The instrument's own words
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Know all men that I Mary C Howland of Jamestown in the state of Rhode Island
in consideration of the sums of four thousand seven hundred & nineteen dollars
paid me by Magazine & Kenyon of Kingston in the aforementioned the receipt of which i hereby acknowledge
and by these presents paid to her hereby bargain sell and deliver and convey unto the said Kenyon
his Heirs and Assigns all my right title and interest whatever in and around two
certain tracts of Land lying one tract containing two hundred seventy acres
more or less situated partly in South Kingstown and partly in Jamestowne and bounded Northerly on
and bounded Northerly on the East Hand partly on, lands of Francis Howland, partly on lands of Annissa
Kenyon partly and partly on lands of Francis Kenyon Browning and partly on
the Pieces of Mary Baskin, Southwesterly partly on the same parts partly on lands
of Stephen Browning and partly on, the West Hand partly on
said Browning and partly on one the Wheatfield lands, One other tract
containing one hundred (acres) more or less bounded Northerly on the
Road East part on Clark Brandally and part one Southwesterly
partly on lands of Kenyon Browning, lands’ South part on Jordan Brown’s land part
on Abegail Kenyon’s and part one Abigail Kenyon’s land & West
on lands of Magazine Browning and partly on George + Hallranes lands
or those others authorities either way the boundaries are described with all the buildings
privileges and appurtenances it land having belonged to
John R Congdon
So have and sold the same to said
Magazine & Kenyon his Heirs and assigns forever Anger I Abigail
Mary C Howland for myself my Heirs Executors and Administrators
and Assigns that I will Warrant and Defend the said Kenyon his Heirs
and Assigns that I will Warrant and Defend the said Kenyon his Heirs
and Assigns that I will Warrant and Defend the said Kenyon his Heirs
and Assigns forever against
the Lawfull claims of all persons whomsoever By Witness my Hand and Seal this 20th day of July AD
1855 (alterations before signing)
Witness (my Hands and Seal) This 20th day of July AD
1855 Mary C Howland LS
Executor in Presence of
E R Potter
South Kingstown in Rhode Island July 20th 1855
Mary C Howland acknowledged the foregoing to be her free
act and Deed and signed her hand and seal before me
E R Potter Jos Rice
Received Sept 8th 1854 Recorded in Land Evidence Book 89 pages
By Charles Cross TC 181 & 186 to Kingstown July 21 1855
Witness Inwell Volume Town Clerk