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we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 31st day of January
A.D. 1876
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
[illegible] Lo. Kenyon - Simon C. Palmer L.S.
Jessie M. Palmer - Lydia R. Palmer L.S.
State of Rhode Island ve
acknowledgment Sc
In Richmond this 31st day of January
A.D. 1876 Simon C. Palmer personally appeared before
me and acknowledged that the within instrument was by him
signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed,
John R. Kenyon
Notary Public L.S.
Received for record January 8th 1876 at 11 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George G. Cove Town Clerk
Know All Men by these Presents That
we Amy E. Nice andon, and Leonard M. Steimes and
Sarah E. Steimes his wife in her right all of Westfield
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, being the daughters
of Caleb Kenyon late of Charlestown R.I. deceased, in
consideration of the sum of ten dollars to us paid by
Edwin A. Kenyon of Charlestown aforesaid, in the County
of Washington State of Rhode Island the receipt whereof
being so hereby acknowledged, have remised, released and
forever quitclaimed, and by these presents do remise,
release and forever quitclaim, unto the said
Edwin A. Kenyon his heirs and assigns forever, all
the right, title, interest, property, claim, dut and demand
in and to which we now have, or of right ought to have, a claim
in and to a certain lot or parcel of land situated
in the village of Carolina Mills in the town of Charlestown,
and bounded and described as follows, North
by lot formerly of the heirs of George Eddy deceased,
South border belonging to Albert A. Sandhurst, on the
South the by land of this grantee, and on the West
by land of this grantee land on the East by the highway
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Being the same premises conveyed to said Caleb Kenyon by Charles
Black and others by deed bearing date March 7th A.D. 1834 and
recorded in Book 8 & of Land Evidence in said town of Charlestown
from at page 287. To have and to hold the same, with all
the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining to
him the said Edwin A. Kenyon his heirs and assigns forever.
And we the aforesaid Amy E. Wise, Leonard M. Steimes and
Sarah E. Steimes his wife for ourselves and for our heirs, executors
and administrators, do covenant with the said Edwin A. Kenyon
his heirs and assigns, that we will warrant and defend the
aforedescribed premises unto the said Edwin A. Kenyon his
heirs and assigns, forever, against the lawful claims and
demands of all persons claiming through or under us,
In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this first day of January in the year of our lord one
thousand, eight hundred and ninety six,
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
W. F. Thayer (s.c.m)
Herbert Leggman (s.c.m. & s.c.m.s)
Amy E. Wise L.S.
Sarah E. Steimes L.S.
Leonard M. Steimes L.S.
State of massachusetts
County of Hampden ss.
In Westfield this seventh day of Jan A.D. 1896
Amy E. Wise and Leonard M. Steimes personally appeared before
me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument, by their signed
to be their free and voluntary act and deed; and then and
there the above named Sarah E. Steimes wife of said Leonard
M. Steimes also personally appeared before me and was by me
examined privately and apart from her said husband and while
so privately and apart I asked and ascertained to her the
foregoing instrument by her signed, and she acknowledged
the same to be her free and voluntary act and deed, and
declared to me that she did not wish to retract the same.
Herbert Leggman
Justice of the Peace.
Received for record January 10, 1896 at 11.30 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George LC Cross Town Clerk
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