The instrument's own words
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signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
Henry J. Ryan
Justice of the Peace.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Berkshire SS. I Henry M. Laft clerk of the
Superior court of said County of Berkshire the same being a Court
of Record, do hereby certify that Henry J Ryan Esquire whose name
is subscribed to the certificate of proof of acknowledgment of the
annexed instrument and therein written was at the time of taking
such proof or acknowledgment a Justice of the Peace within and
for said Commonwealth, duly authorized by the laws of his
Commonwealth to take and certify the acknowledgment and
proof of deeds is recorded in this Commonwealth, that he
resided in said county: that I am well acquainted with the
handwriting of the said Henry J Ryan and verily believe that
his signature to said certificate of proof or acknowledgment
is genuine and I certify that the said instrument is
executed and acknowledged according to the laws of this State.
In testimony whereof I have here to set my hand
and affixed the seal of said Court at Pittsfield this 13th
day of March AD 1876. Henry M. Laft Clerk
LS
Received in record March 18th 1876 at 9:30 oclock After.
and recorded by George L. Cross Town Clerk
To all People to whom these Presents shall come;
I Edwin A Kenyon of Charlestown Washington County
State of Rhode Island hold and send Greeting. Know All,
that I the said Edwin A Kenyon hereinafter called the
grantor for and in consideration of the sum of ten Dollars
to me in hand borne have the premises hereunto well and fully
conveyed by Robert E. Holloway and his wife mary E. Holloway
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and deem thorough
and well satisfied, contented and paid, and thereof and of every
part and parcel thereof do execute, acquit and discharge
the said Robert E. Holloway and mary E. Holloway their heirs
executors and administrators forever by these presents here
by grant, promised, bargained, sold, alienated, enfeoffed,
conveyed and committed, and by these presents do fully
plenly and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff
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convey and confirm unto the said Robert E. Holloway and Mary E.
Holloway hereinafter called the grantees their heirs and assigns
forever, a certain lot of land in construction in the village of
Providence and bounded as follows viz on the north by land of
Albert A. Saunders, on the east by highway, on the south by land
of grantor and on the west by that lot of grantors the said Holloways
their heirs and assigns are to make and maintain all the live
fence between the premises herein granted and the land of the
grantor. The above described lot being the same that was
deeded to Edwin A Kenyon by Samuel Clark and others and recorded
Aug 8, 1857 in Book No. 8 Land Evidences of Charlestown page 197.
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
grantees their heirs and assigns forever, to them and their own
proper use benefit and behoof forever. And I the said grantor
for myself and for my heirs executors and administrators do
covenant promise grant and with the said grantees
my heirs and assign that at all and before the sealing hereof
and that I am the true sole and lawful owner of the above bargained premises
and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my
proper right as good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in
fee simple and have in my own right full power and
lawful authority to bargain sell convey sell power and
confirm the said bargained premises in manner aforesaid. And
that the said grantees their 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 devised
and bargained premises with the appurtenances free and
clear and fully and clearly acquitted quitclaimed and
discharged from all and all manner of former
or other gifts grants bargains sales leases mortgages
wills entails promises promises decrees judgments executions and
encumbrances of what name or nature soever that might
in any manner a degree obstruct or make void this present
deed. Further more the said grantor for himself
and for his heirs executors and administrators do covenant
and engage the above demised premises to the said grantees
their heirs and assigns against the lawful claims demands or demands
of any person or personal whatever forever to warrant
secure and defend by these presents.
And Emma A Kenyon wife of the sd Edwin A Kenyon
in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid do hereby
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witness and forever quitclaim unto the said grantees their heirs
and assigns all my right of Dover in and to the aforesaid
premises. In Testimony Whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and seals this 6th day of January eighteen
hundred and ninety six
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
- Charles Doherty
- Herbert Le Barber
Edwin C. H. Kenyon Led
Emma L. Kenyon Sd
State of Rhode Island and ve
[illeg negatives]
In Richmond this 6th day of Janry, AD 1896
The above named Edwin H. Kenyon and Emma L. Kenyon
personally appeared before me and acknowledged the
foregoing instrument to be their free
hand voluntary act and deed,
Herbert Le Barber
Notary Public
Received for record Jan 23 1899 at 4-30 oclock PM
and recorded by George G Cross Town Clerk
To All People to whom these Presents shall come, I William
B Snell of the town of Hopkinton in Washington County
in the State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grant-
or Send Greeting, That I the said grantor for and
in consideration of the sum of Fifty ($50) Dollars to me in
hand paid before the sealing hereof well and truly paid by
Charles W Election of said Hopkinton hereinafter called
the grantee the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge,
and of me and my heirs fully satisfied contented and paid;
and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof as owners
quit and discharge the said grantee his heirs executors
and assigns forever by these presents; have given granted
bargained sold delivered indemnified conveyed and confirmed
and by these presents do fully fully give grant bargain sell alienate encumber convey and confirm
unto the said grantee his heirs bond and assigns forever
A certain lot or parcel of land situate at Zumacroeng
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