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First day of February Ad 1786 John & Heiscot [illegible] personally appeared
before me notarial acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be their Signed to
their hand and sealing and delivering each thereof
Nol. R. Heiscot Notary Public
Received for record April 5th 1786 at 2 oclock P M and
recorded by Charles Corvo Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I Hugh McMenes Esq of this town of
North Kingstown County of Washington and State of Rhode Island for and in
consideration of the sum of twenty dollars to be paid to me paid by Duncan McMenes of
the said County and State aforesaid to the said Duncan I do hereby acknowledge
have remised released and forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise
release and forever quitclaim unto the said Duncan McMenes his heirs and
and assigns forever all the right title interest property claim and demand
which I have or have of right or ought have to have or claim to or in a certain
lot or parcel of land situated near the valley of Carolina Mills in the town
known by this name and containing as a part of the aforementioned Estate
described and bounded as follows to wit commencing on the hubstone being
from Carolina valley to baggage hills at the North east corner of lands of the
grantor running easterly on a line of fencepost trees which bound it on the North
to lands of the proprietor there mentioned on said line twenty feet more easterly
on lands of the proprietor to the hubstone of aforesaid trees North easterly and said line
was twenty feet to the place of beginning or diverse otherswise said line may
be bounded and containing one eighth of an acre more or less
To have and to hold the same to the said Duncan McMenes and
tenants heirs and assigns forever and to him his said Duncan McMenes his
heirs his hand and assigns forever And I do nominated Hugh McMenes Esq for my
Stamp and for my heirs assigns and determine to covenant with the said
Duncan McMenes his heirs his hand and assigns that I will warrant and defend
the aforesaid premises to the said Duncan McMenes his heirs his hand and
assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by tough
or under me or them And I said Duncan McMenes of the aforesaid Place
McMenes in consideration of the agreement aforesaid paid my said Hugh McMenes a sum of
to forever release and quitclaim unto the said Duncan McMenes all my right of lease
and to the aforesaid described and granted premises
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Fourteenth say
of May of this year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty period
Signed Sealed and delivered
In presence of
H. S. Keenen
James T. randell
Hugh McMenes L.S.
Lydia McMenes L.S.
Washington Co. In Charlestown in said County on this 18th day of May 18[?]
then personally appeared Hugh McMenes signer of the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged to me the same to be his free and voluntary act also said
Before me
H. S. Keenen Notary Public
Received for Record May 20th 18[?] at 9 oclock A M and recorded by
Charles Corvo Town Clerk
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