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Know all men by these presents, that I, Henry M. Brightman
of the town of Charlestown in the county of Washington and State of Rhode
Island, hereinafter called the grantor, in consideration of ten dollars and
other good and valuable consideration to me paid by Charles L. Brightman
and Alice M. Brightman, husband and wife both of said town of Charlestown,
as joint tenants with the right of survivorship hereinafter called the grantees,
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain,
sell and convey unto the said granties and their successors of them and their
heirs and assigns forever, a certain piece or parcel of land located in
said town of Charlestown and bounded and described as follows to wit:
Beginning at the southeasterly corner thereof on the North side of the Post
Road leading from Westerly to Providence, R.I. at the southeasterly corner
of land formerly called the Seven-ton lot and now formerly owned by
one Butler, at a point 493 feet 6 inches easterly of a State Highway
boundary post set in the South bound of these premises, thence running
northerly along a stone wall a distance of eight feet eight inches (8ft 8in)
meters to the north side of the said State Highway, thence easterly or a distance
of one hundred ninety-eight feet (198 ft) more or less, following
along the North side of the said State Highway to a point where the said State
Highway and the new Post Road intersect, thence running easterly a
distance of one hundred eighty seven feet six inches (187ft 6in) more or less
along the North side of the new Post Road to the point and place of beginning,
Bounded easterly by land now or formerly of one Butler, northerly
and westerly by the said State Highway and southerly by the new Post
Road, said parcel of land being a portion of that conveyed to the
grantor by Edward S. Clement by his deed dated December 21, 1922, and
recorded in the town of Charlestown records of deeds, Book 20st page
389, this parcel of land having been separated from the remainder
of that conveyed to the grantor herein by said Edward S. Clement as
aforesaid, by the construction and grading of the said new State Highway
called the Post Road, leading from Westerly to Providence,
To have and to hold, the aforesaid premises, with all the
rights frontages and appurtenances thereto belonging unto and to
the use of the said grantees and the successors of them and their
heirs and assigns forever, And I the said grantor do hereby
covenant and for my heirs, executors and administrators against
both the said grantees and the successors of them and their heirs and any
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 as aforementioned that the said grantees and the
successors of them and their heirs and assigns shall by these
presents at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and
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116 enjoy the said premises, and that I the said grantor only, and my
heirs, executors and administration shall warrant and defend the
same to the said grantees and the successors of them and their heirs
and assigns forever against all lawful claims and demands of
all persons. Quit claim for the consideration aforesaid, I the undersigned
Lawrence H Brightman of Charlestown, miss of said county
in Providence, the grantor herein, do hereby release all my right of
tenure in and to the said granted premises unto the said grantees
and the successors of them and their heirs and assigns, forever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 26 day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and twenty seven.
Executed in the presence of
George L Carter Lawrence H Brightman LS
Freda Brightman Blend A Brightman LS
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Charlestown on the 26 day of November A.D. 1927
before me george l carter appeared the above named Henry M,
H Brightman and Blend A Brightman to me known and known by
to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they
acknowledged said instrument to be their free act and
deed.
George L Carter
Notary Public
Received for record Nov 28th 1927 at 4.45 o'clock AM,
and deposited by George L Carter, Form Collect
I, Lawrence H Schuhnk of Charlestown, Washington County,
Rhode Island for consideration paid, grant to melissa H Weaver
of said Charlestown with mortgage covenants to secure the payment
of three hundred dollars on demand with interest at six per centum,
per annum payable semi annually as provided in a certain negotiable
mortgage note of date herewith "a certain tract of land situated
in said Charlestown containing fourteen acres, one hundred and fifty
rods and is marked on Plot Map "Hudson Reservation" on file in town
clerk's office in said Charlestown on "Forest Twp" and bounded on
the North and West by "East Common" Court by d highway and South
by land formerly of John Gordon Subject to a previous mortgage
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