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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that JOHN B. CARPENTER, of the Town of East Providence, County of Providence, State of Rhode Island aforesaid, hereinafter referred to as "the grantor," in consideration of the sum of ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) and other good and valuable consideration to paid to EDWIN F. DREW JR., of the Town of East Providence, County of Providence, State of Rhode Island aforesaid, hereinafter referred to as "the grantee", the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, does hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said grantee, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, all his, right, title and interest in and to the followings:
A certain tract of land situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, in the State of Rhode Island aforesaid, and more or less bounded and described as follows:
On the North by land now or formerly of Joseph Ennos, on the East by land now or formerly of Charles Burdick and by land belonging to the State of Rhode Island and comprising part of the Ninigret Indian Reservation, on the South also by land belonging to the State of Rhode Island and comprising part of said Ninigret Indian Reservation, on the West by land now or formerly of John Sila, but on the Northeastern corner of said land are located the tracks of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Including all right, title and interest in and to that certain road leading from the said tenement through the land of Burdick and Burdickville and providing access to the property hereby conveyed and crossing and now lately or lately of said Charles Burdick and the State of Rhode Island between the property of said Charles Burdick and the property of said Joseph Ennos.
These premises comprise part of and are otherwise known as the "Burdick Place" and "James Farm".
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforementioned premises, with all the right, privileges, and appurtenances thereto belonging unto and to the use of the grantee, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever.
And the grantor does hereby covenant with the said grantee, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, that the aforementioned premises are free from all encumbrances made or suffered by the grantor, and that the grantor will warrant and defend the same unto the grantee, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by, through or under the grantor, but against none other.
And I, John B. Carpenter, covenant that I am unmarried.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 3rd day of June, A. D. 1958.
JOHN B. CARPENTER (SEAL)
John B. Carpenter
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF PROVIDENCE
In East Providence on the 3rd day of June, A. D. 1958 before me personally appeared JOHN B. CARPENTER to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged said instrument, by him executed, to be his free act and deed.
EUNICE M. CHENETTE
Notary Public
The consideration for this deed is such that no Revenue Stamps are required.
Received for record June 7th, A. D. 1958 at 3 11 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk