The instrument's own words
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Personally appeared Evelyn A. Potter miss of said city lately to me known
and told me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and
she acknowledged said instrument by her seal affixed, to be her free act and
deed. Clarence B. Roche
Anthony Pablos D.S.
Received for record December 11th 1828 at 9:20 o'clock AM.
and recorded by Florence L. Moore, Town Clerk
Know All men by these presents, that I Duran Champlain,
miss of Charlestown, Washington County, Rhode Island, being Married,
hereinafter called the grantor, in consideration of one dollar paid, the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hereby give, grant, bargain,
sell and convey unto South County Public Service Company a Rhode
Island corporation hereinafter called the grantee, its successors and
assigns, the perpetual right and easement to construct as constructed,
repair, maintain, replace, extend and hold for the transmission of high
and
low voltage electric current and fuel oil phone wire, lines of wires or
poles or both, with such lines more may be added at the same or different times
with wires, cables and approved pipe lying upon and both the surface,
and with all necessary foundations, anchors, guys, braces, insulators,
hardware, fittings, equipment and appurtenances but, across and upon
a strip of land 12 feet in width as stated in Charlestown, Washington
County, Rhode Island, said lines to extend from more or formerly of ale
New York and bopole Champlain and extend land more or formerly of
G. Charles Stokes crossing highway and to fence chartered by and upon
the recording of the platters of the limited find survey map, also the
perpetual right and easement from time to time without further payment
to trim to clear and keep cleared said strips place underbrush and
overbrush (the first clearing may be less than the full width and
may be increased from time to time to the full width) and to remove,
replace, and add other things as the grantee shall see and every part
thereof and the locations thereof within said strips, and to run along said
strips and to avoid from the adjoining lands and to pass over the water land
and roads and ditches as practically reasonably avoid. It is agreed that the
lines shall remain the property of the grantee, its successors and assigns,
and that the grantee, its successors and assigns, shall pay all taxes
accrued thereon. If it is the intention of the grantor to convey to the grantee
the perpetual right and easement to construct poles and maintain
transmission lines as herein described and to make such right and
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326 easement assignable, and the grantor hereby agrees to execute, acknowledge
and deliver to the grantee, its successors or assigns, such further deeds
or instruments as may be necessary to secure to them the right and
easement intended to be herein conveyed, to have and to hold the above
granted easements and rights with all the privileges and appurtenances
therunto belonging, unto and to the use of the said grantee, its successors
and assigns. And the Grantor hereby for herself and her heirs,
executors administrators covenants with the grantee, its successors
and assigns that she has lawfully signed in fee simple of the grantis
premises that she has good right to sell and convey the same the grantee
or assigns and will warrant and defend the same the grantee, its
successors and assigns against all and lawful claims and demands
of all persons. This deed is also a release of any and all known
and unknown interest and all other interests by statute or otherwise
of the grantor herein to.
In witness whereof the aforementioned Grantor hereto set her
hand and seal this 24th day of November 1925
Witness
Susan E. Hampton L.S.
Orion E. Barber
State of Rhode Island
Washington Ss.
On Charlestown in said County on the 24, day of November
1925 before me personally appeared the above named Grantor Susan
Hampton each and all to me known, and known by me to be the
party executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged said
instrument by her seal to be her free act and deed
Orion E. Barber
Notary Public L.S.
Recorded in record Dec 18, 1925 at 9.15 o'clock A.M.
and indexed by George Cross Tome Clerk
KNOW all MEN by these presents that one Charles M. Hampton
and Sarah R. Hampton, husband and wife of Charlestown, Washington
Co. only Rhode Island being named, hereinafter called the Grantors in
these presents of one part on the other hand, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto S. R. Barber
Public Service Company, a Rhode Island Corporation hereinafter called
the Grantee, its successors and assigns, the perpetual right and easement
to construct, reconstruct, repair, maintain, operate and patrol, for the