The instrument's own words
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Articles of agreement made and executed this 30th day of October 1884
between Robert H. Arnold and Timothy A. Mooney both of Eastlawn in the
county of Washington and State of Rhode Island,
Massachusetts
of the first part the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree, each to and
with the other for good and valuable considerations that from future and after the
date hereof they will use their best efforts of erecting and further maintaining the
line or dividing fence between the Premises of the parties hereto the
same being the bank estate so called and the estate recently conveyed
to the said Robert H. Arnold by Percival H. Kenyon, situated in the village
of Eastlawn in said localhostown, shall be in part as follows to wit
The said Timothy A. Mooney shall erect and further maintain fourteen hundred
feet and five rods of said line or division fence where the fence posts
are now placed on the land of the said Robert H. Arnold, beginning at
the East side of a stone at the highway and running Easterly to the
West side of a stone first the distance betwixt them; and that this
agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and upon their
several and respective heirs, executors, administrators and assigns
forever. In witness whereof the parties have hereunto set
their hands and seals the day and year above written.
Executed in presence of us
Edward H. Kenyon
Albert B. Barber
Timothy A. Mooney L.S.
Robert H. Arnold L.S.
Received for record Nov 16th 1884 at 10 oclock AM,
and recorded by George G. Lowe Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents That we Edward & Cone
and Mary Cone wife of said Edward & Cone of South Kingstown in the county
of Washington & State of RI for and in consideration of the sum of one
dollar to be paid by Henrietta B. Bornwell wife of [illegible] Bornwell
of the city & county of Providence & State of RI the receipt whereof we do
hereby acknowledge have remised, released and forever quitclaimed
and by these presents do remise, release, and forever quitclaim unto
the said Henrietta B. Bornwell her heirs and assigns forever, all
the right title, interest, property, claim and demand which we may have
or have of right to have of claim in and to, Three certain tracts of
land situated in Northlawn in said county of Washington or the
highway leading from Cone mills to Mud River riverrun. The first tract
is marked "Edward & Cone" on a certain plat in the Indian Reservation
and is situated on the westerly side of said highway. The second tract
is marked "Cone's Farmland" on said plat and the third tract is marked
"J. Kooman" on said plat, and for a more particular description of said
tracts and the boundaries thereof reference is hereby had and made to
said plat of the Indian Reservation which is on file in the town clerk's office.
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in said Charlestown, To have and to hold the same with all the
rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto pertaining to the said
Henrietta Ho Brownell her heirs and assigns forever. We the aforenamed
Edward & Jane and Mary Cone for ourselves and for our heirs, executors and
administrators, do covenant with the said Henrietta Ho Brownell her heirs
and assigns, that we will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises to
the said Henrietta Ho Brownell her heirs and assigns, forever, against the right
claims and demands of all persons claiming by through or under us.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this
twenty seventh day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty four.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of Edward S. Cone L.S.
Robert Thompson Mary Cone.
State of Rhode Island
Washington Ss
In South Kingstown in said county on
this twenty seventh day of November AD 1884 the above named
Edward S Cone personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument to him signed to be his free and voluntary
act and deed; and then and there the above named Mary Cone wife of
said Edward S. also personally appeared before me, and being by me
examined privately and apart from her said husband acknowledged the
same instrument shown and explained to her key to be her free and
voluntary act and deed and declared to me that she did not wish to
retract the same.
Robert Thompson
Notary Public
Received for record Nov. 29th 1884 at 11 oclock AM
and entered by George R. Cross Town Clerk
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