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and read this 5th day of December, A.D. 1923;
Signed and sealed in presence of
George W. Cross
[Signature] Emma E. Browning
[Signature] Ellen M. Browning
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On this actuallon in said county on the fifth day of December
A.D. one thousand nine hundred and twenty three before me Notary Public
appeared the above named grantors Howard B. Baker to me known, and
known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and me
acknowledged said instrument by her signature to be her free act and deed,
and the free act and deed of the said Howard Franklin Baker,
George W. Cross
[Signature] Notary Public
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On this actuallon in said county on the fifth day of December
A.D. one thousand nine hundred and twenty three before me Notary Public
appeared the above named grantors, Eleanor E. Browning and Ellen M.
Browning, and each said and call to me known, and known by one to be
the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and separately acknowledged
said instrument by their signatures to be their free act and deed.
George W. Cross
[Signature] Notary Public
Received for record December 5 1926 at 2-15 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George Colwell, Town Clerk.
Know all men by these presents, That Howard G. Joseph
of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode
Island hereinafter called the grantor in consideration of Ten (10)
Dollars and other valuable considerations, paid by Louise H.
Parsons of Hartford, County of Hartford and State of Connecticut
hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,
does hereby grant, give, bargain sell and convey unto the
said grantee and her heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract or
parcel of land situate and being in the Town of Charlestown in said
County of Washington bounded and described as follows, to wit:
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126 Lots number thirty three and thirty four (33&34) as shown and delineated
on a certain plan or plat entitled "Plan of Smemorcombing Central Beach
Charleston, S.C." Thorp & Trainer hac, agents, eighty feet to the axis,
Section, 1924, coast and Leavys, Engrs," said plan or plat being on
file in the Form clerks office in said Form of Charleston the said
grantee, his heirs and assigns, shall have the right to pass and
repass to and from and upon the said lot or tract on foot or
thereon, over, on and across those certain rights of way or roads
as shown on said plan or plat leading to the public shoreline and
including the rights of way leading to the beach and also the
right of way leading from the road to the fresh water pond and
any stone retaining of said plat which may hereafter be constructed
for water wall; the said grantee formally hereby his heirs and assigns,
binding covenant and agree to abide by and with the said servitudes,
rights and claims etc. that the said grantor, his heirs and assigns,
will and may engage to the said grantee, his heirs and assigns,
in or about the said lot or tract in such manner, however,
the sum of five ($5) dollars for which this deed is granted, signed and sealed
is to be full and ample payment of the signatures, witnesses and
witnesses, in full and final, who attested subscription to the ease
and maintenance of the roads and their positions that may be
constructed for water wall, and the said sum agrees to be paid
hereby, solely, sale and always when the premises hereby
conveyed, and in case of the failure to make any payment
within one year after the same shall become due, the faller or
the one for the grantor, his heirs and assigns, is full and
over, on the premises at public auction, posting notice thereof
of such sale in some newspaper published for said county
of elevation, at least one such notice for three successive
weeks prior and to become the purchaser or purchasers at said sale,
to have and to hold the property hereby conveyed, with
all the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging
unto the use of the said grantee, his heirs and assigns,
forever, subject however to the following conditions and considerations:
namely,
"1. In case of a contemplated sale of said lot or parcel of
land or any part thereof, said Grantor, this deed is agreed shall
be given forty days notice in writing and shall have the first option
to purchase the same with the building and improvements thereon
at the highest bona fide price in good faith made and actually
offered to the said Grantor or his heirs or assigns.
"2. The above conveyed premises shall be used only as
a site for one dwelling house on each lot hereby conveyed.
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which dwelling house shall be erected on the premises in accordance with
the building line as shown on said plat, and no portion of any building
or dwelling house (porch included) shall approach the street or street
or ocean front border than said building line, nor shall any building of
any nature & kind whatsoever approach the side lines of the lot or lots
nearer than five feet therefrom; no detached garage or other outbuilding
or building shall be erected thereon dwelling house erected on said
lot or lots shall not exceed complete cost not less than one ($1000.) thousand
dollars or ten thousand dollars on lot numbered
23 and one thousand dollars on lot numbered
on all lots, baths, porches or other drains & sewage outlets shall be
piped to a suitable cesspool to be constructed and maintained on the
property manually by the grantee, his heirs and assigns, alone & at their own
cost and expense.
8. No chicken or calf walk, meat house or pig pen shall be on the meter,
nor tree of any kind not among cedar (inside the dwelling house) the
shall not carry any smelling that may emanate from any part of any adjoining
property or by dwelling place in the east corner white borders and
big water shall be prohibited.
9. No breeding farm, cattle marking or vicinas logan cast or
any other mating of domestic animals or birds shall be kept or
permitted to be kept on said premises.
5. The grantor, his heirs and assigns, reserve the right
to enter upon the above described premises whenever he sees fit way
the outlets or spigots, or to repair the sewer always leaving the
premises in as good condition as when entered.
This hereby further covenant, understand and agreed by and
between the parties hereto that all the aforesaid conditions, covenants and
agreements on the part of the said grantee his heirs and assigns on this
to their part to be kept and performed, shall attach to and run with
the land hereby conveyed; it is further agreed and made a part of the
consideration of this sale and purchase that in case of any violation
of the above directions or covenants on the part of the said grantee
or his heirs or assigns, that the title to and right to said premises shall
revert to the said grantor, his heirs & assigns and he or they may
repossess himself a tenement of the entire estate hereby granted and
such title and interest hereby conveyed shall be forfeit and void
and terminate. The said grantor for himself, his heirs,
executors and administrators, covenants with the said grantee, his
heirs and assigns, that he is lawfully seized in fee simple of the
said granted premises, that the same are free and unencumbered
except as aforesaid, that he has good, right, full power, and lawful
authority to sell and convey the same in manner aforesaid
that the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns, shall by these
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present at all times hereafter peacefully and quietly have and enjoy
the said premises, subject as aforesaid, and that the said grantor will
and his heirs, executors and administrators shall warrant and defend the
same to the said grantee, his heirs and assigns forever against the
lawful claims and demands of all persons whomsoever as aforesaid.
And for the consideration aforesaid I, Hatte M. Sharp, do hereby
release all my right of dower in and to the paid granted premises
unto the said grantee, and his heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof, one have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 24th day of September in the year of our lord one thousand nine
hundred twenty four.
[Signatures]
Executed in the presence of
R. E. Traines
Howard E. Sharp L.S.
Hatte M. Sharp L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On this twenty fourth, on the 24th day of September, A.D. 1925.
before me personally appeared Howard E. Sharp and Hatte M. Sharp
to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the
foregoing instrument and acknowledged said instrument by
their execution to be their free act and deed.
Rogers E. Traines
Notary Public L.S.
Received for record December 13, 1925 at 4:15 p.m. by Robt Stan.
and recorded by George S. LeCounts, Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I, Balance
B. Williams and Connie B. Williams, his wife, of the city and county
of Hartford and State of Connecticut, in consideration of the sum of
Twenty five ($25.00) dollars to me paid by George R. Cuatton for and Connie
M. Cuatton of the town of Westerly, county of Washington and State of
Rhode Island, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby
remise, release and forever quitclaim unto them the land bought by George R. Cuatton &
and spouse in their, heirs and assigns forever, all the rights,
title, interest, property, claim and demands which our ourselves have
or right ought to have, or claim, in and to certain lot or parcel
of land situated at East Beach, so called, of Westerlying By