The instrument's own words
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court of Probate have been given to me relative to the same thereof that
I have good right to sell as aforesaid, that the said survey of commons
died aged of the premises, that the premises are free of all incumbrance
and that I shall bind to the satisfaction of the said court of probate.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
twenty third (23rd) day of May and year 1924.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Emma J. Powell
administrator of the estate of George G. L.
Cummins.
[Signature]
[Signature]
25
State of Rhode Island
County of Kent
SS.
In East Greenwich on the twenty third (23rd) day of May, AD
1924, before me personally appeared Emma J. Powell administrator
of the estate of George G. Cummins, to me known and known by me
to be the person who executed the foregoing instrument and she
has acknowledged same instrument to be her executed in her said
capacity to be her free act and deed.
[Signature] J. Joyce
Notary Public L.S.
Received for record may 27th 1924 at 10:45 p.m. which other
and recorded by George W. Come Form clerk
KNOW All Men by these presents, that I, Emma J. Powell
(widow) of the Town of East Greenwich, county of Kent and state of
Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantor in consideration of the
sum of two thousand dollars ($2000) to me paid by Frank L.
Boardman of the Town of North Kingstown, county of
Washington and state of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the grantee,
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby
give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said grantee, and
to his heirs and devises forever only undivided one half (1/2) interest in
and to a certain tract of land which is situated in the Town of
North Kingstown, county of Washington and state of Rhode Island, with
a house and other buildings and improvements situated thereon,
which is known as the "Hannah White land" and which is bounded
on the North by land now of David E. Mills, on the East partly by
land formerly of George St. Hopkins, partly by land formerly of
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:280 cottage lane, partly by the highway leading from Cooneys hills to
cutters road and partly by a band of land bordering Bigman's Brook, on the south
partly by land formerly of Philemon Butler, partly by land formerly
of Bigman's Brook and partly by the salt road, by called and in
the first by land formerly of Philemon Butler. For a more
particular description reference is hereby made to a sketch of land
denoted as "Rough Sketch" on a sheet of Deed Reservation in file
in the town clerks office in the said Eastgreenwich. The grantor
hereby assume the White and mohel family burial lot which is
situated on the said "rough sketch" of land and in addition thereto a shed of
one wall in stone and in the remainder softwoods and standing among
the present premises, with the right by the related friends or
agents of the said White and mohel families to have buried there
from the said burial lot over the present traveled way, or
however the said lot may be bounded or described.
To have and to hold, the aforementioned 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 for myself
and to my heirs, executors and administrators covenant with
the said grantee and his heirs and assigns that I am lawfully
seized in fee simple of the said granted premises, that the same
are free from all encumbrances that I have good right free
title and authority to sell and convey the same in the
manner as aforesaid, that the said grantee and his heirs
and assigns shall by these presents at all times hereafter
peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the said premises,
and that I the said grantor will, and my heirs, executors
and administrators shall warrant and defend the same to
the said grantee and his heirs and assigns from and against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this 20th day of May in the year of our lord one
thousand nine hundred and twenty four.
Executed in the presence of
Wait Reidne
Emma Moore Powell L.S.
State of Rhode Island
c.ounty of Kent
In Eastgreenwich on the 20th day of May
1924 before me personally appeared Emma Moore
Powell to me known and known by her to be the party sealing
the foregoing instrument and she then acknowledged
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said instrument by per special tax to be non face act and match
[Signature]
[Signature]
Received and recorded May 27th 1824 at x. 95 px [illegible]
and recorded by George S. Morse Town clerk
KNOW All MEN by these presents That the Washington
Trust Company, a corporation created by act of the general assembly
of the State of Rhode Island and Providence, and located in the town of Providence, in
the County of Providence in said state, successor of the last will and
testament of late Peter Palmer, late of Providence, late of Providence, in said county deceased,
the mortgages named in a certain mortgage deed recorded in
Book 11, pg 89 at page 284 of the records of mortgages in the town of
Charlestown, Rhode Island, made by Hammett & Co. late of said
Town of Charlestown, date May 18th 1823, in consideration of
ten dollars and other valuable considerations paid to the said
Washington Trust Company, in its capacity aforesaid, the right
whereof is hereby acknowledged, spa’d fully grant bargain, assign,
transfer and set over unto completely, [illegible], of [illegible] in
the County of Washington, and state of Rhode Island, his
successor, administrators and assigns, the above described mortgage
deed, with the note and all other things secured and all the right
title and interest that the said Peter Palmer had during his
lifetime and all the right title and interest that the
Washington Trust Company in its said capacity as successor
of the last will and testament of said Peter Palmer and its
successors and assigns have had by virtue thereof in
and to the estate described in said mortgage deed,
To have and to hold the same, with the houses
and appurtenances thereof, to the said Ernest W.
Tinkham, his successor, administrator and assigns,
in as full and ample a manner as the said late Peter P.
Palmer in his lifetime held the same and in as full and
ample a manner as the said the Washington Trust
Company in its capacity aforesaid now holds the same,
hereby substituting and appointing said Ernest W.
Tinkham, his successors, administrators and assigns
as the attorneys or attorney irrevocable of the said
Thurman & Eldredge when and with all the powers
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