of said
Phillips et al to the Ocean, thence Easterly bounding Southerly
by the Ocean to the place of beginning. intending and intending
to convey, to said Francis J Phillips the East Half of that
tract of land which the said J. Phillips and H. P. Brown
purchased of Edmund & Vine, reserving a north five rods wide
on the East side of said tract and both of said tract
owned by said J. Phillips, H. P. Brown and Charles Kenyon,
to have and to hold the same, with all the rights, privileges
and appurtenances appertaining to the said
Francis J Phillips his heirs and assigns forever. And I
the aforementioned Harlan P. Brown for myself and for my
heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant with the
said Francis J Phillips his heirs and assigns, that I
will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises
unto the said Francis J Phillips his heirs and assigns
forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all
persons claiming by, through or under me.
And I Caroline L Brown wife of the said Harlan P.
Brown in consideration of the sum paid aforesaid, do
hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said
grantee his heirs and assigns, all my right of dower in
and to the aforementioned premises.
In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this first day of May in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy five.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Wpr E Leeks Harlan P Brown L.S.
Enock N Vara Caroline Brown L.S.
State of Rhode Island vg
County of Washington do
this first day of July A.D. 1875 Harlan P Brown personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
but here signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
And then and there the above named Caroline Brown wife of
said Harlan also personally appeared before me and was
by me examined privately and apart from her said
husband and whole so privately and apart I showed
and explained to her the foregoing instrument by her
signed and she acknowledged the same to be her
free and voluntary act and deed, and declared to
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me that she did not wish to retract the same.
Emach M. Vars
Notary Public.
Received for record May 8th 1895 at 11.30 o'clock AM
and recorded by George G. Lovell Town Clerk
Know All Men by these presents That I
Francis H. Phillips of the city of Providence, County of
Providence and State of Rhode Island in consideration of
the sum of one dollar now paid by Harlan P. Brown
of Providence, county of Washington State aforesaid, the receipt
hereof I do hereby acknowledge, now have remitted, released,
and forever DISCLAIMED and by these presents do remise,
release and forever grant and quit claim unto the said Harlan
P. Brown to possess and enjoy as forever, all the right,
title, interest, property, claim and demand which I now
have, or in the right ought to have, a claim in and to a certain
tract of farmish and beach land situated in Charlestown
in said Washington county containing six acres more
or less and described as follows, beginning at a point
on the beach sound said beach land now held by
F. H. Phillips, H. P. Brown and Charles Kenyon, and bound by
Charles Burdick, thence westerly a straight line to a
stake at the P. S. shore, thence westerly along said Pond
shore to land of charles Burdick, thence southerly bounding
easterly by land of said Burdick to the Ocean thence
easterly bounding southerly by the Ocean to the place of
beginning, intending and intending to convey to said
Harlan P. Brown the best half of that tract of land
of which the said F. H. Phillips and H. P. Brown purchased of
Edvin G. Farr specifying a stump fence now on the East
side of said tract and North of said tract owned by said
F. H. Phillips, H. P. Brown and Charles Kenyon,
to have and to hold the same, with all the rights,
privileges and appurtenances appertaining to
the said Harlan P. Brown his heirs and assigns forever,
And I the aforementioned Francis H. Phillips of myself care
for my heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant that
the said Harlan P. Brown his heirs and assigns that I
will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises unto
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