The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents, That whereas whereas Joseph
York of Providence in the County of Providence and State of Rhode
Island is seized in fee and possessed of a certain tract of land
situated at Dumonting in the town of Charlestown and the County
of Washington in said State most particularly described in the deed
of Sale from Samuel P. Connor to said Joseph York bearing date of
September 17 AD 1891 and recorded in the Town Clerks Office in
said Charlestown in Book of Land Evidences No 12 page 298 and
in connection with said tract of land and appurtenances thereto,
said Joseph York has and holds a right of way from said
tract of land to the highway over and across land owned by
Arthur Louve of Troy in the County of Rensselaer and State of
New York formerly owned by Albert S. Bubbock said right of
way being held by virtue of a grant in the aforementioned deed
and was most particularly described therein; and Whereas said
Arthur Louve is nowing the land so owned by him surveyed,
platted and laid out for some lots and is desirous of closing
the way aforesaid and of opening other ways and streets where
his said lands and Whereas it has been mutually agreed that
the rights of way of said Joseph York shall be surrendered
and abandoned, and that the said Arthur Louve shall
grant to said York another right of way in a different
location; Now Therefore, I the said Joseph York in consideration
of the premises do hereby remise, release and forever quitclaim
unto said Arthur Louve his heirs and assigns forever all
rights title interest and claim in and to the way and
right of way as described in said deed, To have
and to hold the same, to him the said Arthur Louve
his heirs and assigns forever. And the said Arthur Louve
on his part in consideration of the release of the
right of way aforesaid on the part of said Joseph York
unto hereby gives grants conveys and confirms unto said
Joseph York his heirs and assigns forever, a right of way
from the land of said Joseph York to the highway over
land of said Arthur Louve situated at said Dumonting
and described and treated as follows: Beginning on the
line between lands of the aforesaid parties at a point about
two hundred and twenty seven feet southerly from an iron
pipe driver in the ground North of Peace Pond and along
three hundred and six feet southerly from the Northeast
corner of said Yorks land, Thence westerly over a street
now surveyed and platted through land of said Arthur
Louve and from said street over all other street
intersecting said first named street westerly and
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160 Northerly to the said hwy way as the same are now surveyed
and plotted on my plan by Kenyon Surveyor to be used by said
Joseph York, his heirs and assigns for the purpose of passing
and returning in foot and with teams and vehicles of all
kinds by himself his servants and agents and all persons
having lawful occasion to pass along please from said
and said Joseph York to said hwy way at any and all times.
said Joseph York is not wanted to make any fences on
said way or on said streets unless he choose to do
for his own benefit. To have and to hold the
same to the said Joseph York, his heirs and assigns
forever to him their heirs benefit and behalf forever.
In testimony whereof the said parties have subscribed to
their names and seals this 10th day of October AD 1895
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Wm H. Greer
Joseph York L.S.
Arthur Conwell L.S.
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Providence sc In Providence in said
County per mally came before me Joseph York and
county personally acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed
to be his free and voluntary act and deed on this 10th instance
day of October AD 1895
Charles H. Blake
Notary Public
L.S.
State of New York
County of Rensselaer sc In the city of Troy in said
County of Rensselaer on this 10th day of October AD 1895 personally came
county in this before me Arthur Conwell well known to me to be the same
person of that name who executed the foregoing instrument
and acknowledged the same instrument by him signed
to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
L.S. Wm H. Greer
Notary Public
Rensselaer Co, NY
Received for record Oct 26 1895 at 11-30 oclock After
and recorded by George Glorosa Town Clerk
The page as recorded
