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State of Rhode Island & Providence Co. in Richmond this 29th
day of January 1857. Before me, Thos Shurtleff Kenyon Justice of the Peace appeared Hannah
H Kenyon and Andrew R Kenyon personally & acknowledged before me and
acknowledged that the preceding instrument by them signed, to be
their free and voluntary act and deed.
[Signature] J L Kenyon, Notary Public
Received for registry Jan 30th 1857 at the Office
and recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that we Henry L Card and Olive
L Card his wife (my right side Olive), of Charlestown in the County
of Washington and state of Rhode Island and for consideration of the sum
of one hundred dollars to be paid by George W West of said Charlestown
the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge have remised released and
forever quitclaimed unto the said George W West his heirs and assigns forever,
quitclaim unto him and by these presents do remise release and forever
quitclaim unto him all our right title interest property claim and demand whatever we now
have or of right ought to have or claim in and ever to a certain undivided
portion of land situated in said Charlestown containing fully forty acres
more or less, with a dwelling house and other buildings thereon
bounded Northly by the East line of land of J Davis by Eastly
by land of John H Browning Northly by land of George W West and
Southly by land of George W Westly by Mill Brook, to eastlet, and Charlestown
Dr. or possessor adjoining the same more or less be bounded.
To have and to hold the same unto him with all the rights privileges and
appurtenances thereof or appurtenances appertaining to the same said George W
West his heirs and assigns forever. And for the aforementioned Henry L
Card and Olive L Card for ourselves and for our heirs executors and administrators
do covenant warrant the said George W West his heirs and assigns that we
will warrant and defend the aforementioned premises to the said George
W West his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of
all persons claiming by tenancy or under us
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this thirteenth
day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty
seven.
Signed Sealed and delivered
In presence of [Signature] Henry L Card L.S.
Robert M Burdick 80.50 [Signature] Olive L Card L.S.
Charles Cross
State of Rhode Island and Prov
Washington Co.
Charlestown this thirteenth day of March
A.D 1857. before me Henry L Card personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the above instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed
And at the same time Olive L Card wife of said Henry L Card having reason
privately and apart from her said husband and having said entertainment explain
to her by him and she having so agreed acknowledged the same to be her free act
and deed from which she did not wish to retract
Charles Cross Justice of the Peace
Received for Registry March 13th 1857 1864
at 8 1/2 o'clock P.M. and recorded
by Charles Cross Town Clerk