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Know all men by these presents that we Robert S Clark L Clerk and Havenda Clark
husbandman in the town of Barrington in the county of Bristol state of Rhode Island late of Barrington
do hereby in consideration of the sum of one hundred and seventy two dollars and fifty
cents paid to us by William Turpel of Barrington in and for such consideration we do
convey and mortgage to buy mortgage by seven years seven and four per cent interest we bind the said William
Turpel and assigns forever at will with our goods and chattels we have in
or contain house or land lying in said Barrington containing as follows
namely one quarter of an acre lying in said town and above houses belonging thereto situated
as follows namely on the north by land of the heirs of First Corp Case on the north
east by land of the heirs of First Corp Case on the east by land of the heirs of First Corp Case on the south
by land of the heirs of First Corp Case and on the west by land of the heirs of First Corp Case
and we do further covenant that we are seized of the same in fee simple and that we will warrant
and forever defend the same to the said William Turpel his heirs and
assigns and further we bind ourselves our heirs executors administrators forever to pay the said William
Turpel the sum of one thousand dollars in case the premises herein described shall be void null and void
In witness whereof we have set our hands and seals this twenty second day of June 1858
Robert S Clark L Clerk
Havenda Clark
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of me
Charles Cross
On the 17th day of March 1862
I received of Robert S Clark
Havenda Clark & Charles Bookstore
the sum of eighty dollars the
full amount of principal & interest of the
above mortgage & hereby discharge them
their heirs executors & administrators from
all liability on account of the above
mortgage’s done and sealed
Charles Cross
(Seal)
William Turpel
To witness a copy of me hereunto set my hand
Barnes and seals this 22nd day of June 1858
Charles Cross Town Clerk
Providence St.
Charlestown June 22nd 1858
Personally came before me Robert S Clark, Havenda S Clark and bookstore Clark
citizens of the State of the foregoing instrument with acknowledgments there there save to be
their free act and deed
Before me
Charles Cross Town Clerk
St. for Service June 22 1858
of J. C. Order P.S.
Received July 6th 1858 by G. S. Cross $1.00