The instrument's own words
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228 This indenture, made the twenty third day of January in the
year one thousand nine hundred and twenty four, Between
John S. Hagquin of the city of East Providence, county of Bristol and
state of Rhode Island, party of the first part and Judge Burleigh and
Bertha M. Hart both of intersection, county of Washington and
State of Rhode Island second the second part Witnesseth, That the
said party of the first part for and in consideration of the
sum of five hundred ($500) lawful money of the United States
received and other valuable considerations to him in hand
paid by the said party of the second part at or before the
execution and delivery of these presents, that the said grantor
do hereby sell convey and the said party of the second
part from him his heirs executors and administrators, forever released
and remise and from the same by the same indenture, both
convey and release and convey and indenture and by these
presents does remise reserve have and forever warrant unto
the said party of the second part, their heirs and
assigns forever all that certain lot of land situated in
the town of Westerly beginning at a
stone post in the shore of the pond of Westerly then south westerly
varying in direction in and out of said road seventy seven feet lin
(10) north Thomas Courtney running southerly on
and the rear of Samuel Downing seventy seven (7) rods; then
southerly varying course in line of said Courtney
then ten (10) rods to said Nathanial B. Hill then easterly
along the line of said road ten (10) rods to the place of
beginning, or however otherwise bounded, Ruling the
same called or conveyed by said deeds bounded to said
forms See deed Vol 49 p 10 town of Westerly dated date 14 Oct
1855 and died March 17 1905 in Book No. 14 Page 74
of the grant of deed in the town of Providence Rhode Island,
conveyed with all and singular the tenements
hereditaments appurtenances thereto belonging
in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and
reversion, survivorship and remainder, rents, issues and
profits thereof, and also all the estate right title,
interest property possession claim and demand what
soever, he had was and is as in equity, of the said party of
the first part in and to the above described premises
and every part and parcel thereof, with the appurtenances
to have and to hold all but singular the above
mentioned and described premises together with the
appurtenances unto the said party of the second part
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their heirs and assigns, to their own proper use, benefit and behoof
forever.
In witness whereof, the said parties of the first part have consented
to set their hand and seal on the day and year first above written.
Signed, sealed and delivered.
in the presence of
Edm. d. Hood.
John La Leguin SE
Mattie M. la Leguin LS.
State of New Jersey
Burlington County SS.
Be it remembered, that on this 23rd day of January
in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty four, before
me a Notary Public in and for New Jersey personally appeared Then
la Leguin and Mattie M la Leguin satisfied to the contents in the within
Indenture named, and having first made known to me their
the contents thereof, did each acknowledge that he signed, sealed
and delivered the same as his ordinary act and deed for the
uses and purposes therein expressed. And the said Mattie M.
Leguin being by me lawfully examined separate and apart
from her said husband, did further acknowledge that she signed,
sealed and delivered the same as her ordinary act and deed,
freely and without any fear, threat or coersion from from
their said husband.
Edm. d. Hood LS
Notary Public Burlington Co.
Received for record January 31, 1924 at 10 o'clock A.M.
and attested by George Calarson, Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that I Ada
N. Colvin of the city and county of Providence and state of
Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to
me paid by William P. Barber of Charleston in the County
of Washington and state aforesaid the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release and forever
quit claim unto the said William P. Barber and his heirs
and assigns forever, all the right title, interest property,
claim hud demand which I now have, or of late had rights
to have, or claim, in and to a certain tract of beach
land situated on Charleston Beach in said town of