The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I, Ernest D. Chapman,
being unmarried, of South Kingstown in the State of Rhode Island in consideration
of the seller and other valuable considerations to me paid by Albert H. Fairchild
trustee of the Potter Estate under declarations of trust dated April 18th 1922
to be paid hereby with the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby
grant, bargain sell and convey unto the said Albert H. Fairchild trustee,
trustee, and his successors and assigns forever, a certain tract or
parcel of land situated in the town of Charlestown, State of Rhode
Island, on the westerly shore of Narragansett Bay and bounded and described
as follows: commencing on the shore of said part at the corner of land of
Oliver S. Heberle's boundary and running northerly along said boundary
land to a stone wall in ground, thence westerly about one hundred (100)
feet to a stone wall set in the ground, thence northerly about seventy five (75)
feet to shore of said pond thence easterly along shore of said pond one
hundred feet back to line of said Heberle's boundary, being Lot No. 1 together
with a right of way to and from said pond but not across Robert Bruce's
land, referred to as highway, but only to right of the Turks Lake
road to get water from the pond will note location on the premises.
For my title see deed of William J. Heberle to me, dated April 18th
1902. recorded with records of deeds in the town of Charlestown,
Rhode Island, Book 15 page 23 and 31.
To have and to hold the granted premises with all the privileges
and appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said Albert H. Fairchild trustee
his heirs and assigns to them their use and benefit forever.
And I do hereby for myself and my heirs, executors and
administrators covenant with the said trustee and his heirs and
assigns that they have lawfully seized in the fee simple of the granted
premises, that they are free from all encumbrances except as
aforesaid, that I have and hold right to sell and convey the same
as aforesaid and that I will and my heirs, executors and
administrators shall warrant and defend the same to the said
trustee and his heirs and assigns against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons.
In witness whereof, I the said Ernest D. Chapman hereunto
set my hand and seal this seventeenth day of April in the year
one thousand nine hundred and twenty three (1923).
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Herbert G. Rathbun Ernest D. Chapman L.S.
State of Rhode Island,
Washington County, ss. Town of Westerly,
Their personally appeared the above named Ernest
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D. Ebelman and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be her
free act and deed before me the day and year above written
Gilbert W. Rattray
Attorney Public.
Know all men by these presents, that one Emma
& Carter (widow) and George W. Booth both of Charlestown in the
county of Washington and state of Rhode Island, being as laws of
Martin & Condie late of said Charlestown, deceased, hereinafter
called the Grantors, in consideration of ten dollars to be paid by
Hiram H. Knight of Richmond in said county and state hereinafter
called the Grantee the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged do
hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Grantee
and his heirs and assigns forever four certain tracts of land
situated in the village of Carolina in said Charlestown Fourth
tract containing one half acre bounded and described as follows
beginning at a stake five feet stores of the highway way ten rods
Southerly from the Southeast corner of land owned by
Edward Allen, thence measuring westerly thirty rods with land
Newyons North side twenty rods bounded Northerly on land
belonging to George & James Cowan a public highway to a stake
land stores thence North westerly thirty rods by land bounded
of said owner from road to a stake and store thence Easterly
bounding Southerly on land Everly Arnold James, twenty
rods to the highway thence North easterly bounding Northerly in said
highway to the place of beginning Second tract containing
sixty centiares one half acre one a lot bounded and described
as follows commencing at the Southwest corner of the lot above
described, thence at right angle center with the south line of said lot
Southerly eight rods to a stake and store thence at right
angle again Easterly to the highway thence Northerly by said
highway to the Southeast corner of the lot first above described
thence by the north and west lines of said first lot to the Southwest
corner thence to place of beginning The said Grantee his
heirs and assigns to hold and maintain all the has have
annexed His first four tracts described For a further explanation
of these tracts reference is hereby made to a certain deed from
from Benjamin Hume to William G. Gove on record in said
Charlestown in Land Evidence Book No 11 page 221 and one
from George & James to said William G. Gove recorded in said
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