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369
This Indenture of Lease entered into on the first day of November, AD
1917 by and between John P. Finch of the city and county of Providence in the
State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the lessor, and the Columbia Narrow
Fabric company of the town of Chebolehanis in the county of Washington in said
State, hereinafter called the lessee, Witnesseth that the said lessor does
hereby demise and lease unto the said lessee its successors and assigns
the right and privilege and lease to erect and maintain a line of poles
with iron equipment of wires and other appurtenances across
land of the said lessor located in the town of Chebolehanis in the county of
Washington in said state, beginning at a point on the Northerly side of
the State highway at the Northeasterly corner of land of the lessor where the
same abuts land of one Rose Jones running westerly adjacent to the
boundary line between land of the lessor and of said Jones, and as near
to said boundary line as practicable, to the Northeasterly corner of land
of the lessee. Also the right privilege and lease to enter upon said
land of the lessor adjacent to said line of poles from time to time for the
purpose of erecting maintaining and repairing said poles,
wires and equipment. The lessee may be succeeded by the
said lessee its agents and servants, and any person or corporation
with whom it may enter into any contract or agreement for the
erection and maintenance of said poles, wires and appurtenances.
To have and to hold the same with the appurtenances unto the
said lessee its successor and assigns for and during the
term of twenty five years from the first day of November, AD
1917 to the first day of November AD 1942, rebuilding and
paying therefore during said term the annual rent of one
dollar for each and every year during the continuance of this
lease, payable in the month of November in each year after
1917. And the said lessee for itself and for its successors and
assigns covenants with the said lessor his heirs and assigns
that it will pay said rent at the time and in the manner
aforesaid. And the lessee for itself and its successors and
assigns covenants with the lessor that that at the expiration or
some termination thereof, will quietly and peaceably
surrender up possession of the premises to the said lessor,
his heirs and assigns in as good order as they now are,
or may be put in, ordinary wear and tear, and damage
by the elements excepted.
In witness whereof the said lessee had caused its corporate
seal to be hereunto annexed and its corporate seal
to be attached by it
Hereunto to duly
authorized and that said lessor has hereunto set his hand
and seal this first day of November AD 1917
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370 Signed and sealed in presence of
Henry G. Colbark
DeColumbia Narrow Fabric Company
by Peck G. Colbark Treas
John J. Bundeck
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
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On Richmond on the 31st day of July A.D. 1820
before me personally appeared John J. Bundeck, to one known and
known by me to be one of the parties executing the foregoing
instrument and the acknowledged said and acknowledged by him
executed to be his free act and deed.
Henry G. Colbark
Notary Public d.s.
Received for record Dec 28th 1820 at 4 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George G. Coone Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents, that we Henry
H Hopie of lohanlesestru in the County of Washington and
State of Rhode Island and Stanton A Lencece of Dorrington
in the County of Essex London and State of Massachusetts
have at our own proper Coste &’ ceased, in consideration
of the sum by ten dollars and other valuable considerations
to us paid by Asa Bridge of the town of Hopkinton in said
county of Washington the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
edged, do hereby remise, release and forever quit claim unto
the said Asa Bridge his heirs holes and assigns forever,
all the right Title title, interest property, claims and demand
which we now have, or of right ought to have, or claim, in
and to the undivided two thirds part of a certain tract of
land situated in said lohanlesestru with the buildings thereon,
containing by estimation sixty acres more or less and bounded
as follows: on the North by the Best Road, on the East on the
land of Joseph m Hople and right, on the South by
lohanlesestru Pond and on the West by the line as defined
by the Court of Common Pleas by its decree in the division
of the village land, which decree is on record in the clerks
office of said Court at Kingston R.I. The land on the
which aforesaid line is more owned by Henry M Hopie, or
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