The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I Welcome H Kenyon
of South Kingstown in the County of Washington tow n & state of Rhode Is
land for and in consideration of the sum of Three hundred dollars
to me paid by William B Kenyon of Newport part in the state
of Massachusetts the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
have remised released and forever quitclaimed and by these presents
do remise release and forever quitclaim unto the said William B
Kenyon his heirs and assigns forever all the right title in interest
property claim and demand which I now have or of my right ought
to have or claim in and to a certain lot of land situated in
South Kingstown consisting of a dwelling house and other buildings
thereon standing containing Twelve acres more or less bounded as
follows beginning at the South East corner of said lot on the East
Road running Northerly as land of George H Peallant to trees
will at a slight offset of trees on the South of said Road then Westerly
to the North west corner of said lot then South West to the
North east corner of the John Reynolds lot boundaries then Southerly to the
East hand line boundary to the place of Beginning or closure
otherwise bounded Also a lot of land situated in South Kingstown
in said County of Washington for a description of which reference is
made to a deed of the same Recorded in said South Kingstown Book
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To Have and to hold the same with all the rights
privileges and appurtenances thereunto or thereunto appertaining to the
said William B Kenyon his heirs and assigns forever
And I the aforementioned Welcome H Kenyon for myself
and for my heirs executes and administrators do covenant with
the said William B Kenyon his heirs and assigns that I will
warrant and defend the aforementioned premises to the said William
B Kenyon his heirs and assigns forever against all persons claiming by through or under me
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this 23 d day of January in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy three
Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of W. H Kenyon L.S.
Charles Cross
Martha B. Cross
State of Rhode Island ss
Washington Co Ss Charlestown this 23 d day of
January 1873 Welcome H Kenyon personally appeared before me and
acknowledged partly the within instrument to be his signed sealed published and delivered
Signed and returned Jan. 23d 1873 Clerk of Court and Recorded by
Chas. James H Clerk
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