The instrument's own words
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268 To All People to whom these Presents shall come I
John H. Kelly of Charlestown county of Washington in the
State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor, Send Greeting
know ye, that I the said grantor do and in consideration of the
sum of ten dollars to in hand before the executing hereof will
and hereby paid by John A. Kenyon of Providence, county of
Providence in said State hereinafter called the grantee the
receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and am therewith
fully satisfied, contented and paid: and thereof, and of every
part and parcel thereof do release quit and discharge the
said grantee his heirs, successors and administrators forever
by these presents: have given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened,
enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents do
fully freely and absolutely give, grant bargain, sell, alien,
enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said grantee his heirs
and assigns forever, a certain strip or parcel of land
of the width of luxury five feet, located in said town of
Charlestown and bounded and described as follows,
Beginning at a point on the highway leading from the
village of Kenyon to Jamestown at the southwesterly corner
of land of J. H. Clarke and wife, thence running in a
Southeasterly direction twenty five feet along said highway
and holding that width of luxury five feet, said strip
a parcel of land extends back from said highway in a
Northeasterly direction and along the northerly line of
J. H. Clarke and wife's land to land of the said John J.
Kenyon, To have and to hold, the said granted and
bargained premises, with all the appurtenances, privileges and
commodities to the same belonging, in any way useful determining
to the said grantee his heirs and assigns linear to his and
heirs only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And I the
said grantor for myself and my heirs, executors and
administrators do covenant promise and grant to and
with said grantee his heirs and assigns that at and
before the executing hereof I am the 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 for
absolute; and have in myself good right title 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 and may from time to time, and at
all times hereafter they have and enjoy the use and value of these
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presents, lawfully, peaceably and quietly have, hold, use, occupy,
possess and enjoy the said demised and bargained premises with
the appurtenances free and clear, and freely and clearly acquitted,
released and discharged of and from all and all manner of former
or other gifts, grants, bargains sales, leases, mortgages, wills estates,
portions, dowries, judgments securities and encumbrances of
what name or nature soever, that might in any measure or
degree detract or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said grantor for myself my 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, Elizabeth P. Kelly wife of said John F. Kelly in
consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid, do hereby release
and forever quitclaim unto the said grantee his heirs and
assigns, all any right of mine in and to the aforesaid
premises. In testimony whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and seals this twenty fourth day of September
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
ninety six.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Joseph E. Dauphear
John F. Kelly L.S.
Elizabeth P. Kelly L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington ss
In Richmond this 25 day of Sept
AD 1896 John F Kelly and Elizabeth P Kelly to me known
and known to be the parties and persons who executed the
foregoing instrument personally appeared before me and
severally acknowledged the foregoing instrument by them
signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed.
Joseph E. Dauphear
Notary Public L.S.
Received for record Oct 22 1896 at 6-30oclock P.M.
and recorded by George B Cross Town Clerk
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