The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents, that I Ethan Pendleton
of Westerly, in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island for
consideration paid, grant & convey to James Brooker resided of 34 Gramercy Park
New York den New York state warranty covenants, that certain real estate
situated in Charlestown county of Washington in the state of Rhode Island,
and described as follows: a certain parcel now known as the "city lot"
situated in the town of Charlestown, containing by estimations about 2.5
acres be the same more or less and bounded substantially as follows:
easterly by land formerly owned by William Prewitt, northerly by land
formerly owned by Daniel Stanton, westerly by the Shipley's road, southerly
by land of the heirs of Daniel Yates and others, said lot being conveyed
to Jared Babcock by deed from Joseph S. Sween and dated January 19th 1874
referring to the deed by Jared Babcock to Daniel Burdick by the deed dated
June 11th 1891, to all of which deeds and parcels reference is hereby made for a
more full and accurate description of the premises hereby conveyed.
Reference is also made to a deed of this same property grant by James B.
Babcock and others to the writer made date July About 1895, recorded
in book No. 12 page 183, records of deeds in the town of Charlestown, R.I.
Being that the above lot conveyed to Ethan Pendleton by Albert S. Babcock
by the deed dated February 29th 1912 and recorded in Book No. 17, 17 Page 237.
of the records of deeds in the town of Charlestown, R.I. And I, Lucy J.
Pendleton wife of the grantor Ethan Pendleton agree to waive and renounce all
my right of dower and all other interest in the above described premises.
Witness our hands this twenty fourth day of May 1930.
Ray B. Kenyon
Ethan Pendleton
Lucy J. Pendleton
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
The westerly on the 24th day of may 1930 before me
personally appeared Ethan Pendleton and Lucy J. Pendleton his wife
to me known and known by me to be the parties executing this conveying
instrument and they acknowledged said instrument they hand
granted to be their free act and deed. Ray B. Kenyon
Notary Public
Received for record Sept 1, 1930 at 10-15-6 o'clock a.m.
and recorded by George Warner Town Clerk