The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these presents shall come: I
Samuel A. Kenyon of Charlestown the county of Washington and
State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor, Sendeth Greeting.
Know all Men that I the said grantor for and in consideration of the
sum of one dollar and other valuable considerations to me in
hand delivered the ensuing receipt hereof will and truly have paid to me by
honor of said Charlestown hereinafter called the grantee the receipt
whereof I do hereby acknowledge and am thereby fully and entirely
contented and paid; and therefore I every part and parcel thereof
do grant, bargain, quit and discharge the said grantee his heirs,
executors, and administrators forever by these presents, here
given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, conveyed, enfeoffed and
confirmed; and by these presents do hereby fully and absolutely
quit grant bargain sell alien enfeoff convey and confirm
unto the said grantee his heirs assigns forever, a
certain tract of land situated in said Charlestown, containing
nine acres and forty eight square rods bounded on the north by a
fence beginning at the southeast corner at a pine tree by the highway
thence running $\text{N} \frac{7}{10} \text{W} 110 \text{ rods}$ to another pine tree marked,
then froms $\text{N} 40 \text{E} 8.5 \text{ rods}$ to a black oak tree with three notches
about it by the highway from thence South $220 \text{E}, 39 \text{ rods}$ by the
highway to the first mentioned pine tree. Bounded southerly
by a east path Easterly on the highway and Northerly & westerly
by Ion Indian land. Meaning to convey to the said grantee
the same premises which I purchased of Joseph Kenyon by deed
dated April $13^{th} 1846$ and on record in said Charlestown.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained
premises, with all the appurtenances privileges and
commodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining
to the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever to his and
their only proper use benefit and behoof thereof. And I the
said grantor for myself for my heirs, executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to and with the said
grantee his heirs and assigns, that of above and above the ensuing
thereof I am the one true, sole and lawful owner of the above bargained
premises and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same
in my own proper right as good, perfect and absolute estate
of inheritance in fee simple; and have in every ample and right
full power, authority and lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey
and confirm the said bargained premises, in manner as
aforesaid. And that the said grantee his heirs and
assigns, shall and may from time to time, and at all times
forever hereafter, by force and virtue of these presents, lawfully
peaceably and quietly, have hold, use, occupy, possess and
enjoy, the said conveyed and bargained premises, with the
aforementioned, free and clear, and freely and clearly acquitted
liberated and discharged of and from all and every manner
of former or other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages,
wills, entails, forfeitures, doweries judgments, executions and
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incumbrances, of what name or nature, soever, that might in
any measure or degree obstruct or make void this present deed,
Furthermore! I the said grantor for myself for my heirs,
executors and administrators do covenant and bargain the above
described premises to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
against all lawful claims or demands of any person, or persons
whatsoever, forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents
And I Loucie A. Kenyon wife of the said grantor, in consideration
of the said sum aforesaid, do hereby release and forever
quitclaiming unto the said grantee, his heirs and assigns all my
right of wife in and to the aforementioned premises,
In witness whereof we have hereto set on hands and
seals this third day of November in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty five.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Joseph L. Lehnick James A. Kenyon L.S.
Loucie A. Kenyon L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington
In Charleston this third day of
November A.D. 1885 James A. Kenyon personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by
him signed, to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Joseph L. Lehnick
State Senator
Received for record Nov 4th 1885-at 10 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George Co. Cross Com. Clerk
The page as recorded
