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Know all Men by these presents, that I Alfred J. Richard of
Richmond county of Washington and State of Rhode Island Delaware hereinafter called
the grantor in consideration of ten Dollars to me paid by Charles Burdick of
Charlestown in said county and State hereinafter called the grantee, the right
ownership of hereby acknowledged do hereby grant bargain sell and convey
unto the said grantee and his heirs and assigns forever, those certain lots of
land situated in said Charlestown described as follows: That first lot bounded
northerly partly by land formerly of Samuel Haskell and partly by land formerly
of Fringe T. Purkiss clerk, easterly by the highway to Lorrows mill, southerly the
by the running brook so called, westerly and northeasterly by west corner lot, as
called, and northeasterly by the old road land and contains twenty four
acres more or less and is marked "Edward J. some" on maps of Indian
Reservation in file in town clerk office in said townhouse; also that
tract bounded northerly by and also of Samuel W. Moore, easterly by the old
beach line of 1792; southerly by farm land and acts of f. P. Low mill, southerly
by land late of Edward J. Moore and westerly by the original road and contains
eight acres more or less and is marked "Nathaniel Taylor" in said map
Also that tract designated as "lot five" on said map also that lot
containing thirty three acres more or less and marked "spray hill lot" in said
map. Also a certain lot containing fourteen acres more or less, bounded
on the East by a highway, north and south by several owners, west by a
tract of land of Thomas as the "old road" bounded on the south by the land of the
estate of Mary Hall, east by land of several owners, northern Moore, Newman Hadley
and extended S. some, South by "Treadway lot" and west by 21 rod length
land, containing forty two acres more or less, meaning and intending
to convey to the said grantee his heirs and assigns all the land over
some section of the Rhode Island Indian reservation, such as may be within
this deed or oath; To have and to hold, the aforementioned
premises, with all the rights privileges advantages and appurtenances thereunto
belonging, unto and to the use of the said grantee, and his heirs and
lawfully given; And I the said grantor, do hereby for myself and
for my heirs executors and administrators covenant with the said grantee
and his heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seized in the fee simple of
the grant premises and that the same are free from all encumbrances
that I have right full power and lawful authority to sell and convey
the same in manner aforesaid to the said grantee and his heirs and
assigns shall by these presents shall timely warrant peaceably and quietly
make and enjoy the said premises, and that I the said grantor, will and
convey my heirs executors and administrators shall warrant and defend the
same to the said grantee and his heirs and against no person object the
lawful claims and demands of all persons and covenants that it shall be
warranted.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
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This seventh day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and twenty five,
Executed in the presence of
Alfred J. Richard L.S.
[Signature]
[Signature]
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington ss.
on instructions on the seventh day of November A.D. 1925
before me personally appeared Alfred J. Richard to me known and
known him to be the party hereto executing the foregoing instrument
and see acknowledged said instrument, by him executed to be
his free act and deed.
[Signature]
[Signature] Notary Public.
Received for record December 25th 1925 at 8:20 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George G. Case Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that Frank J. Justice
of Providence of the City of Providence in the County of Providence and
State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantor in consideration
of ten (10) dollars to me in hand paid by Peter H. Thomsite and Mabel
L. Thomsite his wife, both of the City of Providence in said county
and State, namely called the grantees, the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey
unto the said grantees, their heirs and assigns forever, as tenants
tenants and not as tenants in common a certain lot of parcel
of land, with improvements thereon, located on the North shore of
Charlestown Pond, in said Town of Charlestown, comprised and
described as follows to wit: beginning at a point on the North shore of
said Charlestown Pond, thence land of this grantor along
more or less forty feet of Longshore Road, southerly thence thirty three
one half feet east north east to a stake found in a stone wall in the
bounds of said land, thence Northeasterly two hundred (200) feet to a stake
found in the base work of a stone wall, thence Easterly eighty eight 1/2
with the said stone wall northerly six and seventy one hundredths (71)
feet corner or thereabouts thence abruptly at right angles with the said
Easterly line one hundred seventy two 1/3 feet more or less to the
center of said Charlestown Road, thence southeasterly following
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