The instrument's own words
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convey and confirm unto the said The Washington Trust Company, as Executor under the
will of John M. Browning, deceased, its successors and assigns forever.
of John M. Browning, deceased, its successors and assigns forever.
A certain tract or parcel of land, lying partly in the Town of Westerly,
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island and partly in the Town of
Charlestown, in said County of Washington, and described as follows:
Beginning at a boundary line between the land of now or formerly of Davitt
Davitt and "Commons land", said cell-southly partly by land now or
formerly of Clara Robertson, north-eastly partly by land now or formerly of Billings
and Cromwell partly by land now or formerly of Ethan Crandall; easterly
partly by land now or formerly of Thomas Johnson or partly by land now or
formerly of Samuel Crandall, partly by land now or formerly of
said Ethan Crandall, partly by the highway known as the Post Road, partly
by land now or formerly of Samuel Crandall, but however otherwise
the same may be or marked or described in, containing by estimation forty
seven (47) acres and some odds more or less. Being the same land premises
conveyed to this mortgagor (Franklin D. Lawson) by this mortgagor (John
M. Browning) by deed dated January 13, 1924 and recorded in the
Evidences records of said Town of Westerly in Book no. 42 at page 400 and
also in the Registry of Land Evidences of said Town of Charlestown in
Book no. 10 at Page 147, reference being had and made to said deed and the
records thereof and the same hereby made a part of the present premises.
To have and to hold the same, with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances
thereto belonging, to said The Washington Trust Company as Executor under
the will of said John M. Browning, deceased, its successors and assigns,
forever.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as Executor aforesaid,
has caused its name and seal to be affixed hereunto by Thomas Perry, its Vice-President
and Trust Officer and by Everett Barnes its Treasurer, both subscribed in the premises,
this fourth day of January, A.D. 1935.
Signed and delivered in presence of
DAVID ROBERTSON
HENRY HARRIS
(INTERNAL REVENUE STAMP, $1.00)
THE WASHINGTON TRUST COMPANY
Executor under the will of John M. Browning
by
Thomas Perry
Its Vice-President and Trust Officer, and
by Everett Barnes
Its Treasurer
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND,)
Washington Co. Ac.
In the Town of Westerly in said county, this fourth day of January A. D. 1935,
personally appeared before me the above named Thomas Perry and Everett Barnes, Vice President
Trust Officer, and Treasurer, respectively, of the Washington Trust Company, Executor under
the will of John M. Browning, deceased, attorney for Franklin D. Lawson and Mabel M.Lawson,
to me personally known, and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument
and acknowledged said instrument by their signatures to be their free act and deed, in their said
capacities, and the free act and deed of said The Washington Trust Company, as Executor afore-
said, and the free act and deed of said Franklin D. Lawson and Mabel M. Lawson.
DAVID ROBERTSON
Notary Public.
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- - A F F I D A V I T - -
I, Thomas Perry, of the Town of Westerly in the County of Washington and State
of Rhode Island, on affirmation do depose and say: I am the person who caused the sale men-
tioned in the preceding deed to be made. The following is a copy of the notice of sale
what was advertised and in pursuance of which said sale was made.
Mortgagee's Sale
WHD be and is sold at public auction on
Thursday, December 13, 1934, at 2 p.m.
at the office of S. M. p.m., on the last
Thursday of the month, at the office of the
County of Washington, State of Rhode
Island, by me, as trustee of the sale, of
the following described premises, to wit:
A certain plot of land situated in the Town
of Westerly, in the State of Rhode Island,
being part of the premises conveyed to
one D. Lawson and his wife, Mary by
a deed dated January 15, 1914, recorded
in the Land Evidence Records of said
Town on page 138 of volume 10, and
more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a stone wall on the east side
of the road leading from Westerly to
North Stonington, Connecticut, and run-
ning thence south easterly along said
stone wall to a point on the boundary of
the property of H. Slocum thence north
easterly along the boundary of said
Slocum to a point on the boundary of
the property of H. Slocum thence north
easterly along the boundary of said
Slocum to a point on the boundary of
the property of H. Slocum thence north
easterly along the boundary of said
Slocum to a point on the boundary of
said Slocum thence north easterly
along the boundary of said Slocum to a
point on the boundary of Rhode Island
and Connecticut thence south westerly
along the boundary of Rhode Island and
Connecticut to the point of beginning.
Said land contains approximately ten
(10) acres, as the same more or less.
Said land was conveyed to Thomas Perry
by a deed dated January 15, 1914, and
said land was subsequently conveyed to
Mr. D. Lawson by this mortgage dated
July 14, 1923, and recorded in the
Land Evidence Records of said Town on
page 138 of volume 10. The premises
described above are the same premises
as in the Land Evidence Records of said
Town, volume 10, page 138. The said
premises were conveyed to Mr. D. Lawson
and made to sign a deed then and there
and gave made a part of that deed pre-
sented to him.
(Reserved for the mortgagee's right
to hold, lease, and any other taken,
until the full payment of the debt due
on the mortgage).
By order of the escrow under the
terms of the mortgage, dated July 14, 1923.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
to bid at said sale or any post-
ponement thereof.
Westerly, R. I. December 3, 1934.
Said notice was published in the Westerly Daily Sun a public
newspaper printed in the Town of Westerly twenty (20) times,
to wit: on the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th,
13th, 14th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 23rd, 24th, 26th
days of December, 1934; That said sale was made at public
auction at the time and place designated in said notice, and that
the premises were sold by Russell L. Slocum a duly qualified
auctioneer.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND,)
Washington, Sc. }
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Thomas Perry in Westerly in said County, this day
of January, A. D. 1935, personally appeared before me the above
named Thomas Perry and made affirmation that the above statement
by him subscribed is true.
DAVID ROBERTSON
Notary Public.
Received for record January 5th, A. D. 1935 at 2:15
o'clock. p. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk.