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State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In South Kingstown on the 18th day of August AD 1823, before
me personally appeared Herbert M. Board and Fairbank M. Board to me known
and known me to be one of the parties executing the foregoing instrument and
severally acknowledged said instrument by them sealed set to be their free act
and deed.
Howard P. Perry
Notary Public
Received for record 1823, 5, 19 p.m at $1.50 & wrote in No 1.
and recorded by George G. Harris, Town Clerk
Know all MEN by these presents, That I, Thomas L. Arnold
of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island aforesaid, hereafter
called the grantor in consideration of ten dollars to me paid by Dr. Sidney
Schreiner of said Charlestown hereafter called the grantee the receipt
whereof I hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant bargain sell and
convey unto the said grantee and his heirs and assigns forever a certain
piece of land situated in said town of Charlestown and bounded and described as
follows Beginning at a spike hole in a stone post in the house of
Charlestown Ply Place where the road of the west side and east side meet branching
running Northly then bounding south easterly by land of Samuel Moore
running south easterly about 200 feet or there on to a stake note in a lineage
stone in a wall; thence Northly bounding north easterly by said wall from
running Northly from 143 feet more or less to another stake note in a
large stone in said wall; thence Southly bounding South easterly by said wall
of Samuel Moore from 200 feet more or less to a spike hole in a
stone post of line between land of Hunter and Grantor thence Northly bounding
North easterly by land of Hunter sixty seven hundred twenty eight (28)
feet more or less to the point of beginning. It is agreed between the
granting parties that any spruce bush upon the premises namely any spruce
that be planted Northly from any dwellings none shall cut upon the time
to live and to look, the aforesaid premises with all the lots
rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging waters nuts and
the use of the said pasture pastures and herbage and grazing forests, and
I the said grantor do hereby warrant for and for his heirs executors
and administrators convenient with the said Grantee and his heirs
and assigns that I and my lawfully heirs will be full ample of the said
granted premises that the same are free from all encumbrances
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That I have good right title full power owner and careful Authority to sell and convey
the same in manner of law and that the said granite and other parts
and minerals there in are free from encumbrances at all times hereafter peaceably and
quietly have and enjoy the said premises, and that E. the said grantor
will sue and defend forever his heirs successors and administrators etc whoever may succeed and
be entitled to the same to the said grantee and her heirs and assigns forever
against the claims costs and demands of all persons. Just for the
consideration herein expressed, I hereby with mine wife of the said premises do
sell convey and assign all my right title and interest of above in and to the
said granite with all the rights appurtenant and her heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this
date day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and twenty three first.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Thomas D. Atwood seal
Mary H. Atwood seal
State of Rhode Island
county of Washington,
In an acknowledgment on the 5th day of November AD 1923-
before me personally appeared Thomas D. Atwood and Mary H. Atwood
to me their identities known and being by me the parties called upon the foregoing
instrument and they acknowledged said instrument, as their
free act and deed to be the same and such.
Thomas D. Atwood
Mary H. Atwood
received and recorded November 5 1923 at 80 dollars fee,
and recorded by George S. Atwood Town clerk
TO ALL Men by these presents, That one A. H. Atwood
resident of the city and county of Providence, State of Rhode Island aforesaid,
Ruth E. James of Westerly, county of Washington in said state and
one M. D. Menndeson of stoneware, county of New London, State of
Connecticut hers at once of Eureka S. Rhode Island, in consideration
of the sum of ten dollars... in hand by G. H. Holcomb of New London in
said county of New London (widow of said Elijah Holcomb) the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, it hereby remise release and
forever quit claim unto her the said G. H. Holcomb her heirs and
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