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Know all men that I Solomon B. Dutton of Scituate, in Providence County
State of Rhode Island Granten of my Price Son Don Edwin B. Dutton the authority of the
Legislature of the State of Rhode Island & under the direction of the Court of Equity of the
town of Scituate in said State Rhode Island & our consideration of the sum of eighty dollars paid
to me by Elijah Kenyon of Providence in said State Rhode Island, in consideration whereof, grant,
sell convey and set Indenture his premises have & release unto all the right title & interest that I
said Edwin, and also all the right title interest & intent myself have any & may have
now or hereafter of that land of land in said town Scituate containing one hundred & ninety acres
more or less as called in the following form & as described in the following bounds
Beginning at a stone wall on the North side of the road leading from the south side of the
Northwest town line & road leading from the Northwest town line to the south side of the
Northwest road, Northly on bounds of Solomon Duttons & George P. Green's land to the
Northwest corner of lands of Solomon Duttons & George P. Green's land in the south line
of the land of
Solomon Dutton his Grandson John Dutton & heirs of Frederick Dumond former owner
bounded East upon the land of the heirs of the late Benjamin Dutton of the said town but
formerly John Dumonds & heirs being belonged to Dutton as the only child of his mother
who was one of four children of Benjamin Dutton deceased whereas one of the four
children of Dutton's brother died without issue leaving a share in the estate of father &
Elizabeth Clark being brothers of said Dumond with all buildings & improvements thereon
To have & hold the same to said Kenyon his heirs & assigns forever first and
said Solomon for me & my heirs executors & Administrators do covenant & agree
to & with said Kenyon his heirs executors, administrators & assigns that I have
been authorized to sell as aforesaid, & that I will warrant & defend the same
said Kenyon his heirs & assigns forever against the lawful claims of all persons
claiming the same by he, or through or under me or my said Son Edwin B. Dutton Witness my
hand & seal the date aforesaid this 29 th day of May Ad 1864
Executed in presence of
[Signed] Salmon B. Dutton L.S.
Guardian for my son Edwin B. Dutton
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On this twenty ninth day of May in the year of our
Lord one Thousand, eight hundred and sixty four promptly appeared Salmon B.
Dutton to me known to me to be the person who executed the above instrument &
acknowledged he executed the same
[Signed] D. W. Gardner, Notary
State of New York
Onago County Clerk's Office ss: I Edward N. Stone Clerk of said
County and of the said County of Onago in said State for said County do hereby
certify that D. W. Gardner whose name is underlined to this certificate of the
acknowledgment of this annexed instrument and witnessed written above on the
date of said certificate a Notary Public in and for said County and in said State
legal to take the same, and further that I am acquainted with the hand
writing of the said Notary and worthy to be heard that his signature here to the said
certificate of proof or acknowledgment be the genuine. And I further
certify, that the said instrument is authenticated, and in all respects
acknowledged according to the laws of this State. In Testimony
hereof have I hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County this
day of May 1864
[Signed] E. N. Stone Clerk
L.S.
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Filed for Record Oct 04 1864 at 10 o'clock A.M.
and Recorded by Charles Burr Town Clerk
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