The instrument's own words
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
That I, LEWIS STANTON of the town of Westerly, County of Washington and
State of Rhode Island, Administrator on the Estate of EDWARD S. CRUMB, late of Westerly,
deceased, by virtue of authority vested me in, by the Court of Probate for said town of
Westerly, by an order made and entered on the 19th day of September, A. D. 1935, and for
and in consideration of Eighteen Hundred ($1800.) Dollars, to me paid by EDITH M. LaBREE
of Gaspee Plateau, Rhode Island, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby
grant, bargain, sell and convey unto her, said Edith M. LaBree, her heirs and assigns
forever, at private sale pursuant to the terms of said order of the Probate Court for
the Town of Westerly, made and entered on the 19th day of September A. D. 1935, all the
right, title and interest which said Edward S. Crumb, at the time of his decease, had in
and to a certain tract or parcel of land situated on Quonsettown Neck in Charlestown,
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, and marked 4 on a plat on file in the
Town Clerk's Office, Charlestown, R. I., which plat is marked, "Plan of Cottage Sites,
Quonsettown Point", said lot is bounded as follows: northerly by Lot No. 5, easterly
by lands formerly of Samuel F. Babcock, et al., southerly by Lot No. 3 and westerly by
the Sea. Also a lot in the rear thereof bounded and described as follows: beginning
at the northeast corner of Lot No. 4; thence in a northeasterly direction, bounded on
the north by land of Silas L. Babcock about 105 feet to a point 40 feet west from the
wall now standing; thence southerly 30 feet; thence in a westerly direction about 80
feet to the southeast corner of said lot No. 4; thence northwesterly along the line of
said lot to the point of place and beginning Together with a right of way to pass or
travel on foot or with teams from the east end of this lot herein conveyed in a direct
line to the highway near the wall. And being the same premises described in two
certain deeds from Samuel F. Babcock, et al., to said Edward S. Crumb bearing date of
June 22, 1887, and recorded in the Land Evidence of said Town of Charlestown, in Book No.
12, pages 32-33, and Albert S. Babcock to said Edward S. Crumb, bearing date of October
17, 1890, and recorded in the Land Evidence of said Town of Charlestown in Book 12, pages
206-207, with reference to which deeds and the record thereof being heredy had and made and
the same are made a part hereof.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforementioned premises, with all the privileges and ap-
purtenances thereof, to her, the said Edith M. LaBree, her heirs and assigns forever, to
her and their only use, benefit and behoof.
And I do hereby covenant and agree to and with said Edith M. LaBree, her heirs
and assigns that I was and am empowered by the court aforesaid to make sale hereof.
That it was sold according to the directions of the said court of probate
heretofore given to me relative to the sale thereof.
That previous to the sale thereof, I gave bond for the faithful application of
the proceeds of said sale, according to law.
That in every respect I have at all times conformed to the decrees of said
court of probate for said town of Westerly and the laws of the State in the premises.
That I will warrant and defend the same against the lawful claims of all per-
sons claiming by, through or under the said Edward S. Crumb.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, at Westerly, Rhode
Island, this 4th day of October A. D. 1935.
In the presence of
HERBERT W. RATHBUN
(INTERNAL REVENUE STAMP, $2.00)
LEWIS STANTON
Administrator on Estate of Edward
S. Crumb, late of Westerly, deceased.
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THEODORE B. & LILLIAN C. NEWSON
ESTHER M. GREEN
BERTHA C. MOULTROP
BURGETT WHITE
WELL
STONE BOUND
MAPLE SPILL HOLE
MAPLE HALL
ATLANTIC OCEAN
SCALE 1" = 20'
PLAT OF LAND AT
QUONOCONTAUG BEACH
IN THE TOWN OF
CHARLESTOWN, R.I.,
PROPERTY OF
EDITH M. LABREE,
SURVEYED AND PLATTED
OCT. 1833, ---- BY LEON L. HOLLAND,
CIVIL ENGINEER.
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND)
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County of Washington )
In Westerly, on the 4th day of October A. D. 1935, before me personally appeared
LEWIS STANTON Administrator as aforesaid, to me known and known by me to be the party exe-
cuting the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument, by him executed, to be
his free act and deed individually and as Administrator aforesaid.
HERBERT W. RATHERUN
Notary Public.
Received for record October 5th, A. D. 1935 at 4:00 o'clock, p. m., and
recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk.