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Know all men by these presents that we William S Webster of South Kingstown
and Eliza Holloway of Charlestown in the state of Rhode Island and for our
consideration of the sum of seventy five dollars to be paid by Charles Holden of said Charlestown
to the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge do hereby sell convey and set over unto the
said Charles Holden his heirs and assigns forever as is bounded on the North by a small
dwelling house then standing containing one acre and is bounded on the North by land
of [illegible] [illegible] on the East by a highway in the South and on the West by land formerly
of [illegible] [illegible] (deceased) or however otherwise bounded. To have and hold the to
above granted and bargained forever to the said Charles Holden his heirs and assigns
If the condition of this deed is such that whereas the said William S Webster and Eliza
Holloway have executed a negotiable promissory note to the sum of one thousand five
hundred dollars with ten per cent interest and payable to the said Charles Holden or order
two years after date with said note as the interest to be paid annually on the second day of
November in each year Now therefore if we the said William S Webster and Eliza Holloway
or our heirs creditors administrators and assigns or any other person for or on our behalf
buy said note or any note that may be given in renewal of the same then this deed shall be
void null and void and be deemed as if it had never been full force and effect Furthermore we the
said William S Webster and Eliza Holloway do hereby covenant and appoint the said Charles
Holden his rescuers administrators and assigns over and above with full power of
substitution and revocation for us our administrators and heirs or in our name or in their name or at any time
in our default shall be made in the payment of said note or the annual interest due thereon
in the payment of any note or notes that may be given in renewal of the same according to
the laws then in force to sell and sell public auction the premises above described after such default
shall continue for the term of thirty days the first giving after the expiration of said thirty
days continue for ten days until such sale is made of the public notice prescribed provided in this
state daily newspapers in our names or in our names to make requisite search & delivery to this function
or purchase through any deed or lease that may be necessary to vest in such purchaser or
purchasers good just and equitable title to the premises hereon conveyed granting to one
or both the authority now with full power to continue or adjourn such sale from time to time) and
to sell and deliver together with all the savings service to this announce the same way be
sold for and after the payment of all the expenses incident to such sale or sales to off
and appropriate the residue Mount to the annual principal of said note hereby secured or
to the principal and interest of any note or notes which may be given in renewal of the same
very specifying that in case of a sale by default of payment of said annual interest
the full right of said note or notes shall be deemed due and payable on the day of such
sale according to our heirs or assigns for all sums over and above the amount
thereof we hereby ratifying approving and confirming such sale or sales as may be made
or caused to be made by virtue hereof.
In witness whereof we have set our hands and seals this second day of November
B 1863
In presence of
Charles Coals
Holden S Cross
William S Webster S. S.
Eliza H Holloway S. S.
On the 12th day of April 1865.
I received the full amount of
the mortgage note
with principal and interest, and I
hereby discharge the same
Witness my hand and seal
in presence of
[illegible] Coles
Charles Holden
2d Nov 83 at Harbor P.M Recorded by Charles Cross S. Clerk
Washington dc Charlestown Nov 2d 1863 Personally
appeared William S Webster and Eliza H Holloway signers
and sales of the writing and foregoing instrument and declared
believed the same to be their free and voluntary act and deed
Before me Charles Cross Town Clerk
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