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Know all men by these presents that I, Charles G. Eldridge of Groton,
New London, State of Connecticut, a son and one of the next of kin and heirs
County of New London, State of Connecticut, a son and one of the next of kin and heirs
at law of Charles F. Eldridge, late of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of
Rhode Island, deceased, in consideration of ten dollars and other valuable consider-
ations to me paid by Thurman F. Eldridge of said Charlestown, the receipt whereof I
do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant, sell, convey and confirm unto the said
Thurman F. Eldridge his heirs and assigns for ever the undivided one half part of a
certain lot or parcel of land lying and being at Quonochonticut in said Town of Charles-
town, with improvements thereon standing, bounded and described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the north-west corner of said lot at a stake in the ground
about twenty-five feet south from the old bleach and on the east side of highway nearly
opposite land of Steven Peckham, thence easterly on a line parallel with a line drawn
in continuation of Steven Peckham's line about one hundred feet, more or less, thence
southerly on a line one hundred feet, more or less, from highway, ninety feet, thence
westerly to the highway and to a point ninety feet south from first mentioned bound,
thence northerly along highway ninety feet to point of beginning or however
otherwise bounded.
Being the undivided one half part of that lot or parcel of land conveyed to
Charles F. Eldridge, late of said Charlestown, deceased, by Albert F. Noxie by deed
dated January 13, 1913 and recorded in Land Evidence Records of said Charlestown in Book
17, page 17, at page 372, to an age the record of thereby here had and made
and the same a part of these presents.
to HAVE AND To HOLD the same to the said Thurman F. Eldridge, his heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns forever, and i covenant to and with the said
Thurman F. Eldridge that I am the true and lawful owner of said undivided one half part
of said described land; that the same is free and clear of any and all incumbrances and
that I will warrant and defend the same to the said Thurman F. Eldridge, his heirs and
assigns forever against all the lawful claims and demands of all persons.
And I, Mary Eldridge, wife of the said Charles G. Eldridge in consideration of
the sum paid as aforesaid do hereby release my right of dower in and to the said grant-
ed premises unto the said Thurman F. Eldridge, his heirs and assigns forever.
In Witness Whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 16th day
of November, A. D. 1926.
In Presence of:
JOHN J. DUNN
CHARLES G. ELDRIDGE
MARY ELDRIDGE
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Westerly, in said County, on this 16th day of November, A. D. 1926 before
me personally appeared Charles G. Eldridge and Mary Eldridge husband and wife, to me
known and known by me to be the parties described in and who executed the foregoing
instrument and by they acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be their free
act and deed.
JOHN J. DUNN
Notary Public.
Received for record February 17th, A. D. 1934 at 12:30 o'clock, p. m.,
and recorded by ____________________________________________________Town Clerk.
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