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Trail: 9432

9/15/1934 · DEED · book 25 page 552 doc 9432

From DAMERON WILBUR R
To KNOWLES JOHN COURTLAND life
Premises none · tract on the shore of Watchung Pond (Charlestown, Watchung Pond)

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▶ 1940 · DEED · KNOWLES JOHN COURTLAND; KNOWLES LOUISE E → CHAMPLIN CATHERINE M · book 28 p 349

The instrument's own words

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666 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, EMIL M. MATSON, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island for consideration paid, grant to RICHARD J. WHILAN, JR., of the Town of Hopkinton, said County and State with WARRANTY COVENANTS That certain real estate situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, and described as follows: That certain tract or parcel of land, situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a stone bound set in the ground at the southeasterly corner of the premises hereby conveyed, on the shore of Watchung Pond, and the northeasterly corner of premises, now or formerly, of Vincenzo Laddone; thence northwesttherly, bound- ed south southeasterly by said Laddone land a distance of 200 feet, more or less, to a stone bound set in the ground; thence northeasterly, bounded northwesterly by land of owners unknown, a distance of 100 feet; thence easterly or southeasterly, bounded northerly and northeasterly by premises of Grantor, a distance of 200 feet, more or less, to the shore of said Watchung Pond; thence southeasterly, bounded easterly by said Pond, a distance of 100 feet, more or less, to the point and place of beginning, or however otherwise the same may be bounded or described. I hereby covenant that I am unmarried. The consideration for this deed is less than $100.00. WITNESS my hand this 31st day of December, 1934. EMIL M. MATSON. STATE OF RHODE ISLAND ) County of Washington ) In Charlestown on the 31st day of December 1934 before me personally appeared Emil M. Matson to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument, by him executed, to be his free act and deed. LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public. Received for record December 31st, A. D. 1934 at 10:10 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk.

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