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to w the parties appearing before me the foregoing instrument and they acknow-
ledged said instrument by them executed to be their free act and deed.
[Signature]
Notary Public.
Received for record September 8 1923 at 9.15 o'clock AM
and recorded by me House on page from book
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that I, S. J. Knowles-Burnell
of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode
Island and hereinafter called the grantor in consideration of ten dollars
and other valuable considerations to me paid by Howard S. Gough
firstly of the city of Providence County of Providence State of Rhode Island,
hereinafter called the grantee the said grantor is hereby acknowledge
and do hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said grantee
and his heirs and assigns and to him and his heirs forever a certain lot
piece of land situated in the village known as Watch Hill in the town
of Charlestown, said lot being made East part from the preceding
into East beach, as set out in the survey, in said town of
Charlestown, comprised and described as follows Beginning at a
stone set in the ground on the Southerly line of
said stone road and running other hand of this tenement then running
running Southerly s v w other stone corner and continuing
in a slight curve to the ocean then running Southwesterly three
hundred (300) feet then running Northwesterly through two stone
corners to intersect the boundary line parallel to the East line of the said
hereby conveyed, and three hundred (300) feet distance therefrom
those following the same of said intersection Point to the point
and place of beginning Boundaries westerly by said Charlestown
Road Firstly by other land of the said repeated Southerly by two
stone corners boundary by others etc of this Tracton Meaning and
conveying to convey a portion of the premises conveyed to my
father Converse Burnell by Phineas Briggs by deed dated
September 19, 1870 and recorded in the Land Evidence Records
of said Charlestown Book # 9 page # 131 reference to the said
deed is hereby made and voided and the same is made a
last will and testament
For further reserves to himself his heirs
and assigns the right to collect, gather and cut and carry away
named from the shore of the premises hereby conveyed,
and said premises are further subject to the restrictions
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common with others to cross and access over a road narightway as it now
is at all times forever and for all purposes.
To have and to hold the above granted premises, with all the rights,
privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto and to the use of
the said grantee, and his heirs and assigns forever, and I the said
grantor, do hereby covenant for myself and my heirs legal heirs and administrators
covenant with the said grantee and his heirs and assigns that I am
solely seized in the simple of the said granted premises; that some
one else does not have any claim against said premises; that I have good
and full power and legal authority to sell and convey the same in
manner as expressed herein to the said grantee and his heirs and assigns
shall be quiet tenants in all times hereafter occupy peacefully and quietly
have and enjoy the said premises and that of the said grantor heirs,
and my heirs, executors 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
whatsoever. And for the consideration aforesaid I, Gertrude Burdick, wife of
the aforesaid Charles Burdick, do hereby release and my right of power
over to the said and said granted premises unto the said grantee and
his heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof, we have set our seals and
signed this 17th day of May, in the year of our lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty three.
Executed in the presence of
[Signature]
Leon B. Baker
Charles Burdick L.S.
Gertrude Burdick L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
The undersigned 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 they acknowledged
said instrument by them executed, to be their free act and deed.
[Signature]
Josh E. Baker
Notary Public L.S.
Received for record September 5th 1923 at 9-15 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by Virginia Moore Town clerk.
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