The instrument's own words
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Know All MEN by these presents, that we Tolerance E. Peckham
of Charlestown, Washington County in the State of Rhode Island signed L.
Wilson of South Kingstown in said State, and Mary E. Viles of Glocester
in the State of Vermont hereinafter called the Grantors in consideration
of ten dollars to us paid by the Narragansett Electric Light Co., a corporation
incorporated under the laws of said State of Rhode Island located
in the City of Providence in Providence County in said State of Rhode
Island hereinafter called the Grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged to be fully given, good bargain, sold and convey
unto the said Grantee, and its successors and assigns forever,
all our undivided right, title and interest in and in all that
certain tract or lot of land known as the "Trinity ace lot"
formerly owned by Thomas Hope deceased, lying and being
in Charlestown for Washington County in said State of Rhode Island
now more or less formally bounded as follows: Northerly by land
of Thomas J. Gibson; Easterly by land formerly owned by the heirs of
Samuel Baxter deceased, Southerly by land of Mrs. H. Hope and
wife and Westerly by land of Horace Bailey & however bounded
and described said premises being devised to us as the heirs at
law of Stephen E. Peckham late of said Charlestown deceased,
forever. To have and to hold, the aforesaid premises, with
all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging unto
and to the use of the said Grantee, and its successors and assigns
forever. And we for ourselves, and hereby for ourselves and
for our heirs general executors and administrators covenant with the
said Grantee and its successors and assigns that we are
lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises,
And have the sole fee grand and all inducements that we are
good right full power and lawful authority to sell and
convey the same in manner as aforesaid; That the
said Grantee and its successors and assigns shall by these
Presents at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have
and enjoy the said premises, and that we for our heirs
will, did and on heirs, executors and administrators, shall
warrant and defend the same to the said Grantee and
its successors and assigns forever against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons.
And for the consideration aforesaid, we Lewis B. Peckham
of South Kingstown aforesaid, son of the aforementioned
Stephen E. Peckham decd and Annie M. Peckham wife of
the aforementioned Tolerance E. Peckham and Howard F. Viles
husband of the aforementioned Annie M. Viles and
Fay E. Viles husband of the aforementioned Mary E. Viles
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do hereby release all our several and respective rights of dower
and other all or tenacity by the courtesy in and to the said granted
premises unto the said Faustine its successor and assigns forever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 22nd day of October in the year of our lord two thousand
nine hundred and twenty.
Signed and sealed in presence of
Elias A. Kroner as to J. & H. B.
E. B. Arnoldley as to G. E. B. & R. P.
E. M. Graves as to M. P.
E. M. Graves as to L. E. B.
State of Rhode Island
county of Washington to
In the town of Kingston on the 22nd day of October A.D. 1920
before me personally appeared Grace L. Beckham, and Howard P.
Wolcott and Eunice L. Wolcott his wife to me known and known by
me to be the parties speaking the foregoing instrument, and they
did freely acknowledged said instrument by their signatures to be
their free act and deed.
Elias A. Kroner
Notary Public DS
Grace L. Beckham LS
Annie L. Wolcott LS
Howard P. Wolcott LS
Clarence E. Beckham LS
Eunice K. Beckham LS
Mary E. Pierce LS
Faly S. Pierce LS
State of Connecticut
New London County be
At Kensington in said county and State on this
22nd day of October A.D. 1920 then personally appeared before
me Clarence E. Beckham and Eunice K. Beckham his wife both
to me known and known to me to be the persons who executed
the foregoing instrument and they formally acknowledged the
same to be their free act and deed.
Elias B. Arnoldley
Notary Public DS
State of Vermont
Addison County be
At Vergennes in said county and State on this 22nd
day of October A.D. 1920 then personally appeared before me Mary E.
and Mary S. Pierce his wife both to me known and known by me to be
the persons with executed the foregoing instrument and they formally acknowledged
the same to be their free act and deed.
E. M. Graves
Notary Public DS
Received for record Nov 1st 1920 at 10-15 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George Colosse Town Clerk
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