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290 Know all men by these presents that I, J. Howard E. Thorpe of
the town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island in consideration
of the sum of one dollar and other valuable considerations to me paid by Charles M.
Barkin and Alma A. Barkin as joint tenants with right of survivorship in common and the
summe both of Money aforesaid the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, do hereby
remise, release and forever quitclaim unto the said Charles M. Barkin and
Alma A. Barkin, both being adult persons, all the right title, interest, property,
claim and demand whatever I had have or of right ought to have or claim in and
to a certain tract or piece of land with buildings and improvements
thereon, lying and being in the town of Charlestown, in said County of Washington
bounded and described as follows to wit: North numbered the line
and Twenty eight (28) poles north and delineated on a certain plan or plot
entitled "Plan of Pompery Connecting Central Road, Charlestown R. S. Thorpe's Place,
Dec. October 11th 1925 and Doyle's Engineers". Said plan or plot being on file
in the town Clerk's office in said town of Charlestown. This conveyance is
made subject to all the restrictions agreements conditions covenants
privileges and reservations as appeared in a certain deed from Howard
E. Thorpe to Alma A. Barkin dated August 31, 1925 and recorded in the Land
Evidence records of said Charlestown in Book 22 at page 287 reference to
the same being hereby made and the same is made a part hereof.
To have and to hold the name title all rights privileges and appurtenances
thereto appertaining unto and to the use of the said Charles M. Barkin and
Alma A. Barkin their heirs assigns representatives their heirs and assigns from myself
the aforementioned Howard E. Thorpe for myself and for my heirs assigns and administrators
do covenant with the said Charles M. Barkin and Alma A. Barkin their heirs and
assigns that I will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises unto the said
Charles M. Barkin and Alma A. Barkin their heirs and assigns forever against the
same claims and demands of all persons coming by title or otherwise what
soever in the premises of the said Howard E. Thorpe in consideration of the sum
paid as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said Charles M.
Barkin and Alma A. Barkin their heirs and assigns all my right of dower in and to
the aforementioned premises.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 1st day
of July in the year of our lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty six
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
R. E. Loine
Howard E. Thorpe L.S.
Mattie M. Thorpe L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
An Actary in the town of July, 1st 1926 before
one personally appeared Howard E. Thorpe and Mattie M. Thorpe husband and wife and
acknowledged from by me to be the parties speaking the foregoing instrument
and they acknowledged said instrument written by them their act and deed
Roger E. Loine
Notary Public.
Received for record July 14 1926 at 8.40 o'clock pm
and returned to her clerk Emma L. White