The instrument's own words
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472 Know all men by these presents, that I Emma E.
Barber (widow) of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State
of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to me paid
by George T. Lopes of said Charlestown the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
of me hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim unto him the said George
T. Lopes for himself his heirs and assigns forever, all the right title interest property,
claim and demand whatever until now have a right of way night to drive in clear,
and to the undivided one half part of a certain lot or parcel of land
situated in the village of Charlestown in said Charlestown, bounded and
described as follows: commencing at the southeast corner of some
of said lot at the southeast corner of lot formerly of William G. Coomes on
the highway and running westerly on said highway six rods to
a post formerly of Jonathan Tucker and nightly then north thirty ninety
rods to the land formerly of said William G. Coomes then northly says
rods to the northwest corner of said William G. Coomes then westerly says
rods to the northwest corner of a lot formerly of said William G.
Coomes then easterly by said land several rods twenty rods to the place
of beginning and containing there fourths of an acre, Being the
lane betw. my lot connected with William G. Coomes by Thomas J. Hopkins and
wife in deed dated March 22, 1925 and recorded in land Evidence of
said Charlestown, Vol 15, page 193.
To have and to hold the same with all the rights, privileges and
appurtenances thereunto appertaining unto and to the use of the said
George T. Lopes for himself his heirs and assigns forever. And I the undersigned Emma
E. Barber for myself and for my heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant
with the said George T. Lopes his heirs and assigns that I do warrant
and defend the aforesaid premises to the said George T. Lopes his
heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all
persons claiming thereby through me or under me.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
30th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty three,
Signed and sealed in presence of
Albert & Doone Emma E. Barber L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
At Charlestown on the 30th day of April AD 1923 before me
personally appeared Emma E. Barber known to me and known by me
to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and the acknowledged
said instrument to be her free act and deed
George Lopes Notary Public
Received for record May 8th 1923 at 9-15 o'clock AM,
and recorded by George Lopes for Emma Barber
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.,)
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County of Providence {
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In Providence on the 22nd day of September, 1962 before me personally appeared Richard Wendall Phelps
and wife, Esther Phelps, to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and
they acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed.
LEO N. COOKE
Notary Public
Received for record October 2nd, A. D. 1962 at 1:21 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
EDWIN LE ROY PHELPS of the City of Washington, District of Columbia for consideration paid, grant to
DANIEL F. MEAKEY, of the City of Cranston, County of Providence and State of Rhode Island with QUIT-CLAIM COVENANTS
(Description, and Incumbrances, if any)
That certain tract or parcel of land situated in Quonset Point in the Town of Charlestown, County of
Washington and State of Rhode Island, described in Lot No. 50 on a certain plan or plat entitled,
"Summer Acres, property of Charleston Estates, Inc., Quonsetpoint, Charlestown, R. I., scale 1 inch
equals 80 feet, November 1962, Ross & Lewis, Surveyors." Said plat being recorded in the Land Evidence
Records of said Town of Charlestown in Book 1134, Page 117, and more fully as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the northeasterly corner of the parcel herein conveyed at a point on the easterly side of
North Avenue, so called, and said point also marking the southeasterly corner of land of Arthur E. Rochborn, et als;
thence westerly along the midline of North Avenue south 81 degrees 15 minutes west, to the northwesterly
southwesterly corner of the premises herein conveyed; thence easterly a distance of Two Hundred Seventy-
five (275) feet, more or less, to a point; thence north 15 degrees 15 minutes east, a distance of Two Hundred
(200) feet, more or less, to a point; thence northerly along said wine a distance of Seventy-five (75) feet, more or less, to the north-
easterly corner of the premises herein conveyed, which point is on the boundary of the Town of Charlestown;
(268) feet, more or less, to the point and place of beginning. Bounded westerly by Northsider Avenue, so called,
southerly by land of Robert G. Truncale and wife, easterly by a stone wall and nort east ly by land of
Arthur E. Rochborn, et als.
The consideration for this deed is said that no revenue stamps are required.
The purpose of this deed is to release all right, title and interest of the grantor in the above described
premises after having attained the age of twenty-one.
LO ANN PHELPS the wife of the grantor release to said grantee all my right of dower and all other interest in the
aforedescribed premises.
WITNESS our hands this 22nd day of September 1962.
EDWIN LE ROY PHELPS
LO ANN CURA PHELPS
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.,)
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County of Providence {
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In Providence on the 22nd day of September, 1962 before me personally appeared Edwin LeRoy Phelps and wife
Lo Ann Phelps to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged
said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed.
LEO N. COOKE
Notary Public
Received for record October 2nd, A. D. 1962 at 1:22 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk