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i 2648 Know all men by these presents that I, the said Henry Champin of the town of North Kingstown in the county of Washington state of Rhode Island, for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars paid to me by the said William Foster of the town of North Kingstown in the said state of Rhode Island, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge to be to my sufficient satisfaction, have granted bargained and sold and do by these presents grant bargain and sell unto the said William Foster his heirs and assigns forever all that certain piece of land situated in the town of North Kingstown in the said county and state, bounded as follows: Beginning at a stake in the ground on the north side of the highway leading from the town of North Kingstown to the town of Narragansett, then running thence north forty degrees east ten rods to a stake in the ground, thence south eighty degrees east twenty rods to a stake in the ground, thence south forty degrees west ten rods to a stake in the ground, thence south eighty degrees west twenty rods to a stake in the ground on the said highway, and thence along the said highway to the point of beginning. Containing ten rods in width and twenty rods in length, being a part of a larger tract of land formerly belonging to the said Henry Champin. To have and to hold the said piece of land with all its appurtenances unto the said William Foster his heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day of April A.D. 1848.
William Foster S.
Henry Champin S.
Sally Champin S.
Registered in the town of North Kingstown in the county of Washington state of Rhode Island this 10th day of April A.D. 1848.
By me,
Court Clerk
Certified to be a true copy of the record in the town of North Kingstown in the county of Washington state of Rhode Island this 10th day of April A.D. 1848.
By me,
Court Clerk
North Kingstown April 10 1848
This indenture witnesseth that whereas the said John S. Smith of the town of North Kingstown in the county of Washington state of Rhode Island was seized of all that certain piece of land situated in the town of North Kingstown in the said county and state, bounded as follows: Beginning at a stake in the ground on the north side of the highway leading from the town of North Kingstown to the town of Narragansett, then running thence north forty degrees east ten rods to a stake in the ground, thence south eighty degrees east twenty rods to a stake in the ground, thence south forty degrees west ten rods to a stake in the ground, thence south eighty degrees west twenty rods to a stake in the ground on the said highway, and thence along the said highway to the point of beginning. Containing ten rods in width and twenty rods in length, being a part of a larger tract of land formerly belonging to the said John S. Smith. And whereas the said John S. Smith did by a certain deed of sale dated the 10th day of April A.D. 1848, sell and convey the said piece of land unto the said William Foster of the town of North Kingstown in the said county and state, for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars paid to him by the said William Foster, the receipt whereof he did acknowledge. Now this indenture witnesseth that the said John S. Smith does hereby covenant and agree to and with the said William Foster his heirs and assigns forever, that he shall and will warrant and defend the said piece of land against all and every person or persons whomsoever. In witness whereof the said John S. Smith has hereunto set his hand and seal this 10th day of April A.D. 1848.
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Rough or to pasture the said land in gross, husband like women and all the other
privilege to the said land down and soiled with sufficient quantity of good hay such seed and etc
said John S. Howe on this part doth promise our covenant and agree with said
company to give or cause to be given yearly $12.50 settle for the year the first part given
have paid $47.50 dolls for the last two years payable in advance yearly and every year and
last to the Committee on the 25th of March AD 1861 and etc and expiration of
said term to yield up of the premises and quit possession of the above mentioned
premises unto said Ladies Seminary forever leaving the same tenable and sufficient and in
as near a state as when it was first hired therefore have hereunto set our hands offices
the day and date above stated
Gideon Ammons L.S.
Joshua M. Veka L.S.
Joseph Hanton L.S.
John P. Ward L.S.
Signed sealed and delivered in presence
Reserve Davis
Witnessed the above in full for the
term of one year
Gideon Ammons
Joshua M. Veka
Joseph Hanton
Return May 27 1858
by Obs Thomas S. Hall
Know all men that that the Eber S. Northeast & Co Elizabeth Northeast his wi-
of the town of Smithfield County of Washington R.I. to secure the payment of Money
due to the Newport Savings Bank, a Corporation Created by the General
Assembly of the State of Rhode Island and located in North Kingstown County of R.I. sign-
and State of Rhode Island to hereby bargain sell and convey unto said Bank
and its Assigns a certain tract of land situated in the town of Smithfield in the
County of Washington containing five acres more or less bounded as follows
first beginning at a post in the North West corner of the Mill Road fence 57 ft East 41 r.
via deposit boundary stone’s then North easterly along said Mill Road fence to Cornelis
Van’s saying fence then to a point found by exploring a wall inside walls better known as the
boundary of both sides to our South then East to the line of said lot continuing East the
first distance in said North fence & continuing straight Northeasterly 4 feet East of a
wall in a Rock field fast from opposite front to meet the North line or the same
may be bounded until the full boundaries thereof showing
To have and hold the same to said Savings Bank and its Assigns forever
Recorded November That of said lot said Elizabeth S. Northeast his wife
with her consent summarizes or agrees shall deliver to the Newport Savings Bank the
a certain promissory note of six cents denominations for the amount of three hundred dollars
given by them to said Bank and agree pay any and all interest due upon said note
to said Savings Bank and any and all other debts due from Eber S. Northeast his wi-
wife to said bank and others for the same or different time and whether with or
without interest mortgages notes or any other securities acknowledged and
liens either express or implied on any piece of land premises anywhere this deed is
to the void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue
Also it is specially agreed between the parties hereto that should any default be
made in the payment of any Note hereby secured recorded and should the same re-
main unpaid for the space of thirty months then it shall be lawful for the
said Savings Bank or their Assigns as the Attorney of the said Eber S. Northeast and his
wife to execute with the name of said Subscriber to extend the said premises or to sell as
man the necessary at Public auction or advertising the same in some paper from
in the City of Providence in the office of some maker such work in the name of the
Eber S. Northeast & Co his right to sign such written acknowledgements deliver to the