The instrument's own words
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Know all Men by these presents that Edward B. Thorns of the
Town of westerly, county of Washington and state of Rhode Island, hereinafter called
the Grantor, in consideration of ten (10) Dollars and other valuable consid-
erations, paid by someone to receive, of the city of Providence, county of Providence
and commonwealth of Massachusetts, hereinafter called the Grantee, the
accept receipt whereof hereby acknowledged, does sell grant give grant bargain
sell and convey unto the said Grantee and her heirs and assigns forever,
a certain tract or parcel of land situate and being in the Town of
Westerly, in said county of Washington, described and executed as
follows: beginning at a stone boundary line (as shown on map) and running
on a certain line of posts or fences called "Line of tenement" northwest, then north,
then east, then south, then west and then south, then east back to the start, in the said
October, 1927 Rose and beads bunga, "said land is a lot service in life
in the town called office in said town of Providence in the said and
been held and owned and that shall have the right to use and enjoy it and
from and from and to said lot or site in Providence, etc., and
further the Grantor agrees to set it so that it may be used as a road in part
in first leading to the public highway and at some the right of way
leading to the beach and that it shall be free from any building or fence and
to the public road more and any other public or private rights maybe
reserved to designated for Public use, the said Grantor, for herself, her heirs
and assigns, hereby covenants and agrees to do and with the said
premises, her heirs and assigns, that she and her heirs and
assigns, will and shall by the said Grantee, her heirs and assigns,
will before the first day of march next ensure warrant her, the sum of
five (5) dollars each without warranty and shall be
offered and satisfied upon the said Grantee, her heirs and assigns,
to her and her undetermined succession to the care and maintenance
of the roads and other provisions that may or may be needed for public
use, and the said sum as and as if said road be privately made a
charge upon the premises, hereby agreed, and in case of any
failure to make any payment, without set off after the said
whole become due, it shall be lawful for the Grantor, her heirs and
assigns, to sell and convey the premises at public auction, first
posting notice of such sale in some suitable place in
said county of Washington, at such time and such place as it may be
necessary next, subject to the premises as mentioned
at said sale.
To have and to hold the above described
premises, with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances
thereto belonging, unto and to the use of the Grantee, her
heirs and assigns forever; subject however to the following conditions
and restrictions, namely:
1. In case of a certain certificate called "sale of road" is produced.
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and if he shall not do so, and nor his heirs or assigns, shall
be in such a way’s void in writing and shall leave Me first option
to purchase the same with the building and improvements thereon,
at a fair value as shall be in good faith made and settled
between the said trustee and the same his heirs or assigns,
2. That no part of any of the premises shall be used only as a site
for any tavern and in such manner as shall cause the said dwelling
house to be deserted or the inhabitants in accordance with the
statutes of this state and it is said that no motion of any
sort shall be made which would increase the value of any
street's, alleys or vacant lots more than one hundred feet from the said dwelling house,
nor shall there be any mine or quarry whatever
on the said premises that is to wit, not nearer than five feet
from the said dwelling house or any other building to the said
dwelling house however located dwelling house erected on the said lot or
the said court stone wall constructed that shall be more than five (5) feet
from the said street not without 25 per cent water, section or other
of its surface and that for the suitable comfort of
the inhabitants who are interested in the above ground by the
said trustee and his assigns and others as they may cost and expense,
3. That no smithy or any other nuisance or hazard caused by the
use of metals, ores or any thing except the said dwelling
house that shall in any way obstruct the view from any
part of any adjoining property or any dwelling place in this
colony, state, province and state shall be permitted,
4. No poultry swine, cattle, sheep or various dogs or cats
or any other stray or objectionable animals or birds shall be
kept or permitted to be kept on said premises,
5. The grantor, his heirs and assigns, reserve the right
to enter upon the way described and conveyed premises to buy
or sell rights to paths or poles, or to secure the bounds, always leaving
the premises in as good condition as when entered.
It is hereby further covenanted, understood and agreed
by and between the parties that all the aforesaid conditions,
covenants and uses to be and to be on the part of the said grantee, his
heirs and assigns as a user in their heart to be kept and performed
shall attach to and run with the land hereby conveyed, of it
further agreed and made a part of the consideration of this sale
and understand that in case of any violation of the above conditions
or covenants on the part of said grantee, or her heirs or assigns,
that the title and fee to said premises shall revert to the said
grantor, his heirs and assigns, and he or they may repossess
immediately themselves of the estate nearly granted and all right.
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Title and quiet hereby conveyed shall be forfeited and cease and terminate,
The said grantor for himself his heirs, executors and administrators, covenants
with the said grantee his heirs and assigns that he is lawfully seised
in fee simple of the said granted premises; that the same is free from
all encumbrances, respite of dower, that he has good right, full
power and authority to sell and convey the same. That he will warrant
and defend the said premises and his heirs and assigns against all and every
any person or persons at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and
enjoy the said premises subject as aforesaid and that he has had
authority to sell and his heirs, executors and administrators shall covenant
and defend the same to the said grantee, his heirs and assigns forever,
against the lawful claims of every person and he will bear all costs except as
foregoing and in the consideration aforesaid is stated it is therefore,
so hereby release all my right of tenure in and to the said premises
forever with the said grant quit claim and now hence and above forever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 1st day of February in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and twenty four.
Executed in the presence of
R. S. Francis
Howard S. Finch ss
Patrick Da Finch ss
State of Rhode Island
County of Narragansett
The Secretary of the State of Rhode Island, 1724
before me governor admitted Howard S. Finch and Patrick Da Finch
Shortly, to me known that they knew me to be the parties
executing the foregoing written deed and acknowledged said
instrument by them executed to be their act and deed.
Bonus S. Turner
John Libery ss
Entered for record March 23, '24 at 3 o'clock a.m.
and assessed my fee of six pence, To a clerk.