The instrument's own words
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ich arlstorm in said Washington county, containing by estimation two
acres more or less, and is bounded Northerly by land now or formerly
of William D. Harris, easterly by a water way, southerly by a breachway
and westerly by Snowsbrook Pond, or however otherwise the same may
be bounded. To have and to hold the same, with all rights,
privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining, nuts and to the
uses as the said late Isaac B. Browning and the Molley N. Browning their
heirs and assigns given found, and of the aforesaid John M. Browning for
himself and his heirs, executors and administrators, as co-tenant
with the said late Isaac B. Browning and Molley N. Browning their heirs
and assigns,’ a full and sufficient quit claim that the aforementioned
premises with the act and say for the said Isaac B. Browning and Molley N. Browning
their heirs and assigns, together with the other conditions hereunto contained and concluded
of which witness my hand and seal to these presents. And I covenant that
I do warrant the same.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 29th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and forty four,
[Signature] John M. Browning
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On Charlestown on this 29th day of August A.D. 1944
before me personally appeared John M. Browning to the memory, and
being duly sworn did acknowledge the following instrument and
the seal witnessed, and instrument his hand executed, to be his free
act and deed
[Signature] Henry R. Harris
Notary Public
Received for record August 21, 1945 at 3:40 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George H. Smith, Town Clerk
TO ALL MEN by these presents, Frank J. Delano & Richard
of Richmond, county of Washington and state of Rhode Island, hereafter
named the grantor, in consideration of ten dollars and other considerations
to me paid by Peter G. Higgins of Charlestown, Rhode Island, my better
neighbor of the same town county Parcel Head of Morrison’s salt marsh and
Francis P. Moore of N. Palm Beach Florida, hereafter called
the grantees, for the purpose of creating a trust acknowledged hereby gives
grant bargain sell and convey unto the said Grantees and their
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heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract of land situated in the Town of Charlestown,
county of Washington and state of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows:
beginning at the south east corner of a lot of land belonging to [illegible] and running thence easterly
bounding nearby by Metcalfe's farm distance [illegible] poles more or less to land of William D. Riggs;
thence easterly bounding northerly by land of said Riggs to the sliding boundary between me
the first road leading to the road from North Kingstown thence southerly bounding easterly by
said roadway then running westward [illegible] poles thence westerly in a direct line to the first
mentioned bounding northerly by land of [illegible] to the reserve pasture
provided for the town of this town from the date after the deed was sent to the cut and
unbroken wood from that side to the tide water made width in diameter, was measuring
a weight of [illegible] way across to the N W corner of said land at more bounded bounding
unto said bounded a width of [illegible] way over other land of pasture from said point to
the road from North Kingstown etc. to have and to hold the streptomycin premises,
with all the rights forests privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging unto and
to the use of the said [illegible] and their heirs and assigns forever and
the said grantor, as serving for myself and my sole heirs, granted and
administered, covenant with the said [illegible] and their heirs and assigns
assigns that I have good right to sell and convey the same and further
that the same are free from all incumbrances whatsoever save and except some
prior and conveying title to all and every the said reserve of pasture
expressed that the said grantor shall warrant and defend the said and against any
and every person or persons whatsoever in law and equity save and
every the said premises and that the said grantor and my sole heirs,
defendants and administrators shall warrant and defend the said land to the
said grantees and their heirs, sells and assigns forever against the entire
claims and demands of all persons, and I do covenant that I am seized in fee
of the premises therefore I have executed my hand and seal and
this 21st day of August in the year of our lord one thousand nine hundred
and twenty four
Signed Executed in the presence of
[Signature]
George L. Carter
Witnessed [illegible]
State of Rhode Island
county of Washington
The undersigned, on the 21st day of August the 1924 before me
in Charlestown appeared signed [illegible] signed to the same and declared to
to be the party lately executing the foregoing instrument and the acknowledge and
said instrument by him executed to be his act and deed
George L. Carter
[Seal]
Received for record August 21 1924 - 4.75 [illegible]
and recorded by George A. Cross from Court