The instrument's own words
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I Helen M. Judson of the village of Lansingburgh, in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York, do hereby certify that a certain indenture of mortgage bearing date the $25^{\text{th}}$ day of February one thousand eight hundred and ninety nine made and executed by Arthur Conwell and Harriet A. Conwell his wife both of the city of Troy in the county of Rensselaer and state of New York for the sum of three Thousand dollars and received for record in town clerks office Charleston R I March $16^{\text{th}} \text{ } 1899$ at thirty minutes past eleven oclock AM and recorded in Land Evidence of said Charlestown Book No 14 page 184 & together with the indebtedness thereby secured fully paid and I do hereby consent that the same be discharged of record Sealed the fifth day of May 1900 In Presence of $\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad\quad$ Helen B. Judson $\quad\quad L.S.$
State of New York City of Troy, Rensselaer county Clerk's office I, Francis Riley clerk of said county and also clerk of the Supreme and County Courts being courts of record held therein do hereby certify that David A. Anderson whose name is subscribed to the certificate of proof or acknowledgment of the annexed instrument was at the time of signing the same a Notary Public in and for the county of Rensselaer dwelling in said County and duly commissioned and sworn and authorized to take the same: That I am well acquainted with handwriting of said Notary and verily believe that his signature to the said certificate of proof or acknowledgment is genuine and that said instrument is executed and acknowledged according to the laws of the State of New York, In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court this 23, day of July AD 1900 Francis Riley Clerk D S. Revenue Stamp $1 \text{c}$ Received for record August $17^{\text{th}} 1900$ at $\mathcal{G} 30\text{ o clock Am.}$ and recorded by George C Lome Town Clerk
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executors and administrators covenant with the said grantees and his
heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seised in fee simple of the
said granted premises, that the same are free from all incumbrances,
that I have right full power and lawful authority to sell
and convey the same in manner as aforesaid that 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 the said vendors will, and my 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 I Maggie L Shoker wife
of the said Fred W Shoker 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 17th day of June in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and ten. (Seal)
The above "set in the presence" and the word "witnessed" before signing
Signed and sealed in presence of [Signatures]
Cohab Jhuenus Fred W Shoker L.S.
Emily F Lord Maggie L Shoker L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Charleston on the 17th day of
June A.D. 1910 before me personally appeared Fred W
Shoker and Maggie L Shoker and known me then and there by
me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument,
and they acknowledged said instrument by them
executed to be their free act and deed
Cohab Jhuenus
Notary Public L.S.
Received for record July 7th 1910 at 10 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George C. Converse Some Clerk