The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents, that I, J. Alfred
Burdick single, of the Town of Charlestown, in the County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor in consideration of
Ten dollars and other considerations to me paid by Ashton of the city of
Hartford, in Hartford county and State of Connecticut, hereinafter called the
grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain,
sell and convey unto the said grantee, and his heirs and assigns forever,
a certain parcel of land lying and being in the Town of Charlestown,
Washington County and State of Rhode Island and bounded and described
as follows, viz: Beginning at the southeast corner of the property hereby
conveyed at a stone at the corner of Ocean Beach Road and East
Console so called; thence running in a Southerly direction along East
Console so called a distance of one hundred (100) feet to a boulder on
Sunrise Drive, so called; thence running in a westerly direction along
Sunrise Drive so called, a distance of forty (40) feet to a bound land
of Lathrop in Pamelia; thence running in a Southerly direction along
land of said Pamelia a distance of one hundred (100) feet to a boulder on
Ocean Beach Road; thence running in an Easterly direction along
Ocean Beach Road a distance of forty (40) feet to the front and
place of beginning, the same following being lot twenty five (25) on
J. A. Burdick Plat of East Beach, said lot being one half (1/2) on the
Farm Lots tract office in Charlestown. To have and to hold, the
aforegoing premises, with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances
thereunto belonging, unto and to the use of the said grantee and his
heirs and assigns forever. And I the said grantor, do hereby for
myself, and for my heirs, executors and administrators, covenant
with the said grantee and his heirs that I can lawfully
seize and convey in fee simple of the said granted premises; that the same are
free both in boundaries, that I have a good right full power and
lawful authority to sell and convey the same to whoever comes aforesaid
That the said grantee and his heirs and assigns shall by these
presents at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and enjoy
the said premises, and that the said grantor, and my heirs,
executors and administrators shall warrant and defend the same
to the said grantee and his heirs and assigns forever against the
lawful claims and demands of all persons.
In witness whereof, I have herunto set my hand and seal
this 19th day of June in the year of our lord one thousand nine hundred
and twenty four.
Executed in the presence of
William A. Storey
Williams A. Hillard
J. Alfred Burdick L.S.
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218 State of Connecticut
County of New London.
In Storrington on the 19th day of June Ad 1924 before
one personally appeared Alfred Purdish wt to one known and sworn
by me to be the person described executing the foregoing instrument and he
acknowledged said instrument by him executed to be his free
act and deed.
William H. Inlect
Notary Public L.S.
Received for record June 11, 1924 at 8-20 oclock. Att
and recorded by George L. Coons, Town Clerk.
Know ALL MEN by these presents, that I, Mary A. Delake
of the town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode
Island, hereinafter called the grantor, in consideration of the sum
of one dollar and love and affection to me found by Thomas J. Delake
of Charlestown aforesaid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,
do hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said
Thomas J. Delake, his heirs and assigns forever, all the right,
title, interest, property, claim and demand, which I own have, or
of any right ought to have, in plain, in and to a certain lot or
parcel of land with a barn and other improvements thereon
standing, situated at Cromonnecticut neck, so called, in said
Town of Charlestown, County and State aforesaid and containing
by estimation twenty acres be the same more or less, and by and boundary
the same premises come to this grantor by Albert B. Babcock
by deed dated December 15, 1919 and recorded in the county
Records Riens of said town of Charlestown in Book 17 at page
194, reference to the same being hereby had and made until the
same lake made as per plot hereof. This deed is given subject to
the reservation as to right of way to the mines of salt bank on
salt Pond as expressed in said deed from Albert B. Babcock to this
Grantor. To have and to hold the same, with all rights,
privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining, unto and to
the use of him the said Thomas J. Delake his heirs and assigns
forever.
And I the aforementioned Mary Delake for myself and
for my heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant with
the said Thomas J. Delake his heirs and assigns, that I will
warrant and defend the aforesaid described premises unto them
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