The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents, That the Northingham
Lodge Brace Mills a corporation organized under the laws of the state of
Rhode Island, hereinafter called the Grantor, in consideration of one hundred
dollars ($100) to it paid by Eastern Finishing Mills, a corporation duly
created under the laws of said state hereinafter called the Grantee, the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, does hereby give, grant, bargain,
sell and convey unto the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns
forever, The following described real estate situated in the Town
of Charlestown and Richmond in the county of Washington and State
of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows,
That certain lot or parcel of land formerly the mill estate of John
S. Kenyon of which he made seised and possessed at the time of the filing
of this voluntary petition in bankruptcy, with all the buildings
and improvements thereon (except the Railroad station building) which
is more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the
Northwesterly corner thereof on the Southerly side of the right of way
of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad, and but the
Northwesterly corner of land belonging to said Henry Kenyon, thence
Southerly with a fence line bounded Easterly by said Henry Kenyon
land and crossing a public highway running and continuing south
the line of said fence until it comes to a corner of raid land
made by said fence and a retaining wall, thence Westerly
at an interior angle of ninety four (94) degrees and ten
(10) minutes bounded Southerly by said Henry Kenyon land
twenty (20) feet along said retaining wall to another corner
of said land, thence Southerly at an exterior angle of eighty
nine (89) degrees and forty (40) minutes bounding Easterly
by said Henry Kenyon land to the Perquidocket River, thence
Northeasterly with the said aforesaid River to a line of fee by
what was the top of the old dam, said old dam having
been located about ten (10) feet by estimation Easterly from
the Easterly side of the present highway running from
the village of Richmond to Charlestown, thence Southerly in
line with said bed dam at an exterior angle of ninety
seven (97) degrees to the Southerly side of said Perquidocket
River, thence Easterly along the Southerly side of said
River to the highway running from Kenyon to Warwick,
it being the intention by the two lines delineated lines or
bounds to include the same water and mill privileges
devised to Abiel S. and Elijah Kenyon by their
father Kenyon in his will dated January 10th 1837 recorded
in Book No 7 of the Probate Records of said Town of
Richmond at pages 175 and 176 Thence Northerly in
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line with said highway to the center of said Pawtucket River, thence
Northwesterly, Northwesterly and Northwesterly with the winding of said
River to the right of way of said New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railway, thence Easterly along said right of way to the Northwesterly corner
of land now owned by Silas Heavan known as the Kenyon & Kenyon
Estate thence Northeasterly bounded Easterly by land of said H. Kenyon
along a retaining wall to the highway running through the village
of Kenyon to Warwick on the West and to Kingston on the Southeast,
thence Easterly and Northeasterly with said highway to the right of way
of the said New York, New Haven and Hartford Railway, thence Easterly
along said railway right of way to the place of beginning, containing
four (4) acres with the said mill or lots of lots, together with all mills and
other buildings and improvements upon said land hereinbefore
described (except the building used as a railway station) and
also all the engines, boilers, main shafting, main belts, elevators,
water wheels and the following described property viz: one 300
H.P. Crescent iron water wheel, one 600 gallon storage tank
in boxes, one belt driven upright gear pump, 25" x 2' 8" built
by J.D. Dunn iron one 3/4 Single Action Knowles Pointer and
Lead pump, one upright Dunn pump 6" x 46" double plungers, and
W° x 10" x 12" intermediates fire pump, 1500 gal. cap. built by Knowles
Pump Works, together with complete hydrant system, and
automatic sprinklers one rotary fire pump in mill yard,
one 500 light Springfield gas lighting machine built by
Gilbert & Barker Manufacturing Co., one centrifugal pump
to supply water to dye house, one air system to move
steam as one installed on roof some of dye house, and
all pipes and piping connected with the above described
machinery and equipment together with all heating pipes
conveying heat to various portions of the before described
premises, one Westinghouse electric clock including all
batteries wiring and key stations, the dams, flumes, trenches
and all water rights, rights of flowage, water power,
privileges and easements, and all its right title and
interest in the land covered by the Pawtucket River and its
access to the water and water power thereof. However
otherwise described it is of the same mill estate (with slight
addition thereat) which was deeded to the said Jno
Kenyon, refinery owner by the will of his father Elijah
Kenyon, dated the 13th September 1811 and recorded in
Book 103 of the Bottle records of the town of
Richmond at pages 267 and 269 the estate above described
having been slightly added to over its Southwestern
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portion by reason of the said John S Kenyon having changed or deflected the
course of the said Pawtucket River, Being a portion of the same property
conveyed to S Stockwell by Frank Butley Smith By deed dated May
8 1792, and recorded in the records of Land Evidence in the town of
Richmond, in Book 16 at page 61. This conveyance is made
subject to the lease of a store building to Joseph Thaxter expiring from
January 1 1914, and to an easement for a sewer pipe running from
the estate of this Conveyor to the Pawtucket River, and to the public
road running through said estate, also that certain lot
or parcel of land formerly the Upper Village Estate of John S Kenyon
of which he was sole owner and possessor at the time of the filing of
his voluntary petition in bankruptcy, with all the buildings and
improvements thereon, which is more particularly described as
follows, Beginning at the corner of the farm of which John
S Kenyon was sole owner and possessor at the time of the bankruptcy
proceedings aforesaid, said farm being formerly known as the
Seven Kenyon farm, the said boundary being formed by the coming
together of the said Kenyon farm with the course of shoreline on
the Eastly side of the highway running from Charlestown to
Kenyon, thence Easterly bounded Northly in the land of said
Adeline Collette Collette six hundred (600) feet thence at a right
angle Southly one hundred (100) feet thence at a right angle
Westerly four hundred (400) feet more or less to the said highway
running from Charlestown to Kenyon, and thence South
fourteen (14) degrees and twenty (20) minutes West bounded
Westerly on said highway five hundred and thirty six and 2/10
(536.2) feet to the point of beginning, containing five and
one hundred one hundredths (5.01) acres be the same more or
less. And however otherwise described it is a part of the
same land conveyed by Charles H Kenyon and others to
John S Kenyon by deed bearing date the eighth (8th) day
of June 1844 and recorded in the records of land evidence in the
town of Richmond in Book 103, at pages 131 and 132
and also in the records of land evidence in the town of
Charlestown in Book 108 at pages 276 and 277 reference
to said deed being hereby had, Being a portion of the
same property conveyed by Frank Butley Smith to S
Stockwell, by deed dated May 8th 1792 and recorded in
the records of land evidence in the town of Charlestown in
said State of Rhode Island in Book 17 at page 268,
And furthermore being the same land heretofore
conveyed by Edward Stockwell to the within named
Grantor by deed dated the 28th day of June A.D. 1912
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and recorded in the Town Clerks Office in the said Town of Richmond in Book
17 at page 6, and in the Town Clerks Office in the said Town of Charlestown
in Book 21 at pages 289 and 290 reflecting from the above conveyance
however certain tracts of land heretofore conveyed by the within named Grantor
to the said town of Richmond for highway purposes on the second day of June
A.D. 1833 reference being made to the said deed for a more particular
description of said tracts And that there certain tracts of land in
the said town of Richmond heretofore conveyed to the within named Grantor
by the town of Richmond by its deed dated the second day of June A.D. 1833
being recorded in the town clerks office in the said town of Richmond
in Book 17 at page 11 reference to said deed being hereby had for a
more particular description of the said tract of land.
To have and to hold the aforementioned premises with all the
privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging unto and to the
use of the said Grantee and his heirs and assigning forever.
And it the said Grantor does hereby for itself and its successors
and assigns covenant with the said Grantee and his heirs and
assigns that it lawfully seised in fee simple of the said
granted premises that the same are free from all incumbrances
Except as aforesaid that it has good right full power and
lawful authority to sell and convey the same in same manner as
afraid that the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns shall
buy these premises at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly
have and enjoy the said premises without that it the said Grantor
will and its successor and assigns 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 except as aforesaid
In witness whereof said the Nottingham and Leakair
Lease Mills has caused this deed to be executed and its
corporate seal to be hereunto affixed by James Reel its
President for this purpose hereunto duly authorized this 23rd
day of January A.D. 1914
Signed and sealed in presence of
Edward A. Stockwell
The Nottingham and Leakair
Lease Mills Co.
James Reel President Co.
State of Rhode Island SS
County of Providence
On this Providence on the 23rd day of January
A.D. 1914 before me personally appeared the within
named James Reel President of the said the Nottingham
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$\text{declared Isaac Luce nullly to me mean and known and known by me to be the party executing}$
$\text{this foregoing instrument and the acknowledged said instrument by his}$
$\text{as expected to be his free act and deed of said}$ $\text{Edward A. Rockwell}$
$\text{corporation}$ $\text{Notary Public}$
$\text{Received for record February 9th 1877 at 3 oclock PM}$
$\text{and Recorded by knowledge to cross some limit}$
Know all men by these presents That I Bertha
Broom of Smithfield in the County of New Sonoma State of
Connecticut in consideration of the sum of one dollar and
other valuable considerations to me paid by Terry G House,
Mary L Burdick and Gertrude Burdick of Charlestown in the
County of Washington State of Rhode Island the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged do hereby remise release and forever
quitclaim unto the said Grantees their heirs and assigns
forever all the right title interest property claim and
demand which I own have or of right ought to have or claim
in and to the undivided one fourth part of a certain tract
of land with a dwelling house and other buildings thereon
standing situated in said Charlestown containing sixty
acres more or less being the same premises described
in a deed from Edward G House to the Grantees and these
Grantees which said deed is on record in said Charlestown
in Land Evidence Book No 17 page 409 Reference thereof
being hereby made and made
To have and to hold the same with all the
rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto pertaining
unto and to the use of them the said Terry G House,
Mary L Burdick and Gertrude Burdick their heirs and
assigns forever And the aforementioned Bertha Broom
for myself and for my heirs representatives and administrators
do covenant with the said Terry G House Mary L Burdick
and Gertrude Burdick their heirs and assigns that I
will warrant and defend the aforesaid described premises
unto the paid Terry G House Mary L Burdick and Gertrude