The instrument's own words
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before me personally appeared Harold M. Brown and they swore in Presence of me
witness, and declared to me to be the parties executing the following instrument
and that they acknowledged said instrument, to them executed to be their free act
and deed.
George H. Smith, Jp.
[Signature]
Received second January, 1874 by way of courier, then
and recorded by George H. Smith, town clerk
[Indecipherable cursive paragraph]
[Signature] Jennie L. Brown
Read first January 1874 and again recorded [indecipherable] by
[Signature] G. H. Smith, town clk
Know all Men by these presents That Nathan E. Thorp,
of the Town of Westerly, county of Washington and State of Rhode Island,
thereinafter called the grantor, in consideration of ten (10) dollars and
other valuable considerations, had by me Grace B. Thorp of the town of
Westerly, county of Washington and state aforementioned hereinafter
called the grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, does hereby
give grant bargain sell and convey unto the said grantee her heirs and
their heirs and assigns forever, a certain lot or piece of land situate
and being in said Town of Westerly, in said county of Washington,
bounded west described as follows, to wit: from a lot numbered 24, 27, 102,
103, 109 as from Harrison and delivered to a certain heap of rocks adjacent
"Rear of Incorporating street" i.e. the road from Rh. I. to Rh. I.
fronting the road, running east by east north east 101 feet to a stake in the line with the
bound of Eugene W. Harris's lot running south by east 115 feet to the line with the
office, in said Town of Westerly, the said bounds, its sides and
corners, parts thereof, the right to hunt and fish and spare to the water and
from there to any sort of water on both the north, the east, the south and
northwest from certain rights of way’s since it was known as main
road it plot leading to the public highway and as well the right
of way leading to the beach and on the east side of my way leading
from the road to the ponds for water and other forms. I
plot which is on my lot after my late father’s piece and the said
County for himself, his wife and her sons and daughters community
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382 and agree I and with the said grantor, his heirs and assigns, that
the said grantor, his heirs and assigns will and shall pay for the said
grantor, his heirs and assigns, on or before the first day of August in
each year hereafter, the sum of five (5) dollars for each horse probably employed
said grantor or a substituted and appointed by the said grantor, his heirs and
assigns, in aid of their accustomed directions to the care and maintenance
of the said and their livestock that may be duly nailed for their use,
and the said grantor agrees to provide all necessary maize and forage
until the first Monday following Christmas, and in case of the failure to make
any payment, the grantor will enter the same and shall execute the same, it
shall be sufficient to the grantor, his heirs and assigns, to sell and
convey the premises to raise the full amount, first sums, if such sale
is made in any manner not contrary to law, and in such other way as
such reasonable precautions make, and to recover the purchase or insurance
of said land.
I do further covenant that, the aforementioned premises,
with the said grantor, his heirs and assigns, are delivered free from all encumbrances,
unto the said grantor and his heirs and assigns, and in future position
but not however, to the grantor, his heirs and assigns, and assigns, of
1.
I do further covenant that, all taxes and rates of and for the state of Rhode
Island and the town of [illegible], his heirs and assigns, shall be the payment
and liability.
Date in witness whereof I have signed the first line of this document
the same with the said grantor and witnesses stationed at the courthouse
provided the said grantor and his heirs and assigns, and attorney office to the said
grantor and his heirs and assigns.
2. I do above covenant, that fences, walls or what ever may act as a fence for
the above mentioned premises on each boundary line, where suitable,
shall be well erected on the premises in accordance with the existing
enclosures and in form and sheet wood, nor portion of any surrounding
or adjoining land shall be obstructed such that the water or other
drainage may flow. Further that no building, nor shall any
remaining any other suitable structure be placed inside the site lines
of the lot not less than ten feet three inches, nor obstructs passage
over other suitable conveniences that obstructs drainage, including
the said road. All such gates other completed not
less than three inches and three inches on lots numbered 26, 27 and
some thousands dollars on lots numbered 102, 103 & 104; all rotary baths,
ditches or other drains or sewage outlets shall be fixed to a suitable
capacity to be constructed and maintained on the above premises
by the grantor, his heirs and assigns, at his or their own cost and
expense.
3. I do agree that stone walls, hedges or fences shall be
permitted, nor tiles of any kind, with anything (except the
dwelling house) that shall in any way obstruct the view from
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any part of any adjoining property or any dwelling place in this colony, plants,
flowers and vegetables shall be permitted.
14. No poultry, swine, cattle, sheep, horses dogs or cats or any other
noisy or objectionable animals or birds shall be kept or permitted to be
kept on said premises.
15. The grantor, his heirs and assigns, reserve the right to enter upon
the above described and conveyed premises to any any pile outlets or pipes,
or to repair the same, always leaving the premises in a good condition
as when entered.
16. It is hereby further covenanted, understood and agreed by and
between the parties hereto that all the aforesaid conditions, covenants,
and agreements on the part of the said grantee his heirs and assigns,
on his behalf and on their part to be kept and performed, shall attach to and inure
with the land hereby conveyed. It is further agreed and made a part of
the consideration of this deed and purchase that in case of any violation
of the above conditions or covenants on the part of said grantee or his
heirs or assigns, that the title and fee to said premises shall revert to
the said grantor, or his heirs and assigns, and he may therefore
summarily or otherwise of the said land any persons and all with the
due better summary process be hadded and cause and terminate.
The said grantor to himself, his heirs, executors and administrators
covenants with the said grantee his heirs and assigns that he is
lawfully seized in fee simple of the said land and premises; that he has
lawful claim to him undisturbed possession thereof, that he has some
good right full title, and lawful authority to sell and convey the
same in manner aforesaid, that the said grantee and his heirs and
assigns, shall by their presents at all times hereafter necessarily
and quietly have and enjoy the said premises, which are aforesaid,
that it is free from all rents due and unpaid, specials and
administrators shall warrant and defend the same to the said
grantee, his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims
and demands of all persons whomsoever, and for this,
consideration aforesaid, witness my hand, sealy believe all
my rights of owner in and to the said granted premises unto the
said Grantee, and his heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof we have set our hands and seals
this 12th day of January in the year of our lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty four.
[Signature]
[Signature]
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
[Signature]
Howard & Co through DS.
Martha M. Hopf
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
Sw. Masterly on the 12th day of January
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At Pawtucket before me personally appeared Howard E. troph and Hattie
M. troph, to me known and proving me to be the parties executing the
foregoing instrument and acknowledged said instrument their
act and deed to be their act and deed now,
Rogers E. J. Barnes
Notary Public R.I.
recorded in Land Evid. Book 105, p 1925 at 2 o'clock P.M.
and assigned to George W. Ganza on Oct 1, 1924, Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents That I, J. Bessie Osborne
of the town of Pawtucket, County of Providence and State of Rhode
Island, in consideration of the sum of ten dollars and other valuable
considerations to me paid by Bessie L. Derrin of said town of Pawtucket,
said receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant,
do sell, convey, remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said Bessie
L. Derrin, her heirs and assigns in forever, all the right title, interest,
property, claim and demand which I moderate base, or of right right
to have, claim, or enjoy, in and to an undivided one half interest in the
premises consisting of a parcel of land in the town of Pawtucket, county
and state aforesaid, with all trees and other improvement standing
thereon, more or less and described as follows:
First lot ch. 40 ft by
a foot 1/2 and conveyed by deed from Samuel T. Braddock and others
to S. T. Braddock dated September 20, 1890 and recorded in Land Evidence
of said Pawtucket, Book 102, p 136 pages 673 and 674, said plot being
one hundred and one by one hundred, more or less, set out in said Land Evidence Book 102 page 659 to which
said lot is adjacent and more particularly described thus: beginning east on eight
individual marked in a stone forming through said lot to the sea,
thence east via said Thom. T. Braddock at aforesaid, from there then by
Samuel T. Braddock and others said street in a line twenty five (25)
feet, more or less and on the east by a line 25 1/2 and on the west
on 25 1/2 at a line 25 1/2 being the same boundary
conveyed to Land Evidence and others, this Recitor, Bessie Osborne, by
warranty deed, conveyed deed dated May 1, 1902 and recorded in
Land Evidence of said Town of Pawtucket, Book 102, p 136 page 620,
Second lot: Beginning at the northeast corner of said first described
premises; thence in direction of the Southeast of said first described
premises; thence easterly along said boundary line north east
four boundaries to the Northeast corner of said first lot then
easterly a distance southerly by and First forty feet of seventy
feet to the place of beginning as aforesaid Bounded, Being the same
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