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178 before me personally appeared the above named Dona B. Beconnell and
charles Beconnell, wife and husband each and all to me known, and
acknowledged by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument
and formally acknowledged said instrument by them executed to
be their act and deed
Lisbeth Beiset
Notary Public
Received for record April 9th 1728 at 9 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George G. Corrass, Town Clerk
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Know All men by these presents, That the Providence Town
Company, of the City of Providence County of Providence and State of
Rhode Island aforesaid, hereinafter called the Grantor in consideration of ten
dollars, and other valuable considerations to me paid by Emill W.
Pinkham of the town of Smithfield, in the County of Washington
State of Rhode Island aforesaid called the Grantee, the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain, sell and
convey unto the said Grantee, and his heirs and assigns no trees or
certain lot or parcel of land and buildings therein situated at Annonman
long Beach or called, in the town of Smithfield, in said County of
Washington, bounded and described as follows to wit: Commencing at
the Northeasterly corner of the property hereby conveyed at the corner
of a stone wall adjoining lands formerly of Emma R. Bound on the
East there bounding Southeasterly along said fence or formerly
of Emma R. Bound and bounded Northeasterly by the same Two
hundred fifty nine (259) feet to a point fifty (50) feet Eastward from the
corner of the fence wall at the Southeasterly corners of lands of William
P. Reeves; thence in a continuation of said line to the near fence running
westerly, bounded Southerly by the pax, fifty (50) feet more or less to
lands of said William P. Reeves; thence running Northwesterly bounded
Southwesterly by lands of said Reeves to the corner of the fence
wall last mentioned; thence continuing Northwesterly bounded
Southeasterly by lands of said Reeves two hundred fifty one (251) feet
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