The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents, That Harris R. Hillman
and his wife, Annie A. Hillman of the Town of Richmond, county of
Washington and State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of Ten
(10) Dollars and this other valuable consideration to them paid by George R.
Searle of said town county and State aforesaid the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim
unto the said George R. Searle his heirs aids and assigns forever,
all the right title interest property claim and demand which we
now have or of right ought to have claim or demand in and to that certain
parcel of land of land situated in the Town of Charlestown County
of Washington and State of Rhode Island bounded and described
as follows Commencing at the North West corner of my lot
at a stone wall which is the boundary line between me and the
frontmost and eastern neighbor of the property running west and
wall bounded Easterly bound by search Hillman's lot hundred acres
eighty feet and seven inches (87 7/in) right to a gap in the stone wall where
there are two oak trees Hence running in a Westerly direction
bounded Southerly by land of their heirs two hundred feet (200 ft)
to an iron pipe driven in the ground Hence running in a
Northerly direction bounded Westerly by land of their successors to an
iron pipe driven in the ground to a stone wall running along the
highway which runs from Foster's Corner, so called, to the Land
known as mills road Hence running in an Easterly direction along
said wall bounded Northerly by said highway run hundred and
forty feet (140 ft) to the point of beginning containing by direction
of its sides the same more or less HL have and
to hold the same with all the rights privileges and appurtenances
thereto appertaining unto and to the use of them and the said
George R. Searle his heirs bed and assigns forever,
and we,
the aforementioned Harris R. Hillman and my wife Annie A. Hillman
for ourselves and for our heirs executors and administrators
do covenant with the said george R. searle his heirs and assigns,
that we will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises
unto the said george R. searle his heirs and assigns in peace,
against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming
the same through or under them This conveyance is still subject
however to the following conditions restrictions and limitations
to all and singular of which the parties herein named and
his heirs successors administrators and assigns by the
acceptance of this deed assent and agree to be bound
thereby and which conditions restrictions and limitations
are to run with the land herein conveyed with the
premises covenants and agrees to and with the Grantors
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52 That the grantor will not erect or permit on any part of the herein
described premises any building for the use or purpose of it to be
used as a tavern, distillery or for the sale of any liquors or
other intoxicating liquors, nor shall the grantor sell or permit to
be used the said premises or any part for the use or carrying on
of any such trade or business, nor shall the grantor sell or suffer
to be sold on the said premises hereby conveyed to any part thereof
any spirits or spirituous liquors, wine, ale, beer, wine or intoxicating
liquors of any kind and the said grantor, for himself,
his heirs executors and administrators, covenants to bind his
heirs and successors their executors, administrators and assigns
hereunto to all and every one of the uses of said parcel of land bounding
the river and of Nile’s estate good, lawful and sufficient
witnesses to the same and at his and their own cost
all sewage, miniatures and keep the same in good repair,
in testimony thereof, we have hereunto set our
hands this fourth day of August in the year of our lord one
thousand nine hundred and twenty one
Signed and sealed in presence of
F. S. Browning Harris H. Niellman
Annie H. Niellman
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Richmond on the fourteenth day of August
A.D. 1921 before me personally appeared Harris H. Niellman
and his wife Annie H. Niellman known to me known, and known
me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument
and they acknowledged said writing to be their free act and deed.
M. M. Kenyon, Notary Public,
Kenyon Rd.
Received for record Sept 18, 1923 at 10-30 oclock AM
and recorded by George Lawson, Town Clerk