The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents, that I Benjamin
M. Palmer of South Kingstown, Washington County and in the State of
Rhode Island, and Hattie B. Shrickley wife of George W. Shrickley
in her right of Estate Fairfield, Somerset County in the State of Maine,
hereinafter called the Grantors in consideration of one dollar to us
paid by Samuel B. Meeker of Aurora, DuPage County in the
State of Illinois hereinafter called the Grantee, the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant bargain,
sell and convey unto the said Grantee and his heirs shall
and assigns forever, all of Benjamin M. Palmers the three part
undivided interest and Hattie B. Shrickley an third undivided
interest in certain tracts or parcels of land both situated in
the town of Charlestown in Washington County, State of Rhode
Island, the first being known as the "Genl. Joseph Smithon home-
stead farm" containing eighty acres more or less with a dwelling
house barn and other improvements thereon standing,
the second tract a parcel of land being known as the "ten acre
lot" and bounded as follows viz: Northerly by land now a family
owned by Joseph H. Shrickley, Easterly by land formerly of usa
lehouis deceased, Southerly by "Cornish Road" and called
Westerly on the highway, or however otherwise said parcels of
land may be bounded or described, Being an estate which
the Grantors hold as devisees under the will of their grandfather
James Wells late of said South Kingstown deceased, which was
duly probated and recorded in the County of Probates for said
South Kingstown Probate record Book 10 pages 234, 235-9 236
dated May 11th AD 1885 and hereby referred to and made a
part hereof. To have and to hold the aforesaid granted
premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto
belonging, unto and to the use of the said Grantee and his
heirs and assigns forever, And we the said Grantors do
hereby for ourselves and for our heirs, executors and administrating
covenant with the said Grantee and their heirs and assigns
that we lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted
premises; that the same are free from all encumbrances that
we have good right, full power and lawful authority to sell
and convey the same in manner as aforesaid; that by the said
Grantee and his heirs and assigns shall by these presents
at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and enjoy
the said premises, and that we the said Grantors will defend
on our heirs, executors and administrators shall, warrant and
defend the same to the said Grantee and his heirs and
assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands
of all persons. And for the consideration aforesaid
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I Emma L. Palmer wife of said Benjamin M. Palmer do
hereby release all my right of dower in and to the said
granted premises unto the said Grantee and his heirs and
assigns forever. In witness whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and seals this thirteenth day of November in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety ein.
Signed and sealed.
In presence of Benjamin M. Palmer Ls
E. T. merrill FORM. N. H. Emma L. Palmer Ls
Thomas Abercrombie [illegible] G. M. Hickley Ls
Hattie E. Hickley Ls
State of Maine
Somerset County SS. Be it remembered that on this
thirteenth day of November AD 1896 before me Edward T.
merrill a Notary Public personally appeared the above named
georg M. Hickley and Hattie E. Hickley his wife and
said George M. Hickley acknowledged the foregoing instrument
by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed,
and the said Hattie E. Hickley having been by me separately
apart from her said husband and having said instrument
shown and explained to her by me, declared to me that it is
her voluntary act and she wish to release the
same. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal as Notary public this 13th day of November the
day and year first above written. Edward T. merrill
Notary Public Ls
State of Maine
Somerset SS I Newell B Branerd Clerk of the
Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine for said
county of Somerset do hereby certify that Edward T. merrill
signed it, and was at the date of his certificate to this paper
hereunto annexed a Notary Public for the county aforesaid, duly
commissioned and qualified, and authorized by law to take
acknowledgments of deeds and other instruments in writing,
and administer oaths and that his signature to the annexed
certificate is genuine. In testimony whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
said Court this thirteenth day of November one thousand 1896
N. W. Branerd Clerk Ls
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In South Kingstown on the second day of
December AD 1896 before me personally appeared Benjamin
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M. Palmer and Emma L. Palmer his wife to me known, and
known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument
and further acknowledges said instrument, by their signatures,
to be their free act and deed.
Thomas A. Gardner
Notary Public.
L.S.
Received for record Feb 4, 1877 at 2-15 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George Collette Town Clerk
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Know All Men by these Presents That I Samuel E.
Weeden of Anarga in the County of boquis and State of
Illinois in consideration of One Thousand dollars (1000) paid
by Benjamin M. Palmer of Kingston in the County of
Washington and State of Rhode Island, the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant bargain, sell and
convey unto the said Benjamin Palmer his heirs and assigns
all that certain farm situated in South Kingstown in said County
of Washington and State of Rhode Island known as the
General Stanton farm, containing eighty seven (87) acres
more or less with the dwelling house and other buildings thereon
standing, bounded by the Post Road, westerly on land of james
A. Kenyon and there westerly bounding southerly on land
of Father A. Kenyon until it comes to brook Mill Pond, Then
bounded westerly on said hill Pond, then Easterly bounded
Northerly on land of abby Perry, then Southerly bounded
Westerly on land of said Perry Pond, then Northerly on land late of
Joseph H. & George Merced, partly and partly on land owning
of Samuel Ward and partly on land of isaah Chubberly
deceased, Easterly on land of said abby Perry and land of
Henry K. Gardner, else a lot of land in said
South Kingstown containing ten (10) acres more or less and
known as the den land lot bounded Northerly on land of
Joseph G. Coffin heirs’ devise, Easterly on land of Joseph G. Coffin
Southerly on the Pond Pond and westerly on the Post Road or
however either of said tracts may be bounded or described,
I have agreed to hold the above granted premises with
all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging to
the said Baltimore M. Palmer and his heirs their
assigns to Their use and behalf forever, And I the
said Samuel E. Weeden for myself and my heirs, executing
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