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6/15/1903 · LEASE · book 14 page 430 doc 5924

From BULLOCK MARIE E life
To MILLS ROBERT R life
Premises none · farm in Collatral including residence and barn on Ward place (Collatral, Salt Pond, Mill Brook, East Road)

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

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◀ 1897 · DEED · BULLOCK RUFUS B → BULLOCK MARIE E · book 13 p 385

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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

▶ 1906 · DEED · MILLS FRANK; MILLS ROBERT R; MILLS MARY L; MILLS HATTIE L → ARNOLD FRANK W; ARNOLD THOMAS L · book 15 p 373

The instrument's own words

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430 This Indenture, made this 15th day of June in the year 1903 between Marie E Bullock of Johnston RI and Robert R Mills of Charlestown RI Witnesseth: That Marie E Bullock party of the first part has let her farm to Robert R Mills the party of the second part said farm is situated in Collatral and bounded as follows North by the East Road, East by the land of Joseph Browning South and West by the Salt Pond and the Mill Brook and includes the land formerly owned by Benjamin B Green except as herein reserved, for the term of three years from March 25, 1903 Said Mills is to have the free privilege of cutting wood for his own use, in any wood lot during the continuance of this lease. In consideration whereof the said Mills is to pay a yearly rent of one hundred dollars, and all ordinary taxes, said rent to be paid annually to my over, on the first day of each November and said taxes to be paid to the authorities when due, It is further understood and agreed that this lease includes only the residence barn and other buildings on the Ward place. That the buildings and land on the Green place included in mine fork, and the below building and ground included in mine lease on the Ward place the not included in this lease. The party of the first part also reserves the right to use any part of the land fronting on the Brook of the Salt Pond, reserving back from said water front not over one hundred feet and the right of way to the East Road from each reservation It is further mutually understood and agreed between the parties hereto that the farm shall be cultivated in a fair and just manner to the end that it shall not deteriorate from its present condition. This contract for lease shall terminate thirty days after failure to pay the rent or taxes when due, and said Mills is to be paid for what seaweed he leaves on the premises unused at the rate of $3.00 three dollars per cord. Otherwise this lease shall continue in force until March 25 1906 Executed in presence of Della M. Wilmot Marie E Bullock George Latour Robert R Mill State of Rhode Island County of Washington ss In Charlestown on this 15th day of
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431 June 1903 personally appeared before me Marie E. Bullock And Robert R. Hill to me known and known by me to be the parties who execute the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same by them signed to be their free act and deed, as mutual consent the void final signature the number of spaces this lease is to run is changed to three George C. Cross Notary Public Received for record June 15 1903 at 9.30 oclock A.M. and recorded by George C. Cross from Clerk Is All People to whom these Presents shall come I Daniel T. Babcock of Charlestown County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor Send Greeting know Ye, That I the said grantor for and in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars to me in hand before the executing hereof well and fully paid by Benjamin M. Thaler of Westerly in said County and State hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof I do hereby well acknowledge, and am thereby fully satisfied contented and paid, and thereof, and of every part and parcel thereof do execute, acquit and discharge the said grantee his heirs executors and administrators forever by these presents, have given granted bargained sold alienated enfeoffed conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents do fully fully and absolutely grant bargain sell release enfeoff convey and confirm unto the said grantee his heirs and assigned forever, a certain lot 1 parcel of land lying and being in said Charlestown with the Buildings and Improvements thereon standing bounded beginning at the Northwest corner thereof at a stake in the ground about 15 feet South from the old beach and on the east side of the highway nearly opposite land of Stephen Beckham 100 feet thence Southly on a line 10 feet from the Highway 90 feet thence Westerly to the highway to a point 90 feet South from the first mentioned point thence Northerly along the highway 90 feet to point of beginning To have and to hold

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