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5/7/1930 · DEED · book 24 page 115 doc 8692

From CONGDON ETHEL P life, CONGDON HAROLD B
To DOWNIE SOPHIA M
Premises none · tract of land at Quonochontaug beach (Quonochontaug beach, Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

This instrument states no source of title that we have read yet.

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1930 · DEED · WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY; CHAPMAN MABEL VOSE DECEASED; THORP HOWARD E → CONGDON HAROLD B · book 24 p 113
◀ 1926 · DEED · MORRIS WILLIAM; MORRIS ETTA HAWKINS → CONGDON HAROLD B · book 22 p 159

Forward — where this land went

Follow forward ▶ 1940 · MORTGAGE · RATHBONE WILLIAM B; RATHBONE FLORENCE D → WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY · book 28 p 165
“deed from George J. Baxter dated July 16, 1924 and recorded in the Records of Deeds in Book 24, page 115”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma
Follow forward ▶ 1953 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC → BURNETT ALACIA B; BURNETT HENRY B · book 33 p 586
“also deed from Noel Van Steen recorded in Charlestown Land Evidence Book #24 and recorded Book #24 at Pages #115 and #116”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1930 · DEED · DOWNIE SOPHIA M; DOWNIE CHARLES E → WESTERLY SAVINGS FUND AND LOAN ASSOC · book 24 p 116
▶ 1954 · DEED · DOWNIE SOPHIA M → SOULE LILA CRAPO · book 34 p 248
▶ 1934 · MORTGAGE DISCHARGE · DOWNIE SOPHIA M → UNKNOWN · book 24 p 524
▶ 1947 · AGREEMENT · CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC; DOWNIE SOPHIA M → DOWNIE SOPHIA M; CHARLESTOWN ESTATES INC · book 30 p 568

The instrument's own words

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State of Rhode Island, County of Providence, Ss. On Tuesday on the 15th day of April next, 1930 before me personally appeared Howard E. Clark to me known, and known to me to be the person executing the following instrument and the acknowledged said instrument of his executing it as his free act and deed. [Signature] [Signature] Recorded in record may 7th 1930 at 10-10 o'clock A.M. and returned by George Colann, Town Clerk I Harold Bloomington, of the city of Providence County of Providence and State of Rhode Island for the considerations paid, grant and release to Mr. John M. Bonie of the village of Pawtucket town of Pawtucket, county of Newington, county & their wives and heirs of Connecticut with warranty covenants, that certain land situated in town of Charlestown, County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island, described as follows: a certain tract of land vacant and situated at Quonochontaug beach as laid out in said town of Charlestown, and known as described as follows: namely beginning at the northwest corner of the premises hereby conveyed at a stone bound in the ground; thence running on the southeast 280 feet more or less to another stone bound, set in the ground and continuing said line to the ocean; thence running easterly 100 feet thence running southwesterly 280 feet more or less to a point which will be in the concrete wall near a slab in the ground at the southeast corner of the premises hereby conveyed; thence running westerly in a straight line 100 feet to the point and place of beginning, bounded on the westerly by the bay, easterly by other land of the grantor and westerly and southerly by land of Edward L. Bond, the grants witnesseth that the above named grantor, family agents and servants the right to use and pass over at all times and for all purposes with respect to or over that part of my land which extends north from said boundary line to the north border the premises hereby conveyed to this misnure, the grantor to convey to the grantee, the right to use and pass over in and across at all times and for all purposes with respect to and across a way may extending from the premises hereby conveyed to the highway. This made a condition of this conveyance that the above named premises shall be used by the grantee their heirs and assigns for private residence or hotel purposes and that nothing excepting a private residence or Hotel shall be built on that portion of the lot adjoining the ocean front end funding over 100
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116 lot in depth Sophia's residence or summer hotel, Said residence not to be so as to cause inconvenience from Three thousand (3000) dollars, & portion of said lot shall be used as a site for public garage, movie theaters or other amusement park, but these restrictions shall not prohibit the use of the rear portion of said lot for bottlenes or apart ments of user used in a hotel or private residence, Else the Purchaser will be of this month's failure to raise the amount all the sum & owner and all other interest in the aforementioned premises Hereof witness our hands this 12th day of April 3030. Harold B. Longdon L.S. Ethel E Longdon L.S. State of Rhode Island County of Providence On Providence on the 12th day of April 1930 before me notary although and Harold B. Longdon and Ethel E Longdon husband and wife to me known and who known me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged said instrument by them executed, to be their act and deed. William H. Longdon Notary Public Received for record May 7th 1930 at 10 30 o'clock A.M. And recorded in book 404 page 116 KNOW all MEN by these presents, That I, Sophia M. Downie of the town of Stormington in the County of New London and State of Connecticut hereinafter called the Grantor for consideration of fourteen Hundred Dollars paid by the Peabody Saving Fund and Loan Association a corporation duly established by law, in Warwick in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain sell and convey unto the said corporation, its successors and assigns, a certain lot in parcel of land lying and being in East Greenwich beach in the town of East Greenwich in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island, and bounded and described as follows: to wit, Beginning at the northeasterly corner thereof at a stone bound set in the ground; thence running southeasterly 20 feet more or less, to another stone set in the ground, and thence continuing said line s east 10 feet; thence Cardinally south feet thence southeasterly 6 feet, more or less through a dull hole in the concrete set in the ground to the northeasterly corner of said

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