The instrument's own words
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388 Know all men by these presents, That I Hazard
H. Burdick of the town of Charlestown, county of Washington and
State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantor in consideration
of ten Dollars and other valuable consideration to me paid by Samuel
N. Burdick of the town of Westerly, county of Washington and State of
Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantee the receipt whereof i
hereby acknowledge do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and
convey unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever
a certain tract or parcel of land located at Dumwistery beach, road
called on the westerly side of the East Quening road the same
being bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point
on the westerly side of said Quening road at a corner
in the wall at the northeast corner of my meadow lot on the
westerly side of said road and running in a southerly direction
with the westerly line of said road three hundred (300) feet to a
corner, bounded easterly by said highway: thence running in
a westerly direction or a line parallel to the southerly boundary
of my said meadow lot to land of Thos N. Buddington land, bounded
southerly by land of this tract: thence in a southerly direction
with the westerly line of said Buddington land three hundred
(300) feet to a corner, bounded westerly by said Buddington land:
thence in an easterly direction with the southerly line of a lot
belonging to said Buddington and with the southerly line of
my said meadow lot to the point and place of beginning and
so containing by estimation four acres or thereabouts.
To have and to hold the above granted premises, with
all the rights privileges appurtenances thereunto belonging
unto and for the use of the said Grantee and his heirs and
assigns forever. And I the said grantor do hereby for
myself and for my heirs executors and administrators covenant
with the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns that I am
lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises,
that the same are free from all encumbrances That I
have good right full power and lawful authority to sell and
convey the same as aforesaid: That the said Grantee
and his heirs and assigns shall by these presents at all times
henceforth peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the said
premises, and that I the said Grantor will and law my heirs,
executors and administrators shall warrant and defend
the same to the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns
forever against the lawful claims and demands of all
persons. Out for the consideration aforesaid
I, Ella Burdick, wife of the said Hazard H. Burdick do
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hereby release all and any right of dowers in and to the said granted
premises unto the said grantee and his heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this
twelfth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty two.
[Witness] Executed in presence of
[Staff] Ray B. Kenyon
Hazard N. Burdick L.S.
Eliza T. G. Burdick L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
SS.
On Charlestown on the twelfth day of December AD
1922 before me personally appeared Hazard N. Burdick and Eliza
Burdick his wife to wit a known me to be the
parties executing the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged
said instrument by their seals executed to be their free act and deed.
Ray B. Kenyon
[Signature] Henry Bibbie L.S.
Received for record December 13th 1922 at 9-30 o'clock this
and recorded by me George A. Case Town Clerk
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KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that Ezra J. Crumm S.
denbith of the town of Charlestown in County of Washington State of
Rhode Island and Sarah B. Denbith his wife hereinafter called the
grantor in consideration of one dollar and other good and
valuable considerations to us paid by Henry N. Brightman of Newport,
Bergen County, State of New Jersey hereinafter called the grantee
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have given grants
bargain sell and release and convey unto the said grantee and his heirs and
assigns forever All that certain lot or parcel of land, being a
certain part situated in Charlestown known as Governor Moore's
farm containing one hundred and six hundred acres more or less
Bounded as follows: on the North by land formerly of Samuel Dexter
and Thomas Moore on the East by land formerly of Samuel Dexter
and land of Isaac S. Beckham on the South by land formerly of Samuel
Stanhouse and land of Grace S. Beckham and Stephen C. Beckham
and on the West by land formerly of Thomas Harris or however
otherwise bounded For more particulars description see
deed from Everett D. Battell to Ezra J. Crumm Vol 17 Page 129