The instrument's own words
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280 The Washington Trust Company has caused its corporate
name to be signed below and its corporate seal to be annexed
affixed by Tobias Berry, its President hereunto duly authorized
and empowered, this 25th day of June AD 1922
Signed and sealed in presence of The Washington Trust Company L.S.
Henry B. Agard
Tobias Berry, Pres.
Notary Public
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
in Westerly on the 25th day of June AD 1922
before me personally appeared the above named Tobias Berry
who being known and known by me to be the party executing the
foregoing instrument to be aid and on behalf of said the Washington
Trust Company, and the acknowledged said instrument
by him freely executed to be the free act and deed said of the said
Washington Trust Company, and this our free act and
deed is sealed
Henry B. Agard
Notary Public
Received for record July 13 1922 at 2 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by Judge in Volume Four Book
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents That I Edward
D. Brown of the town of Westerly in the County of Washington and
State of Rhode Island hereafter called the grantor, in consideration
of ten dollars and other valuable considerations to me paid
by Tobias Berry, S. President and etc in Providence, businessman and
late both of the city and county of Providence in said State of
Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant bargain sell
and convey with warranty to the said grantee, and their heirs and assigns
forever, a certain farm and tract of land, including all the buildings
and improve upon it called Stevens standing, being and lying in the
Town of Westerly, in said county of Washington, more or less
known as the Farrah lease property, containing by estimation
one hundred and twenty four acres and bounded and
described as follows, to wit: Northerly by land of owners of
Thomas Johnson, Easterly by land Frederick of Thomas Johnson,
land formerly of Edmund Stanton, land formerly of Samuel
S. Robinson, land formerly of Alice J. Hopkins, Southerly
by the Salt Pond, as called, and westerly by land of owners
of Joseph T. Ross, land formerly of John R. Saunders, land
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formerly of Samuel G. Babcock and land formerly of Robert B.
[?] northly, or however otherwise bounded! Excepting however
a cellar hole portion of the Land within the above described boundaries
as follows: beginning at the Post Road on the North side of the land
at land formerly of Joseph T. Case; thence Northerly bounding westerly
by said Post Road two hundred feet to a stone post; thence Easterly
two hundred feet to a stone post; thence Southerly two hundred feet
to a stone post and said Post Road, bounding northerly and easterly
by the boundaries hereby conveyed, thence Westerly bounding southerly
by said Post Road one hundred feet to the stone post at the place of
beginning, the premises above described and conveyed being the same
conveyed to Edward S. Leunb by Jesse B. scene and sealed in deed
dated October 29th 1811 and recorded in said probate records
Dist. No 3 pg 155 to said Jesse preference solely most and held.
To have and to hold the aforesaid premises, with all the
privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging nuts and to the
use of the said buyers and 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 buyers and
their heirs and assigns that I am 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 and convey the same in manner as aforesaid
That the said buyers and their heirs and assigns shall be there
present at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly lead and
enjoy the said premises, and that I the said grantor will and
their heirs executors and administrators shall warrant and
defend the same to the said buyers and their heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims and demands of all persons
whatsoever For the consideration aforesaid I Carrie B. Leunb, wife
of said Edward S. Leunb do hereby release all my right of
dower and statutory right in and to the said granted premises
with the said buyers and their heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this thirty first day June in the year of our lord one thousand
eight hundred and twenty two.
Signed and sealed in presence of
Lathrop Perry Edward S. Leunb LS
C. M. Perry to witness Carrie B. Leunb LS
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington ss.
In East Greenwich on the 31st day of June AD 1822
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before me personally appeared the above named Edmund S.
cumbe and Carrie M. Cumbe to me known and known to me
to be the persons executing the foregoing instrument and they
acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be their
free act and deed. George G. Brooke
Notary Public
Received for record July 1, 1732 at 9.15 o'clock am
and recorded by George G. Brooke Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these Presents, that we
Charles B. Brightman and Alice M. Brightman, husband
and wife, both of the City and County of Providence in the
State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum
of one thousand Dollars paid by the Washington
Trust Company of the Town of North Kingstown in the
State of Rhode Island the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
by these presents do grant bargain sell convey and
confirm unto the said Washington Trust Company its successors
and assigns forever a certain farm and tract of land with
all the buildings and improvements thereon standing being
and being in the town of North Kingstown in the County of Washington
in said State now or formerly known as the Narragansett breeze
property containing by estimation one hundred and sixty
five acres bounded land described as follows to wit starting
by land formerly of Thomas Hussey Easterly by land formerly
of Thomas Tournay land formerly of Daniel Smith land
formerly of gunpowder H. G. Moore and land formerly of Asa
T. Hopkins Southerly by the Post Road to a stone wall and Westerly
by land formerly of Joseph T. Ross land formerly of
John Duncan land formerly of Samuel G. M. beach land
formerly of Albert B. D. Salisbury or however bounded land
excepting however a certain portion of the land within the above
described boundaries as follows beginning at the Post Road
on the South side of the road land formerly of Joseph T. Ross
stone wall Southerly bounding Westerly on said Ross land two
hundred feet to a stone post Easterly one hundred feet
to a stone post thence southeasterly two hundred feet to a stone
wall at said Post Road bounding Southerly and Easterly
by the premises above conveyed thence Easterly bounding Easterly
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