The instrument's own words
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the 6 day of November AD 1899 before me personally appeared
Marie E. Cullocks to me known, and known by me to be the
party executing the foregoing instrument, and she acknowledged
said instrument before her executed, to be her free act and deed.
George L. Cross
Attorney Public LS
Received for record Dec 6 1902 at 2 oclock PM.
and recorded by George L. Cross Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I
Jennie A. Read of Berkshire County, city of Pittsfield
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in consideration of one
dollar or other valuable considerations paid by Daisy E.
Johnson and Madeline L. Johnson of said Pittsfield
County and State, being paid amounts, the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant bargain,
sell and convey unto the said Daisy E. Johnson and
Madeline L. Johnson a certain piece of beach land situated
in Narragansett in the State of Rhode Island containing
twenty eight hundred (2800) square feet bounded as follows,
Beginning at the highest mark of the Beach thens there
Easterly along said beach land forty feet (40) there
Northerly, seventy (70) feet thence Westerly forty (40) feet
thens Southerly seventy (70) feet to the place of beginning
bounded on all sides by land of one or formerly Billings
D. Macomber, granting also unto said grantees his
heirs and assigns a right to pass and repair either with
horses or on foot there the premises of now or formerly
said Billings D. Macomber to the total herein conveyed,
Also a right of way from (5) feet wide to pass on foot
from said tract to the ocean, but said grantees is to leave
no footprints on said right of way, also the right to
take water from the well on the farm of the said Macomber
for one on said tract,
I have and to hold the granted premises with all
the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging to the
said Daisy E. Johnson and Madeline L. Johnson and
their heirs and assigns, to their own use and behalf
forever. And I do hereby, for myself and my
heirs, executors, and administrators, Covenant with
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370 The said grantees and their heirs and assigns that I am lawfully
seized in fee simple of the granted premises that they are free from
all incumbrances except a mortgage of three hundred 300
dollars given to Jacob Binford by mortgage dated November
of eighteen hundred and ninety eight and recorded in the
town clerks office Lenox Mass. Nov. 13th 1898 book
No 13 page 88-89-90 that I have good and right to sell and
convey the same as aforesaid and that I will and my
heirs executors and administrators shall warrant and defend
the same to the said grantees and their heirs and assigns for-
ever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons
And for the consideration aforesaid Charles H. Read husband
of Jennie A. Read as follows release unto the grantees and
their heirs and assigns all right of or to an estate by the
courtesy in the granted premises
In witness whereof we the said Charles H. Read and Jennie
A. Read hereunto set our hands and seals this 14th day of October
in the year one thousand nine hundred and two.
Signed and sealed in presence of Jennie A. Read L.S.
Ch. W. Sloper for both Charles H. Read L.S.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire SS October 19 1902 then personally
appeared the above named Jennie A. Read and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument to be her free act and deed.
Before me Charles H. Sloper
Justice of the Peace.
Received for record January 12th 1903 at 1.30 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George H. Cross Town Clerk
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