The instrument's own words
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hereunto set our hands and seals this 8th day of December in the
year of our lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty five,
Signed and sealed in the presence of
[Signature] Clarence B. Williams LS
[Signature] Jennie L. Williams LS
Reserve
Temp
57 [Signature] Henry E. Haskell
State of Connecticut
County of Hartford
S S
I, W. Hartford on the eighth day of December AD 1825* before
me appeared Clarence B. Williams and Jennie L. Williams
his wife, to me known, and known by me to be the parties quarterly
to the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument
as their free act and deed.
[Signature] Henry E. Haskell
Notary Public LS
Received for record December 17th 1925 at 10:45 o'clock a.m.
and recorded by me George A. Mott, Town Clerk
Know All Men by these presents That Howard
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 Thelma
R. D. Smith of Westerly aforesaid hereinafter called the Grantee, the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged sells conveys grants
bargains sells and conveys unto the said Grantee and her heirs and
assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of land situated and
bounded in the Town of Charlestown in said county of Washington
bounded and described as follows to wit, on the north number one
hundred ninety one feet six inches and bounded on a certain plan
or map entitled "Plan of Jamestown Operating Rental Beach, Section
R.D. Sheet 7" Framer, Inc. agents solely but to the west section
1924, Rossi and Son's Engine Room each piece or plot being on file
in the Town Clerk's office in said town of Charlestown the
said Grantee now quod and using and shall have the right to
pass and return to and from and from and to said lot
on west road or otherwise over on land across through
variety of ways or roads on some said piece of lot calling
of the highway and on with the rights of way leading
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to the beach and also the right of way leading from the road to the fresh
water pond and other portions of said plat which might hereafter be
designated for public use; the said security for said nails will assign,
hereby covenants and agrees to and with the said grantor, his heirs and
assigns, that the said maure hunters her heirs and assigns, will and shall pay
to 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 nail so used, owned,
said sum to be applied and applied by the said grantor, his heirs and assigns,
in his and their uncontrolled discretion to the care and maintenance of the
road and other portions that may be designated for public use; and the
said sum aforesaid to be paid, he reserves a wide and clear avenue open
the premises hereby conveyed, and will cause the future to make any
improvement thereon over after the same shall become due, it shall be
lawful for the grantor, his heirs and assigns, to sell and convey the premises
at Public Auction during twenty days of sale in some newspaper
published in said county of Washington, at least once each week for
three successive weeks, and to because the purchasers or purchased 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 said grantee, her heirs and assigns forever;
subject however to the following conditions and restrictions, namely:
1. In case of a complete failure of said roof or parcel of
land or any part thereof, said grantor, his heirs or assigns, shall or
given ten days notice in writing and shall have the first option to
purchase the same with the buildings and improvements thereon at
the highest bona fide price in good faith made and actually offered
to the said grantee or her heirs or assigns.
2. The above conveyed premises shall be used only as
a site for one dwelling house on each lot hereby conveyed, and said
dwelling house shall be erected on the premises in accordance with
the building line as shown on said plat, and no portion of any
building (house including) shall approach the street or street
or ocean front more than said building line, nor shall any
building of any material or kind whatsoever approach the side
line of the lot fence more than five feet therefrom; no attached garage
or other outbuilding or building shall be erected thereon, dwelling
house erected on said lot or lots shall cost when completed not
less than one ($1000) thousand dollars on lot numbered 100; all
private baths, bathtubs, dishes or other drains or sewage outlets shall be piped
to a suitable cess pool to be constructed and maintained on the
above premises by the grantee, her heirs and assigns, at her or
their own cost and expense.
3. No division as line walls, hedges or fences shall
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be permitted, nor tree of any kind, nor anything except the dwelling house
that shall in any way obstruct the view from any part of any adjoining
property or any dwelling place in this colony, Member flowers and vegetables
shall be permitted.
7 No swine, bovine, cattle, horses or vicious dogs or cats
or any of these or objectionable animals or birds shall be
permitted to be kept in said premises,
The grantor, his heirs and assigns reserve the right
to enter upon the above described and conveyed premises by way
of easements or rights, or to reclaim the same, always leaving
the premises in as good condition as when entered.
It is hereby further covenanted, understood and agreed
that the parties hereto that all of the aforesaid conditions,
covenants and agreements on the part of the said grantee her
heirs and assigns, or on her behalf be kept and performed. It is
further agreed and made a part of the consideration of this
deed 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 of and to said premises shall
revert to the said grantor, his heirs or assigns, and he or they
may remove any structures or premises of the estate hereby granted
and all along until such time as such tenant conveyed shall be
foreclosed for such animals.
The said grantor
his heirs executors and administrators, covenants
with the said grantee, her heirs and assigns, that he is lawfully
seized in fee simple of the said granted premises, that he has the
full power from all encumbrances grants or alienations, that he has the
good, sort full power and lawful authority to sell and convey,
the same as induced as aforesaid, that the said grantee and her
heirs and assigns, shall quietly possess at all times hereafter
peaceably, and quietly have and enjoy the said premises, subject
as aforesaid, and that the said grantor will and his heirs heirs
and administration shall warrant and defend the same
to the said grantee her heirs and assigns forever against the
claims claims and demands of all persons whomsoever as aforesaid.
And so the consideration aforesaid, I Have the Month, as
above describe me, give and grant in fee to the said grantee
premises unto the said grantee and her heirs and assigns
forever.
In witness whereof we have present set our hands and
seals this 10th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and twenty four.
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Executed in the presence of
R. E. Framer
Howard E. Sharp LS
Hattie M. Sharp LS
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
On this present day the 12th day of April, 1825, before me personally
appeared Howard E. Sharp and Hattie M. Sharp, to me known and known by
me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
said instrument by their signatures to be their act and deed.
Rogers E. Framer
[Signature] LS
Received for record December 16, 1825 at 9-10 o'clock am
and recorded by me Deputy in Record, John Cozzens
KNOW All Men by these Presents, That one Howard
Hamilton Baker and Eleanor D Baker, his wife, in her right,
both of the city of Providence, State of New York, hereinafter called the
Grantors, for and in consideration of the sum of ten dollars ($10)
to us paid by Frank Ambrose, of Danbury, State of Connecticut
hereinafter called the Grantee the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
do hereby grant, convey, sell and convey entire unto the said
grantee and his heirs and assigns forever That certain lot of
ground with all the buildings and improvements thereon,
situate in the town of Johnston, bounded and described as
follows: Beginning at a point in range with the North easterly
line of Shantie Drive, as shown on the plat entitled "Providence
Acre development" [Signature] Meadow Plot, Eleanor D Baker
Baker, Johnston, Rhode Island, said 1825 Frank Ambrose a
levied Engr" and fifty (50) feet Southeasterly from the North easterly
corner of lot 50 on said plat, and running through authorization
in range with the North easterly line of said Shantie Drive a
distance of one hundred forty five (145) feet to the salt water,
thence running and running Easterly a distance of twenty eight
(28) feet more or less bordering thereby North easterly on the salt
water thence running in a Southerly direction to the
Southerly line of said Shantie Drive at its termination a
distance of one hundred twelve (112) feet more or less; thence