The instrument's own words
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228 Know All men by these presents, that I & Bertha
la Smollett of the city and county of Providence and State of
Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantor in consideration of
ten dollars to me paid by Silas Bull & Daniel Bull and Carrie B Bull
of South Manchester in the State of Connecticut hereinafter called
the Grantee, the receipt whereof acknowledged, do hereby
give grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Grantees and
their heirs and assign forever, a certain tract of beach land with
a cottage and other improvements thereon, situated at Enumerating
Head in the town of Jamestown in the County of Washington and
said State of Rhode Island, described as follows, beginning at
the North west corner at a stone barbed with a dowl hole
in it forty feet south of the road thence running southeasterly
seventy five hundredths one hundred the feet to another stone bound in
said line and continuing in same line twenty one, eighty eight
hundreds the feet to a bound post, thence to the ocean, thence
continuing at the point seventy nine, eighty eight hundredths
feet from last stone bound and running Easterly fifty line
feet to land this any deeded to Wallet B Crumly, thence
northerly along said Crumly land a bound forty feet East
of first mentioned stone bound and thirty feet south of said
stake thence westerly fifty feet to place of beginning a river
otherwise formed with a right pass road from this track on the
purported highway to land and road to the aforesaid premises
with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging,
unto and to the use of the said Grantees, their heirs and
assigns forever. And I the said Grantor, do hereby for
myself and for my heirs, executors and administrators
covenant with the said Grantees and their heirs and
assigns that I have lawfully seized in fee simple of the
said granted premises, that the same are free from all
incumbrances That I have good right full power and
lawful authority to sell all convey the same in manner
as assured, that the said Grantees and their heirs and
assigns shall by these presents at all times hereafter peaceably
and quietly have and enjoy the said premises, and that
I the said Grantor will Cnd my heirs, executors and
administrators warrant and defend the same to the
said Grantees and their heirs and assigns forever against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons.
And for the consideration aforesaid I Louis B.
Smollett husband of said Bertha B. Smollett do
hereby release all my right of curtesy in and to the
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said granted premises unto the said brothers and their heirs and
assigns forever.
And in witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this eleventh day of October in the year of our lord one thousand
nine hundred and thirteen.
Signed and sealed in presence of
George Co. Cross Revenue Clerk Bertha M. Monthrop L.S.
Miles M. Cross K.P. Louis D. Monthrop L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Charlestown on the eleventh day of October AD
1913 before me personally appeared Louis D. Monthrop and
Bertha M. Monthrop to me known and known by me to be the
parties granting the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged
said instrument to be theirs freely and sealed, to be their free act and deed
George Co. Cross
Notary Public
Received for record Nov 18 1913 at 4 o'clock PM.
and recorded by George Co. Cross Town Clerk
Know all Men by these presents, that one,
Sellie by bill and loanie P. Bull of Smith Manchester in
the State of Connecticut hereinafter called the mortgagor,
in consideration of Eight Hundred Dollars to be paid by
Bertha D. Monthrop, of the City and County of Providence
and State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the mortgagee,
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant bargain sell and convey all and appurtenances unto the said mortgagee and
her heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract of beach land
with a cottery and other improvements thereon situated
at Drowningtown Beach in the Town of Charlestown, in the
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island,
described as follows, beginning at the north west corner
at one stone bound with a drill hole in it thirty feet
South of old wall; thence running northerly about five
fifty feet to another stone bound in
said line and continuing in same line twenty nine
fifty eight hundredths feet to a board wall; thence
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