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I, MARY L. AKERS, of the Town of Charlestown, in the County of Washington and State
of Rhode Island, for consideration paid grant, to EDWARD C. D HUMAREL and HARRIET M. DUHAMEL,
husband and wife, both of the Town of East Providence, in the County of Providence, as
Joint Tenants with the right of survivorship and not as Tenants in Common, with WARRANTY
COVENANTS, my undivided one-eighth (1/8) interest in and to the following described land
with all the buildings and other improvements thereon, lying and being in the Town of Charles-
town, in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as
follows:—
FIRST TRACT, Known as the "Foster Farm" containing two hundred sixty (260)
acres, more or less of which, with a dwelling house and other buildings thereon, bounded as
follows:— Commencing on the easterly side of the farm at the shore of the
Foster Cove, southerly bound by said cove, easterly bound by the Post Road, bounded
easterly by land northerly or former ly of Augustus Rogers to land northerly of Post Road, bounded
easterly by land northerly or formerly of hence running westerly bounded northerly by said
Stanion's land to the road way hence running westerly bounded northerly by said
Stanion's land to the road way hence running westerly bounded northerly by said
easterly by land northerly of hence running westerly bounded northerly by said
road way hence running westerly bounded northerly by said road way hence running westerly on said
road way (4 rods) thence southerly bounded westerly by land northerly or formerly of Gideon B
Howe to a corner on said road way hence running easterly crossing said road way bounded
northerly by said Howie's land and land northerly or now formerly of Henry Clark land to
northerly or formerly of the heirs of Samuel Browning and land now formerly of
said Babbock land to land now or formerly of William Saunders; thence easterly bounded
southerly by land northerly or formerly of said Babbock's land to land northerly or formerly of
Joshua Clark and the westerly line of said Babbock's land to land northerly or formerly of
thence southerly bounded westerly by land of said Babbock and land northerly of Joshua
Clark Cove and the westerly line of said Babbock's land running side road Cove; thence south-
erly bounded and westerly bounded by land formerly of Joshua Clark to Mud Cove; thence south-
erly bounded and westerly bounded by land now or formerly of land running from Foster's Cove
to said Salt Pond; and thence across said Cove to the starting point.
SECOND TRACT, Known as the "Halwey Lot" containing by estimation eighteen
(18) acres, more or less of which, bounded as follows, to wit:— Northerly by Watchaug
Pond easterly by land northerly or formerly of Augustus Rogers and southerly by
westerly and boundary land now or formerly of the heirs of Samuel Browning and Indian land.
THIRD TRACT, Known as the "Stevens Lot" bounded as follows:— Northerly on
Watchaug Pond westerly and southerly by land northerly or formerly of heirs of Samuel
Browning and westerly on land now or formerly of Gideon B. Howe.
Being within the boundaries of the above described tract of land which Samuel Browning
conveyed to George Browning and his heirs and not included herein.
Being the same and all of the same remnants which were conveyed to Emma C.
Akers by two (2) deeds, one from Emily Browning et al., the heirs at law of
Samuel Browning, late of Charlestown, R.I., dated January 1, 1903, recorded in
Book 186 page 17 of the Charlestown Land Evidence Records; and the other
from Emily I. Browning and her heirs, April 7, 1901 and recorded in Book 16 page 205 of said
Charlestown Land Evidence Records; and the deed to the State of Rhode Island dated
May 24, 1905, recorded in Book 182 page 111 of the Charlestown Land Evidence Records; and
thereof which were conveyed by said Emma C. Akers by the following deeds, to wit:—
Deed to Edward C. Duhamel and Harriet M. Duhamel recorded in Book 211 page 143 dated
May 24, 1905 or said record book and page; deed to George P. Clark et ux dated July 27, 1940 and recorded in
Book 259 page 205 of said record book and page. I being now in possession of the remainder of
this deed to convey and i do hereby convey all of the right, title and interest which
i had or have in and to the above described land as sole heiress and beneficiary at law
of said Emma C. Akers, late of Charlestown, Rhode Island, deceased, in and to all
of the real estate of said Emma C. Akers, late of Charlestown, Rhode Island, which was
owned by said Emma C. Akers at the time of her death on February 22, 1942.
I, MARY L. AKERS, hereby covenant that I am unmarried.
WITNESS my hand this 5 day of April, 1944.
(DOCUMENT STAMPS, $2.20) MARY L. AKERS
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
County of Washington
In Westerly, on the 5th day of April, 1944, before me personally appeared MARY L.
AKERS, to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and
she acknowledged said instrument, by her executed, to be her free act and deed.
HILRED H. BRAY (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
Received for record April 5th, A. D. 1944 at 1:15 o'clock, p. m., and recorded [Signature]
Town Clerk
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