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We, WILLIAM D. CROSS and CELIA M. CROSS, husband and wife, both of the
Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island for consideration
paid, grant to HIRAM L. WRIGHT and FLORENCE A. WRIGHT, husband and wife, both of said
Town, County and State, and to the survivor of them and unto the heirs and assigns of
said survivor, as joint tenants and not as tenants in common, with QUIT-CLAIM COVENANTS
that certain real estate situated in Charlestown, County of Washington, in
the State of Rhode Island, and described as follows:
Two certain tracts or parcels of land situated in the Village of Carolima,
said Town of Charlestown, and described as follows:
FIRST TRACT: Beginning at a point on the westerly side of the State High-
way at the northeasterly corner of the premises hereby conveyed and at the southeast-
erly corner of premises of Mary B. Burdick; thence running southerly, bounded easterly
by said State Highway, six (6) rods; thence running westerly, bounded southerly by
premises formerly of John W. Money, a distance of Twenty(20) rods; thence running
northerly, bounded westerly by other land formerly of said Money, a distance of six
(6) rods to premises of said Mary B. Burdick; thence running easterly, bounded north-
erly by said Burdick land a distance of twenty (20) rods to the point and place of be-
ginning.
SECOND TRACT: Bounded on the north by the above-described tract; east on
the State Highway; south by land formerly of Albert A. Saunders and on the west by
land formerly of John W. Money.
Meaning and intending to convey the same premises conveyed to these Grantors
by deed from William D. Cross; said deed bearing date of July 11th, 1939 and recorded
in Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, Book No. 28 at Page 25.
We, William D. Cross and Celia M. Cross, husband and wife, release to said
grantees all our right of curtesy & dower and all other interest in the aforementioned
premises.
WITNESS our hands this 31st day of May 1940
Wm. D. Cross
Celia M. Cross
(INTERNAL REVENUE STAMP, 50¢)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND )
County of Washington )
In Charlestown on the 31st day of May, 1940 before me personally appeared
William D. Cross and Celia M. Cross, husband and wife, both to me known and known by
me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said
instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed.
LIONEL L. BROWN
Notary Public.
Received for record July 10th, A. D. 1940 at 3:00 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk