The instrument's own words
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In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Charleston this Fourth day of July One Thousand
eight hundred & Seventy Two Cyrlle B Kenyon L.S.
signed sealed and delivered Dorcas P Kenyon L.S.
In Presence of
Lucy E Jessup & Emma G Earl
Washington Flo Dr
Charleston in and County on this 4th day June 1878 then pur-
sonally appeared Cyrus B Kenyon subscriber to the foregoing and
acknowledged the same to be his free and voluntary act and
deed
Before me Milton S Green Public Notary
Know all men by these presents that I drowned Davis for graduate
in the County of Washington state of Rhode Island for and considerate
of the sum of fifty dollars to be paid by Samuel Ward and Mary M Ward (the
wife) of inhabitants in the County and State aforesaid receiving the said sum of money
by authority, remised released and forever quitclaimed and by these presents
do remise release and forever quitclaimed unto the said Samuel Ward &
Mary M Ward their heirs and assigns forever all the right title interest
property by claim manner and demand whatever I have of right ought to have
or claim in and to a certain lot of land lying in and Said Charleston
containing about thirty four feet square more or less and is
bounded as follows: Northward and Eastward by the highway Southward by
land of the said Samuel Ward and Mary M Ward and on the West by land of
the said Drowned Davis for the said Samuel Ward and Mary M Ward and on
to make and mark boundaries with two lime stones on the West side of said lot
between said lot and land of the Quaker
Reserve
stamp
And I do make and to make the same with all the rights privileges and
appurtenances thereof or thereunto appertaining to the said Samuel Ward and
Mary M Ward their heirs and assigns forever. And I the aforesaid
Drowned Davis for myself and for my heirs executors and administrators
do covenant with the said Samuel Ward and Mary M Ward their heirs and assigns
that I will warrant and defend the said premises forever to the said Samuel
Ward and Mary M Ward their heirs and assigns against all right claims and
demands of all persons claiming by tenure or under me And Elizabeth
Davis супруга of the said Drowned Davis for the consideration above mentioned
paid may paid thanked do hereby ratify and confirm all my right interest
and title to the aforementioned premises to said Samuel Ward and
and assigns forever. To the testimony whereof we have set our hands
and seals this Twenty second day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and sixty seven by deed
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles Cross
Thomas G Poor
Washington Flo Ste Charleston March 7th 1867 Personally appeared
subscribed Davis jr and Elizabeth Davis his wife signature and seal of the
witness instrument and acknowledged the same to be his free and voluntary act and
deed
Before me Charles Cross Justice of the Peace
Received for Record March 8th 1867 at 11 oclock AM and Recorded by
Charles Cross Town Clerk