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Know all men by these presents that I James A. Kenyon of
East Greenwich, County of Washington State of Rhode Island for and in consid-
eration of the sum of twenty dollars to sole paid by David B. Sefton of
Providence in said county aforesaid, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
and agree, released and forever quitclaim, & by these presents do
claim & forever quit claim unto the said David B. Sefton his heirs and assigns
free & clear all the right title and interest which I may have any
right to in a piece of land lying in and in a certain part of piece of land
situated in said East Greenwich, and bounded as follows:
beginning at a stake in the
northwest corner of said tract of a stake in the
beginning of the northwest corner of said tract of a stake in the
northwest corner of the slope of the beach grass at now names there
whichly along one hundred feet to a stake, being the ground line
Survey to find more precisely of the said James A. Kenyon there boundary
about a hundred feet in the slope of said beach grass opposite Dexter
to the first mentioned boundary bounding westerly on land of H. G. [illegible]
opposite the stake by the granite boundary easterly by land now of property of
Gen. H. Gorton also southeasterly by the beach boundary by similar about
150 feet more or less [illegible] further and boundary holmes the same with all the
right in rights and of appurtenances thereunto appearing belonging to him the
said David B. Sefton his heirs and assigns forever, and I the appearant
James A. Kenyon for myself and my heirs, executors, next of kin, executors and administrators
of covenant with the said David B. Sefton his heirs and assigns that
will warrant to defend the aforementioned premises to the said
David B. Sefton his heirs and assigns forever against any and all claims aligns
& demands of all persons claiming by virtue of the grant unto me and
Louis A. Kenyon with all of the grants in consideration of the sum paid as
aforesaid to forever release and forever quitclaim all my right of
Over in the aforementioned premises to the said granting his helps
and presents forever In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand & seal this 5th day of Aug 1881
Signed sealed & delivered
in my presence
Geo. S. Lawoss James A. Kenyon SS
Lucie A. Kenyon SS
State of Rhode Island &c
Washington sc
Aug 1881 Personally came James A. Kenyon and acknowledged the
foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free act & deed
before me, George S. Lawoss Town Clerk
Received for record Aug 5th 1881 at 2 oclock P.M
and recorded by George S. Lawoss Town Clerk