The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents That We Geo,
H. Clark and Lucila E. Clark of Richmond, county of Washington
in the State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantors,
in consideration of one dollar to be paid by Edwin Foster
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 lot of land situated in Charlestown in said county and
State, lying on the North side of the highway That runs from
Colletts Mills to Newport, which is bounded as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Northeasterly side of said highway
at the westerly line of land of Elizabeth Holden so called and
running East along the Southerly line of said highway forty
(40) feet; thence turning at right angles and running
Northerly to the Pawcatuck river; thence turning at right
angles and running Easterly along said river forty (40)
feet to land of above named Holden, thence turning at right
angles and running along said Holden's land to the
starting point. This land is a part of the premises deeded
to Colletts Clark and Susan E. Clark by J. T. Knowles
Nov 7, 1859 and Josiah T. Knowles Sept 16, 1865.
To have and to hold the aforesaid premises with
all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto
and to the use of the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns
forever.
And we the said Grantors do hereby for ourselves
and for our heirs, executors and administrators covenant
with the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns, that
we are lawfully seized in fee simple of the land granted
premises; That the same are free from all encumbrances
that we have good and right full power and lawful authority
to sell and convey the same in manner as aforesaid;
That the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns shall be
by these presents at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly
have and enjoy the said premises and that we the said
Grantors will and our heirs, executors and administrators
shall, warrant and defend the same to the said Grantee
and his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims
and demands of all Persons, it not to be kept in the
premises, And from the consideration aforesaid the
said Lucila E. Clark wife of said Geo H. Clark as hereby
release all my right of dower in and to the said granted
premises unto the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns
forever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hand and
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real this 12th day of March in the year of our lord one thousand
nine hundred and one.
Signed and sealed in presence of
Joseph E. Deanhear George H. Clark LS.
Henry E. Clark Celia E. Clark LS.
[Stamp: Recorded
Town Clerk]
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
ss
At Richmond on the 12 day of March AD 1901
before me personally appeared George H. Clark and Celia E. Clark
to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the
foregoing instrument and they acknowledged said instrument
they them executed to be their free act and deed,
Joseph E. Deanhear
Notary Public LS.
Received for record April 3d 1901 at 10 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George Calcott Town Clerk
KNOW All Men by these Presents, That whereas
the Industrial Trust Loan Company, a corporation duly created
under the laws of Rhode Island, and located and doing
business in Providence in said State of Rhode Island became
the trustee under a certain indenture bearing date January
2d 1899 between the Smith & Norwall Granite Company a
corporation created under the laws of Rhode Island, and said
Industrial Trust Loan Company, whereby the said Smith &
Norwall Granite Company mortgaged its estate and
property to said Industrial Trust Loan Company to secure the
payment of the principal and interest of certain bonds
thereby provided to be issued, which said indenture and mortgage
is recorded in Eastbridge in said State in Book Vol page 225
and in Colesterborn in said state in Book 14 page 3.
And whereas after and by the decree of the Supreme
Court of the State of Rhode Island, move and entered in
the case of the Smith Granite Company et al, versus Joseph
Norwall Company et al, pending in the county of
Washington in said State of Rhode Island it has been
ordered That the said indenture and mortgage be discharged
and the bonds secured thereby, cancelled And whereas said