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3/9/1938 · RIGHT OF WAY · book 27 page 267 doc 58@27/267

From DOWNIE ELEANOR C, DOWNIE CHARLES E JR
To BARBER RICHARD L life
Premises none · temporary right-of-way for foot travel to the Atlantic Ocean (Charlestown)
Index description SEE DOC

Back — where this land came from

This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1936 · DEED · WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY → DOWNIE CHARLES E JR · book 26 p 414
◀ 1935 · DEED · CONGDON ETHEL P; CONGDON HAROLD B → DOWNIE ELEANOR C · book 26 p 68

Forward — where this land went

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1940 · DEED · BARBER RICHARD L; BARBER HOPE → CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC · book 28 p 224

The instrument's own words

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267 I, Eleanor C. Downie, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington State of Rhode Island for consideration paid, grant to Richard L. Barwer, of the Town of Westerly, said County and State with WARRANTY COVENANTS That certain real estate situated in Charlestown, County of Washington, in the State of Rhode Island, and described as follows: A temporary right-of-way, in common with others, for foot travel only, across the premises of the Grantor to the Atlantic Ocean. The hereby conveyed and granted right-of-way shall become void, cease and terminate if and when a definite right-of-way across said prem- ises is established by the Grantor for the use of the Grantees, his heirs and assigns, in common with others, and the said last mentioned right-of-way filed or recorded in the office of the Town Clerk of said Charlestown. I, Charles S. Downie, Jr., husband of the grantor release to said grantee all my right of curtesy and all other interest in the aforesaidescribed premises WITNESS our hands this 27 day of February 1937 CHARLES S. DOWNIE, JR. ELEANOR C. DOWNIE STATE of RHODE ISLAND) County of Washington ) In Charlestown on the 27 day of February, 1937 before me personally appeared Charles S. Downie, Jr. and Eleanor C. Downie, his wife, both to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public. Received for record March 9th, A. D. 1938 at 2:15 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [signature] Town Clerk.
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267 I, Eleanor C. Downie, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington State of Rhode Island for consideration paid amount to Richard T Barber of the Town of Westerly, ton, in the y, across the d right-of-way oss said prem- ns, in common office of the rantee all my Abcc. Arnold heirs of Frederick Arnold Shore bound 115' Shorebound '18' Frederick Arnold Helen G Woodmanse KATHERINE C. BROWNING daho Gardrude Cook 264' 174' 85' 270' Shore bound 36.5' 111.5' of old bound Center Line STATE ROAD 20' CHARLESTOWN R.I. Scale 1" = 100' Nov 21 1897 Earl Ephory, Surveyor appeared own by me to Instrument, by y [signature] [signature] Filed in Town Clerk's Office Witnessed by me All above correct, etc Town Clerk [signature]

The page as recorded

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deed_walker_v1.9_2026-10-10 · the index is the town's own (i2l.uslandrecords.com); transcripts, chains and the assessor's cards are the Perry Machine's reading of it. Where the record we hold runs out, the page says so.