The instrument's own words
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for the consideration aforesaid, hereby grants to said lessee, its successors
and assigns, an option to purchase the premises herein leased, at any
time during the term of said lease, or a renewal thereof, for the sum
of Eighty five hundred dollars ($8500).
In witness whereof we have executed set our seal and signed
this 19th day of September A.D. 1796.
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
[Signature]
[Signature]
George Mcannichael
(Contractor to the State Government)
[Signature]
[Signature]
[Signature]
[Signature]
Columbia Insurance Fire Company
George H. Couch Trustee
George R. Couch Trustee
Henry H. Couch Trustee
Philie A. Mcannichael
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
I in Shannon on the 19th day of September
A.D. 1796, before me personally appeared Philie A. Mcannichael
of the Town of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State
of Rhode Island, declared to me known and known by me to be the party
executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged said instrument
as her signature to be her free act and deed.
George Mcannichael
Notary Public
Received for record Sept 20th 1797 at 9 o'clock AM
and allowed by George G. Couch Tom Clerk
Agreement with reference to description of property leased by
Philie A. Mcannichael to Columbia Insurance Fire Company.
Whereas Philie A. Mcannichael of the town of Charlestown
in the State of Rhode Island, by her lease dated 19th Sept 1796
to be recorded in the towns of Richmond and Charlestown in said
State, leased to Columbia Insurance Fire Company, a voluntary
trust owning her principal place of business in said town of
Richmond, a certain tract of land purporting to be described
in said lease, and Whereas said description is uncertain
or indefinite in its parts and the parties have agreed to
correct the same by this agreement, and Whereas a
plat of this property extended to be drawn in and by said
lease has been made, a copy of which is annexed to this
agreement and made a part hereof and to be recorded with
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this agreement, said deed was being executed "Deed of Conveyance from Italia
Poneta and Mill, Warwick R.I., by T.E. Dotson Sept 17th 1916"
Now therefore, the said Nellie A Carmichael does hereby covenant
and agree with the said Columbia Narrow Fabric Company its
successors and assigns, and the Columbia Narrow Fabric Company
does hereby covenant and agree with the said Nellie A Carmichael
her heirs and assigns, that the lot intended to be leased as
described above shall be plotte d and surveyed by said plat
the lot is deemed to be comprising whatever may lie between the lines lettered A-B-
B-C-C-D-D-E-E-F-F-G-G H-H I-I J-J K-K L-L N-N and that in all
respects in which the description as contained in said deed is
inconsistent with or different from the description of said tract as
shown upon said plat and as amended by this agreement, the
description as shown upon said plat and as amended by this
agreement shall prevail and be deemed to be the true described plan
in all respects as if the same had been originally inserted and
incorporated in said deed.
Of the parties to this contract the said Mrs G. Carmichael has hereunto
set her hand and seal and the Columbia Narrow Fabric Company
has caused its seal to be securely affixed and the trust seal
is a covenant affixed by George W. Leland, Henry H. Leland and Robert P.
Dresser, Trustees, having duly authorized this instrument this 9th day of
November 1916.
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
Nellie A Carmichael
Columbia Narrow Fabric Company
Robert P. Dresser
Geo W. Leland (Trustees)
Henry H. Leland
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
On Providence on the 9th day of November A.D. 1916
before me personally appeared Nellie A Carmichael, to me known
as one known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument
and acknowledged said instrument, by her signed, to be her free
and voluntary act and deed.
Nellie A Carmichael
Notary Public
Received for record Sept 20, 1917 at 10 o clock AM.
and recorded by George W. Leland
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PLAN OF
CARMICHAEL WATER POWER AND MILL
SHENNOPS R.
BY E.W. WATERTOWN
SCALE 40 FT TO AN INCH
SITUATED ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THE STREAM
BETWEEN THE WESTERN LINE OF THE TOWN OF RICHMOND
AND THE EASTERN LINE OF THE TOWN OF CHARLESTOWN
NORTHWESTERN PILE OF THE CENTRE OF THE EAST ABUTMENT
SOUTHEASTERN PILE OF THE CENTRE OF THE WEST ABUTMENT
WIDTH 25 FEET
R.I. R.R.
TOWN OF RICHMOND
Town of Charlestown
Providence
Carmichael
Est.