The instrument's own words
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Company, each to me known and known by
me to be the parties who executed the foregoing
instrument for and on behalf of said Rhode Island
Hospital Trust Company and they severally acknowledged
said instrument specified as aforesaid, to be their free
act and deed and the free act and deed of said Rhode
Island Hospital Trust Company.
[Signature] J. Turner, Notary Public
my commission expires
June 30, 1931
Correct as to form
[Signature]
[Signature]
Entered for record October 5th 1930 at eleven
thirty five o'clock a.m. and recorded by
Mary E. Dean
Deputy Town Clerk
Know All Men By These Presents
That Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company
a corporation existing under the laws of the State of
Rhode Island and located at the city of Providence in
said State (hereinafter called the grantor) on consideration
of the sum of one hundred (100) dollars to be paid by the
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (acting
by and through the Metropolitan Park Commission) the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, does hereby grant
bargain sell convey release surrender and deliver
forever a quitclaim unto the said State of Rhode Island
and Providence Plantations (hereinafter called the grantee)
its successors and assigns forever all the right title mine
property claim and demand which it, said grantor, has
has of right to have or claim in and to those
three certain tracts or parcels of land with all buildings
etc etc improvements thereon, situated in the town
of Cranston in Washington county said state
which are particularly bounded and described as follows,
viz: a tract of land known as the blossom farm formerly
belonging to Josiah Wilcox bounding northerly on
and southerly on Joseph Ammons land of Widow Allen and
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land formerly of the heirs of George W. Winall, on the
West by lands formerly of the heirs of George W. Winall
and on the South and East by Benjamin Moore.
This boundary being the same as that described in the
deeds dated March 3 1875 and recorded in the book of
Land Evidences in said town of Scituate
in Book 7 at page 152, and in said book reference
to L. Clarke and wife to Joseph M. Meeks entered August
10, 1877 and recorded in said records in Vol 8 at
page 275, with the exception of the portion thereof
conveyed by deed of Joseph M. Meeks to his successors
dated September 1 1877 and recorded in said records
in Bk 8 p 425. Said tract of land is also described
as the same tract conveyed by deed of Marcus W. Winall
establish forms James H. Crandall dated May 27, 1875 and
recorded in said records in Book 8 at page 208.
For a further description of the original closure and
tenure's from so described as recorded in the two deeds
first above mentioned reference is made to part
of the survey made by John Troy, surveyor in the
year 1843. This together with Chas. Hopkins & Lewis and
Lyndon Dayden who a committee appointed by the
Court of Common Pleas for the county of Providence
to make partition of the estate of Sarah Meeks Esq.
formerly of Charlestown deceased, her sons Silas & Jane
wife of Hodgkinson Pelton, and the children of
Joseph M. Meeks and formerly of Shanes were excused.)
Also a tract of land known as a part of the Mailing
land and bounded and described as follows: beginning
at the northeast corner of said tract at a stone
stones on the north side of the highway near the home
of Sharks Prindick late of Charlestown deceased, thence
S 25° W five and 49/100 [5.49] rods, thence S 18° fourteen (14)
rods, thence S 21° W twenty eight (28) rods, thence S 12° W 21
twenty four and 70/100 (24.70) rods to a corner of the way
thence N 57° W Sixty and 64/100 [60.64] rods, thence W 58°
N forty (40) rods and thence N 53° W twenty two (22) rods thence
N 52° W twenty four and 70/100 (24.70) rods thence S 12° W 14
W forty seven (47) rods to the end of said way, thence S 28° E
thirty six and 70/100 [36.70] rods, thence S 37° E explore
sixty six and 32/100 [66.32] rods thence W 15° E sixteen rods;
thence N 63° E twenty two (22) rods thence S 5° E twenty four
(24) rods thence S 37° E twenty five and 1/2 [25.5] rods
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242 thence $\text{E} \frac{7}{8} 44^\circ \text{E} 2$ twenty four and $40/100$ $(23.40)$ rods thence
$\text{S} 2 \frac{1}{2} 20^\circ \text{E}$, fourtee $[14]$ rods thence $\text{N} 60^\circ \text{E} 4$ forty six rods to the
corner of a fence thence $\text{S} 27 \frac{1}{2}^\circ \text{N} 4$ forty six and $70/100$ $(46.70)$
rods to land formerly owned by Charles R Tucker and Edward
R Mandell thence $\text{N} 45^\circ \text{W} 6$ eighty one and $50/100$ $(81.50)$ rods to a
stone thence $\text{S} 38^\circ \text{N}$ twenty five and $60/100$
$(25.60)$ rods in the line of said Tucker and Mandell land to
stone and stones thence $\text{S} 12 \frac{1}{2}^\circ \text{E}$ twenty three and $1/2$
$(23.50)$ rods to stones or clumps of stone or a large rock thence $\text{S} 65^\circ \text{E} 2$
seventy three $30/100$ $(73.30)$ rods to the place of beginning
containing about seventy $(70)$ acres and one hundred fourteen
$17/100$ $(114.17)$ acres or less said tract is bounded easterly by the
Highway southerly by land formerly of James H Grundall westerly
and northerly by land formerly of the Abraham Allen heirs and
land formerly of Charles R Tucker et al and a lot conveyed by
deed of Charles R Tucker et al to Joseph Annis and to the
same tract conveyed by deed of Charles R Tucker et al to James
H Grundall dated April 12, 1864 and recorded in said
records in Book 8 at page 495
also a tract of land containing by estimation one hundred fourteen
and $17/100$ $(114.17)$ acres more or less and bounded and described
as Beginning at the southeaster corner of land formerly of Daniel
Edmonds; thence by said Edmonds land to land formerly of
Abraham Allen; thence by said Allen land to land formerly of
William Barton; thence to the highway; thence on the highway
until it comes to land formerly of Henry Allen; thence on said
Allen's land until it comes to land that Edward Williams had of
whose corner thence on said Allen's land until it comes to
the first mentioned stone Being the same premises
conveyed by deed of Oliver Howard, Jr. to Abraham Allen dated
November 4, 1817 and recorded in said records in Book
17 at page 424 However otherwise bounded and described
The premises hereby conveyed are the same which were
conveyed to this grantor by deed from Emma F H Grundall
dated the 1st day of June, $\text{L}\text{D}$ 1898 and recorded in the
ann records of Charlestown in my Book 23 of
records of deeds at page 206 Reference to said deed and said
record if needed hereby made for a particular description
The premises rights titles and interests hereby conveyed
the contents of said deed being hereby made a part hereof in
to the same intent and with the same effect as if the same
had been incorporated herein
To Have and to Hold the same with all the rights
privileges and appurtenances hereunto appertaining unto
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and to the use of the said grantees and their
and assigns forever.
In testimony whereof said Rhode Island Hospital
Trust Company Pursuant to its hand and corporate
seal this 12th day of August A.D. 1929
one thousand nine hundred and twenty nine
by two duly qualified and authorized officers thereof.
Signed and sealed
in Presence of Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company [seal]
Kennith J. Turner By P. H. Gardner Vice Pres.
as to be by Geo. H. Simpson Secy
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
Day the city of Providence in said county
on the 12th day of August A.D. 1929 before me personally
appeared the above named P. H. Gardner and Geo. H.
Simpson respectively Vice President and Secretary of the
above named Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company
each to me known and knowing me to be the parties
who executed the foregoing instrument for and in
behalf of said Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company
and they severally acknowledged said instrument
executed as aforesaid to be their free act and deed
and the free act and deed of said Rhode Island
Hospital Trust Company.
Kennith J. Turner L.S.
Notary Public
My commission expires June 30 1931
Correct as form
Oscar S. Heltgen
Attorney General
Received for Records Oct 10, 1933
And Recorded by Mary E. Lowery Deputy Clerk