The instrument's own words
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State of Rhode Island
Washington county ss. In Charlestown in said
county on this 28th day of December A.D. 1817, the above named
Portland Tucker, Thomas J. Champlin & Henry S. Deere
personally appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by their signatures to be their free and voluntary
act and deed; and then and there the above named Alice
S. Tucker, Laura C. Champlin and Mary S. Deere also
personally appeared before me, and being duly sworn declared
privity and part from their said husbands act acknowledged
the same instrument, shown and explained to them by me,
to be their free and voluntary act and deed, and declared
to me that they did not wish to restrict the same,
Charles Cross
Justice of the Peace
Received for record Jan 2nd 1818 at 1/2 o'clock
A.M. and recorded by Tobias Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these Presents That sd
James S. Kenyon of the City & County of Providence in the State
of Rhode Island sold for and in consideration of the sum of Eighty
dollars to me paid by Rufus M. Pierce of Westerly in the County
of Washington State aforesaid the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged I have remised released and forever quit claimed
and by these presents do remise release and forever quit claim
unto the said Rufus M. Pierce his heirs and assigns forever
all the right title interest part property claim and demands which
I now have, a right ought to have, or claim, in and to a certain
tract of land situated partly in Charlestown purely in Westerly
aforesaid, containing thirty five acres more or less, and is bounded as
follows, beginning at the South east corner of said lot and the North
East corner of Perry Healy's lot by the highway thence North 86°
West 14 chains and 49 links as the wall now stands to a piece of
old wall at the South west corner of that lot thence North 6° East
22 chains & 29 links to a wall that runs North West thence
North 66° West 14 chains & 32 links in the wall now stands to a
stake & stone thence North 9° East 11 chains & 64 links to a
stake & stone near the end of a wall by land belonging to the
heirs of Jared Babcock thence South 65° East 11 chains & 19
links to said highway (as the wall now stands) Measured by
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said highway as the wall now stands to the place of beginning
as aforesaid otherwise the same may be bounded.
To have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges
and appurtenances thereunto appertaining to him the said
Rufus M. Pierce his heirs and assigns forever And I the
aforenamed James R. Kenyon for myself as well as for my heirs
executors and administrators do covenant with the said
Rufus M. Pierce his heirs and assigns that I will warrant
and defend the aforesaid premises to the said Rufus
M. Pierce his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons claiming by through
or under me And I James R. Kenyon wife of the said
James R. Kenyon in consideration of the sum paid my
aforesaid husband at aforesaid day do hereby release and forever
quitclaim to the said Rufus M. Pierce his heirs and assigns
forever all my right of dower in and to the above described
premises.
In Testimony Whereof we have
hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty seventh day of
December in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred
and seventy eight.
Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of
Stephen Ca Arnold
Jaggar S. Kenyon L.S.
Susan A. Kenyon L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence &c
In Providence in said
county on this twenty seventh day of December A.D. 1878
the aforementioned James R. Kenyon personally appeared before
me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be by him
signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Stephen Ca Arnold
Notary Public
Received for record Feb 4th 1878 at 12 oclock M
and recorded by Tobias Cross Town Clerk
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