The instrument's own words
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--- will - testament.
and " bequeathing - Therefore, I have hereunto set my
hand at Providence, Rhode Island, this 21st day of
June A. D. 1920. William E. Leffts.
Know all men by these presents, that the above
named, published and declared by the above
mentioned William E. Leffts as came for his last will
and testament, in our presence, who have, as his
witnesses, in his presence and in presence of each
other present, and our own presence and as witnesses
hereunto set our hands:
James Loved
Harry J. Loved
Recorded for record March 1, 1931 at 11:50 o'clock
by Arthur L. Simmons
Return Clerk
D. N.
Jesse A. McKinney has this present, that
whereas I McKinney, of the city of Providence,
the sole heir & attorney, one of the second-laws of
mentioned deceased and certain of the
shares of an estate left to me and paid by (said William E.
Leffts) in the town of Smithfield, in the State of Rhode
Island, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do
hereby release, remise, release and forever quitclaim unto
the said William E. Leffts and his heirs whoever aforesaid,
all the rents, rates, controls, property, shares and
interest, domain, land, right or right ought in
said estate, situated on a certain piece of land
located in said Smithfield and bounded as
follows:
Beginning at the North east corner of this
land and running South 55 degrees East; thence North westerly
a certain distance, by bound of Smithfield corner
of the Company’s land’s Bound East to the
land of others; Beginning; Thence Southwesterly
a certain distance, by edge road or formerly of Long
Island and across a Connecticut border to the
then established line between lands of
mentioned and lands of one Columbian Thomas
Company’s boundary of New G. Goods and ended;
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Whence North easterly bounding in a straight
line to said John R. G. Stelling bounding 647 feet to an iron pipe, then south;
thence South westerly bounding in a straight line to the nail
at the place of beginning, or as otherwise described thereabove
it be bounded.
Being the same premises conveyed to Francis
Bartlett by George H. and Lucinda Luman
in a Deed dated October 11, 1892 and recorded in the records
of Providence and East Greenwich in the
Town Book Vol 14, Page 348.
To have and to hold the same with the rights
privileges appurtenances thereunto appertaining
unto and to the uses of the said Francis Bartlett
his heirs and assigns forever.
And I the above named Francis Bartlett, Jr. in being,
for myself and for my heirs executors
administrators testament will the said Francis Bartlett
and assigns that I shall convey warrant and defend
the above described premises unto the said Silas Luman and
said assigns forever against all and every other person
demanding of all persons claiming any right thereto, etc.
me.
And I George N. Stelling, Jr. husband of the
said Thomas R. G. Stelling who is certain of the sum
paid as aforesaid do hereby release remise and
quitclaim unto the said Silas Luman his heirs and
assigns all my rights of husbandry etc to the
aforesaid premises.
In Testimony Whereof we have set our
hands and seals the twenty ninth day of June in the
year of our lord and thousand nine hundred and
twenty nine.
Thomas R. G. Stelling, L.S.
George N. Stelling, L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of East Greenwich
this first day of July in the year of our lord 1829 before me
personally appeared Thomas R. G. Stelling and George N. Stelling sr. my
husband known known and known by me to be the persons standing
the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged said instrument
to be their free and seal deeds.
God F. Moore
Notary Public
Commission expires Jan 1, 1931.
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Recorded in the Town Book of East Greenwich Vol 25 Page 318