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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, LELAND A. THORNTON, resident in the Town of East Providence in the County of Providence in the State of Rhode Island, hereinafter after called the Grantor in consideration of Ten Dollars, to me paid by HELMI S. HOLMA of Bradford in the Town of Westerly in the County of Washington in said State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the said Grantee, and her heirs and assigns forever,
A certain lot of land situated in the Town of Charlestown in the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island being described as Lot No. 2, of "Plat of Cottage Sites on property of Mrs. Sarah G. Moore" located on Ninigret Beach Charlestown, R. I., by G. W. Woodcock," which said plat is on record in Land Evidence of said Charlestown, book 24, page 13, page 13, reference thereto being made for a more particular description.
Reference is hereby made to Book No. 18, page 289 Book and No. 22 page 56 of the records of land evidence in said Town of Charlestown for the grantor's title.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the aforementioned premises, with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto and to the use of the said Grantee, and her heirs and assigns, forever.
And I, the said Grantor, do hereby, for myself and for my heirs, executors, and administrators, covenant with the said Grantee and her heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises; that the same are free from all incumbrances. that I have good right, full power and lawful authority to sell and convey the same in the manner as aforesaid, that the said Grantee and her heirs and assigns, shall by these presents at all times hereafter peacefully and quietly have and enjoy the said premises, and that I, the said Grantor, will, and my heirs, executors and administrators, shall warrant and defend the same to the said Grantee and her heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons.
And for the consideration aforesaid, I, Grace R. Thornton, wife of Leland A. Thornton, the grantor, do hereby release all my right of dower in and to the said granted premises unto the said Grantee and her heirs and assigns, forever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty-seventh day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-three.
Executed in the presence of
George E. Thurber
as to L.A.T. and G.R.T.
LELAND A. THORNTON (SEAL)
GRACE R. THORNTON (SEAL)
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, 55¢)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND)
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County of Providence }
In Providence on the 27th., day, of October, A. D. 1943 before me personally appeared the above named Grantor Leland A. Thornton and Grace R. Thornton, wife of said Leland A. Thornton, to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed.
GEORGE E. THURBER
Notary Public
Received for record October 30th, A. D. 1943 at 1:30 o'clock, P. M., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
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