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Know all men by these presents that we Thomas A Kenyon and Rebecca
R. Kenyon wife of said Thomas in her own right both of Charlestown in the
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, one mortgagor of the sum
of five thousand and fifty six dollars paid us by James A Kenyon of said
town, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged to be handle given bargain
and sold and convey unto the said James, his heirs and assigns forever all our
right title and interest in the property described and conveyed to us in a certain
indenture of trust of land situated partly in Charlestown and partly in South Kingstown in said County containing by estimation one hundred and twenty
acres more or less the said land described as follows: bordering on the
highway, westerly on land belonging to the heirs of Samuel Kenyon Esquire
descended from and told of heirs and assigns of Samuel Kenyon, northerly on
land of Samuel Ward and centrally on land of heirs and assigns of deceased
Kenyon, I having the same farm or tract of land conveyed by Deed to
said James A Kenyon to the heirs daughters Rebecca, Susan and and Sarah
or however the dame may be the Catherine however described or described
So have and to hold the aforementioned premises to the said James, his
heirs and assigns forever Provided however, That if the
said Thomas and Rebecca or either of them, or their heirs or assigns
shall fail or cause or cause to be paid to the said James, his heirs, remote
dollars ($556.00) with the interest accruing thereon then this deed act as a
certainly promissory note bearing an even date with these presents
for the sum aforementioned shall be void to all intents and purposes
otherwise to remain and to be of full force and effect
In Testimony whereof all have hereunto set our hands and official
seals this 25th day of February in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty four (1864)
Thomas A Kenyon L.S.
Rebecca R. Kenyon L.S.
State of Rhode Island &
Washington to wit
Charlestown Feb 25th 1864
Before me personally appeared Thomas A Kenyon and Rebecca
R. Kenyon and acknowledged the foregoing instrument the above signed
to be their signatures and the said Rebecca on being interrogated
separate and apart from her husband acknowledged that she executed
the said instrument of her own free will and without any compulsion
of her said husband
Before me beholds Cross
Town Clerk
N. S. I. S. [illegible] Recorded Feb 25th 1864
$5, 56
as to void P. M. and Hundred
by beholds Cross T. Clerk
Having received the full amount of the note secured by
the above mortgage both principal & interest I hereby discharge
the same in full Witness my hand & seal this 11th day
of February 1871
In presence of
James A Kenyon
J. de la Cross
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