The instrument's own words
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62 KNOW all MEN by these presents that I, Hart
R. Border of Westerly, county of Starkbridge and State of Rhode Island,
named (hereinafter called the Grantor) in consideration of a
valuable sum of money in dollars to me paid by Robert B. Horton of
Community county of Kent and state of Rhode Island (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
assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of land located in the town
of Charlestown in said Washington County and bounded and described
as follows: to wit: beginning at the southeaster corner of the premises
namely conveyed at the intersection of lands of one barker or Charles
Larkin on the North and the property hereby conveyed on the South,
and the West line of the highway or road leading from the East
Road to the village of Bradford in the East Parish thence in a general
northerly direction by along and with a stone wall which is the
northerly division line of the land hereby conveyed, to the corner
of an intersecting wall with other of lands of said barker and
said grantor on the West thence southerly along said last mentioned
stone wall to a point in said wall county five (25) feet
North of the north line of the road or barnway in part stone wall
leading to the barn of said Grantor and next a stone post with a
drill hole thereon set on the East side of said last mentioned
stone wall thence from said last mentioned point in said stone
wall in a straight line three hundred (300) feet in a general
Southeasterly direction to a stone post set in the ground with
two drill holes thereon in the South or East line of the roadway or
travelled passage known as the "John Ross Homestead Road"
which leads from said first above mentioned highway in a general
northerly direction to the last mentioned barnway and to the barn of
said Grantor, which said stone post with two drill holes therein
is eight (8) feet from the south line of said "John Ross Homestead Road"
and from thence in a general northerly and easterly
direction following along a hedgerow line eight (8) feet distant from
the south line of the said "John Ross Homestead Road" to where it
intersects with the said first above mentioned road leading from
the East Road to the village of Bradford to the end of the barnway
as the same now is at the intersection of the land hereby conveyed,
said road leading from the East Road to Bradford and said "John
Ross Homestead Road," thence in a general northerly direction from
the North line of said barnway as the corner runs along the East
line of said first mentioned highway to point and place of
beginning; meaning and hereby intending to convey to the
said Grantee that part of that certain tract deeded to this Grantor by
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deed from Strong & Strong, commissioners, dated August 4th 1924 and recorded
in land Evidence records of Westerly in Book 22 at page 327, containing by
estimation forty three (43) acres more or less which lies East and North of 1/2 a
line extending generally westerly lay, along and with said "John Rose Homestead
Road" and extending (3) feet distant from the center line of said "John Rose
Homestead Road" at the same time is to the stone post at the Southeaster corner there
hundred (100) feet line above mentioned with one drill hole therein; and
thence Northwesterly to a stone post with one drill hole therein; thence along
the stone wall generally northeasterly to its intersection with the
first stone wall above mentioned, and thence easterly along said first
stone wall to the said highway; thence southerly along the West line of
said first mentioned highway to the said North line of said barren;
To have and to hold the aforementioned premises, with all the rights,
privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging, unto and to the use
of the said Bonete 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 Bonete 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 encumbrances that I have
good right full power and lawful authority to sell and convey the
same in manner as aforesaid that the said Bonete and his heirs and
assigns shall by these present at all times hereafter peaceably and
quietly have and enjoy the said premises and that I the said grantor
will and my heirs executors and administrators shall warrant
and defend the same to the said Bonete and his heirs and assigns
forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this second day of September in the year of our Lord one
thousand one hundred and twenty seven.
Executed in the presence of
Thomas Perry
Harold D. Livingston
Karl R. Bonete L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
At Westerly on the 2nd day of September A.D. 1927
before me personally appeared the above named Karl R
Bonete to me known and known by me to be the party executing the
foregoing instrument and acknowledged said instrument by him
executed to be his free act and deed.
Harold D. Livingston Notary Public.
Received for record Sept. 5, 1927 at 10 1/2 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George Babcock Tom Clerk
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