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Know All Men by these presents, That george and E. Thorp,
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 considerations paid by robert E. McKinnon and mande s. McKinnon
of East Greenwich county of Rhode Island and State the undersigned named called
the grantees the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant,
give, bargain sell and convey, unto the said grantees, and their heirs and
assigns forever, a certain rate of land situate and lying in the town of
Westerly in the county of Washington of the state of Rhode Island, viz:
and described as follows to wit: beginning at a stone heap marked "Stone of L. Provis" then
east 45 perches to a stone heap, then S 8 1/2 degrees E, 12 perches, then W 12 perches
to the north side of the road, then N 1/2 perch and east 6 perches and west 12 perches
to a post on the west side of the road called "Sands's road" then south 12 perches
the said grantees then north and eastwards, and then west to the north
side of the road and then north and east from there to meet with the
said boundary, then north and east to meet with the west side of the highway
and then east over the rights of way across to the plain and then east
to the north of my saying bound from the road to the beach north and east
by their portions of tidal flat stretch which must be reserved for
the grantees, the said grantees, their heirs and assigns, their heirs and
assigns hereby covenants and agrees with the said grantor and with the said
grantor hereby assigns that the said grantees, their heirs and assigns will
and shall forever pay to the said grantor, his heirs and assigns, as a pepper-
corn rent the first day of every year of an annual rent of one (1)
sum of 7 d (5) Dollars for each such year provided, said sum
is to be prepaid and satisfied by the undersigned, his heirs and
assigns in six and their heirs then according to the case
and variations of the rent and other things that may be
stipulated for future use, and the said sum is to be
paid and received, made known and made known upon the premises
herein mentioned and in case of failure to make such
payment it is known that after the same has become due,
it shall be continue for the grantor, his heirs and assigns to use
and convey the premises at public auction, first giving a notice
of such sale in some newspaper published in the city of
Providence, at least once each week for three consecutive weeks,
and it becomes the burden of the grantor to do so, and
I reserve and to forbid, the ground and premises, with all the
rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging,
unto and to the use of the land of another, as and for said
assigns forever subject to the following conditions:
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458 and witnesses, namely,
To have and to hold the said lot or parcel of land
or any part thereof said premises his heirs or assigns, what so ever given
in such notes in writing and shall save the first third of it
to be paid to the same with the outlines and improvements thereon at
the time payment some the price in good faith made and agreed
between the said parties in such manner or means,
2. That the said premises now and forever be used and stay as a
dwelling house in which he shall in all ways convenient, which
said premises he has erected in the premises in such a manner
with the premises as at the same time said plot and no problem of
any kind shall be placed in such place instead made improvements
that are not suitable to be used for a tenement then and thereby
3. That no building fence painting it may be built in behind it however
it may be used that the lot or so lot however there five feet
distance detached and space or other way bordering or bordering
on the said lot not interfere in any way with said lot or
lots not part of an enclosure which is not from July (20, 1870, w) thousand
square feet not allowed to be used as stables, butter kitchen or other things
so as to cause a smell and not allowed in a situation contrary to the
use of the lot and not maintained in the way hindering the residents
nor any person and others in their own court and appear,
4. That no livestock swine mules horses or pawns shall be permitted
nor any thing of that kind nor anything (except the dwelling house)
that shall in any way obstruct the view from any part of any
direction’s public way directing place in this city etc. through
the said land in such mode as per plot attached
5. That no store wine cellar, butter dairy or any other shop or
cellar or any other money or things that would universally be wind
out of sight or odor not allowed to be kept on said premises,
6. The grantor, his heirs and assigns allow the vendee
to enter upon the lot once or twice and convey to the vendee
to lay any pipe outlet or pipes or other to repair the same always
charging the premises in as good condition as when entered
7. In order hereby further covenant understood and
agreed upon and intended the parties hereby that all the aforesaid
conditions covenants and agreements on the part of the said vendee,
their heirs and assigns on their or their part to the depth and
performed, what attach to and run with the land hereby conveyed
is to be further agreed and made a part of the consideration of this sale
and whereas that in case of any violation of the above conditions
or error on the part of said vendee or their heir or assigns
that the title to the said premises shall revert to the said
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Grantor, his heirs & assigns, and that he or they may forever run warranty or
conveyance of the estate hereby granted and all right title and interest in the
premises shall be extinguished due cause and terminated. The said grantor
further declares that he has paid specific sums and considerations, covenants with the said
grantee their heirs and assigns, that he is lawfully seized in fee simple of the
said premises granted premises, that the same are free from all encumbrances of every
kind whatever, that he has full right and power and authority to sell and
convey the same in manner as aforesaid, that the said grantee and
their heirs and assigns shall peaceably at all times hereafter possess and
enjoy the same free and void of any lawful suit action at law or equity, and
that the said grantor will and his heirs agents & representatives
shall warrant and defend the same to the said grantees their heirs and
assigns against any and every person claiming the same and whereas it had been
right to execute a deed in the name of the grantor's wife but she
being deceased please let this act as my grant of dower in add to the said
grantee wrote into the said instrument their heirs and assigns. I hereby
for witness whereof we have set our hands and seals this eleventh day
of May of April in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
ninety four.
George Spink witnessed in the presence of
R. G. Tonna
Howard E. Thorp - ss,
Thurston M. Thorp - ss.
State of RI, sc.
County of Providence, ss.
In Providence, on the 11th day of April AD 1994, before me
the notary public appeared Howard E. Thorp and Thurston M. Thorp to me
personally known and known by me to be the individuals executing the foregoing
instrument, and acknowledged said instrument as their executed
it to be their free act and deed.
Roger G. Tonna
Notary Public - ss.
Recorded for me 2nd May 1994 at 8 o'clock A.M.
and entered by me George L. Corney Town Clerk
The page as recorded
