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Whereas the New York, Providence and Boston Rail Road Comp
any did on the 16th day of July A.D. 1837 execute a deed of mortgage to John S
Palmer of New York State, Samuel P Dennison of Barnstable and Stephen S Dion
of Rhode Island as Trustees for the purposes therein stated, wherean said Mort
gage deed was duly acknowledged and Recorded in the Providence County Land in the
Town of Providence and State of Rhode Island through which said Rail Road passes to
which instrument preference superiorly is here asserted and whereas said Rail
Road company have later up and onwards to cease and desist and discharge the
obligations and liens for the quantity of which said mortgage gave and gave in
and happens to the above Trustees for in discharge of said mortgage and a more
of their mortgage and property.
Now therefore Now know to all men by these presents, that we John S Palmer and
Samuel P Dennison the surviving Trustees under the mortgage here above have alone
named for and in consideration of the fulfillment on the part of the company
of the first part said deed of mortgage above referred to of the agreements
and covenants in said instrument ratified and confirmed and in the further con
sideration of the sum of ten cents to be paid by the New York, Providence and Bosto
Rail Road Company a Corporation being here incorporate by the Leg statutes of the
State of Connecticut and Rhode Island as by the deeds presents recited, released and
forever quit claim alone unto the New York, Providence and Boston Rail Road Comp
any their successors and assigns forever all the right title and interest which either
in right or in hand in the law of the State of the New York, Providence and Boston Rail
Road together with all the rights and privileges and liberties annexed to the Town of
Providence in the State of Rhode Island and in the Town of Bristol, Providence Collection
Richmond State etc. In the Town of Smithfield and East Greenwich in the County of East
along both Railroad tracks Corridor and Premises in the Counties of Kent and
Providence in the State of Rhode Island also as the Rail Roads Engines wagons
Cars and Deposits Goods also with the Machinery etc and engines wheels etc and
how over in property meaning and meaning respectively to the said company
all the property both real and personal rights and conveyances and etc by virtue of
mortgage from said company and for a particular consideration receipt sufficient
of hereby had to date void.
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our Hands and Seals at New York this fifth
day of January A.D. 1844 in presence of
S. C. Mc Leland
Samuel P Dennison
John S Palmer [L.S.]
S. P Dennison [L.S.]
Prov. of New York
City of New York S S
Stephen C. Mc Leland a Notary Public in and for the State of New York county
unear and district witnessing in the City of New York hereby that on the any day of the date
thereof before me personally appeared John S Palmer and Samuel P Dennison within
names above the necessarily executing the presenting instrument in my presence and attest
witnessed the same to be their act and deed.
I do Testimony hereof I have hereunto set my name and affixed my private
Seal this fifth day of January in the year eighteen hundred and forty four from
New York July 31st 1844
By John Easton S.C. S. C. Mc Leland
Notary Public
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