The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents, that one, Dorothy V.
Lee of Washington, DC, and Barbara V. Arnold of Memphis Tennessee,
hereinafter called the grantors in consideration of ten Dollars to we paid
by Thomas L. Arnold of Charlestown, Rhode Island, hereinafter called the
grantee the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, as hereby grant,
bargain sell and convey onto said grantee, and his heirs and
assigns forever, a certain tract of land with buildings, furniture, household
equipment and improvements thereon, situated in said Charlestown,
containing one acre more or less and bounded as follows beginning
at a stone bound #1, on the South side of the South Arnold Road,
where it intersects a road running to the estate of the late George D.
Peake fourth fourteen (14) feet from the center of said road; thence
westerly three hundred seventy four (374) feet to stone bound #2; thence
southerly thirty (30) feet south center of the South Arnold Road; thence southerly
two hundred three (203) feet to stone bound #3; thence easterly
two hundred seventy four (274) feet to stone bound #4; but then ten (10) feet
North of the wall; thence northerly and northeasterly to the point of
beginning at stone bound #1, but keeping ten (10) feet from the center
of the said road leading to the house of George D. Peake estate; bowing and
granting unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns all the
rights and privileges granted to the grantors in said land by a deed
from said Thomas L. Arnold on record in said Charlestown in
said Land Evidence book No. 22 page 469, being right of way to
shore of Charlestown bay, the facilities of launch cut dock and
small boat house, right of way to the ocean beach and privilege
of building small bath house, the right to use the Arnold Roads
and trails of Spouting Knights, the right of way to shore of
Pottawatomie Lake, and the right to maintain a pole line to the
aforementioned spot, all as mentioned in the deed above referred
to. To have and to hold, the aforementioned 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 we the said grantors, do hereby for
ourselves and for our heirs, executors and administrators, covenant
with the said grantee and his heirs, executors and assigns that are
lawfully seized in the full simple of the said granted premises, that the
same are free from all encumbrances, that we 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 at all times hereafter peaceably and
quietly have and enjoy the said premises, and that we the
said grantors will, said our heirs, executors and administrators,
shall warrant and defend the same to the said grantee and
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54 his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and
demands of all persons. And for the consideration herein aforesaid
we, legumese & Hele Bee her husband & paid Dorothy V. Bee and Edgar
N. Arnold husband & paid Barbara N. Arnold do hereby release all
our right of entry in and to the paid granted premises unto
the said grantee and his heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 25 day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty seven.
Executed in the presence of
S. M. Brown
M. N. Brown
Mary Arnold
Mary Arnold
Dorothy V. Bee L.S.
H. Bee L.S.
Barbara N. Arnold L.S.
Edgar N. Arnold L.S.
State of Rhode Island
county of Washington
In Charlestown on the 25, day of May, AD 1927 before
me personally appeared the above named Grantors Dorothy V. Bee,
Barbara N. Arnold, H. Bee & Edgar N. Arnold to me known and
known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument,
and they acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be
their free act and deed.
George S. Larras Town Clerk
Deputy Clerk
Received for record August 20, 1927 at 8-15 o'clock.
and recorded by George S. Larras, Town Clerk.
Know all Men by these presents that I, Thomas
L. Arnold of Charlestown, County of Washington and State
of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the Grantor in consideration
of ten dollars to me paid by Dorothy V. Bee of Washington, DC 63901
(North St) and Barbara N. Arnold of Rhode Island, Connecticut
hereinafter called the Grantees, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, do hereby grant bargain sell and convey
unto the said grantees their heirs and assigns forever, a
certain tract of land with buildings fencework storehouse and animal
and improvements thereon situated in said Charlestown containing
one acre more or less and bounded as follows beginning at a
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