The instrument's own words
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62 To All People to whom these presents shall come
we Kalahles H. Kenyon of the city of Norwich in the
State of Connecticut, Hannah H. Kenyon & Susan E
Kenyon of Richmond, in the county of Washington and
State of Rhode Island, (hereinafter the said grantors)
send Greetings, Know ye, that we the said grantors
for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred
dollars to us in hand before the ending hereof well
and truly paid by John F. Kelly of the town of Charlestown
in the county of Washington state of Rhode Island,
(hereinafter called the grantee) the receipt whereof we
do hereby acknowledge, and are therewith fully satisfied,
contented and paid, and of the same fully paid and
parcel thereof do segregate, acquit and discharge the said
grantee his heirs, executors and administrators forever by
these presents; have given granted, bargained, sold and
aliened, enfeoffed conveyed and confirmed, and by these
presents, do freely fully and absolutely grant,
bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff convey and confirm
with the said grantee his heirs and assignses forever,
a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in
the town of Charlestown in the county of Washington and
state of Rhode Island bounded and described as
follows: to wit beginning at a certain point on the
Highway leading from Blanks Mills to Kenyon's Mills
a distance of one hundred and forty seven hundred one
half feet west of a certain stone set in the ground
on said highway at the southwest corner of lands of
Charles Cornwell and wife, thence Northerly in a
straight line, a portion of said line being paralleled
with said Cornwells lands, to lands of Mary Allen
wife of Theodore G. Blanks, thence Southeasterly by and
with said Blanks land to the new highway recently
opened, thence Southerly by and with said highway
to the said first mentioned Highway, thence easterly by
and with said last mentioned highway leading from
Blanks Mills to Kenyon's Mills to the place of beginning
or however otherwise the same may be bounded,
It is expressly understood and agreed to and by
between the parties hereto, their heirs and assigns that
the bargain, sale or exchange of spirituous alcohol
intoxicating liquors shall not be sold in any building
or whatever that may be erected upon said premises, and
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in case there should be then these premises shall revert to
the grantors their heirs and assigns. To have and
to Hold, the said granted and bargained premises, with all the
privileges, appurtenances and commodities to the same belonging
in any way appertaining to the said granted his heirs
and assigns forever, to his and their only proper use,
behoof and behoef of seiner. And we the said grantors
for ourselves and our heirs, executors and administrators, do
covenant promise and grant to and with the said grantee
his heirs and assigns, that at and before the ensuing
hereof we are the sole and lawful owners of the
above bargained premises, and are lawfully seised and
possessed of the same in our own proper right, as
good, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in
fee simple, and have in us good right full power
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 from time to time, and
at all times forever hereafter, by force and virtue of
these presents, lawfully peaceably and quietly have,
hold, occupy, possess and enjoy the said demised
and bargained premises, with all appurtenances free
and clear, and fully and clearly acquitted, exonerated
and discharged of all and from all and all manner of
former or other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, deeds,
mortgages, wills, entails, jointures, judgments,
specifications and encumbrances of what nature or tenure
soever that might in any measure or degree obstruct
or make void this present deed,
Furthermore we the said grantors for ourselves our
heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant and
engage the above demised premises to the said grantee
his heirs and assigns, against the lawful claims or
demands of any person or persons whatsoever, forever
to warrant secure and defend by these presents,
And I Caroline G. Henough wife of the said Charles H.
Henough in consideration of the sum aforesaid
do hereby release and forever quitclaim with the said
grantee his heirs and assign all my right of dower
in and to the afreganted premises,
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 1st day of January A.D.
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64
eighteen hundred and eighty nine.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles Perrin [illegible] Charles H. Kenyon L.S.
Hilliard Greene [illegible] Hannah R. Kenyon L.S.
Wm S. Kenyon [illegible] Susan E. Kenyon L.S.
Joseph E. Sayphear [illegible] Emeline A. Kenyon L.S.
State of Connecticut SS
New London County SS
on this January 14th A.D. 1889 Personally
appeared Charles H. Kenyon signer and sealer of the
foregoing instrument and acknowledged the same to be
his free act and deed.
Before me Charles Perrin
Notary Public
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington &c
In Richmond in said county on
this 18th day of January A.D. 1889 Hannah R. Kenyon
Susan E. Kenyon [illegible] personally appeared before me
and acknowledged that the foregoing instrument by them
signed, to be their free act and voluntary act and deed,
Joseph E. Sayphear
Notary Public.
Received for record January 30th 1889 at 4 oclock P.M.
and returned by George La Cross Town Clerk
I know all men by these Presents that we Daniel
L. Babcock of Richmond, Welcome B. Babcock, Elias
L. Babcock, William Randall and Sarah B. Randall
wife of the said William and in the right of said
dead of Hopkinton all in the county of Washington
State of Rhode Island land for and in consideration of the
sum of $500 (five hundred dollars and other valuable
considerations well and truly paid by Albert S. Babcock
of Hopkinton county, State aforesaid the receipt whereof
we do hereby acknowledge buy these presents do give
grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the
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