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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
I George W Clarke of Richmond in the County of Washington State of
Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said George W Clarke
for and in consideration of the sum of
four hundred dollars
in hand before the sealing hereof well and truly paid by
Elijah Kenyon of Richmond in the County of Washington State of
Rhode Island branded I the writer witness I do hereby acknowledge and confess that, therefore, fully satisfied contented and paid; and of thereed and of every part and parcel
thereof do execute and assign quit claim his
the said Elijah Kenyon his
heirs, executors and administrators forever by these present; more over granted sold assigned alien confessed conveyed and confessed; and
by these present do freely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien convey confirm and assign the said
heirs and assign forever
Elijah Kenyon his
a certain lot of land situated in the town of Richmond RI and containing
by estimation one acre more or less with a dwelling house thereon,
Bounded Easterly by the highway, Westerly and Northerly by land of Charles
H. Kenyon and Southerly and Easterly by land of William H. Benedict and
being The same lot of land I hold by deed from Charles H. Kenyon and
others. Reference is hereby had to said deed and the records
for a more particular description
Having received the full amount of the debt secured by
this Mortgage I hereby discharge the same
Witness my hand & seal this 18th day of December 1879
By presence of
Robert H Kenyon
Elijah Kenyon
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premise with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to
the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said granted his
the said granted his
heirs and assign forever to his
and this only proper no benefit and forbid forever. And I the said
by me for myself for my heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to the said granted
the same true and lawful proprietor and of good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple; and have in me
own proper right safe and lawful possession of grant sell alien convey and confirm the said bargained
premises in manner as aforesaid. And that the said lot
good right full power and liberty lawfully and freely to enjoy the said bargained
premises in manner as aforesaid. And that I the said grantor and all times forever hencefore by force and virtue of these present lawfully possibly and
quietly have hold use employ possess enjoy the said demised and bargained premise with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and
closely acquitted exonerated and discharged of and from all and manner of forever or other grants gifts mortgage’s lease’s
and all and manner of other claims executions and conveyances of what name or nature whatsoever that might in any manner or degree obstruct
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the grantor
by myself for myself for my
heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above demised
premises to the
heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims of descendants or any persons or persons whatsoever forever to warrant seise and defend by these presents
The conditions of this deed are such that whereas I the said George W Clarke
have executed four separate promissory notes for the sum of
hundred dollars each and bearing date December 1879 and made
payable to the said Elijah Kenyon on center and all drawing interest at
1 per cent per annum and payable annually first note for one hundred
dollars payable one year after date second note for one hundred dollars
payable two years after date Third note for one hundred dollars payable
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