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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
That I, THOMAS J. CLARKE, of the Town of Charlestown in the State of Rhode
Island, hereinafter called the Grantor, in consideration of the sum of Ten (10)
dollars to be 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 grantees, and its successors and assigns forever,
That lot of wood land containing about fifteen (15) acres or more of land, more or
less, situated in the Town of Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island, bounded west-
erly by lands formerly of Sanders Garrity and Joseph D. Willcox, now and notary lle
erly of Willard M. Hoxsie, et al., northerly by land formerly of the heirs of John Foster,
and now or lately of Hazard Burdick, easterly by land formerly of H. A. & H. H. Burdick,
and now or lately of Asa T. Hoxsie et al., and southerly by land formerly of Oliver
D. Clarke, and now or lately of Willard M. Hoxsie, et al.
Being the same land conveyed by deed of John W. Buddington to Thomas J.
Clarke, dated December 2, 1926 and recorded in the Records of Land Evidence in said
Town of Charlestown in Book 22 at page 460.
To HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforementioned premises, with all the privileges and
appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto and to the use of the said grantees, and its
successors 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 sell and
convey the same in manner as 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 abovementioned, I, Mary A. Clarke, wife of said Thomas
J. Clarke, 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 1st day
of July in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and thirty three (1933).
Signed and Sealed in presence of me:
LINTON L. BROWN
THOMAS J. CLARKE (SEAL)
MARY A. CLARKE (SEAL)
Approved as to form,
JOHN B. BARTON
Attorney General.
(REVENUE STAMP, 50¢)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
County of Washington
In Charlestown in said County on the first day of July A. D. 1933, before me
personally appeared the above named Grantor, Thomas J. Clarke and Mary A. Clarke, his
wife, to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument
and acknowledged said instrument, by them executed to be their free act and deed.
LINTON L. BROWN
Notary Public.
Received for record August 17th, A. D. 1933, at 4:00 o'clock p. m., and recorded by me,
Town Clerk.