The instrument's own words
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D. Dorothea Holmes Clarke, of Providence, New
York, for consideration and paid, grant to $\text{---}$ William H. Holmes,
of 152 Charles Street, Brooklyn, New York, with following Covenants:
All my undivided one half interest in that
certain real estate situate in the Town of Charlestown,
County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, together
with all the buildings and improvements located
thereon, and all other property thereon, bounded
and described as follows:
Beginning at a stone boundary on the shore of
Charlestown Pond, and running easterly forty-seven
hundred along the line of the Estate of Thomas L.
Arnold four hundred seventy seven and thirty one-
hundredths (477.31) feet to a stone boundary, thence turning a
right angle and running northerly one hundred fifty
(150) feet to a stone boundary, thence turning an interior
angle of ninety eight (98) degrees, thirty six (36) minutes,
thirty (30) seconds, and running northeasterly three
hundred seventy one and ninety one-hundredths
(371.91) feet to a stone boundary, thence turning an
interior angle of one hundred twenty one (121) degrees
five (5) minutes, and running southeasterly three
hundred one hundred eighty two and six-tenths (182.6)
feet, more or less, to the shore of Charlestown
Pond; thence southerly said shore of said pond
one hundred (100) feet, more or less, to the place
point or place of beginning.
This property is more fully described and marked
as appears in a survey of J. G. Sage, dated Dec
13, 1931, filed in the office of the Town Clerk of the town
of Charlestown, Rhode Island, in Book 21, page 51.
Charles M. Clarke, my husband and the grantor
release to said grantee all my rights and interests in
the aforementioned premises.
Witness our hands this 11th day of August A.D. 1931.
Ambrose Butler Linda H. Holmes Clarke L.S.
(as to Dorothea Holmes Clarke) Charles M. Clarke L.S.
State of New York
County of [illegible] ss
On the 11th day of August A.D. 1931 before me personally appeared the above named
Grantor Dorothea Holmes Clarke be me known as a resident
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deponent is the party executing the foregoing instrument,
and she acknowledges the said instrument, by her signature to
be her free act and deed.
Charlene Butler
Charlene Butler
Notary Public, Hunterdon, NJ.
Comm. expires March 30, 1952
State of New York
County of Hunterdon ss.
I, Chas J. F. Leuken, Clerk of the County of Hunterdon,
and also Clerk of the Supreme and County Courts in
and for the said County, the same being Court of Record,
do hereby Certify that Charlene Butler whose name is
and seal are affixed to the deposition annexed hereto as the Proof
of acknowledgment of the annexed instrument, and
whose commission is, at the time of Notarizing said
deposition, or proof of acknowledgment, Notary Public
in and for said County, said commission, was and remains
in authority as by her seal and date, and said deposition
is authenticated as follows to be witness: my Court's seal
and seal for general purposes; and said seal takes acknowledgment
and proof of deeds, conveyances and other instruments
recorded in offices of New York State. And further,
that I am well acquainted with the handwriting of
said Notary Public, and can verily believe that the signature
to said deposition is her signature of proof or acknowledgment is
genuine.
For which reason therefore I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the Seal of said Courts and County the
20 day of Aug 1951.
Chas J. F. Leuken Clerk
State of New York
County of New York
On this 17th day of August 1951 personally appeared
before me sworn and affirmed grantor Charles M. Clark who
known to be the person executing the foregoing instrument
and he acknowledged the instrument to be executed by
him as his free act and deed.
Jane Parsonsberg
A Notary Public New York County
New York County No. 187
Passport No 2 547
Expires March 30, 1952
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State of New York }
County of New York } ss. No. 79846 Series E.
I, Daniel E. Finn Clerk of the County of
New York and also Clerk of the Supreme Court for the
said county, the same being a Court of Records, having
a seal, Do hereby certify, That Jesse Perdue whereas store
move is attached to the preceding or certificate of the
proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument,
and declared words, was, at the time of the taking said
deposition, privy of and acknowledged, as to her identity
and for the said County, duly sworn, testifying, declaring
and certifying by the laws of said State to take depositions
and to administer oaths to be received in any Court of said
State and for general purposes, and also to take acknowled-
gments and proofs of deeds, of conveyances for lands,
tenements, or other estates in real (State of New York.
And further, that I have carefully examined the
handwriting of party Peter Potter, and verily believe
that the signature to the said deed or certificate of
proof or acknowledgment is his signed.
In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto put my
hand and affixed the seal of the said Court and
County, the 21 day of Aug 1931.
Daniel E Finn Clerk
Received for record September 2, 1931 at 5:50
o'clock PM. and recorded by L. P. Durand
Clerk's Office
D"
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FENCE
SOUTH ARNOLDA ROAD
T. L. ARNOLD, EST
BARBARA ARNOLD
DOROTHY LEE
T. L. ARNOLD, EST
WILLIAM E. HOWES
GARAGE
MARY LOEGEA
CHARLESTOWN POND
LAND AT ARNOLDA
IN
CHARLESTOWN, R.I.
TO BE DEEDED BY
ESTATE OF THOMAS L. ARNOLD
TO
WILLIAM E. HOWES
SCALE 1" = 50'
MAY 13, 1931
T. G. HAZARD JR.
SURVEYOR
STONE BOUND INDICATED BY SYMBOL [symbol]