The instrument's own words
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In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of the said town and county, this
10 day of June 1931.
Daniel E. Fenn, Notary
Received for record June 29, 1931 at 3:40 p.m.
and recorded by
Logan L. R. [signature]
Deputy Clerk
Know all Men by these Presents: That
J. Dexter E. Downing of Echo city and county of
Providence in the State of Rhode Island, hereinafter
called the grantor, for and in consideration of the sum
of One Hundred Dollars paid in cash by Thos E. Downing,
also said city of Providence the receipt whereof I do
hereby acknowledge, has hereby granted bargained and
sold all autonomy with the said Thos E. Downing, his
Heirs and Assigns, forever.
That certain lot of land lying together with the
all buildings and appurtenances thereon situated
in the Town of Charlestown in the County of
Washington and State of Rhode Island bounded
and described as follows, viz:
Beginning at a bound stone on the ground
on the east boundary line of the Old Connecticut highway
running easterly from the present boundary line
from the Southwesterly to North easterly corner
and on the easterly line of short certain parcel of land
conveyed by Sarah H. Kelly to Fred G. Miller
by deed dated October 31, 1905, and recorded in
the records of land evidence in said Town of
Charlestown in Deed Book 15, at page 288; thence
south easterly one hundred eighty six hundred feet
(612) feet more or less to the north westerly corner
of that certain lot of land which was conveyed
by Chad Church to L. Downing (becoming by
Deed dated September 22, 1924, and recorded in
said records of land evidence in Deed Book 21
at page 339); thence easterly three hundred (300)
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said more or less as in a straight line as defined in an
instrument conveying by d. Estella Talbott and Mabel M. Ennis
wife of William E. Talbott, dated September 4, 1926, and
recorded in said records of land evidence in Deed
Book 22 and page 360, until it comes to said South Beach
way, thence northerly bounded easterly on the
channel running from the Atlantic Ocean to North
Cove, and until it comes to said Wallace land;
thence southerly bounded easterly by said Wallace
land to the place of beginning; together with
all buildings standing thereon by their tenants contrary to the
estates’s inherited title of land. And promise
conveyed subject to such Highways thereon as have
been duly established and used.
To have and To hold the same, with all the
rights privileges and appurtenances thereto appertain
ing, unto said and to the use of the said Rose E. Browning,
her Heirs and Assigns, forever.
And for full consideration grantor Hattie E.
conveying for myself and for my said Heirs,
Executors and Administrators, do covenant and
warrant that the said premises, her Heirs and Assigns, that I
will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises
to her said grantees, her Heirs and Assigns, forever.
And for the lawful claim and demand of all
costs and claiming by the right of under me
Said Testimony Hereof I have signed and
sealed this sixteenth day of June in
the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and thirty and.
(signed and sealed) Hattie E. Browning L.S.
witness
Louis Foots.
State of Rhode Island }
County of Washington } ss
Said Deed be acknowledged on the 7th day of July A.D. 1931
before me personally appeared Hattie E. Browning, to
me known, and declared that she had be the party uttering the
deed above mentioned, and her hand has been signed and
witnessed by hundreds, & her hand has been signed and
W Louis Foots, Notary Public.
Recorded forward July 11, 1931 at 2:00 PM and recorded by
Clinton L. Brown, Town Clerk