The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
I Roger B. Kenyon of Charlestown in the County of Washington State of Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said Roger B. Kenyon
for and in consideration of the sum of
Twenty five dollars to me in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid by
William B. Tucker of Charlestown in the County and State aforesaid
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and state thoroughly satisfied contented and paid; and delivered of and every part and parcel
therefore do execute assign and quit claim dow the said William B. Tucker this
deed, executes and admonishments forever by these presents; have given granted bargained sold alienated conveyed promised and confirmed; and
by these presents do freely wholly and absolutely give grant bargain sell alienate convey and confirm unto him
heirs and assign forever
a certain lot of land situated in the town of Charlestown in said County and
contained by dimensions thereof as follows namely as is bounded as follows bounded by
a direct line running by a lot of land sold to William B. Tucker Northly by
land of the Grantor’s neighbor bounded by land of William B. Tucker
it is the express understanding and agreement that the Grantee shall make
and maintain all the fence lines against land of the Grantor Reserving the
crops now growing upon the premises
Reserve Stamp
$0.50
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to
the same belonging or any in whom appertaining to fore the said Tucker his
heirs heirs and assigns forever to have and their other proper use benefit and behalf Forever. And I the said
R. B. Kenyon
heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise grant to and with the said Tucker
heirs and assigns that of and before the ensuing hereof I have the true full and lawful owner a proper right good and perfect fee and absolute estate of inheritance
proven and lawfully seated of and possessed of the same in every part of the above described premises
in fee simple; and have in good and sufficient right to sell and convey the same. And that said William B. Tucker his
heirs and assigns may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter by himself or others lawfully have peaceably and
quietly hold use occupy possess and enjoy the said premises with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and
clearly hold use occupy possess and enjoy the same without any manner of form of seizure or other gifts grants bargains sales leases mortgages wills
estates jointures dowries judgments executions encumbrances of what name or nature whatsoever shall in any manner or degree obstruct
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore
the said R. B. Kenyon
heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above denoted
premises to claim and defend any claim or demands of any person or persons whatever to secure warrant and defend the these premises
William B. Tucker his heirs and assigns
done & signed R. Kenyon’s hand by the certificate below for the consideration aforesaid paid and delivered the bargain’s notes’s
of covenanting all my right title and interest and power of thirds of the above grant premises to have and hold
William B. Tucker his heirs and assigns forever. In testimony whereof I have set my hand
Date this 25th day of August 1845
Roger B. Kenyon
Signed sealed delivered and witnessed in presence
Henry Moore & George G. Sherman State of Rhode Island County of Washington the
Acknowledged August 25th 1845 The above R. Kenyon acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his
free act and deed and that he executed the same as and for his act and deed before me a Public Notary of
Charlestown for Rhode Island the 25th day of August at 8 o’clock PM and signed by R. Kenyon B. Kenyon
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46 Peacedale May 15th 1865.
At a meeting of the Peace Dale Manufacturing Company held at the above written time
and place all the stock holders were present & the following vote was passed
Resolved that Mr Hogdon Treasurer make and deliver to R Hogdon a deed of the
remaining half of the Cardean Mill Estate to pay that he shall hold the same in his own
right. True copy
Attest.
Pierce Stamp
Witness
R Hogdon Clerk
1865 Know all men by these presents that we the Peace Dale Manufacturing
Company a Corporation duly incorporated by the legislation of Rhode Island & doing business
in Peace Dale in the town of South Kingstown County of Washington State of Rhode Island, in
consideration of Ten Dollars the same delivered to us by Rowland Hogdon of the town of South
Kingstown County of Washington & other good and valuable consideration of the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge
and for other good and valuable considerations of the said Rowland Hogdon his heirs and assigns forever sell and convey
unto said Rowland Hogdon his heirs and assigns forever all right title and interest which we have and hold
in and to a certain tract of land situated in the town of South Kingstown and Celebration in said
county of Washington lying in the said town as follows to wit a certain half part of our Cardean Mill Estate (as called
above) together with the one half part of the water rights associated there with, It is the intention of this
Deed to convey all the right title and title which we have in the said Cardean Mill Estate
to the said R Hogdon as to the title specified in the deed from A Hyde to whom we have given
a deed of one half part of said Estate dated January 1st 1863 and shall the one half part
over all the rights and privileges connected to the said A Hyde is pertaining to him only we
also convey to the said R Hogdon as pertaining to the said A Hyde for further and full consideration
reference is made to the said deed of one half part of the Hyde parcel which is recorded in the town
of South Kingstown in said town of South Kingstown & Celebration in manner known, with
all its appurtenances lying in said town as described in the deed by which the half part interested in
full of the said deed of one half part to A Hyde which is reference here above is
I do here and to hold said grant and bargain forever with the privileges and
appurtenances thereof to the said Rowland Hogdon his heirs and assigns forever and again to
said Peace Dale Manufacturing Company for execution some decisions and assigns agree
covenant with said Rowland Hogdon his heirs and assigns forever that we will warrant and
defend the same to said Rowland Hogdon his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons claiming by the lawful or under it or some
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seal at South Kingstown
foresaid this 15th day of May in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty five by causing the instrument to be signed by one Treasurer duly authorized
and by affixing our corporate seal here to
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
J A Brown
Pierce Stamp
Rowland Hogdon Peace Dale Manufacturing Co
Rowland Hogdon [illegible] L L
$100.00
State of Rhode Island sc
County of Washington do South Kingstown May 15th AD 1865.
Treasurer appeared Standish Hogdon Treasurer of Peace Dale
Manufacturing Company and acknowledged the foregoing to be his free act and
deed and the hand that sealed the corporate seal of said Company Witness
Sworn in Peace Dale June 5th 1865 Before me
at the clock P.M. and delivered
by Chris Cross Town Clerk
J A Brown Public Notary