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WHEREAS, on August 1st, 1932, and prior thereto, Frederick I. Dana was
the owner of certain real estate located in the Town of Charlestown, County of Wash-
ington, State of Rhode Island, and which is the same real estate conveyed by the
said Frederick I. Dana and Elizabeth A. Dana, his wife, to The Freemasons Hall
Company, a Rhode Island corporation, by deed dated May 22, 1933, and duly recorded
in the Land Evidence Records of said Town of Charlestown; and
WHEREAS, said The Freemasons Hall Company, has continued to be, and now
is the owner of said real estate; and
WHEREAS, on May 29, 1933, there was recorded in the Land Evidence Records
of said Town of Charlestown, in Book 25 at page 300, the following document:
August 1, 1932.
Received of A. J. Waterman settlement of account of $200.00 (five hundred)
cords of standing stove wood on back lot at $1.75 per cord. $375.00
(Signed) Frederick I. Dana
Allowance of 5 years to cut and remove wood.
(Signed) F. I. Dana
and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the said A. J. Waterman referred to in
said document to release to the said The Freemasons Hall Company any and all rights
which the said A. J. Waterman may have to cut wood, and any and all rights of every
nature whatsoever such he may have under said document;
NOW, THEREFORE, KNOW ALL MEN that I, A. J. Waterman, now of Orland, County
of Hancock, State of Maine, formerly of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington,
State of Rhode Island, in consideration of the sum of one hundred Dollars to me paid
by The Freemasons Hall Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State
of Rhode Island, receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release and
forever quitclaim unto said The Freemasons Hall Company, its successors and assigns,
all and every right, title and interest which I may have by virtue of, under and
pursuant to the aforementioned document dated August 1, 1932, and signed by Frederick
I. Dana, and all manner of actions, causes of actions, debts, dues, claims and demands,
both in law and equity, which against the said Frederick I. Dana and the said Free-
masons Hall Company I ever had, now have or ought to have for or by reason or means of
any matter or thing from the beginning of the world to the date of these presents.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day of
June, A. D. 1935.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of:
THOMAS C. BACHELDER A. J. WATERMAN (SEAL)
STATE OF MAINE
HANCOCK, Sc.
In Orland on the 18th day of June, A. D. 1935, before me personally appeared
A. J. Waterman, 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.
SHERET O. SHODEN (Seal)
Notary Public
My Commission Expires Sept. 22, 1941.
Received for record June 21st, A. D. 1935 at 10:00 o'clock, a. m., and
recorded by Town Clerk.