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196 Know all MEN by these presents, that I, Stephen
le Peckham of Charlestown, County of Washington and state
of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of one dollar
to me paid by Howard P. Wilcox and Eunice Le Wilcox her wife
of South Kingstown R.I., the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
do hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said
Howard P. and Eunice Le Wilcox their heirs and assigns forever,
all the right title, interest property, claim and demand which
I have had, or right of right ought to have, or claim, in and to a
certain tract of land situated in said Charlestown and bounded
and described as follows, beginning at the south west corner of
land of Branties these Westly bounding southerly by the highway,
six feet more or less to the fence, thence Northerly following the
line of said fence and bounding Westly, by land of grants
to east of Edward & Connor, thence Easterly bounding Northerly
by land of said Connor to land of Branties, thence Southerly
bounding Easterly by land of Branties to the place of beginning
or honor otherwise bounded.
To have and to hold the same, with all the rights,
privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining, unto and
to the use of their the said Howard P. and Eunice Le Wilcox their
heirs and assigns forever. And I, the aforementioned Stephen
le Peckham for myself and for my heirs, executors and administrators
do covenant with the said Howard P. and Eunice Le Wilcox their
heirs and assigns forever, that I will warrant and defend the
aforesaid premises unto the said Howard P. and Eunice Le
Wilcox their heirs and assigns forever against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons claiming by, through
or under me.
And I Grace L. Peckham wife of the said
Stephen le Peckham in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid
do hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said Howard P.
and Eunice Le Wilcox their heirs and assigns, all any right
of dower in and to the aforementioned premises.
In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 29th day of August in the year of our lord one
thousand nine hundred and thirteen.
Signed and sealed in presence of Stephen le Peckham L.S.
George la Corres Grace L. Peckham L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Charlestown on the 29th day of August
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197
A.D. 1919 before me personally appeared Stephen G. Peckham and Grace
L. Peckham husband and wife, to me known, and known by me to be
the parties executing the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged
said instrument by their hands set to, to be their free act and deed.
George G. Cohoon
Notary Public
Received for record September 2nd 1919 at 10 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George G. Cohoon Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents, that we, Mary L.
Brunck of Cohassetton and Paul Binomade and Mary E. Thronnois
their wife of Westerly (in the right of said mife) all of the county
of Washington and state of Rhode Island hereinafter called the
Grantors in consideration of the release of all other good and
valuable considerations to be paid by Thomas B. Arnold of the
Borough of Pawtucket, County of Kings and state of New
York hereinafter called the Grantee the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, as hereby give, grant bargain sell
and convey unto the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns
forever, a certain farm or tract of land with a dwelling house,
barn and other buildings and improvements thereon,
situated in said Cohassetton and bounded as follows: Beginning
at the Northwest corner at a stone bound set in the ground
at the East Road and at land of ebbet and Sanda Champlin,
thence south 26° 33' W thirteen hundred and seventy eight (1378)
feet and of a stone wall thence S. 23° 58' E five hundred and
thirty six (536) feet to the corner of a wall thence N. 78° E thirty
(30) feet to a corner thence southeasterly five hundred and four (504)
feet more or less to a stone bound set in land of said Thomas B.
Arnold, bounding westerly on land of said Bobet and Sanda
Champlin; thence Easterly bounding southerly on land of said
Thomas B. Arnold three hundred nineteen and twelve 1/10
hundredths (319.12) feet more or less to land of said Thomas
B. Arnold, thence northerly six hundred (600) feet more or less
to a drive way or passway, thence westerly fifty (50) feet and
thence Southerly bounding Easterly on said drive way or pass-
way to a point one hundred feet from the East Road thence
westerly fifty (50) feet and thence Northerly one hundred (100)
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