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582 This indenture, made this 24th day of December AD 1880, by and between
Edwin A. Hengen and Emma L. Hengen wife of said Edwin, Amy C. Wise
of Charlestown, in the county of Washington & State of Rhode Island and
Sarah E. Simmons and second W. Simmons her husband of Westfield in the
State of Massachusetts of the first part And Eleanor B. Hengen of said Charlestown
of the second part witnesseth that the said party of the first part do hereby sell
lease and to farm let to said party of the second part one house and lot on
parcel of land in the village of Charlestown in said town of Charlestown and
described as follows to wit East bounded on the State by land of Dr. H. S. Moore
North by highway South and West by land of E. A. Hengen
Also a certain front parcel of land lying in said town of Charlestown
bounded and described as follows to wit East bounded on the
North by Simmons land called East Farm, North by highway
& land of Andrew Gelles, South by highway, and West by land of Poly Wise
to lease and to hold the same with the appurtenances thereto belonging for
and during the period of the natural life of the said party of the second
part in consideration of the love and mutual affection due and owing said
party of the second part And the sum of one dollar the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged The said party of the second part will conform to and obey
such rules and regulations as said parties of the first part may from time to
time make with reference to the use and occupation of first premises, and will not
encumber the same for purposes or in a manner unsatisfactory to said parties of the
first part and will permit said parties of the first part whenever they deem it
necessary, the enter upon said premises to inspect and repair the same, and the said
party of the second part will not lease or let without said parties
in its nature whereas said party of the second part hereunto has set her seal and
signed the day and year above written
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Edwin A. Hengen L.S.
Emma L. Hengen L.S.
Sarah E. Simmons L.S.
W. Simmons L.S.
Conrad W. Wise L.S.
Amy C. Wise L.S.
Eleanor B. Hengen L.S.
Witnesses to signatures of W. Simmons
Sarah E. Simmons Amy C. Wise
H. C. Courtenay W. S. Holtway
Me Washington Co. State of Rhode Island se - Do Resided on the 24th day of
December 1880. Then personally appeared Edwin A. Hengen
Emma L. Hengen and Eleanor B. Hengen signs of this indenture acknowledged
the same to be their own act and deed Before me Phil Almon Justice of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Newport St. Westfield on this 24th
of December AD 1880 then personally appeared the witnesses Sarah E. Simmons
W. Simmons and Amy C. Wise personally known to me have signed and acknowledged
this to be their own act and deed Before me Willis S. Holtway Justice of the
Received for record from 8th 1881 at 2 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by Charles Hardy Judge Clerk
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