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State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
In Providence on the 24th day of August AD 1844 before me
personally appeared Hosea Hopere and Susan A Hopere both to me known
and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument
and they severally acknowledged said instrument they then executed to
be their free act and deed. Benjamin W. Ginnome
Notary Public
Received for record August 26, 1844 at 4 o'clock PM,
and recorded by George W. Wood Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I Edward D.
Scottell of Charlestown in the county of Washington, State of Rhode
Island in consideration of the sum of one dollar and other good
and valuable considerations to me paid by Edward S. Cornutt
of Northfield in said county and state the receipt of where of is hereby
acknowledged, do hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim
unto the said Edward S. Cornutt the above named and all contiguous
forever, all the rights titles liberties privileges claims and demand
which I have, have or of right ought to have or claim, in and
to certain farm situated in said town of Charlestown known as the
"Cornutt Miller farm" containing more or less hundred and six acres
more or less bounded as follows: on the North by land formerly
of Samuel Harris and Thomas Hoxie, on the East by land now
formerly of Samuel Stanton and now of Grace B. Beckham.
on the South by land formerly of Samuel Stanton now called
now of Grace B. Beckham and Stephen B. Beckham and
on the West by land formerly of Thomas Hoxie or however otherwise
bounded. To have and to hold the same, with all
the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining
unto and to the use of him the said Edward S. Cornutt his
heirs and assigns forever. And I the aforementioned Edward
Scottell for myself and for my heirs executors and
administrators, do covenant with the said Edward S. Cornutt
his heirs and assigns that I will warrant and
defend the aforesaid premises unto the said
Edward S. Cornutt his heirs and assigns forever, against
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130 The lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming
by right through or under me
Do testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this 25 day of August in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and eleven.
Signed and sealed in presence of
Eugene B. Pendleton Everett W D Coottrell L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Westerly on the 26th day of August A.D. 1911
before me personally appeared Everett W D Coottrell to me known
and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing
instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument to be his
act and deed.
Eugene B. Pendleton
Notary Public
Received for record August 26th 1911 at 7 o'clock P.M.
and indexed by George Ca Conove Town Clerk
Know All Men by these presents, that I, D. Emma A.
Benning of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State
of Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantor in consideration
of one dollar and other valuable considerations to me paid
by Frank M Arnold of New York City State of New York
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 tract of land situated in said Charlestown containing
twenty acres more or less bounded and described as follows,
beginning at the southwest corner of said tract at the line between
lands of the Grantee and Grantor and at the Southwest corner
of land of Robert Rice, Thence Easterly bounding southerly by
land of said Rice to the northeast corner of said Rice's lot about
784 feet more or less Thence Southerly following the same
direction as the East line of said Rice's land to a stone post at
the fence course land of the Grantor a distance of about 1094
feet more or less bounding Easterly by the land of Grantor
Thence following the general course of said fence at about
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