The instrument's own words
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112 I, Perry H. Hopkins (married) of Charlestown, Washington County Rhode
Island, for consideration paid grant to Charles B. Purdish of said
Charlestown, with quitclaim covenants, a certain tract of land situated
in said Charlestown near the highway leading from Loose Mills to
Wood River junction, and designated as "Connell McLoft" land on a
certain plat of the Sullivan Reservation on file in the town clerks office
in said Charlestown, said land being bounded on the North by
leonees Dye's land, on the East by land formerly of Potter Hopkins, on
the South by Hannah Ashley's land on the West by Abigail Long's or
honors bounded, Being the same lot described by deed from
Connell McLoft to me recorded in the land Evidence records of said
Charlestown, Book No. 16 page 17,
Witness my hand this 19 day of October 1937.
George L. Lorasse Perry H. Hopkins,
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
Ss
In Charlestown on the 19 day of October AD 1937, before
me personally appeared the above named George Lorasse Perry H. Hopkins
to me known and known by me to be the party speculating the foregoing
instrument and the aforementioned said instrument by him
executed, to be his free act and deed.
George L. Lorasse
Notary Public
Recd for record Nov 10th 1937 at 8-45 o'clock AM,
and Recorded by George Lorasse, Town Clerk
I, George Dr. Porter of the Town of Westumber, County of Tolland
State of Connecticut hereinafter called the grantor, for consideration
paid, grant to Emma B. Mcphill of the Town of Alfred, County of
Allegany, State of New York, with warranty covenants, a certain
tracts of parcels of land situated and being in the town of Charlestown,
County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as
follows, to wit: a lot numbered one hundred and two (102) and one
hundred three (103) as shown and delineated on a certain plan or plat
entitled "Plan of Inventory survey land batch, Charlestown, RI, by
Trainer, Tex Agents, 50 ft to the inch, October, 1924, Ross & Dean's Engine
Regd December 10, 1924." Said plan is filed being on file in the
Town Clerks office in said town of Charlestown. The said Grantor,
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her heirs and assigns, shall have the right to pass and repass to and from
and from and to said lot on foot or horse or otherwise, over, on and across those
certain rights of way or roads as shown on said plat or fixed leading to the
public highway and also all the rights of way leading to the beach and
along the right of way leading from the road to the first water mark and any
other portion of said plat which might hereafter be designated for public
use, to said granite for herself, her heirs and assigns, hereby covenants
and agrees to and with the said grantor, his heirs and assigns, that
the said granite, for herself, her heirs and assign shall pay to Howard E.
Thorp, his heirs and assign or on or before the first day of August in each
year hereafter, the sum of $10.00 (ten dollars) each and every month,
sum to be refunded and applied by the said Howard E. Thorp, to this,
his heirs and assigns, in such manner as they deemed indicated to the care
and maintenance of the roads and other properties that may be designated
for public use, and the said sum agrees to be paid here by honestly
made lien and charge upon the premises hereby conveyed and in
case of the failure to make any payment within one year after the
same shall become due, it shall be lawful for the said Howard E. Thorp,
his heirs and assigns, to sell and convey the premises at public
auction first giving notice of such sale in some newspaper published
in said vicinity of Washington, at least once each week, for three
consecutive weeks, and to borrow the purchase or purchasers or
purchasers of said sale, this conveyance is made and accepted
subject to the following conditions and restrictions, namely:
1. In case of a contemplated sale of said lot or parcel of
land or any part thereof, said Howard E. Thorp, his heirs or assigns
shall be given ten days notice in writing and shall have the first
option to purchase the same with the building and improvements
thereon at the highest bona fide price in good faith made and
actually offered to the said granite, or her heirs and assigns,
2. The above conveyed premises shall be used only as a site
for one dwelling house or each lot hereby conveyed, which building
house shall be erected on the premises in accordance with the
building line as shown on said plat and no portion of any
building or dwelling house ( porch included ) shall approach the
street or streets or ocean front nearer than said building line,
nor shall any building fly fence nature of fence and wall whatever approach
the side lines of the lot in both lots nearer than five feet therefore, no
detached garage or other outbuildings or buildings shall be erected
therein, dwelling house when erected on either of said lots shall
cost when completed not less than one thousand ($1,000) dollars, all
toilets, bathtubs or other drains or sewage outlet shall be
piped to a suitable cesspool to be constructed and maintained on the
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114 above premises by the grantor, her heirs and assigns, at her or their
own cost and expense,
3. No division or stone walls, hedger or fences shall be permitted
nor trees of any kind nor anything else (except the dwelling house) what
shall in any way obstruct the view from any part of any adjoining
property or any dwelling place in their courts, stables, gardens and
vegetation shall be permitted.
4. No poultry, swine, cattle, sheep, horses dogs or cats
or any other mammal or domestic animals or birds shall be
kept or permitted to be kept on said premises.
5. The said grantee & his heirs and assigns reserve
the right to enter upon the above described and conveyed premises to lay
any pipe or install a pump, or to repair the same, always leaving the
premises in as good a condition as when entered.
6. It is hereby further expressly understood and agreed by and
between the parties that all the aforesaid conditions, covenants and
agreements on the part of the grantees, her heirs and assigns,
on her or their part to be had and performed, shall attach to and
run with the land hereby conveyed. It is further agreed and made
a part of the consideration of this sale and purchase that in case of
any violation of the above conditions or covenants on the part of said
grantee or her heirs or assigns that the title and right to said premises
shall revert to the grantor her heirs and assigns and that she or they may
repossess himself or herself of the estate hereby granted and all
right, title and interest hereby conveyed shall be forfeited and
cease and terminate. I, Nancy R. Porter, wife of the grantor,
waive to the said grantee all my right of dower in the aforementioned
premises.
Witnesses our hands this 22nd day of September A.D. 1927
Dwight L. Lyman Grace M. Porter L.S.
Aubie M. Bergman Nancy R. Porter L.S.
State of Connecticut
County of Tolland
In Columbia on the 22nd day of September A.D. 1927, before
me personally appeared the above named grantor, to me known
and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument,
and they acknowledged said instrument by them executing to be their
free act and deed. Dwight L. Lyman
Holland S. Tate L.S.
Signed for record Dec 21 1927 at 4:30 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George Inkerman, Town Clerk