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408 Me. Sarah Edwards, spinster reside, of the
town of [illegible] residence named, State of Rhode Island Providence, South-
kingtown aforesaid, of the Town of Westerly in the
State of Rhode Island aforesaid, called M. Smith, smith and
William Branch (Smith), both of the city of Providence and
State of Rhode Island aforesaid, and Phil D. Torbert, of Wakefield
Town state of Rhode Island aforesaid, for consideration paid
and sufficient witness, (hereinafter) of plowing land on the Plot of
land connected with the Town Government,
and certain parcels of beach land, and all buildings
improvements thereon situated in the Town of
Westerly aforesaid, State of Rhode Island aforesaid, and bounded
as follows:
First, beginning at the community area on the beach bank to
the east of M. Smith and wife, and then northerly
to the boundary line of M. Donnell's land five hundred
feet, east to a stake and stone thence east fifty (50)
feet to a stake and stone thence south two hundred fifty
feet to a post at the beach bank thence west five hundred feet
northerly to the end and thence easterly fifty (50) feet, thence
southerly to the last mentioned bounds, bounded northerly
and easterly, by lands of M. Moore and southerly
the sea.
Second, a strip of beach land bounded as
follows: beginning at the boundary line of parcel of
land of Grand M. Donnell, thence easterly twelve (12) feet,
thence northerly in a straight line northerly until it
reaches M. Donnell's boundary line eighty three (83)
feet, thence easterly to Charlestown Pond, running to
every step land twelve (12) feet south to Charlestown
pond front the highway. Then, the above described
land comes to James Torbert and his wife Sarah J.
Torbert by deed from John Thomas, dated October
14, 1845 and recorded in the Registry of Land Records
in Westerly Charlestown in Book 13 at page 153.
Also, Ezra Crandall, husband of Sarah
J. Crandall, Sellman Torbert, husband of said Sarah
J. Torbert, Samuel Hart, smith’s apprentice, wife of said Sellman
Torbert, smith, related and granted all our
right title and interest, consequently, in the aforesaid
premises,
Witness our hands this 16th day of May 1891.
Sarah G. Edwards
Nathaniel D. Crandall
Nellie M. Smith
[signatures/marks]
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409
Valentine Franklin—which
Lydia S. Lambert.
Charles Crandall
Nelson Lambert.
Loyal M. Smith—which
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
On Providence, on the 12th day of Novr A.D. 1893.
Before me personally appeared the above named, namely,
Charles, Nelson R. Crandall and Charles Crandall, hus-
band and wife, Nelson Franklin Smith and his wife Virginia Smith
namely, Lydia S. Lambert and Nelson Lambert, hus-
band and wife Nellie M. Smith; Do hereby acknowledge by and to
be that the parties executing this foregoing instrument, and they
acknowledged it and delivered by them to be their free
act and deed.
Chandler G. [signature]
Notary Public
Received Providence May 15, 1894 set 5:15 in clerk's office
recorded by
Chandler G. [signature]
Deputy clerk
D.S.
The page as recorded
