The instrument's own words
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462 That as Thomas Austin jr & Stephen Austin of
Charlestown in the county of Washington and State of Rhode
Island on the 6th day of April 1869 made and executed a
mortgage deed to James H Kenyon of said Charlestown of
a certain tract of land lying wholly in said Charlestown
& partly in North Kingstown containing by estimation thirty four acres
be the same more or less & bounded as follows beginning
at the Southeast corner of said tract and the Northeast corner
of Henry Beal's lot by the highway thence North 86 West
17 chains 5 links as the wall now stands to a house of 1 1/2
wall at the Southwest corner of the lot thence North 16 East
22 poles and 29 links to a wall that runs North Westly
thence for 66 poles East 3 chains 32 links as the wall now
stands to a stake and fence thence North 16 East 1 chain
64 links to a stake and stone near the end of a wall of
land belonging to the heirs of James Beals thence South
65 East 14 chains 19 links to said highway as the wall
now stands thence by said highway as the wall now
stands to the place of beginning And whereas the said
Thomas Austin jr & Stephen Austin did by said instrument
constitute and appoint the said James H Kenyon their
lawful Attorney to sell the land provided the conditions
of said mortgage should be broken Yet therefore now
all men by these presents that I the said James H Kenyon
Attorney as aforesaid by virtue of the authority entrusted to me by the
said instrument after having notified said land for sale
at public auction agreeable to the mode prescribed in said
instrument (the conditions of which have been broken)
did on the 26th day of March 1872 sell and convey unto
James H Kenyon of Charlestown for consideration of
the sum of fifty Dollars paid me for said James Kenyon
the receipt of which I do hereby acknowledge he being
the highest bidder at said public auction held on the
premises on said 26th day of March 1872 all the right
title & interest which the said Thomas Austin jr & Stephen
J Austin had in and to the above described tract of land
on the day of said sale to have and to hold the same
with all the privileges & appurtenances to the same
belonging to him the said James H Kenyon his heirs and
assigns forever In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this seventh day of April 1872
In presence of
Charles Cooze
S. H. Kenyon Witnessing James H Kenyon Atty Ad lul
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463
State of Rhode Island &c
Washington Sc Charlestown April 7th 1862
Then personally appeared James R. Kenyon signer & sealer
of the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to
be his free and voluntary act and deed
Before me Charles Loss
Town Clerk
Received for record April 25th 1862 at 1/2 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by Charles Loss Town Clerk
To all People to whom these Presents shall come,—Greeting
Know ye That I Abraham Elyer and Eunice E Elyer wife of
Abraham Elyer both of Voluntown Windham County, and State
of Connecticut for the consideration of Thirty two dollars received
in my full satisfaction of Columna Rinne of said Voluntown
Windham County and State of Connecticut do grant bargain
sell and assign confirm unto the said Columna Rinne her heirs
special and assigns all the right title interest which in door we
have or right ought to have in and to a certain block of parcel
of land situated at Carolina Village in the town of Charlestown
County of Washington and State Rhode Island containing
one half acre bounded & described as follows namely beginning
at a Stake and stone bounded by the highway then runs northly
from Southwest corner of Edmund R. Kenyon's land thence running
Nesterly parallel with said Kenyon's boundary twenty rods bounding
Northely on the land of the grantee to a stake & stone thence running
Southly bounding Westly on land of the grantor ten rods
to a stake thence Eastly bounding Northly on land
of the grantor twenty rods to said highway thence Southly
bounding Eastly on said highway, to the place of beginning,
To have and to hold the above granted and bargained premises,
with the appurtenances thereof unto the said Columna Rinne
her heirs and assigns forever to her heirs then on her use
and behalf. And also we the said Abraham Elyer & Eunice
E Elyer do for ourselves heirs executors and administrators
covenant with the said Columna Rinne her heirs and assigns
That at and until the ensealing of these presents we are
well seized of the Premises, as good, indefeasible estate
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