The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that we Varnum Ennis and Phebe E Ennis his wife
of said Varnum of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island belong to
become the payment of money due to Jason R Brown of said Charlestown, do hereby
bargain sell and convey unto the said Jason R Brown his heirs and assigns, a certain
tract of land situated in said Charlestown, containing by estimation fully forty acres be
the same more or less and is bounded as follows (viz) beginning at the southeast
corner of the land of the heirs of protector Fields, thence running southeasterly and easterly
[illegible] to a post near to the corner of the orchard, thence southeasterly to a stake and thence
southeasterly to a stake and stone by the doorstep, easterly on the highway to land of
[illegible] conveyed to Robert Hay and Elizabeth Smith on said highway and bound to land of the
heirs of James Brown, northeasterly and easterly on said heirs or great meadow
& quarry east to a [illegible] to land of said Jason R Brown, northerly on said land
to the first mentioned bundle, or however otherwise the same may be bounded
and here have and hold the same to the heirs and assigns of said Jason R Brown
heirs and assigns forever Provided that if the said Varnum
Ennis his heirs representatives or assigns shall fail or refuse to be
paid to the said Jason R Brown his successors administrators or assigns a
certain promissory note of even date with these presents for the sum of six
hundred dollars with interest to be paid to said Jason R Brown and payable one year
after date without interest from this date; then this deed as also said note shall be
void and of no effect. To have and to remain in full force and effect
in all other respects we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 20th
day of Feb. AD 1869
In presence of
Amy A Ebes
Catharine Cross
Varnum Ennis L.S.
Phebe E Ennis L.S.
M. S. R.
J. H. [illegible]
Washington Co Sc
Charles Cross Jp Feb 20th 1869
Personally appeared Varnum Ennis and Phebe E Ennis his wife
and acknowledged the within instrument by their hands signed to be their
free and voluntary act and deed
Before me
Charles Cross
Received for money Feb 20th 1869
at [illegible] & [illegible] and recorded
by Charles Cross Town Clerk
On this First day of February AD 1886, I received of Varnum
Ennis the full amount of the above mortgage and the note secured
thereby and of hereby discharge the said Varnum Ennis, his heirs executors
and administrators past from all liability on account of the same
Witness my hand and seal In presence of
Charles Cross
Henry J Green
Administrator on the Estate of Jason R Brown
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