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344 Know all Men by these presents, that we,
George W. Carmichael and Nehemiah S. Carmichael of Scituate, in
the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island,
hereinafter called the grantors in consideration of ten dollars
to us paid by Charles J. Burdick of the City and County of Providence
and State aforesaid, hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant bargain,
sell and convey unto the said grantee, their heirs and assigns
forever a certain tract of land situated in said Scituate in
bounds and described as follows, beginning at the North West
corner of this lot at a stake of John J. Burdick, thence
South westerly bounding North easterly by land of Columbia Paper
Fabric Company about Three hundred feet to the corner of land
of said Company, thence South easterly bounding North westerly by land
of the grantors to the corner of the wall which is the line between
land of said John J. Burdick and land of said Columbia Paper
Fabric company, thence South easterly of John H. King and onto the
South easterly bounding South westerly by land of said John J.
Burdick about eighty feet to an iron pipe in the ground, thence
North easterly bounding South westerly by land of John J. Burdick
to the place of beginning, or however otherwise the same may
be bounded.
That to have and to hold the aforementioned premises, with
all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging unto
and to the use of the said grantee, their heirs and assigns
forever, And we the said grantors, for ourselves, for our heirs, for executors
and for our heirs, successors and administrators, covenant
with the said grantee and their heirs and assign that we
are lawfully seized in theSIMPLE of the said granted
premises: That the same are free from all incumbrances
That we have good right full power and lawful authority
to sell and convey the same in manner as aforesaid, That
said grantee and their heirs and assign shall quietly have
present at all time hereafter peacefully and quietly have
and enjoy the said premises, and that we the said grantors
will, aid and her heir, successor and administrator, shall warrant
and defend the same to the said grantee and their heirs and
assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all
persons. In witness whereof, and have hereunto
set our hands and seals this 11th day of October in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty.
Signed
Legal and sealed in presence of
50 Tellie A Carmichael George W. Carmichael L.S.
witness for both Nehemiah S. Carmichael L.S.
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State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Charlestown on the 11th day of October, A.D. 1920 before me
personally appeared George Alcorn-Debeal and William J. Cornwell
to me known and known to me they to be the parties executing the foregoing
instrument and they acknowledged said instrument by them executed,
to be their free act and deed.
George G. Cross
Notary Public
Received for record October 19, 1920 at 9-30 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George G. Cross Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by These presents That I S Walter
R Tucker of Rehoboth, County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts
who is hereinafter called the Grantor in consideration of the
sum of one hundred twenty ($120.00) dollars to me paid by Thomas H.
Prather of the Town of Richmond and George H. Reynolds of the Town
of Exeter, both of the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
hereinafter jointly deemed as Grantees of the said Richmond where
the firm title of Prather and Reynolds hereinafter called the Grantees
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant,
bargain, sell and convey unto the said Grantees, and their
heirs and assigns forever, three certain lots of land (Nos 18 lot,
and 20) which lie all situate in the "Indian Neck boundary" as
called in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and
State of Rhode Island, the first two lots contain Seventy six and
one half (76 1/2) perches each & the third lot contains five acres
or the same more or less and which are bounded and
described as follows: The first lot is known as Lot no. 17
and is bounded on the North by land known as Lot no. 14 on
the East by land of the said Grantees, known as Lot no. 16, on the
South by land of the said Grantees, known as Lot no. 23 and on
the West by land of the said Grantor known as Lot no. 16
The second lot is known as Lot no. 19 and is bounded on the
South by land known as Lot no. 18, on the East by land of
said Lot no. 17, on the north by land formerly belonging to
John de Kenyon known as Lot no. 22 and on the West by
land also formerly belonging to said John de Kenyon known
as Lot no. 19. The third lot is known as Lot no. 20
and is bounded on the South by land known as Lot no. 18
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