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and acknowledged the same to be his free voluntary act and deed
Before me
Albert S. Potter Pab. Notary
Recorded for Record Oct 11 1864
at 8 o'clock PM and Recorded
by Charles Cross Cl. Clerk
No all people to whom these presents shall come I Joseph M. Shannin
of the town of Wickford Warwick County of Washington in the state of Rhode Island
and Providence Saying that I the said Joseph M. Shannin for and in consideration
of the sum of one thousand dollars received beforehand the receipt whereof well and truly
paid by the William S. Potter of Rhode Island in the said state the which receipt hereby
hereby acknowledged and any otherly the full solely satisfied settled paid and discharged have and
of any other part and parcel hereby granted and released acquitted and discharged have the
said William S. Potter to him his heirs executors appointed and administered forever by these
Here presents given granted granted bargain sold altered released suffered conveyed and
confirmed and by these presents do grant bargain sell alter release suffer convey and
deliver assign transfer resign and confirm unto the said William S. Potter his heirs
and assigns forever this following described subject unto the rights a certain tract of land
situated in the town of Johnston in the county and state aforesaid containing two
acres and some fifty rods more or less which is as follows beginning at the South
west corner of a road named the Hope road on the west boundary line from Broadland
to Corniston South 20 degrees West 14 poles to a stone fence East 10 degrees North 22 and 1/2 links boundary
Northly 20 degrees west 10 1/2 poles and East 8 nodes 22 links on boundary of L. S. Page
then South 10 degrees East 13 poles then South 60 degrees West 21 poles and 12 and 1/2
links boundary Eastly and Northly on boundary of S. Page to the home boundary
North 25 degrees West to the place of beginning 18 rods and five links on this
wad aforesaid To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises
with all the appurtenances privileges easements commodities to the same belonging or in any
wise appertaining to the said William S. Potter his heirs and assigns of the
premises to the This thing proper usable honest and lawful bargain forever whereas I the
said Joseph M. Shannin for my heirs executors and assigns witnesses tested do accord
promise and grant to and until the said William S. Potter his heirs and assigns
that if before the making hereof this instrument I the said sole and lawful owner of
the above bargained premises and on my truly legal right and possessed of the same
in my own proper right most as good proper lawful right of ownership in the
said premises have and more good right full power and lawful authority to transfer the
bargain sold comes and effects the said bargained premises in treasures
and premises and that the said William S. Potter his heirs and assigns forever are and
may from time to time and at all times forever free and clear of me and
of these presents lawsuits lawfully peaceful and quiet have hold use enjoy possess and
enjoy the said demised and bargained premises with all the appurtenances free and
clear of all and fully and completely released confirmed and discharged of me and of all
and all manners of forests for others the said grants bargained delivered and transferred
while until such devices deeds wants in any execution and encumbrances what
name or their names shall not be executed in any manner or describe’d’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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and assigns or my other person for me or for him that shall be said unto at maturity together
with the interest thereon according to the laws thereof than if the said shall be void otherwise
shall be and remain in full force and effect } Furthermore I the said Joseph H. Shenvin
do hereby institute and appoint the said William P. Bates his executors administrators trustees and
assigns my attorney converse with full power of substitutions and substitutions for me and
in my name and in his name and names of any one time in case default shall be made in the
payment of said note of the principal sum of ten thousand dollars the premises aforesaid or any part
thereof or any part thereof or any part of the corporation of said town of his days lengthy but they whole
of such note in the like or similar of the public markets preferred in this State and I my attorney
or their name or names to raise to public sale as a brokerage and deliver the same to the
purchaser or purchasers thereof any deed bill or covenants that may be necessary to convey to said
such purchaser or purchasers through any clear and absolute state with simple purchase and it my recourse
sale’s price { until paid entirely unto my said attorneys full power to continue or adjourn
such sale from one date to the next but that any buyer makes advances to secure the amount
the same may be sold and for the purpose of the same all of the offices necessary to effect such
sale or sales to sell and appropriate the purchase there to the payment of the amount of the
of principal and interest of the payment of said instrument unless the principal
of said note shall be deemed due and payable on the day of such sale accounting
to me or my heirs or assigns for all debts over and above the amount received
I hereby ratifying approving and confirming such sale or sales as may be made or
caused to be made by my wrote hand
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal this 28th day of October and the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty four
Signed sealed delivered
All in the presence of
Richard S. Cross
Charles Cross Joseph H. Shenvin L.S.
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State of Rhode Island Signed &c } In Charleston this 28th day of October
Washington 1864 Joseph H. Shenvin personally appeared before me and
acknowledged the within instrument by him signed to be his free and
voluntary act and deed Charles Cross John Clerk
Returned for Record Oct 28th 1864
at 1 o'clock P.M. and Recorded by
Charles Cross J. Clerk
On the first day of April 1865 I received of Joseph H. Shenvin the full
amount of the above mortgage principal & interest, and I hereby discharge
the same. Witness my hand & seal
In presence of
James T. Cross William P. Bates L.S.