The instrument's own words
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480 operators and administrators shall warrant and defend the
same to the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns forever against
all lawful claims and demands of all persons;
and for the consideration aforesaid, I Gertrude Burdick wife
of the aforesaid Charles Burdick, do hereby release all my right
title and interest 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 22nd day of June in the year of our lord one thousand
nine hundred and twenty three.
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
S. B. Barber, atty at law
Charles Burdick L.S.
Gertrude Burdick L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On this day the 22nd day of June AD 1923,
before me personally appeared Charles Burdick and
Gertrude Burdick husband and wife to me known and
known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument
and that they acknowledge said instrument by their signatures
to be their free act and deed.
Oscar E. Barber
Notary Public L.S.
Received for record June 22nd 1923 at 2.30 o'clock a.m.
and recorded by George G. Cozzens Town Clerk.
Know all men by these presents that the
Bank of New York and Lausanne Partnership, namely the New
York Life Insurance and Trust Company, in its capacity
as sole Executor of the last will and testament of
Augustus Rogers, late of White Plains in the County of
Westchester State of New York, deceased, by virtue
and in exercise of the power vested in and authorized given to it
as said Executor in said last will and testament
and in pursuance of the directions therein contained and for
and in consideration of the sum of one thousand (1000)
Dollars and other valuable considerations to it paid by
Isaac J. Bowler of Cherokee Falls in the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged for
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does hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto him the said Isaac
Passmore his heirs and assigns forever in fee simple, That piece of
all such land situated in the Town of Charlestown County of
Washington and state of Rhode Island containing thirty three (33)
acres more or less bounding westerly on the Narragansett Ocean westerly
on land of family of James R Kennecott Northly on Charlestown or
Browns Road and easterly on land of family of Hope and southward
bounding on a stream called Silver Mill creek from east to west
Part of the other piece of land with all buildings and
improvements therein known as the locksmiths Farm situated in
said Town of Charlestown and bounded and described as follows
Beginning in a point in the East Road on the Northly side thereof
in the line between the parcels herein described and land now in
property of family of P Robinson thence running North 13° West Thirty
five rods more or less (395 feet) bounding easterly in part on
said Silver Mill creek and in part on land now or formerly of the
locksmiths thence North 3° West ten rods hundred feet (122)
thence North then North 15° West five rods hundred ninety (39) feet bounding
Westerly on land now or formerly of Elizabeth Passmore and her
heirs thence South Westerly along the Watched Dog Pond bounding Northly
on said Pond to land now or formerly of Samuel Browning thence
South 23° West ten rods hundred forty six (146) feet thence South
North 25° East ten rods hundred twenty eight (128) feet to the East Road
the last two courses bounding Westerly on said Browning land
thence across the highway thence South 16° East three hundred
(300) feet to forest road a Charlestown Point bounding Northly
on land now or formerly of said Browning thence in said
road and thence East along the Stone highway bounding Northly
and Southly on said road and bound to land formerly of
Christopher Cutler of Charlestown thence South 28° East fifty
hundreds twenty four (524) feet to the East Road bounding
Easterly on said land of Christopher Cutler of said Town thence
returning by the East Road to the point of beginning and containing
by estimation seven hundred seventy three (773) acres of land more
or less Together with the estate in said Passmore's Pond
feeling between the portion of the public highway within
said bounds a small lot of land parceled out used as a
school house on said land and the dumping ground or cemetery
located on the above described premises Being the same
premises conveyed by a deed of Seth Hazard to J. Augustus
Rogers dated April 11th 1888 and recorded in the records
of Rhode Island in said Town of Charlestown in said Book
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To have and to hold The
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aforesaid granted premises with all the privileges and appurtenances
thereto belonging unto and to the use of said Isaac T. Dossin,
his heirs and assigns forever in fee simple. And it the said
Bank of New York and Trust Company hereby covenant and
agree to and with said Isaac T. Dossin his heirs and assigns
that it be and shall be sole and sole executor of the last will and
testament of each Augustus Rogers and that it has made
or suffered any incumbrance on the said granted premises
unto its appointment as executor aforesaid that it has in all
respects in making this grant and conveyance pursued the
terms and authority due directions given to it in and by
said last will and testament that said last will and testament
was duly proved and admitted by the surrogate Bank of the
County of Providence in said State of Rhode Island and has
been duly filed and recorded under a devise of the Probate court
of the Town of Providence in said State of Rhode Island.
That it has been duly appointed sole executor of said last will
and testament of said Augustus Rogers and has accepted
said trust.
In witness whereof Bank of New York and Trust
Company has caused these present to be executed and to
appropriate seal witnessed by its officers hereunto duly
authorized the third day of July A.D. 1923.
Signed and sealed in presence of
John B. Sumpter
John Van Pelzer
Bank of New York and
Trust Company, Executor of the
last will and testament of Augustus Rogers
by J. Van Pelzer Vice Pres.
Swsy Attest John B. Wedder
21st Secretary
State of New York
County of New York On the City of New York in said
County on this 3rd day of July A.D. 1923 before me personally
appeared the above named J. Van Pelzer a President and
John B. Wedder Secretary to me known and known by me to
be the parties executing the foregoing instrument for and in
behalf of said Bank of New York and Trust Company and
acknowledged said instrument to be their free
act and deed and the free act and deed of said Bank of New York and
Trust Company in its capacity as Executor of the last will and
testament of said Augustus Rogers.
J. Van Pelzer Vice Pres.
John B. Wedder Secretary
received and recorded July 3 1923 at 10 o'clock this AM
and recorded by George L. Lows Town Clerk.
Commission expires May 30 1924