The instrument's own words
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I, Howard E. Thorp of the town of Eastly, Washington
county, Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to
Theo. James & Chandlersmond of said county and State aforesaid
with Quit Claim Covenant:
That certain lot or parcel of land located in the town of
Eastly, county of Washington and state of Rhode
Island and bounded and described as follows, to wit:
Commencing at a stone wall situated on the ground
on the northerly side of a public highway set at the south
west corner of said lot marked "A" as shown on a plan plot
entitled, Map of that piece of land in the town of Eastly,
R.I. owned by Howard E. Thorp, surveyor's plan plotted
1931, book 1197, p. 116, bounds E. E. Thorp, owning partly south, 22
feet to a boundary line running south east on the ground, bounded
south eastly by highway road’s edge, then north east along north
eastly line marked "B" to a boundary line running
north eastly on a line parallel to the boundary line bounded north
and east eastly on a line then north east 315.5 feet to the boundary corner
marked "C" then west on a line marked "D" then south running south westerly
to point and place of beginning. bounded
northerly by parcels c othersward
said lot containing seventy stories of land forty feet by
feet wide extending from road’s edge north east boundary of the house of
Thorp’s ancestors on a line then north east boundary of grounds of
by it. All right alley on the north.
This deed is subject upon the express condition that the
grantee hereafter shall and covenants shall grade, construct and
open for public highway the strip of land over and above described
spanning presence as outlined in said plan and should the said grantee
at any future time cause removing said boundary wall the parcel of
land nor highway of grantor over the same shall revert to and
revert with the grantor, his heirs and assigns, this deed is
moreover subjectly and acceptable by duly authorized representative
of the Trustees of the Eastly Savings Corporation,
and its successors in interest, solely and only on
account of the above promise and the condition herein.
D. Helen M. Thorp wife of the grantor whose
deed and grantees adhering rights of dower the aforementioned
premises.
Witness our hands this 24th day of May, 1931.
Howard E. Thorp L.S.
Hattie M. Thorp L.S.
State of Rhode Island}
County of Washington}
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This Testimony on this 28th day of May AD, 1931 before me
personally appeared the above named Grantor to me known
and known by me to be the said grantor speaking the following
words and saying, and they acknowledged and confirmed, by them
executed, that they then there fore and deed.
Roger E. Drewry
Notary Public
Recorded for record July 11, '31 at 5:35 o'clock (PM) and
returned by
Lester D. B...
Town Clerk
Agreement
Agreement made this 15th day of August,
AD. 1931 by and between Providence Real Estate Company,
a corporation organized under the laws of the state
of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the seller, and
Stephen M. Kilgore of the Town of Charlestown, County
of Washington and State of Rhode Island, hereinafter
called the buyer.
The seller agrees to sell and the buyer
agrees to buy that certain parcel of property situated in the
Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and
State of Rhode Island known as the "General
Island" and part property, comprising however more or less
one hundred acres of the East Pond, including all water, and Town
land being all of the property owned by the seller
in said Town, together with all the rights, privileges, franchises
and agreements which belong to this property.
The purchase price for the above property is to be
the sum of Two Thousand Five Hundred ($2,500) dollars,
One Thousand (1000) Dollars of which the buyer has now paid
and the amount further is hereby acknowledged, namely
the balance of One Thousand Five Hundred ($1,500) dollars
is to be paid on the delivery of a warranty deed conveying good title free from all encumbrances except
taxes accrued June 15th, 1931.
The deed is to be delivered when the balance
of the purchase price paid on or before June 1st, 1932.
Lbs Nov. 1931, Daylight Savings Time September 14th
A.D. 1931, at the office of the Town Clerk and Town