The instrument's own words
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Signed and sealed in presence of
George L. Converse
Emma R. Bowd L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
ss
In Narragansett on the fifth day of November
A.D 1921 before me personally appeared Emma R. Bowd to me
known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing
instrument and all acknowledged said instrument, by her
executed to be her free act and deed.
George L. Converse
Notary Public
Received for record May 18, 1922 at 3 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George L. Converse, Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that we Hubert
Bendix and Gertrude Bendix, citizens of Wood River junction,
Township of Narragansett, County of Washington and State of Rhode
Island, in consideration of ten dollars to paid by J. P. Phillips
of 117 Essex street New York, N.Y. and other valuable
consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, do
hereby remise, release and forever quit claim unto the said
J. P. Phillips that certain piece of land situate in the town
of Narragansett, County of Washington, and State of Rhode
Island and bounded as follows: Beginning on a log cedar
stump(s) corner monument about three feet easterly thereon,
the same being on the easterly boundary of that land as shown
on the map on file in the office of the town clerk of Narragansett,
R.I. then northerly 64 degrees 59 minutes back to a concrete monument
at a point 29.5 feet westerly from the easterly boundary of
said lot of land; thence westerly parallel to the said easterly
boundary of that land to a concrete monument on the East
side of Role Mill Road; thence southerly along said road to a
concrete monument at the south east corner of said lot of land,
thence easterly along the southerly boundary of said lot of land
to a concrete monument at the south east corner of said
lot of land; thence along the shore of Indian river branch
to the place or point of the beginning, except where said river
crosses the above mentioned line whose bearing is
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South 46 degrees 49 minutes west where the said line shall be
considered as the street line. The said tract of land hereby conveyed
containing about six and one quarter (6 1/4) acres, be the same
once a year, removing however in right of way along the edge of
Indian head brook at the foot of the property hereby conveyed.
To have and to hold the grantor premises with all the
privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging to the said
J. S. Stafford heirs and his heirs and assigns to their own use
and benefit forever. And we do hereby covenant for ourselves and our
heirs etc and administrators covenants with the said
grantor and his heirs and assigns that the granted premises
are free from all encumbrances made or suffered by us or
either of us, except as our heirs or one or either of us may have acquired a
portion of said premises here to fore to said J. S. Stafford noted, and
that we will and our heirs and successors and administrators
shall maintain and defend the same to the said grantor and
his heirs and assigns forever against his lawful claims and
demands of all persons whatsoever whether by mortal or undue or
either of us. And for the consideration aforesaid, I Gertrude
Burdick, as her heir, sells unto the said Gertrude and his
heirs and assigns, all right of hers in the granted premises.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 11th day of May, 1922.
Signed and sealed in presence of
Eugene B. Pendleton
Charles Burdick L.S.
Gertrude Burdick L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington
On this 12 day of May in the year nineteen
hundred and twenty two, before me personally appeared
Charles Burdick and Gertrude Burdick, his wife both
known to me and known by me to be the parties granting
the foregoing instrument did they acknowledge the
same instrument to be their free act and deed.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
seal at Westerly R.I. the day and year above written.
Eugene B. Pendleton Notary Public S.S.
Received for record May 20th 1922 at 9 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George B. Toone Law Clerk