The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these presents shall come,
We Joseph Mc Millan, Mason C. Clarks and Hannah Clarks, wife of the
said Mason C. Clarks of Narragansett in the County of Washington, and state of
Rhode Island. Send Greeting
Know that we the said Joseph Mc Millan, Mason C. Clarks and Hannah
Clarks, wife of said Mason C. Clarks and our successors in time of the species
bounded and described on hand by these presents being of full and clear mind and body free
by Reason of Age and of right Citizenship County and state aforesaid
the present witness how we duly acknowledged and declared ourselves fully free
constituted and paid, and that of the said sum four parts and parcels thereof
the documents agree and discharge from the said Roland R. Hayward,
his heirs, executors and administering estates forever’ Given and granted
gave grant conveyed, bargained, sold, alienated conveyed and confirmed
and delivered but purely and fully and absolutely quit grant bargain, be
and delivered convey convey conveyed from the said Roland R. Hayward
his heirs, executors and assigns, the certain tract of land lying bounded and
described in the town of Charlestown, and state aforesaid Containing nearly four
the property or lot bounded on the East by the road leading to the Mill by the land of
Isaac S. Carter, on the North by the land of Roger S. Atwell, on the West by
the land of Samuel S. Atwell and on the South by land to family named by Thomas
Higgins, described as however the family from day to day’
To have and to hold the land granted and bargained premises, for all the ad
appurtenances, privileges and perquisites thereto, the same belonging, in any or any
appertaining to the said land Roland R. Hayward, his heirs and assigns forever
To us and our heirs ever for ever, and to our heirs and forever. And on the said grant,
for ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators of bereaved families gave
and convey to the said Roland R. Hayward, his heirs and assigns forever the
entirety however he as the true and lawful owner of the above described
premises, and as law full paid and procured of the same our law full
proper right, as a good, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple
and gave our full and complete right full power and law full authority to grant,
bargain, sell, convey every particle particle and quintet, with the full opportunites
and every the law full power and premises, in as manner as
foregoing, sale, convey the law full power and premises, in as manner as
aforesaid. And that the said Roland R. Hayward, his heirs and assigns
shall and may, from time to time, and at all time law full possess, occupy, hold
and picture of the present law full power and premises, with full indemnity
forever and enjoy the full benefits and advantages thereby, with the opportunites
for ever and state and full and clear absolute, unlimited and discharged of
from all and all all and all manner of forms or other right grant, bargain, sell
leases, mortgages, quit, with estate, jointure, doweries, possession, execution, and
incumbrances, of what nature or parting thereof. With right in any manner or
due alienate or make any profit from the premises.
Witness our the law grant, for ourselves, our heirs, executors
and administrators, to the covenant and engage the above described premises, to the
the said Roland R. Hayward his heirs and assigns, against the law full claims
or demands of any person or persons whatever cause, forever to secure, secure and
defend by the said parties.
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands, and seals, to
this Instrument, this 30th day of May, A.D. 1848.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Edward H. Clarks
George B. Cross.
Joseph Mc Millan [L.S.]
Mason C. Clark [L.S.]
Hannah Clark [L.S.]
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State of Rhode Island to wit.
Washington co. [illegible]
Witness, May 31, 1848.
Personally appeared Master George S. Cross & Mr Millard and Master G. Clark,
signed below their seals of the within instrument, and acknowledged the same
to be their free, voluntary, act and deed; and leave at this time remained,
Clarks seal of the said Master G. Clark, being examined separately and found
from the State of Rhode Island and having read this instrument explained to him to be
pure and void without instrument for the purpose witnessed by the Subscriber, to be his
act and deed and seal, and that they did set put with intent to seal the same.
Before me George S. Cross, Justice of the Peace.
Recorded May 31, 1848
By Millard W. [illegible] & George S. Cross.
Know all men by these presents, that I Joseph R. Congdon of
Charlestown, County of Washington, state of Rhode Island, for and in
consideration of the sum of one hundred and eighty dollars and
forty eight cents paid to me by Stafford L. Lettsop, my tenant in Company
of Providence, in good and valuable consideration, of which I hereby
acknowledge, do grant, bargain, sell and convey, unto the said Stafford L.
Lettsop his heirs assigns and assigns forever two for ten feet cotton cards
and one yard wide, one Mastering frame one lopper, and a set of
the parts belonging to same, and probably a part of the machinery, or
a cotton Mill situated in the town of North Kingstown, and more over to the
said Grantee, the right use and to hold and have granted and conveyed
to the machinery, to have said Stafford L. Lettsop, his heirs executors
powers and assigns and Oliver W. Congdon my son, his executor &
Administrator hereafter become with parts of said Stafford L. Lettsop, their
heirs and assigns that I have fully paid for in sum of two hundred
dollars, that there is a mortgage on the sum of two hundred
dollars with Stafford Lettsop with interest on the same,
on all the machinery, also the mortgage, written on one of the specless
which is the pledge the execution of said mortgage,
paid machinery is free from encumbrances, that I shall have
power to justify the title and convey the same, to said Stafford
Lettsop, to hold a aforesaid right and that I will warrant and
defend the same to the said Stafford Lettsop, their heirs, and
assigns forever, against the said full claim, demand, &
all persons.
The consideration of the aforementioned Deed is that if
the said John R. Congdon, my heir executor or
administrator, shall pay to said Stafford Lettsop, their
heirs executors, and assigns a the sum
of one hundred and eighty four dollars and
forty eight cents, on or before the 29th day of April
1859 together with interest on the same the same
than two aforementioned, as a certain deed of trust
bearing one date with these presents, now to said
Stafford Lettsop, for the payment of the sum
aforesaid with interest at the term aforesaid shall
be void, otherwise said amount in full face,
be paid, otherwise said remain in full face,
In witness whereof, I have signed my name
and seal this 24th day of April A 1848.
Presented in presence of John R. Congdon L.S.
Geo S. Cross
Joseph W. Griffin
[Marginalia]:
This Deed was entered into
the register of land evidence
of the town of Charlestown
on the 31st day of May 1848.
By Millard W. [illegible]
Reg. of Land Evidence
The page as recorded
