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Know all men by these presents, that I, Alfred J. Richard
of the Town of Richmond, county of Washington and State of Rhode Island,
hereinafter called the grantor, in consideration of ten (10) dollars and
other good and valuable considerations to me made by Engare Moore,
of the town of Charlestown, county and state aforesaid, hereinafter called the
grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant,
bargain, sell and convey unto the said grantee, and his heirs and land
assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of land situated in the town
of Charlestown, county of Washington and State of Rhode Island,
formed and described as follows: to wit Beginning at the southeast
corner of said tract at a corner of a wall of stones thence running southeasterly
until the wall now stands are bounded four hundred forty (440) feet to the
end of a wall thence running vt. 64° 5' S. a straight line to the west
of the Patuxet River subsequently parallel to the north side of this
said tract, thence easterly 140 feet to said river lines to land owned by
the Perreault family, American mechanics, thence southerly bounding
on said Patuxet river, American mechanics land and land of
Rhodes J. Potter and land of the heirs of George R. Kenyon and land
of Artichoke S. Kenyon to a wall on land of the Grantor, thence westerly
on said wall proceeding southerly on land of the grantor to the
corner first before mentioned, with a right of way across the
land of the Grantor to the State highway. The said grantee
is to hold and forever maintain all force against the land
of this Grantor. The said tract or parcel of land contains
by estimation three (3) acres be the same more or less.
To have and to hold, the aforementioned premises, with all the
rights, heritages and appurtenances thereunto belonging,
unto all and to the heir of the said grantee, and his heirs and
assigns, forever. And I, the said grantor, do hereby for
myself and my heirs, successors and administrators covenant
with the said grantee and his heirs and assigns that I am
lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises;
that the same are free from all incumbrances, That I have
good right full power and lawful authority to sell and convey the
same in manner as aforesaid; that the said grantee and his
heirs and assigns shall by these presents all times hereafter
peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the said premises, and
that the said Grantor will, and my heirs, successors and adminis-
trators, shall warrant and defend the same to the said grantee
and his heirs and assigns from any and all lawful claims and
demands of all persons. And I, Alfred J. Richard covenants that
he is unmarried.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
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real this 16th day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand
one hundred and twenty six
Executed in the presence of Alfred J Richard L.S.
Oscar B. Barber
State of Rhode Island
county of Washington
In Richmond on the 16th day of April, AD 1926
before me personally appeared Alfred J Richard to me
known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing
instrument and he acknowledged said instrument by
him executed, to be his free act and deed.
Oscar B. Barber
Notary Public L.S.
Received for record May 19 1926 at 8-45 o'clock AM
and recorded by George A. Coons, Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that we charles
E. Johnson and mary B Johnson husband and wife of Charlestown,
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island in consideration
of the sum of 10 dollars one dollar paid by rose Isabelle Babcock
of Hopkinton in said county and state the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise release and forever quitclaim
unto her the party Rose Isabelle Babcock her heirs and assigns
forever, all the right title interest appertaining to claim and demand
of her now or hereafter of right or might belong to, or claim in and
to a certain tract of land situated in said Charlestown containing
one acre more or less and bounded as follows: beginning at
a point ten feet east of black oak tree and on the line between
the land of Anna Johnston and said saying E Johnson hence
easterly one hundred and thirty five feet to a stone wall
hence northerly three hundred and thirty feet to a stone wall
hence easterly one hundred and thirty five feet to land formerly
of Abby & Johnson, bounding northerly probably and southerly
by land of G. Johnston; hence westerly three hundredly bounding easterly partly
by land formerly of said Abby & Johnson and partly by land
of said saying E Johnson one hundred twenty feet
by the place of beginning or sooner named Granting unto
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