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286 ADMINISTRATOR'S DEED
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, JAMES E. LEDWIDGE, of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, Administrator of the Estate of MARY ANN MCCLUSKEY, late of the City of Providence, County of Providence and State of Rhode Island, deceased, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Probate Court of the City of Providence, and every other power so me thereunto enabling, and in consideration of One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars to me paid by Robert E. Judson, of Westerly, Rhode Island, in the State of "connecticut, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey to him, the said Robert E. Judson, his heirs and assigns forever:
A certain lot or parcel of land, lying and being in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows:
A certain tract of land situated in said Charlestown, the same being Lot No. 5, on plat marked by a "5" in the lower right hand, B. I., now on file in the Registry of the Town Clerk's Office in said Charlestown, and in the same tract conveyed to John E. McCluskey and Mary A. McCluskey, as tenants by the entirety by deed of M. McCluskey, dated October 13, 1927, and recorded in Charlestown Land Evidence Records, Book 23 at page 89.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the aforementioned premises with all privileges and appurtenances thereto to him, the said Robert E. Judson, his heirs and assigns, forever, to their own use, benefit and behoof.
And I hereby covenant and to warrant with the said Robert E. Judson, his heirs and assigns, that I was and am empowered by the Court aforesaid to make said saleof that; that it was sold according to the direction of the said Court of Probate heretofore given to me relative to the sale thereof.
That previous to the sale thereof I gave bond for the faithful application of the proceeds of said sale according to law.
That in every respect I have at all times conformed to the decrees of the said Court of Probate of said City and the laws of the State in the premises.
That I have good right to sell as aforesaid.
That I will WARRANT AND DEFEND the same against the lawful claims of all persons claiming by, through or under me as such administrator; that said Mary Ann McCluskey died seized and possessed of the said premises.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and seal this 30th day of November, A. D. 1957.
JAMES E. LEDWIDGE
Administrator of the Estate of
Mary Ann McCluskey
(DOCUMENTARY STAMP, 55¢)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Westerly, on the 30th day of November, A. D. 1957, before me personally appeared JAMES E. LEDWIDGE, to me known and known to me to be the Administrator of the Estate of Mary Ann McCluskey, and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument by him executed, to be his free act and deed in his said capacity.
EDWARD M. BOTELLE
Notary Public
Received for record May 17th, A. D. 1958 at 1:20 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk