The instrument's own words
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State of Rhode Island
and province of Narragansett
[illegible] [illegible] in the 26th day of May, AD 1825’ before me
personally appeared Ezra S. Johnson and Ellen E. Robinson husband and
wife known and proven by me to be the parties executing the
following instrument and prayed that it be recorded and signed which I
did execute as follows:
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KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I & my Alfred Burdick
(Single) of the Town of Charlestown in Washington County and State of
Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantor in consideration of ten dollars
and other considerations to me paid by John M. Putten and Edith R,
Putten of the city of Hartford, County of Hartford and State of Connecticut
hereinafter called the Grantee, the receipt hereof is hereby acknowledged,
do sell grant bargain sell and convey unto said Grantee, his
and her heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract or lot of land
lying and being in the Town of Charlestown, Washington County and
State of Rhode Island and situated on the South side of Seaside Drive
and bounded and described as follows: beginning at the south-
east corner of the fenced body nearby a bound on the North
side of seaside drive adjoining land of Sarah S. Pomerville; thence
running in a northerly direction along said Pomerville's land
a distance of one hundred (100) feet to a bound on the South side
of Ocean Beach Road thence running in a westerly direction along
said Ocean Beach Road a distance of fifty (50) feet to a bound on the
North side of Ocean Beach Road adjoining land of the Grantor; thence
running in a southerly direction away from this boundary, thence
a distance of one hundred (100) feet to a bound on the North side of Seaside Drive
thence running in an Easterly direction along said Seaside Drive
a distance of fifty (50) feet to the point and place of beginning,
meaning both including and extending as per this deed, lot number twenty
eight (28) on St. Brooks beach plat recorded in jam Halland, in S.
said plat being on file in the Town Clerk's office in Charlestown, RI. &
To have and to hold, the aforementioned premises, with all
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The rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto and to
Use of the said grantees, to them and their heirs and assigns forever, and I
the said grantor, do hereby, as trustee, for myself and for myself my heirs, executors
and administrators, covenant with the said grantees and their heirs
and assigns that I am and partly seized in fee simple of the said
premises, that the same are free from all encumbrances,
That I have power of right full power and lawful authority to sell
and convey the same as aforesaid, that the said grantees
and their heirs and assigns shall by these presents at all times
forever peaceably and quietly have hold enjoy the said premises,
and that I will warrant and defend the same to the said grantees and their
heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands
of all persons whomsoever.
In witness whereof, I have set my hand and seal
this 1st day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty three.
[Stamp]
[Signature]
[Signature] Alfred Burdock L.S.
State of Connecticut
County of New London, ss.
In Storrs on the 1st day of April, A.D. 1923 before
me personally appeared Alfred Burdock to me known and known
un to me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged and executed the same, by him stipulated to be his free act
and deed.
William H. Haleery
Notary Public L.S.
Received & recorded June 10th 1925 at 10:00 o'clock P.M.
and returned zero dollars to [illegible]
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, That Howard E. Thayer
of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
hereinafter called the Grantor, in consideration of ten dollars and
other valuable considerations paid by Mary Pleanfantes, of the
City of Norwich county of New London and State of Conn,
hereinafter called the Grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, does hereby give, grant bargain, sell and convey