The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I George A.
Tennison hail unmarried of the town of Charlestown in the county of
Washington state of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor
in consideration of ten (10) dollars to me paid by William M. Potter
of the town of East Providence in the county of Providence and the
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 and his heirs and assigns
forever a certain lot or parcel of land situate on the north shore
of Charlestown Pond in said town of Charlestown bounded and
described as follows: beginning at the northeasterly corner there
at a point in the northerly line of land of the said grantor extending
easterly from a drill hole set in a stone in a wall separating
land of Justin R. Prindle the formerly other grantor from land
of Albert R. Rogers the estate that at some with said shall ninety
feet old easterly way unnamed the length thereof one foot more or less
thence northerly line converged forty (40) feet thence southeasterly at right
angles with said easterly line one hundred seventy nine (179)
feet more or less to the shore of said Charlestown Pond thence
southerly following the shore of said pond to a point at
the termination of a line extended at right angles with the
said northeasterly corner of the west line thence westerly thence in
a northerly direction along said line to the northeasterly
corner or point of beginning however otherwise described
being lots numbered three (3) four (4) and five (5) all known
on a certain plan of subdivision set marked as Hunter's Harbor
by H. Bennett Surveyor dated November 1922 said land
being recorded in the land Evidence Records of said Charlestown
It is made a condition of this deed that the grantor his
guests agents servants his heirs administrators and
assigns whoever shall at all times and for all purposes be permitted
to enter and pass with pedestrians or horses on foot over and across
the road known as the North Arnold Road Road for about
one hundred (100) feet south from the Boston Post Road
thence southeasterly along the west line of the land known as the
Molasses N. Fate lot until owned by this grantor to a gate
about three hundred twenty (320) feet from said Charlestown
Pond by Styes fence westerly across the May Branch and
Albert and Sarah Lehan their land now owned by this grantor
over the road known as the Narrans Road to the lots hereby
conveyed and the grantee his guests agents servants heirs
assigns administrators and assigns shall also have
a right of way to the beach or ocean over and across
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410 the beach land, a portion of which is known as the plain or
plot of beach lands described as follows: "Beach lands owned
by Sarah Johanflein, Abbas Johanflein and mary Binns each
Cohabitation, R.I., in A Newevan land Enginees July 1722." Said Sarah
being paid in the bank bounds Reserve of east Charlestown
to have and to hold, the aforementioned premises, with all
the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging, unto and
to the use of the said buyer, and his heir and assigns forever,
And I the said seller do hereby for myself and for my heirs,
executors and administrators covenant with the said buyer and
his heirs and assigns that I do fully and lawfully seised in fee simple
of the said granted premises that it is free from all
incumbrances that I have good right full power and lawful
authority to sell and convey the said land in manner as aforesaid.
That the said buyer and his heir and assigns shall by these
presents at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and
enjoy the said premises, and that I the said seller will and
my heirs executors and administrators warrant and
defend the same to the said buyer and his heirs and assigns
forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this nineteenth day of January in the year of our Lord
one thousand seven hundred and twenty three.
Signed and sealed in presence of
Blay M. Ingrade George Alarnichael D.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
On Providence on the nineteenth day of
January AD 1723 before me personally appeared George
A. Alarnichael of the town of Charlestown in the county of
Washington and state of Rhode Island and declared to me known and
acknowledged by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument
and acknowledged said instrument by him executed to
be his free act and deed
Michael J. Turano
Notary Public
Received for record January 28th 1723 at 9 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George Colone, Town clerk