The instrument's own words
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time of taking such proof or acknowledgment, a Notary Public within
and for said Commonwealth of Massachusetts, who is commissioned
and sworn, and residing in said county of Berkshire, and duly
authorized to take the same, and an officer authorized by
the laws of said commonwealth to take the acknowledgment or
proof of deed to be recorded herein, and that I am well
acquainted with the handwriting of said Notary Public, and
verily believe that the signature to the said certificate of
acknowledgment is genuine.
For my testimony hereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said Court at Pittsfield this 31st day of
March 1903. Frank L. Gamble Clerk SS
Received for record April 2nd 1903 at 2:30 o'clock P.M.,
and recorded by George Cross Town Clerk
Know all Men by these Presents, That I
Irador E. Church of the City and County of New London,
State of Connecticut, son of Joseph B. Church late of
Charlestown R.I. deceased, in consideration of the sum
of five dollars paid to me by William G. Cross of Charlestown,
County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, behind the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby
remise, release and forever Quitclaim unto him the
said William G. Cross his heirs and assigns forever,
all the right title interest property claims and demand
which I now have or of right ought to have, or claim
in and to a certain lot of marsh land situated in the
town of Charlestown aforesaid, containing three acres more
or less, bounded as follows: Beginning at the southwest
corner of land of Wm H. Head by a small creek, thence
easterly by said creek six chains, thence southerly by
said creek to a cart path, thence westerly by said path
to the channel, hence southerly by said channel to first
bound however otherwise bounded.
To have and to hold the same, with all the rights,
privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining unto
and to the use of him the said William G. Cross his
heirs and assigns forever. Signed the aforesaid
named Irador E. Church for myself and for my heirs.
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396 executors and administrators as covenant with the said
William Glover his heirs and assigns that I will warrant and
defend the aforesaid premises unto the said William Glover
his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and
demands of all persons claiming by through or under me.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this twenty third day of March in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and three
Signed and sealed in presence of Isadore E. Lehrnuch L.S.
Osea T. Kingsbury
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
The Providence on the twenty third day
of March A.D. 1903 before me personally appeared Isadore
E. Lehrnuch of New London in the County of New London and
State of Connecticut to me known, and known by me to be
the party executing the foregoing instrument and the
acknowledged said instrument by her executed to be her
free act and deed. Richard W. Jennings
Notary Public
Received for record April 2nd 1903 at 3 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George L. Barnes Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these Presents, that
I Olney P. Gound 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 Mary L. Bennett of Providence hereafter called the
State of Connecticut hereinafter called the grantee, the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give,
grant, bargain sell and convey unto the said grantee
and her heirs and assigns forever, a certain lot of
land situated at Summerfield Beach in the town of
Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island
bounded and described as follows, beginning at the
Northeast corner of Cottage lot owned by said grantee
thence Northerly in continuation of the East line of
said cottage lot to the highway Thence westerly along said
highway sixty feet thence Southerly to the boundary