The instrument's own words
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182 This Indenture made and executed by and between Thomas $\mathcal{A}$
Keenyon and Rebecca R. Keenyon his wife of the town of Charleston
Town in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island
Town in the first part and James M. Keenyon of Exeter in the
County and State aforesaid of the second part witnesseth that
in consideration of the payments to be made by the said James
M. Keenyon to the said Thomas A. Keenyon and Rebecca R.
Keenyon as hereinafter expressed We the said Thomas A.
Keenyon and Rebecca R. Keenyon do by these presents bargain
sell and convey unto the said James M. Keenyon his heirs
and assigns forever a certain tract of land or farm situated partly
in said Charlestown and partly in South Kingstown in the
County and State aforesaid with a dwelling house and other
buildings thereon containing by estimation one hundred
and thirty acres more or less and bounded as follows Westerly on
Land of George H. Ward Easterly on land of Henry C. Champs
Southerly on a highway and Northerly on lands of the heirs of Asa
Cohurch deceased and land formerly owned by Samuel Terry
deceased or however otherwise the same may be bounded
To have and to hold the same with all the privileges
and appurtenances to the same belonging to him the said
James M. Keenyon his heirs and assigns forever Subject however
to the following reservations We the said Thomas A. Keenyon
and Rebecca R. Keenyon reserve to ourselves and to the longest
liver of us mood standing on the premises above described
sufficient for our use also we reserve the East and North
rooms in the second story of said dwelling house and also
the attic in the attic in the second story standing on the premises above
described
And I the aforesaid James M. Keenyon for myself
my heirs executors administrators and assigns do hereby
covenant and agree to and with the said Thomas A. and
Rebecca R. Keenyon that I will and my heirs executors
and administrators and assigns shall pay to the said Rebecca
R. Keenyon during the term of her natural life and thereafter
to the said Thomas A. Keenyon during the time of his
natural life in case he should survive the said Rebecca R.
Keenyon the sum of fifty dollars ($\$50.00$) yearly and every
year And also pay to my sister Sarah L. Wells and to her
heirs or legal representatives one year after the decease of
the longest liver of the said Thomas A. Keenyon and
Rebecca R. Keenyon the sum of two hundred dollars ($\$200.00$)
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And in case I the said James M. Kenyon or my heirs, executors
administrators or assigns shall fail or neglect to pay the sums
above named when the same shall become due and payable
as above specified then this conveyance shall be void and
of no effect; otherwise it is to be, and remain in full force and
virtue
In witness whereof we the
parties aforesaid have hereunto set our hands and seals
this twenty seventh day of November 1875
In presence of Thomas A Kenyon L.S.
Charles Jones Rebecca R Kenyon L.S.
Joseph D. Browning James M Kenyon L.S.
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington ss
In Charlestown this
27th day of November 1875 then Thomas A Kenyon
personally appeared before me and acknowledged the
foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free and
voluntary act and deed and Rebecca R Kenyon wife
of said Thomas A Kenyon at the same time and place
personally appeared before me and being examined separately
and apart from her husband and having said instrument
by her signed, shown and explained to her by me
acknowledged the same to be her free and voluntary act
and deed from which she did not wish to retract
Charles Loros
Justice of the Peace
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington ss
In Charlestown this 27th
day of November 1875 James M Kenyon personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary
act and deed
Charles Loros
Justice of the Peace
Received for record November 27th 1875 at 2 oclock PM
and recorded by Charles Loros Town Clerk
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