The instrument's own words
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242 erect a saw mill at a proper and suitable location adjacent
to the said prime wood or timber with full power to operate the
same at any and all times during said term of three years,
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this 20th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and one, (1901)
Signed and sealed in presence of
Lora B. Johnson Henry H. Cohappell SS.
M. E. Tafft
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Charlestown on the 20th day of April AD 1901
before me personally appeared Henry H. Cohappell 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. William E. Tafft
Notary Public
Received for record July 28. 1901 at 2.50 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George own Cross Town Clerk
Know All Men by these Presents that I
George A. Johnson of Charlestown, in the county of
Washington, in the State of Rhode Island, have sold to
James Smith, of the city and county of Providence, in
the State aforesaid, all of the standing prime wood or
timber on a certain lot of land situated in said Charlestown
and bounded and described as follows, being bounded
northerly by land owned by Henry H. Cohappell, Easterly by
great mire, as called, southerly by land formerly owned by
John Holliman, deceased and westerly by land owned by
George M. Forbes, being land sold by John G. Hopkins and
wife to Geo. A. Johnson by deed dated the 2nd day of August
AD 1896. I have caused to hold the same to the said James
Smith his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, until
three years from the date hereof, to cut and to remove said
prime wood or timber, the having paid to me the sum of
two hundred and twenty first dollars, being in full for
said standing prime wood and timber, the receipt of which
is hereby acknowledged. And for the above consideration
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to me paid as aforesaid, I also give the right to the said James
Smith, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, to cut
paths, build roads, & erect bridges when necessary to so do
in order to obtain the said pine wood or timber, Also to erect a
saw mill at a proper and suitable location adjacent to the said
pine wood & timber, with full power to operate the same at any
and all times during the said term of three years.
And I Ellen B. Johnson, for the one named consideration
paid to my husband, George A. Johnson, release all of my dower
rights to the said James Smith during the term aforesaid that
I have or may have in or of the said pine wood or timber.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 20th day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and one, (1901)
Signed and sealed in presence of
Henry H. Chappell George A. Johnson LS
Leha B. Johnson Ellen B. Johnson LS
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Charlestown on the 20th day of April AD
1907, before me personally appeared George A. Johnson
and Ellen B. Johnson to me known and known by me
to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and they
acknowledged said instrument by them respected to be their
free act and deed William E. Typhill
Notary Public
Received for record July 29, 1907 at 7.30 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George G. Groves Town Clerk
Know All men, That the Mechanics Savings
Bank of Westerly Rhode Island the mortgagee named
in a certain Mortgage deed recorded in the Land Evidence
of Charlestown R.I. in Book 110 Page 268 & 267 made by George
H. Dyson and Mary H. Dyson of Charlestown Rhode Island
dated August 14th 1882. In consideration of the sum of
Three hundred ($300) dollars to be paid by the Mechanics
Savings Bank of Westerly Rhode Island the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant bargain
transfer and convey over to the said Westerly Savings
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