The instrument's own words
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Know all Men by these presents That I James S Kenyon
of the City & County of Providence in the State of Rhode Island and for
and in consideration of the sum of Eighty Dollars to me paid by
Rufus W Pierce of westerly in the County of Washington State of aforesaid
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge hereby remise
released, and forever quitclaimed, and by these presents do remise
release, and forever quitclaim unto him the said Rufus W Pierce
his heirs and assigns forever, all the right title, interest purporting
claim and demand, which I some have or of right ought to
have, or claim, in and to a certain tract of land situated party
in North Smithfield in party westerly aforesaid containing seventy five
acres more or less and is bounded as follows beginning at
the south west corner of said lot and the North west corner of
Perry's lot by the highway Thence North 80 East 14
chains and 5 links to as the wall now stands to a piece of
old wall at the south west corner of this lot Thence North
80 East 23 chains & 29 links to a wall that runs thence westerly
Thence North 60 West 3 chains & 32 links as the wall
now signs to a stake & stone Thence North 80 East 11 chains
& 6 links to a stake and stone near the west of an old
wall by some belonging to the heirs of Jared Patchock
Thence South 65 West 11 chains & 11 links to said
highway (as the wall now stands) Thence by said
highway as the wall now stands to the place of beginning
& hereby 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 W Pierce his heirs and assigns
forever And I the aforesaid James S Kenyon for
myself and for my heirs executors and administrators
covenant with the said Rufus W Pierce his heirs
and assigns that I will warrant and defend the
aforedescribed premises to the said Rufus W Pierce his
heirs and assigns forever against the lawfull claims
and demands of all persons claiming by me through or
under me And I Susan A Kenyon wife of the said
James S Kenyon in consideration of the sum of one dollar
Husband and aforesaid do hereby release and forever quitclaim
to the said Rufus W 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
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of December in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy eight,
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
in presence of
Stephen La Amoldes James S Kenyon L.S.
Susan A. Kenyon L.S.
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Providence Sc
On Providence in said
County on this twenty seventh day of December AD
1778 the above named James S Kenyon personally
appears before, and do acknowledge the foregoing indenture
by him signed to be his free act and voluntary act and deed
Stephen G Grawell
Notary Public
Received for record April 24th 1779 at 11 oClock AM
and recorded by Charles Cove town Clerk
Know All Men by these Presents That
Silas Lefftt of Richmond County of Washington
State of Rhode Island and for and in consideration of the
sum of fifty dollars to me paid by David G Lefftt
of Richmond aforesaid the receipt of which I hereby
acknowledge have remised released and, for forever quit
claimed, and by these presents do remise, release and
forever quit claim unto the said David G Lefftt
his heirs and assigns forever all the right title interest
property claim assign demand whereas which I now have or of
right ought to have, or claim in and to some certain
lots of land lying in Providence County State aforesaid
boundaries as follows three lots of which were plat of
the named Kenyon form and which were surveyed
(to wit) lot No 1 containing 2. 3. 30 rods No 3 containing
ca 2. 10. Lot No 6 containing 23. 5. 13 according to said
survey bounded on the South by lands of David L &
Thomas G Lefftt on the West by the old road & cast
path as it now runs to the half mill gate reference
being had to a deed from Mezehish Kenyon to
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