The instrument's own words
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392 Know All men by these Presents, that I,
Olney B. Bowd of the City, County and State of New
York hereinafter called the Grantor in consideration of
one dollar and other valuable considerations to me paid
by John S. Kenyon of Westerly, County of Washington
State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantee,
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant,
grant bargain, sell and convey unto the said Grantee
and his heirs and assigns forever, a certain lot of land
situated at Dumfounding Beach in the town of Charlestown
in said County of Washington, State of Rhode Island,
bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the
Northeast corner of cottage owned by said Grantee,
thence Northly in continuation of the East line of said
cottage lot to the highway, thence Easterly along said
highway sixty six feet thence Southly to the Southwest
corner of said cottage lot thence Westerly bounding butted
by said cottage lot sixty six feet to the place of beginning
or however bounded, meaning and intending to convey
to said grantee a tract of land the same width of the
cottage lot now owned by him and extending from
said lot to the highway. 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, his heirs and assigns forever.
And I the said Grantor do hereby, for myself and
for my heirs, executors and administrators covenant
with the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns, that
I am lawfully seized in fee simple of the said land granted
premises; that the same be free from all incumbrance
that I have good 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
by these presents at all times hereafter peaceably and
quietly have and enjoy the said premises, and that I
the said Grantor will and my 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,
And for the consideration aforesaid I Emma R. Bowd
wife of the said Olney B. Bowd do hereby release all
my right of dower in and to the said granted
premises into the said Grantee and his heirs and
assigns forever. In witness whereof, one
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have hereunto set our hands and seals this 24th day of November
in the year of our lord one thousand nine hundred and two.
Signed and sealed in presence of
Lobel Edgar Mills
E. J. Bunker
Olney B. Gound L.S.
Emma R. Gound L.S.
State of New York
County of New York S.S.
In New York City on the twenty fourth day of
November A.D. 1902 before me personally appeared Olney B. Gound
and Emma R. Gound his wife to me known and known by
me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and
each acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be
their free act and deed.
Of which witness of
have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal
this 24th day of November 1902
Lobel Edgar Mills L.S.
Commissioner of Deeds for Rhode
Island in New York City S.S.
1159/17 Broadway N. Y. City
Received for record March 26 1903 at 3 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George E. Brown Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these Presents, that I
Adolfina Frykoidal, of Pittsfield, Berkshire County,
Massachusetts, in consideration of the sum of Two hundred
Dollars paid by Jacob Smith and Edward T. Rice
both of said Pittsfield, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, do hereby remise, release and forever
quitclaim unto the said Jacob Smith and Edward T.
Rice, their heirs and assigns forever, all the right title,
interest property, claim and demand which we now
have, or of right ought to have whatever, in and to a certain
tract of beachland with the buildings and improvements
thereon standing situated in the town of Narragansett, in
the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island
containing 12800 square feet and bounded as follows:
Beginning at the highest part of the beach bank
and eighty feet (80) easterly from the Southeast corner
of land of Warren S. Merritt, thence Easterly along said
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