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State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In North Kingstown, on the 1st day of August A.D. 1928 before me
personally appeared Ida L. Lapaze to me known from and known by me to
be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and she acknowledged
said instrument, by her prefixed, to be her free act and deed.
Edward E. Thorpe
Notary Public L.S.
Recorded for record August 24 1928 at 9.15, o'clock A.M.
and recorded by keeper Rebecca Linn Clerk
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I Edward Es, Fillingstreet an unmarried man of Hope Valley,
Washington County, Rhode Island, for consideration Paid, grant to
Dorothy A Bateck of Canaan, New London County, Connecticut, with
warranty covenant, a certain parcel of marsh land situated in the
town of Charlestown, Washington county, State of Rhode Island, bounded
as follows to wit: beginning at a stone on the shore of Stone river
Said at the northernmost corner of land owned by Sarah S latham
Thence Southwesterly bounded Easterly by said land to the recently
established state highway, thence westerly along said highway, forty
feet; thence northerly along a line drawn parallel to and forty feet
distant from said shore line to aforesaid pond, thence Easterly along
the shore of said pond to the point of beginning, the premises further
conveys to the grantee his heirs or assigns, and to his or their tenants
and guests occupying the first mentioned tract to have free right
of travel and to visit on the beach oven the east driveway
and walk on other land of the Grantor, situate southeasterly
across the highway from above described tract as long as the
holders of said land shall pay the proportionate part of repairs
for the upkeep of said drive and mark.
Witness my hand this sixth day of August, 1927
Ida L. Lapaze Edward W. Fillingstreet
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254 State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
In Hopkinton on the eighth day of August, AD 1927
before me personally appeared the above named Edward
Ho Tillinghast to me known and known by me to be the party
executing the foregoing instrument and he acknowledged said
instrument, that he had executed, to be his free act and deed.
Henry H. Randall
As Notary Public.
Recorded for record August 3, 1927 at 8.45 o'clock P.M.
and acknowledged by George L. Coons Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that me Millicent
T. Macfarlane and wife of Bridgeport, Connecticut, the parties
of the first part in consideration of one dollar ($1) and other
consideration paid by Martin Dell Pratt of Boston Massachusetts
the parties of the second part, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged
hereby for ourselves our heirs, executors and administrators, agree to
sell and convey to the said party of the second part or his assigns
the following described property to the following considerations.
This property consists of lots 4 to 13 inclusive of the 12.5 Ac. subdivision
S.D. # 2.7 inclusion and B. 1, in Charlestown and Westerly, Rhode
Island, as shown on Plan of Tillinghast Grove, Charlestown, Rhode
Island for locations of House lots and Roads, Property of Mrs L.
Macfarlane Stem, Item No 5 (Premier Division, Conveyance Completed).
The price of each of said lots shall be five hundred dollars ($500) to
be paid to said parties of the first part or their nominees forthwith
upon receipt of purchase money from the sale of each lot and
B. 1 # 1-50 inclusive, Option on all of said lots shall be and remain in full
force until October 1, 1929 and with the right of renewal of any
unpaid balance of said lots for two (2) years after October 1, 1929 provided
said Pratt shall pay (option) 1.1929 before made sales of one half (1/2) of
said lots, Separately said parties also hereby grant and give Pratt
an option for three (3) years on the following lot similarly, and
automatically upon his accomplishing a sale of eight (8) of said lots,
viz: all three lots and all other lots or thin in said lot, the option
price of said three lots shall be $1250 per lot and for all other lots $500
per lot to be paid upon receipt of purchase price upon sale of each lot
It is expressly agreed that all sales of lots shall be made subject to