The instrument's own words
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Whereas Edric P. Ennis and Libbie S. Ennis both of
Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of
Rhode Island of the first part and the owners of a certain
farm or tract of land situated in said Charlestown formerly
owned by Thomas Ennis late of said Charlestown deceased
and William E. Bailey of said Charlestown of the second
part is the owner of another farm or tract of land known
as the Sleepy Pond place also situated in said Charlestown and
lying Southerly and adjoining the first described tract and
whereas there is a line fence between said two farms or
tracts of land running mostly in an Easterly and
Westerly direction from the easterly side of said Sleepy
Pond farm to the Pawcatuck River and whereas there has
been some doubt and uncertainty as to which parts of
said line fence said parties are severally bound to build
and maintain Now therefore it is mutually
covenanted and agreed by and between said parties
that said line fence shall be divided and apportioned
between them as follows Said party of the second part
shall be assigned that part of the line from the easterly
side of said Sleepy Pond farm westerly to the end of the wall
a distance of three feet eight inches that portion of the
fence from the end of said wall westerly to the corner
and to the end of a wall running in a Northerly
and Southerly direction shall be assigned to said
party of the first part and being thirty four and 6
rods in length and that the line fence (consisting at
the present time of an old wall) from said corner
Southerly to the first corner and three westerly for
eight rods to make one half of the whole line between
said parties shall be designed to said party of the
second part and that the remainder of said line fence
consisting in part of an old wall and in part of an
old hedge fence relatively to the end of the wall at said
Pawcatuck River shall be assigned to said party of the
first part and that suitable marks and bounds
shall be placed in said line to indicate said divisions
wherever necessary And said parties for therefore
and for their respective heirs executors administrators
and assigns do mutually covenant and agree each
with the other that each of said parties will fence
build keep up and maintain the parts of said line
fence as assigned and apportioned to each of said
parties In witness whereof the said parties
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have hereunto set their respective hands and seal this instrument
with day of April in the year 1898
Signed, sealed & delivered
in presence of
[illegible] Evans
Gardner C. Barber
Eddie S. Ennis L.S.
Abby S. Ennis L.S.
party of the first part
Wm E. Miller L.S.
party of the second part
Richmond R.I. April 26 1898
Personally appeared before me a notary
public in and for the state of R.I. Eddie S. Ennis,
land Abby S. Ennis and Wm E. Miller, all to me known
and believe personally known to be the individuals persons
who signed the foregoing agreement and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument to be their free and voluntary
act
Before me Hubert G. Sewell
Notary Public
Received for record Nov 22 1898 at 2-30 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George [illegible] from court
KNOW All Men by these presents that I John
S Kenyon of the city and county of Providence and State of
Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor, in consideration
of Ten Dollars to me paid by Frederick M. Arnold of
Charlestown, county of Washington, Date aforesaid, 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 and assigns forever,
a certain lot of land situated in said town of Charlestown
and containing one and a half acres, and bounded and
described as follows, to wit: beginning at a point at
the southwesterly corner of the land to be hereby conveyed
and at a point where said land intersects with the land
of John T. Kelly and of said Frederick M. Arnold; thence
running in a straight line in an easterly direction
fifteen (15) rods along the northerly line of land
of said Frederick M. Arnold and of beach Of West lake,
to a point, thence turning at right angles and running
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