The instrument's own words
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Know all Men by these presents, that We,
Jonah P. Buckingham, Jr. and Sarah P. Buckingham, his wife,
of Newport, in the city and county of Providence, (State
of Rhode Island) hereinafter called the Grantors, for and in
consideration of the sum of ten Dollars to us paid by George
F. Ellis and Elizabeth K. Ellis, his wife, both of East
town Portsmouth, Bucks County, Pennsylvania hereinafter
called the Grantees, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and the
same hereby given, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the
said Grantees as principal tenants and as subordinates in common
and their heirs and assigns forever in fee simple
The certain lot of land or parcel of land with all
the buildings and improvements thereon, situate in the Town
of Charlestown, State of Rhode Island, bounded and
described as follows:
Beginning, at a post set on the easterly side of
Involuntary East Beach Road, at the southeasterly
corner of land now or formerly of David P. Moulton and
at a corner of a stone wall; thence running North 33° 25'
West, along said stone wall, bounding easterly on said
sand road, 393 feet to another post and fence, now or
formerly of Benjamin P. Moulton; thence running North
87° 30' East, along said fence and bounding westerly
on said Benjamin P. Moulton's land, 267 feet more or
less, to a corner of a stone wall; thence running in
a clockwise angle of 90° and running Southwest 3° 53' East,
100 feet; thence running in another angle of 90°
and running easterly 195 feet, more or less, to
Charlestown Salt Pond; thence running in a
general southeasterly direction, along said Pond, to land
of David P. Moulton; thence running
South 87° 25' West, bounding southeasterly on said
David P. Moulton's land, 688 feet, more or less, to
said Involuntary East Beach Road all the
premises being.
Together with all the grantors' rights in
and to said Charlestown Salt Pond which are
appurtenant to the above described premises.
Reserving to the grantors, their heirs and
assigns, an easement or right of way, to pass and
repass on foot or with teams and cattle, which estate
over a strip 20 feet wide, running easterly from
said Involuntary East Beach Road 467 feet, more
or less, to a parcel of land retained by said Jonah P. Buckingham.
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480
Luthburn, said rights of dower along the westerly
line of the premises above described.
Also reserving to said grantors, their heirs and
assigns, the right to erect and maintain certain
rights and fish-houses and ports and ways along said
right of way discovered from said Tiverton boarding
Sand beach Road paved with stones and maintained by
said Thad S Luthburn, said ports and ways to be
used solely for the purpose of carrying persons and
pieces of communication between the house mentioned
above and the shore paid by said Thad S Luthburn
or be placed thereon.
This conveyance is made subject to a lease
executed June 15, 1931 which the grantees herein, by
this conveyance, their heirs, deed, hereby assume and agree
to pay.
This conveyance is made subject to a mortgage to
Industrial Trust Company, dated September 11, 1930
and recorded in the office of the Town Clerk of
Tiverton in Book Mortgage Part 2k at page
page 204, whereas the principal sum is recited to be
$8,000.00.
I Here and Hold the aforementioned premises,
evict all the prior liens and encumbrances thereunto belonging,
unto and to the said Grantees, as joint
tenants and tenants in common and their
heirs and assigns forever in fee simple.
And we the said Grantors do hereby covenant
and for our heirs, executors successors and administrators,
with the said Grantees and their heirs and assigns
that we have lawfully secured in fee simple the
said granted premises; that the same are free from all
encumbrances aforesaid and that we have good
rights full power and lawful authority to sell and convey
the same in manner as aforesaid; that the said
Grantees and their heirs and assigns shall by their
present shall have heretoforth peacefully and quietly have
and enjoy this deed, premises, and that we the said
Grantors will and our heirs, executors and administrators,
still warrant and defend the said Grantees and
their heirs and assigns forever against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons, as aforesaid.
And for the consideration aforesaid, said grantors
do hereby release all and every right of Dower and all other
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Statutory rights as and to the said granted premises unto the
said Grantees, and their heirs and assigns forever.
As Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this 30th day of July in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and thirty one.
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of
William E. Pomeroy
and his signature
Joseph D. Ludham Jr.
Rachel M. Ludham
State of Rhode Island, Etc.
County of Providence
County, on the 30th day of July A.D. one thousand nine hundred
and thirty one, was before and personally appeared the above
named Grantees Joseph D. Ludham, Jr. and Rachel M. Ludham
who being each and all then known, and having become of
the last parties standing, the foregoing instrument, signed,
sealed and acknowledged to be and executed, by them executed
to be their free act and deed.
William E. Pomeroy
Notary Public
Received for record July 31, 1931 at 10:20 o'clock AM
and recorded by
Liza L. Trend
Deputy Clerk