10/3/1930 · DEED · book 24 page 223 doc 8773

Know All Men by these Presents: That Shomoawake Lodge, a Corporation existing under the laws of the State of Rhode Island and located at the city of Providence in Providence County in said state (hereinafter the grantor) in consideration of the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100) and other good and valuable consideration to paid by the State of Rhode Island and its successors and assigns acknowledging and through the introduction further mentioned the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged said Grand Lodge, Solf commanding State of Rhode Island and its successors and assigns called the grantee its successors and assigns (grant to and excepting their own and reserving to it its successors and assigns as the estate hereinafter specified) the following described tract of land with all its improvements thereon situated in the Town of Charlestown Washington County and State of Rhode Island vg a certain tract of land containing Two hundred (200) acres acres be the same more or less bounded and described as follows namely (1) Beginning on the westerly side of the highway which leads southeasterly from the summit of Chemingwock Hill to the Post Road and crosses Mill river, and at the corner of the tract of land which formerly belonged to the heirs of Mary A Thomas and is the second tract described in this deed at a black oak tree; thence southwesterly to a maple tree; thence southwesterly to a pine tree; thence southeasterly to a white oak tree said three courses just mentioned bounding southwesterly on said land formerly of the heirs of Mary A Thomas thence northwesterly bounding southeasterly on a portion of the land known as May Mill land formerly owned by Stephen Russell to a maple tail, thence southwesterly following a line 7 chains on ledges to a corner; thence southwest to a stone at the summit of a ridge known as right tributary said last two courses bounding southwesterly on said portion of the May Mill land, thence in a general southerly direction to a brook or a split ledge thence continuing in a general southerly direction to a bound consisting of three black oaks said last two courses bounding easterly on said "Abigail land" thence in a

224 General southerly direction in a straight line to a point marked the southerly line of land known as "West Cove" said point is situated thirteen hundred twenty five / 1325 feet from the southeasterly corner of said West Cove at the highway above mentioned thence thirteen hundred twenty four / 1324 feet in the south line of said "West Cove" to the southwesterly corner of said "West Cove" at a white oak tree thence in a course a little to the west of south through a boundary wall to a black oak tree to Matchang Hook at the southeasterly corner of a parcel of land known as "Cove Land (Public land)" and a point on a course bounding easterly on land now or formerly of George S. Kendrick thence westerly on said Matchang Hook to the line now or formerly of William S. Kendrick of George S. Kendrick thence northerly bounding owners of George S. Kendrick thence to the highway which leads southwesterly from the summit of Beaman's Hill to and across Degroot Brook and toward North scuttulet; thence northeasterly running northwesterly on said highway above mentioned 820 (eight hundred and two hundred more or less) feet to a point on the easterly side of said last mentioned highway which point at measured along the southeasterly side of said highway is result 2384 twenty three hundred and fifty four) feet more or less, southwesterly from a large boulder which rests on a ledge near the summit of said Beaman's Hill and at the juncture of two old roads which marks the southeasterly line of said highway first above mentioned; thence easterly at an interior angle of 135° 50' (One hundred thirty five degrees and fifty minutes) 857 (eight hundred and eighty seven feet) the first 31 (thirty one) feet of of said course being the line of a stone wall to a corner thence northeasterly at an interior angle of 181° 02' (One hundred eighty one degrees and two minutes) and along the line of said wall 219 (two hundred and nineteen) feet to an angle on said wall; thence continuing along the line of said wall and at an interior angle of 176° 38' (One hundred seventy six degrees and thirty seven minutes) a distance of 115 (One hundred fifteen) feet to an angle on said wall; thence continuing along the line of said wall at an interior angle of 158° 29' (One hundred fifty eight degrees and twenty nine minutes) a distance of 200 (two hundred) feet to an angle on said wall; thence continuing along the line of said wall and at an interior angle of 205° 57' (Two hundred four degrees and thirty four)

minutes,) a distance of 377 (three hundred seventy seven) feet to an angle in said wall; thence continuing along the line of said wall and at an interior angle of 183° 05' 35" one hundred eighty degree five minutes & 35 seconds a distance of 292 (two hundred ninety two) feet to an angle in said wall; thence continuing along the line of said wall and at an interior angle of 183° 11' 16" one hundred eighty degrees eleven minutes & 16 seconds of 253 (two hundred fifty three) feet to an angle in said wall; thence continuing along the line of said wall and at an interior angle of 102° (one hundred eighty two degrees) a distance of 51 (fifty one) feet to a point in the southerly side of the highway first above mentioned (which point as measured along the southerly side of said highway, is located 371 (three hundred seventy one) feet north easterly from the large boulder on the ledge as above mentioned) (the last nine courses bounding on other lado of this quadlet) thence east and southerly on the highway first above mentioned to the place of beginning, being and comprising by horno boundary and described all of the land conveyed to this grantor by said sum percy & Burnick Shadock Burnick and Sarah B Burnick dated the first day of November AD 1876 and recorded in the town records of said town of Pawtucket in Book 1215 at page 422 otherwise excepting a portion thereof containing approximately 3.7 (three and one half) acres more or less located at the Northwesterly corner thence reference is made to said land record theseof is sufficiently much for a particular of the location and description of said lot as to the above described land Also all of the right title and interest of the grantor in and to the Mills of said Hatchery including the land under the same. Also another certain tract of land containing 23 twenty three) acres be the same more or less located on the easterly side of the highway first mentioned the description of the west of said land first described in that deed but excepting the tract of land reserved 71 in said description as belonging belonging to the heirs of Henry J Thomas and further described as describable as follows, viz: Beginning at a Black Oak on the easterly side of the Highway (being the most round tree in the vicinity) and running the tract first described in his deed) south running southwesterly about 200 (two hundred) feet to a maple tree thence continuing south easterly about 200 (two hundred) feet to a white oak tree and then

226 sais two courses of it mentioned bounding northwesterly to in tract of and first ascribed in this deed Prince [illegible] with said White Oak tree bounding westerly on [illegible] company's [illegible] way about 400 [four hundred] [illegible] track Oak tree then northwesterly bounding border [illegible] road now or formerly of Gratton's New Court [illegible] area) to it and then south for formerly & then [illegible] the [illegible] boundary bounding as said the [illegible] point south 300 [three hundred] feet, then westerly [illegible] boundary on said Pattee Species, in a west 600 [six hundred] [illegible] to it and northward thence northwesterly along said highway about 200 [two hundred] ft to a stone fence [illegible] [illegible] encompassing therefore bounded [illegible] and conveyed to this grantor [illegible] from R. H. Kingy dated the 22nd day of Sept. 1787 and recorded in the volume and records of said town [illegible] No 10 at page 300 evidence is said [illegible] and said way made for more [illegible] the description I have transcribed it and [illegible] store inserted above and another parcel of land valuing 55, 4 (fifty five and four tenths) acres in the said manor or lake [illegible] described as follows beginning at a point [illegible] the highway side of said highway then northwesterly [illegible] [illegible] distance 400 [four hundred] feet to said arrows [illegible] [illegible] points entered 1175 [one thousand one hundred seventy five] feet however its northwesterly from the [illegible] [illegible] along said highway north [illegible] during line to the highway side and then the [illegible] line to it said said thence northwesterly only [illegible] [illegible] this a description is [illegible] 1175 [one thousand one hundred seventy five] feet [illegible] then northwesterly boundary [illegible] returned to this a description custom [illegible] 1500 [one thousand five hundred] [illegible] then northwesterly to the [illegible] [illegible] bounding northwesterly and northwesterly [illegible] [illegible] and then F. Crummell now of this grade [illegible] [illegible] bounded and described [illegible] in the volume and records aforesaid [illegible] of Sept 2, 1787... the coordit be [illegible] and then a cobblestone brook by at Page 489 reference is said and said record and [illegible] for more particulars of the location and

description of said tree in the write sorted deed the grantor hereby accepts from the foregoing conveyance and reserves to itself, and its successors and assigns, the full use employment occupation and possession of all of the land hereby conveyed for and during the lifetime of that one of the following named persons who shall be the last to survive, viz: Edmon A Burlingtone, found city of Providence, Hanna Parsons Cross ditto Theodore Thomas Shaw " William B. Brownlygh " Frank H Frickley " Richards G Lyman " Thomas F. J. Moore " Samuel Norris II unqualified Competent Sharlie S Fatherne found city of Providence Ralph E Malbon ditto with the rights, as necessary and appurtenant to a life estate to cut reasonable timber from time to time hereby conveyed for her for her subsist, and improve more with the same purpose to that portion of the land described in the above mentioned deed and from others’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’

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