in black ink

This is to certify that I,
Mary C. Richardson do
promise that I will, on
January 15th 1906, affix
my signature to a Quit
Claim Deed of not more
than one half acre of land
as the majority may agree
upon ___
          on the "Hill" excepted {this line inserted}
                to any, and every
heir of the immediate fam-
ily of the late Enoch B.
Stanley, providing said Deed
of land is for the express
purpose of a house lot,
and I shall accept no com-
pensation for the same.
Should I die, or from any
cause become incompetent

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to affix my signature legally
at that time, Jan. 15th A.D. 1906
I request that my heirs or
assigns shall do so for me.
And should a guardian
be appointed for Charles E.
Richardson previous to
Jan. 15th 1906, I promise,
with his guardian's con-
sent, to affix my signature
to said Deed as soon as said
guardian can be legally
appointed.
Dated at Cranberry Isles
this 21st day of March A.D. 1905.
Mary C. Richardson.

Witnesses.

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Names.

all signatures are in the same hand,
indicating this document is not the original,
but rather a draft or a copy

Lewis G. Stanley
Arno P. Stanley
Albion M. Stanley
William B. Stanley
George S. Stanley
Edward J. Stanley
Enoch B. Stanley Jr.

Caroline H. Stanley, widow
of the late Enoch B. Stanley

"The first shall be last,
and the last first; many
are called but few are chosen."