The instrument's own words
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KNOW ALL MEN by these presents That Florence & Rebecca a und
June P, Botham his wife of Tiverton Island, county Suffolk and state of
New York hereinafter called the grantors, in consideration of Two Hundred
and 50 dollars to be paid by David & Alice of Tiverton Island aforesaid surnames
called the grantees, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant,
grant bargain sell and convey unto the said grantees, and his heirs and
assigns forever, a certain piece of land situated at 2nd county Boundary Beach
in the Town of Little Compton, county of Washington and state of RI. as
described bounded and described as follows commencing on the north
west corner at a stone post set in the ground extending east 140 feet
nearly for the line of the heirs of Davis Davis, former Entry containing by
approximate 1/2 acre more or less, Lot of land and its a waste
common terrain,
Premises, with all the rights with the rights and appurtenances thereunto
belonging, unto and to the use of the said grantees and his heirs and
assigns forever, and we the grantors, as hereby for
ourselves and for our heirs, grantees executors and administrators covenant
with the said grantees and his heirs and assigns that we are
lawfully seized in fee simple of the said land premises that the
title and free from all vicis and encumbrances that we have good right
full power and ample authority to sell and convey the same in
manner as aforesaid that the said grantees and his heirs and
assigns shall by these presents at all times hereafter peaceably
and quietly have and enjoy the said premises and that we the
said grantors with our own heirs executors and administrators
shall warrant and defend the same to the said grantees and
his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims of
everyone of all persons,
Said for the execution
aforesaid I Sadie L Botham wife of said Lawrence B Botham
as to the undivided half of said property standing in the name
of my said husband I do hereby clear all my right over
and due title to the said granted premises unto the said grantees and
their heirs and assigns forever,
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our names
and seals this twenty third day of August in the year of 17_
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I do hereby certify that nine hundred and twenty three dollars
executed in the presence of
all - [signature]
[signature]
[signature] Clarence E. Beekham
[signature] Irene K. Beekham
State of New York
County of Suffolk
On the 28th day of August A.D. 1923
before me personally appeared Clarence E. Beekham and Irene
K. Beekham his wife to me known and known by me to be the
parties executing the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged
said instrument to be their act and
deed.
Certified to [signature]
[signature] Notary Public S.S.
Recorded Sept 12th 1923 at 10-30 o'clock A.M.
and indexed by me this date as requested from clerk
KNOW All Men by these presents, That I James A.
Burdick, widower, a resident in the town of Westerly in the County of Washington, State
of R.I. and Rhode Island, hereinafter called the Grantor in consideration of ten
(10) dollars to me paid by Henry E. and Benjamin S. Banning of the
Village of Barnstable, town of Sandwich, County of New Seaborn and
State of Massachusetts, hereinafter called the Grantee, the receipt whereof I
in hereby acknowledge, do hereby grant bargain sell and
convey unto the said Grantee and their heirs and assigns forever, the
following described real estate located in the town of Westerly, County
of Washington, State of Rhode Island, on East Beach road, as called and
bounded and described as follows, Beginning at the southeast
corner of the premises herein granted being a point on the North side
of a road or highway, now 90 feet from a stone bound located at the
S.E. corner of lot No 25 in the South side of a road or way
adjoining said Henry E. and Benjamin S. Banning, as shown on a plan presented
at court to Frank Nutting surveyor westerly 50 feet thence running northerly
150 feet to East Beach road as called thence Easterly 50 feet thence
runningly 150 feet to point and place of beginning. The same
premises being lot No 32 on a plan of land owned by said
James A. Burdick, made by M. H. Hunter, civil engineer, dated
1904 on file or to be filed in the Town Clerk's office of said town
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