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170 Know all men by these presents, that I Dr Eva M. Baltham
(widow) of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island,
hereafter called the grantor in consideration of ten dollars and other
considerations to me paid by Peter Kempel of New York lately well-
wisher called the grantee the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,
I hereby give grant bargain sell and convey unto the said
grantee and his heirs bound quasi genuis forever, this certain tract of land
situated in said Charlestown, First tract contains by estimation and
hundred and forty acres more or less, with a dwelling house and
its outbuildings thereon standing, bounded as follows, on the North
by Panecatrick River and Big Salt Brook, in the East by bound of Henry
Spromi, William Richards and Michele Saccacean on the South by
Shunammune Cove, as called and on the West by the second tract
hereafter described Second tract contains by estimation are
hundred acres more or less and bounded as follows, on the North
by said Panecatrick River, East by the first described tract, South
by said Shunammune Cove, West on the West by the Bradford
road, land of A donor and land of Herman Hedman as however
otherwise extent of said tracts may be bounded or described, reserving
however, the farming grounds on said tracts with a right to graze to
and from the home farm for three years connected with said grounds,
the above described three tracts or farms are contiguous and
include all of the land conveyed to Eva
Beckham by Henry J. Bradford December 23, 1809, and recorded in
Charlestown David Cogswell Recorder's, Book number 16, page 419
and also in Dexterly in book number 89 page 879 of records of deeds.
Also part of the land described in the deed of Partridge Hopins and
others to Eva Beckham dated October 8s, 1854 and recorded in book
number 22 page 92 of records of deeds in the Town of Charlestown,
But being by touch of said land conveyed as immediately adjoins
the first boundaries tract, To have and to hold, the foregoing
premises, with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto
belonging, unto and to the use of the said grantee, and his heirs and
assigns, forever, And the said grantor, as 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
fee simple of the said granted premises, that the same are free from
all incumbrances, that I have good right full power and lawful
authority to sell and convey the same in manner as aforesaid That the
said grantee and his heirs and assigns shall by these presents at all
times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the said premises,
and that I, the said grantor will, with my heirs, executors and
administrators, shall warrant and defend the same to the said
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heirs and his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands
of all persons.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth
day of April in the year of our lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty six,
Executed in the presence of
George Le Coover.
Eva N. Beckham L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
On Charlestown on the sixth day of April, AD 1926 before me
personally appeared, Eva N. Beckham to me known and known by me
to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and she acknowledged
said instrument by her seal to be her free act and deed.
George Le Coover
Notary Public
Received for record April 12th 1926 at 4-10 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George Le Coover, Tom Clerk
Know all men by these presents, That I, Enoch H.
Wright of the city of Providence, County of Providence and State of
Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars to
me paid by Ada A. Pond the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,
do hereby remise, release and forever quit claim unto the
said Ada A. Pond, her heirs and assigns forever, all the right, title,
interest, property, claim and demand which I now have or
right have to have, or claims, or demands, in and to that certain lot
or parcel of land with all the buildings and improvements
thereon, situate in the town of Charlestown, county of Washington,
State of Rhode Island, laid out and divided and described as
follows: Beginning at a point on the southerly line of the
Cohassetown Road which point is the Northwest corner of the
land of Alfred G. Conny and the Northeast corner of the land of
the said Providence County these running southerly bounded Easterly
by said land of Alfred G. Conny two hundred thirty (230) feet more or
less to the Atlantic Ocean, thence running Easterly, bounded
Southerly by said Atlantic Ocean eighty eight (88) feet to a
corner: thence running northerly two hundred thirty (230) feet
more or less to a point on the said southerly line of the Cohassetown
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