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do hereby release all my right of dower in and to the said
granted premises unto the said brunt and his heirs and assigns
forever.
In witness whereof have hereunto set our hands and
seals this eleventh day of April in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and twenty three.
Stamp Signed and sealed in presence of
of 3 George LaCorse
Philip N. Beckham L.S.
Clara F. Beckham L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
ss.
On Charleston on the eleventh day of April
A.D. 1923 before me personally appeared the above named
Philip N. Beckham and Clara F. Beckham, his wife, true
known, and known by me to be the parties executing the
foregoing instrument and they acknowledged said instrument
to be their free act and deed.
George LaCorse
Notary Public
Received for record April 11th 1923 at 4 P.M. by M.
and recorded by George LaCorse Town Clerk
Indenture of Lease
This Indenture of lease made and entered into this 31st day
of March, 1923, by and between George H. Colwell of The Farm
of Richmond in the state of Rhode Island hereinafter called the Lessor
and George P. Colwell of said Richmond, Henry H. Colwell of
Providence in said State and George H. Nuddy Jr of said Providence
in their collective capacity as Trustees and in each capacity
designated Columbia-Warren Fabric Company wider that
certain trust and investment in securities dated June 9th 1914
hereinafter called the Lessee. Whereas Philip N. Beckham did
hereon that heretofore made and executed a certain loan to
said trust under the name of Columbia-Warren Fabric Company
dated April 14, 1914 and a certain other loan dated August 1914
and a certain agreement with respect to the premises
described in said loan dated February 1st 1917 and Whereas
it has been agreed between the parties that said loans and
said agreement shall be cancelled upon the execution of this
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present lease; and that this present lease shall be substituted therefore.
Now therefore the parties do hereby covenant and agree that upon
the execution and delivery of this present lease, said prior leases and
agreement shall from and after the date hereof become and be
null and voiding. That this lessor, in consideration
of twenty five (25) shares of the capital stock of said Columbia
Manufacturing Company, and in consideration of the rent hereinafter
reserved, does hereby demise and lease unto the lessee for 147
following described property, located in the town of Richmond and
Charlestown, in the State of Rhode Island, to wit: The dam,
water power, water privileges, flowage rights, water power, trenches,
flumes and all appurtenances belonging to this lessor and
supplying and after and wood for supplying water power to
the factory, milling and building works owned in part by the lessee
and in part by her heirs, located on the land of the lessor herein
and hereby leased to the lessee and hereinafter described, Also
the right privilege and easement, at any and all times, to enter
upon land of the lessor on both sides of the Pawcatuck River, easterly
of the highway bridge over said river, and over a strip of land
not exceeding twenty (20) feet in width from the high water line
of said river, and extending easterly from a point twenty (20) feet
easterly of the most easterly point of said dam in said Pawcatuck
River, for the purpose of enabling the lessee their successors and
assigns, agents and servants to have at all times access to the
above named land after parts of said dam for the purpose of
inspecting, making repairs thereto and any other purposes
connected with the maintenance of said water power. Also
all that tract of land with all of the buildings and improvements
of the lessor thereon, delimited as follows from a point of stone on "built"
boundary at intersection with R. & P. railway to east "built" boundary, to be
laid by the Columbia Manufacturing Company by the H. Hazard for surveyor
dated February 17, 1923; a copy thereof is annexed to this
indenture, made a part hereof, and hereby referred to for description
said land being enclosed within the lines
breaking angled marked when said plot beginning at the
southwesterly corner thereof A.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.R.Q.O.N.M
and R. To have and to hold the same with the
above privileges unto the lessee, their successors, administrators
executors and assigns for and during the term
of forty nine (49) years and eleven (11) months from the first
day of January AD 1923 to the first day of August AD 1971
yielding and paying therefor during said term the annual
rent of four thousand one hundred fifty (4,150) dollars for
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each and every year during the continuance of this lease and in a
like proportion to any less lessee in equal quarterly payments as
near as may be on the first twenty seventh and th(ird) [3rd] 27th] between
each on the ninth business day of each and every quarter preceding the
date hereof until same shall be paid in full. And the said lessee,
his heirs and assigns in their severalties covenant with the said
lessor his heirs and assigns that they will pay the rent on the times
and in the manner aforesaid that in case of failure in their part not
to pay the same within thirty (30) days subsequent to the times aforesaid
land it shall not be required that any demand be made for the same
and in case of failure to perform all of the covenants and agreements
contained in this lease on the part of the lessee to be kept and
performed the said lessor his heirs and assigns shall have the right
to enter upon the said premises and declare this lease at an end,
and take possession of the premises. And the said lessee,
his heirs and assigns in their severalties further covenant with the said
lessor that they will keep the interior of the demised buildings in repair
including the sills of glass in windows and doors that at the
expiration of some termination of their lease they will quietly and
peaceably surrender possession of the premises to the lessor his
heirs and assigns as and in as good condition as they now are or may be
put in excluding normal wear and tear and damage by the elements
accepted and that the said lessor his servants and agents may
at all reasonable times enter and make and make such repairs
to said premises as may be necessary And the lessor for
himself his heirs assigns administrators and assigns covenants
with the said lessee his heirs successors in trust and assigns that he will
keep in repair the exterior of the building belonging to him
upon the demised premises and that the lessee paying the rent
and performing the covenants and agreements on the part of the
lessee herein contained may peaceably hold and enjoy the said
premises during said term without any lawful let hindrance
by the lessor or any person claiming by through or under him.
It is hereby mutually convenanted agreed and assured that in accordance
with the "Endowment" paragraph of this trust agreement dated
June 9, 1947 whereby the said Columbia Narrow Fabric Company
was constituted neither the trustees aforesaid their successors
administrators and successors in trust nor the shareholders of
said Columbia Narrow Fabric Company shall be held to any
personal liability under or by reason of their execution of this
or any covenant or agreement herein related. It is further
that lessor his heirs and assigns shall look only to the funds
and property of said trust the Columbia Narrow Fabric Company
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For the payment made under this indenture of lease: of all rents other
rents of money, which may become due or may be payable thereunder.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 31st day of March AD 1923.
Geo. H. Elatch L.S.
Henry G. Elatch L.S.
Hugh P. Elatch Trustees of
Robt P. Elatch Volunteer Firemen's
George H. Huddy of the Elatch Company.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 31st day of April 1923.
W. B. Keanan
Notary Public
Com. expires June 30, 1923.
Received for record April 12th 1923 at 8:30 o'clock AM
and recorded by George W. Pompe, Town Clerk.
Know All Men By These presents, That we Elizabeth
A. Elatch and Eva P. Elatch, and Jane P. Elatch, Caroline E. Harris, David
M. Hollis & Walter C. Browning, Clara S. Browning, Ida A. Daye, W. Willard
Page, Hector S. Browning, Walter L. Browning Eva M. Steward, Harold A.
Palmes, Cora L. Palmes, Walter E. Palmes, Emma M. Palmes, Theodora P. Palmes
Ruth B. Palmes, Caroline E. Palmes, Edward E. Palmes & Beatrice M. Elatch
and Mrs. Mary Palmes, John James P. Elatch, Ellen G. Elatch in the field, Louis
A. Elatch, Minnie S. Elatch, Fred Van Lee’s estate, Emma L. Van Der Elatch,
Edmund L. Cox, Caroline L. Palmes, as guardians of William Palmes minor,
Lora Elatch, Velma P. Palmes, Eva S. White, and Joseph A. Palmes and
Kenneth R. Palmes as guardians of Frank B. White, by our attorney
the Washington Trust Company, a corporation duly authorized
by letters patenting stated that the twenty fourth day of December 1888
and said writ enrolled in the Law Books of the Court of the town of
Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island, in book 20 at page
277 hereinafter called the Grantors in consideration of the sum
of one dollar and other valuable consideration to us paid by
Kenneth P. Elatch of the town of Hopkinton in the county of Bristol
and state of Rhode Island, known as the former called the Grantee, the
wright workshop in thickly acknowledged and is hereby conveyed, released
and confirmed unto the said Kenneth P. Elatch his heirs
and assigns forever with all the rights titles interests properties claims
and hereditaments appertaining thereunto which we Grantors have right might to
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