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8/20/1923 · DEED · book 20 page 514 doc 7673

From RICHARD ALFRED J
To HARGRAVES ERNEST M
Premises none · lot of land on the shore of Walamlett Pond (Walamlett Pond, Richmond, Rhode River road)

Back — where this land came from

This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1919 · DEED · GREEN ANNIE R → RICHARD ALFRED J · book 19 p 190
◀ 1921 · MORTGAGE · KENYON LOANZA HORTENSE → RICHARD ALFRED J · book 19 p 519
◀ 1919 · LEASE · COLUMBIA NARROW FABRIC CO; RICHARD ALFRED J → RICHARD ALFRED J; COLUMBIA NARROW FABRIC CO · book 19 p 207
◀ 1918 · DEED · DUCKWORTH CARRIE E; DUCKWORTH MILTON → RICHARD ALFRED J · book 19 p 45
◀ 1918 · MORTGAGE · CLARK CHARLES C; CLARK HARRIET L → RICHARD ALFRED J · book 19 p 54
◀ 1916 · DEED · CLARKE THOMAS G; CLARKE JOANNA R → RICHARD ALFRED J · book 18 p 336
◀ 1915 · DEED · CLARKE THOMAS G; CLARKE JOANNA R → RICHARD ALFRED J · book 18 p 202
◀ 1914 · DEED · PEARSON MARY A → RICHARD ALFRED J · book 18 p 90
◀ 1913 · DEED · GAVITT OLIVER; MORGAN SUSAN F; KING THANKFUL A; GAVITT MARGARET M; GAV → RICHARD ALFRED J · book 17 p 389
◀ 1913 · DEED · GREENE FRANK A; HOXSIE MARY S; HOXSIE DORA KENYON; GREENE MARIA W → RICHARD ALFRED J · book 17 p 399
◀ 1913 · DEED · RUECKERT ERNEST F; RUECKERT BESSIE B BY GUARDIAN → RICHARD ALFRED J · book 17 p 400
◀ 1912 · DEED · STANTON HARRIET B; GAVITT FANNY P; CHAMPLIN ANNA L; GAVITT WILLIAM C; → RICHARD ALFRED J · book 17 p 355

Forward — where this land went

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1925 · DEED · HARGRAVES ERNEST M → SIMMONS CHARLES F · book 22 p 26
▶ 1936 · WILL · HARGRAVES ERNEST M → · book 26 p 268

The instrument's own words

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514 KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I & Obadiah Richard of the town of Richmond, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantor in consideration of Ten dollars to one hundred and five cents to me paid in Kingstown of the City of Providence, county of Providence and State aforesaid hereinafter called the Grantee the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant, give, bargain sell and convey unto the said Grantee, land heirs and assigns forever a certain lot of land situated on the shore of the Walamlett Pond in the Town of Richmond in said county of Washington and described as follows, beginning at a stake in shore of the said Pond at a drill hole there thence Northerly along the shore of said Pond two hundred seventy feet to a stake beside some bushes six hundred and eighty (680) feet to some stones shore Northerly one hundred twenty feet to a stake beside bushes six hundred and eighty (680) feet to the place of beginning at the shore of said Pond bounded on the south, east and south by land of Jonathan O and on the north by said Richmond Pond, conveying to said Grantee his heirs and assigns a convenient right of way from the Rhode River road’s road, as called, to the back door, accessory, reserving however to the said Grantor the right to cut and haul timber on said land, but not upon winter than one hundred and fifty (150) feet of the shore, To have and to hold the aforesaid premises with all the rights privileges and appurtenances belonging unto and to the use of the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns forever. And I the said Grantor, do hereby, for myself and for my heirs, executors and administrators, covenant with the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seized in the sole proprietorship of the said granted premises that the same all free from all liens encumbrances that I have good right full power and lawful authority to sell and convey the same in manner as aforesaid that the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns shall by these presents at all times hereafter peacefully and quietly have and enjoy the said premises and that I shall warrant will duly my heirs executors and administrators warrant and defend the same to the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons and I covenant that I am unmarried. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand
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515 wise one hundred and twenty three pieces Insurance Executed in the Insurance of Stamp $ William E. Tuffey No. 2 Alfred J. Richard L.S. State of Rhode Island County of Providence On Richard on the 18th day of August AD 1903 before me personally appeared Alfred J. Richard well known and known known to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and ac- knowledged said instrument by hand signed sealed to be his free act and deed. William E. Tuffey Notary Public Received for record August 20th 1903 at 9-30 o'clock AM and recorded by George La Cour Town Clerk KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I Williams E. Tuffey of Providence of transferred in the County of Fairfield in the State of Connecticut’s manufacture called the Iron Foundry in consideration of a valuable sum of money to me paid by Aliston Smith both of aforementioned in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereinafter called the grantee the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged as fully paid and quit bargain sell and convey unto the said Aliston Smith her heirs and assign as forever, all that piece or parcel of land situated in the Town of Eaststone in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows to wit: beginning at the southeast corner of the track hereby conveyed adjoining a highway road a steel and abutting upon lands of the grantee as conveyed by a certain deed recorded in the East Coventry Records of Said Eaststone Book #19 Page #307 thus running in a southeasterly direction 50 feet to the southeast corner of the track hereby conveyed then turning at an angle of 122 degrees and running northwesterly 175 feet to the southeast corner of the track hereby conveyed then looking at an angle of 96 degrees and running in a northwesterly direction 237 feet from south corner of the track hereby conveyed then turning at an angle of 130 degrees and running easterly 58 feet then turning at an angle of 156 degrees and running Southeasterly 48 feet to the northeasterly corner of other lands the grants hereinbefore referred to then running in a westerly direction 150 feet to the northwest corner

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