The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents, that we Gideon Hopkins late
of George and likewise Gideon Hopkins do to all of Westerly town County of Washington
glow and late Rhode Island by consideration of the sum of One
Thousand Dollars paid us by Stephen A Wright of South Kingstown
County and State aforesaid, the receipt of which we do hereby acknowledge
do freely give, grant, bargain sell and all convey unto said Stephen
A Wright his heirs and assigns those certain tracts or parcels of
land lying in Washington aforesaid the first tract containing by
estimation One Hundred and forty perches be the same more or less
with a dwelling house oven and other buildings thereon standing
Bounded on the East following the course of the road that leads from the Post
Road to Champnevis Bridge on the South that corner of the Southern
Kenyon property bounding Southesterly on Indian lands
to the Cedar swamp thence By said pond and the great American
Cedar swamp, thence by said swamp to William Millers corner
at a pine stump say seventy rods of said swamp thence Northwesterly partly
on land formerly owned by Thomas Atwell and partly on Indian
land on the West side bounded on Indian land and on the South
side on Indian land until it comes to the aforesaid Highway
meaning to include all the lands formerly owned by Millard Welch
and Jonathan Kenyon lying in this tract The second tract contains
three acres more or less and is bounded as follows Easterly on said
Highway Northwesterly on Northly and Westerly on Indian lands
The third tract contains twelve and one quarter acres and seventeen
rods and is bounded as follows Beginning at a stake and stone About east
in a swamp being at the third link of this tract from this pine
not more than three chains and three links to the Highway from thence
Southerly by said Highway to a black oak tree marked by said Wright
var from thence South 35 East several chains and few links to a maple
stake in the edge of said swamp to a heap of stones on a rock from thence
by a straight line to the first mentioned house
To HAVE and to hold said granted and bargained premises
with the privileges and appurtenances thereof to the said Stephen with
his heirs and assigns forever and we (said Gideon Hopkins
late of George and Gideon Hopkins) for ourselves our heirs executors
and administrators do covenant with the said Stephen his heirs and
assigns that we are lawfully seized in fee of the premises that they
are free of all incumbrances that we have good right to sell and
convey the same to the said Stephen to have and aforesaid and
that we will warrant and defend the same to the said Stephen his
heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands
of all persons. And I Deborah Hopkins wife of Gideon
and Harriet A Hopkins wife of Gideon Hopkins by consideration of
the sum aforesaid paid one side aforesaid do hereby for our part and
portion quit claim to said Stephen his heirs and assigns forever all
our right of wife in the two and more of the aforementioned granted premises
The conditions of the aforementioned Sale is that whereas the
said Gideon Hopkins late of George Hopkins and Gideon Hopkins have a
given to the said Stephen a certain promissory note for the sum
of One Thousand & Twenty five dollars bearing term date with the
payments payable six months after date at the Bank of the Southtown
said Stephen being accommodation endorser on said note clear of
said Gideons, Peter and Gideon to their Heirs Executor or administrators
shall pay or cause to be paid at maturity said note or any and
all other notes that may be given in renewal of said note or any
part thereof when one together with all other notes or other indebtedness
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which, the said Gideon Hoxsie and Gideon Jr at any time may be indebted
to Said Stephen his heirs and assigns and shall fully and in every respect
indemnify and save harmless from all costs and damages in any way, arising
from the refusal or neglect of said Hoxsies to pay, said notes or other indebtedness
to the said Stephen his heirs and assigns forever. When the aforementioned clause shall
be void otherwise shall be and remain in full force and virtue
Amo it is also further agree that in case any default shall be made in the
payment of said notes etc notes or other indebtedness herein before mentioned for
the space of ninety days then it shall be lawful for the said Stephen his
heirs and assigns to sell the said aforesaid premises publickly announced her
or they first giving ninety days notice of said sale in two publick places
of the town printed in the City of Providence and out of the proceeds of said
sale to pay all that shall or may be due from said Grantors to said Ste
phen his heirs and assigns together with all lawful interest and cost of
such sale &c and give over the balance if any to said Grantors their heirs
heirs executors or administrators. and the Grantors hereby constitute and
appoint said Stephen his heirs and assigns their true and lawful attor
neys to make and execute good and lawful true Bill or Deeds of the premise
to any person or persons purchasing the same at such sale.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and Seals this
27th day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and
forty five 1845
Execution in presence of
Amos Reynolds
Joseph W Griffin
Gideon Hoxsie L.S
Deborah Hoxsie L.S
Gideon Hoxsie Jr L.S
Potter Hoxsie L.S
Washington Co Charlestown August 27th 1845
Personally came before me Gideon Hoxsie Deborah Hoxsie Gideon
Hoxsie Jr and Potter Hoxsie and acknowledge the preceding instrument
by them signed to be their free and voluntary act
Joseph R Griffin
Justice of the Peace
Recorded August 29th 1845
By Chas Cross Town Clerk
Know all men that I Stephen A Wright the Mortgagee within
named for and in consideration of fifteen hundred dollars to me paid
by Edward Lilbridge of South Kingstown County of Rhode Island
Potter Hoxsie and others so called whose claims I hereby acknowledge
and hereby grant remise release transfer and make over to said Edward Lilbridge his
heirs Executors Administrator and assign the within described premises
once my right my title and interest therein
To have and to hold the same to him said Edward Lilbridge his heirs
Executors Administrator and assigns forever in as ample manner as said
Stephen A Wright might have had by virtue of the writing within more
above described and otherwise in all respects where of I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this 25th day of October in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty
nine 1849
Stephen A Wright L.S
In presence of my Seal
Stephen Bell
Clerk County of Augst Oct 26th 1849
My I Stephen Bell before me a Commissioner duly authorized formally appeared Stephen A
Wright and declared to the foregoing instrument acknowledged the same to be his free and voluntary act
Commissioners for the State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations witness my hand and seal this day