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208 Know all men, that I Whipple King of
Charlestown, in the State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations in consideration of the sum of one hundred
dollars paid me by me Charles R. Wheeler, Treasurer of
school district No. 6 in said town of Charlestown, and also
aforesaid, the receipt of which I hereby acknowledge, and
am herewith fully satisfied and paid, do herewith give,
grant bargain convey and confirm unto said school district
a certain lot of land situated in said town of Charlestown, on
my farm, known as Passaquash Brook farm, bounded
on the northwest corner by the highway, and near the corner
of a wall, and running Easterly sixteen rods by the side of
said wall three tenths less rods, thence westerly sixteen
rods to the said highway, thence by the said highway, ten rods
to the first mentioned boundary containing one acre of land
with all the appurtenances and privileges thereunto belonging
To have and to hold the same forever to said school district
for the purpose of maintaining thereon a district school house,
and its appurtenances, for the benefit of the district school
in said district and for any other use or purpose whatever
It is further conditioned, that if said lot ever ceases to be
used for school purposes, the Title of the same shall revert
to my heirs or assigns. And I the said Whipple King
do hereby for myself my heirs, executors and administrators
covenant bind and engage to and with said school district that
the premises are and free from all encumbrances, and that I
have good right to sell and convey as aforesaid, and that I
only my heirs executors and administrators shall and will
forever warrant secure and defend the premises to said
school district & for the purpose aforesaid, against
the lawful claims of all persons whatever
And I Elizabeth King wife of the said Whipple King for
the consideration aforesaid paid my said husband hereby release unto
said school district all my right of dower in the premises.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 22nd day of April AD 1874
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
J.M. King
Lobah Greene
Whipple King Sel.
Elizabeth King Sel.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington Form of Charlestown April 22 1874
This day personally appeared before me Whipple
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Kuig and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his
voluntary act and deed.
Lehel J. Greene
Notary Public
Received for record May 2nd 1876 at 3-30 oclock P.M. S.S.
and recorded by George blowers Town clerk
KNOW All Men by these Presents, That I Annie M.
Sloper of Pittsfield Berkshire County, Massachusetts hereinafter
called the grantor in consideration of fifty five dollars to
one paid by Edward Price of said Pittsfield hereinafter
called the grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
do hereby give, grant bargain sell and convey unto the
said grantee and his heirs and assigns forever, a certain
hectare of beach land situated in Cohassetown County of Washington
State of Rhode Island containing three square feet bounded
as follows, beginning at the highest part of the beach bank
and at the Souterast corner of land of Warren B. Merritt
thence Easterly along said beach bank 40 feet; thence
Northerly 78 feet; and thence Westerly 40 feet to the North
east corner of land of said Warren B. Merritt thence Northerly
78 feet bounding Westerly by said Merritt to the place of
beginning bounded Northerly Easterly and Southerly by
land now or formerly of Billings D Inacombe. Granting
unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns a right to pass
and repass either with horses or on foot over the premises of the
said Billings D Inacombe to the beach hereby conveyed, also
a right of way 4 feet wide to pass on foot from said land
to the Ocean, also a right to take water from the well or
in the form of the said Inacombe for use on said beach Being
the same premises conveyed to me by Billings D Inacombe
by deed dated December 18 1875 and recorded in the Town
Clerks office in Cohassetown Rhode Island in Book 13 Page 62
To have and to hold the aforesaid premises with all the
privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging unto and to
the use of the said grantee and his heirs and assigns
forever And I the said grantor do hereby for myself
and my heirs executors and administrators covenant
with the said grantee and his heirs and assigns that
I am lawfully seized in the whole of the said grant
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