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in his capacities as aforesaid, and acknowledged the said instrument by him executed
to be his free and voluntary act and deed said in said capacities as aforesaid.
Frederick R. Schoonweiss
Notary Public.
Received for record June 16th, A. D. 1932 at 6:05 o'clock P. M. and
recorded by
Town Clerk.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, CHARLES E. DOWNIE, Jr. of the Town of
Westerly in the State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the Grantor, in consideration
of the sum of Ten (10) Dollars to me paid by the STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE
PLANTATIONS, (acting by and through the Metropolitan Park Commission), hereinafter called
the Grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant, bargain,
sell and convey unto the said grantee, and its successors and assigns forever,
That tract of maple swamp land in the Town of Charlestown in the State of
Rhode Island, containing ten (10) acres lying in a square measuring forty (40) rods on
each of the four sides, bounding easterly on land formerly of the heirs of Simon Clarke, Sr.
deceased, southerly on land formerly of the heirs of Samuel Gardner, Esq., deceased,
westerly on land formerly of Hannah and James Shearman, and northerly on land formerly of
Martha Burdick.
Being the same premises conveyed by deed of Samuel Burdick, Administrator, to
Francis Carpenter, dated December 11, 1849 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence
in said Town of Charlestown in Book 7 on page 37 lapze.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforementioned premises, with all the privileges and
appurtenances thereto belonging, unto and to the use of the said grantee, and its succesu-
ors and assigns forever in fee simple.
And I the said grantor do hereby, for myself and for my heirs, executors and
administrators, covenant with the said grantee and its successors 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 selland convey the
same in manner as here aforesaid; that the said grantee and its successors and assigns shall by
these presents at all times hereafter peaceably 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 its successors and assigns forever against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons.
And for the consideration aforesaid, I, Eleanor C. Downie, wife of said Charles
E. Downie, Jr., do hereby release all my right of dower in and to the granted premises unto
the said Grantee and its successors and assigns forever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 9th day of June
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is in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty two (1932).
Signed and Sealed
in presence of
M. E. THORP.
CHARLES E. DOWNIE, JR. (L. S.)
ELEANOR C. DOWNIE (L. S.)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND)
County of Washington
In Westerly in said County on the 9th day of June, A. D. 1932, before me per-
sonally appeared the above named Grantor, Charles E. Downie, Jr. and Eleanor C. Downie,
his wife, to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instru-
ment and acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be their free act and deed.
NORMAN E. THORP
Notary Public
Approved as to form:
BENJAMIN H. M. LYMAN
Attorney General.
Received for record June 15th, A. D. 1932 at 6:19 o'clock P. M. and
recorded by [Signature]
Town Clerk.
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