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I, CORA A. HERRICK, of Ashaway, in the Town of Hopkinton, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to EDWARD C. DUHAMEL and MARRIET M. DUHAMEL, husband and wife, both of the Town of East Providence, in the County of Providence and State of Rhode Island, as Joint Tenants with the right of survivorship and not as Tenants in Common, with WARRANTY COVENANTS, my undivided one-sixth (1/6) interest in and to the following described land with all the buildings and other improvements thereon, lying and being in the Town of Charlestown, in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows:
FIRST TRACT: Known as the "Foster Farm" containing two hundred sixty (260) acres, more or less, with a dwelling house and other buildings thereon described as follows: commencing on the easterly side of the road leading from Foster's Cove to the salt Pond; thence running northerly crossing the Post Road, bounded easterly by land now or formerly of Augustus Rogers up to land now or formerly of Samuel Stanton's heirs; thence running northerly bounded westerly by land now or formerly of Samuel Stanton's heirs and easterly bounded northerly by said Indian land to the 4 rods way leading to Watchaug Pond; thence southerly bounded westerly by land now or formerly of Samuel Stanton's heirs and westerly on said pond Four (4) rods; thence southerly bounded westerly by land now or formerly of Edward Gibson et al and easterly by land now or formerly of Samuel Stanton's heirs; said pond bounded northerly by said Novelette's land and land now or formerly of Henry Clark to road now or formerly of Samuel Stanton's heirs; thence southerly bounded westerly by said Notebook land to land now or formerly of William Saunders; thence easterly bounded northerly by land now or formerly of William Saunders and southerly thence southerly bounded westerly by land of Joseph Slack and bounded land now or formerly of Joshua Clark and Matthew Slack; thence running southerly bounded westerly by land now or formerly of Joshua Clark and bounded westerly on the Salt Pond to the road leading from Foster's Cove to said Salt Pond; and thence across said Cove to the starting pole.
SECOND TRACT: Known as the "Harney Lot" containing by estimation eighteen (18) acres, more or less, bounded as follows, to wit: northerly by Watchaug Pond; easterly by land now or formerly of Samuel Stanton's heirs and southerly and westerly by land now or formerly of the heirs of Samuel Browning and Indian land.
THIRD TRACT: Known as the "Stevens Lot" bounded as follows: Northerly on Watchaug Pond, easterly and southerly by land now or formerly of heirs of Samuel Browning and westerly on land now or formerly of Gideon P. Stevens.
Within the boundaries of the above is a tract of land with Samuel Browning conveyed to George Bedell in a deed dated June 1, 1843, which is not included herein.
Being the same and one of the same premises which were conveyed to Emma C. Akers by two deeds, one from all the heirs Browning et al, the heirs at law of Samuel Browning, late of Charlestown, dated December 1, 1911, recorded in Book 22, page 111 of the Charlestown Land Evidence Records and the other from Henry W. Novelette dated May 7, 1921, and recorded in Book 25, page 111 of said Charlestown Land Evidence Records; excepting, however, transactions of the northern portions thereof described in a deed from Samuel Browning to George Bedell dated June 1, 1843, and a deed from Edward C. Duhamel dated September 25, 1934, recorded in Book 25 page 560 of said Land Evidence Records.
The state of Rhode Island dated May 16, 1939, recorded in Book 26 page 381 of said Charlestown Land Evidence Records and recorded in Book 28 page 298 of said Charlestown Land Evidence Records. It being my intention by this conveyance to convey all my right, title and interest in and to title and interest which I had or have or ought to have as one of the six children and heirs at law of Samuel Browning, late of Charlestown, Rhode Island, who deceased, in and to all of the real estate located in the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, which was owned by said Emma C. Akers at the time of her death on February 22, 1942.
I, CORA A. HERRICK, hereby covenant that I am a widow and at present unmarried.
WITNESS my hand this 18 day of January, 1944.
CORA A. HERRICK
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $1.65)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
County of Washington
In Westerly, on the 18th day of January, 1944, before me personally appeared CORA A. HERRICK, to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and she acknowledged said instrument, by her executed, to be her free act and deed.
MILRED W. BRAY (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public.
Received for record January 18th, A. D. 1944 at 4:15 o'clock, P. M., and recorded by [Signature]
Town Clerk
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