⛔ The record we hold stops here: no later instrument we have read cites this one, and no later conveyance by the grantee is linked by name. The index is complete to 1987, so the gap is in the words: deeds of this era seldom cite book and page, and only about half the instruments of 1936-1965 have been transcribed (some 6,000 were never imaged), so a citation to this deed may sit in a page not yet read.
The instrument's own words
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An Assignment of a Mortgage Deed Recorded in Page 46 of this Book.
To All People to whom these Presents shall Come. I Christopher C. Lewis
of Hopkinton in the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island Adminis tra
tor on the Estate of John Babcocky Esqr late of Hopkinton Del Pse, after having
obtained Legal permission from the within described and Mortgagee's Assignees I
being Empowered by the Court of Probate of the Town of Hopkinton aforesaid that it
was Necessary that the same Premises be sold for the payment of the Debts of the
said Deceased and the Charges of Administration; One on the 27th day of March 1827
1827 the within and foregoing Mortgage Deed together with the Note described in
same upon one half sum and sold at Public Auction and were Sold by the last bidder
Joseph G. Norton of the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island known further
sum of Five Dollars and ten Cents which sum the said buyer paid in his cash well and
truly and done one in my Capacity aforesaid.
Now Know All by These Presents That I the said Christopher C. Lewis Adminis trator aforesaid in
Consideration of the sum of Money paid unto me as appeared to be their Presents Bargain
Sell and Assign unto and onto the said Joseph G. Norton and to his heirs and Assigns forever
all the within Mortgage Covenant with all the Rights Appurtenances as the same are within
described with all any right Title Interest Property privileges and immunities of in and unto
the same with the within Mortgage together with the Note referred to with all the matters
therein Now to him and to all the said Mortgage and Appurtenances to him the said
buyer Joseph G. Norton together with the said Mortgage and Note with all the Appurtenances as
described to him to his heirs and Assigns forever, with full Power to receive and discharge
in sum all the same manner as though Mortgage or bought or sold do, of this Agreement had not been
made nor otherwise in any respect whatsoever.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal in my capacity aforesaid
the 27th day of March in the Year 1827
Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of
Job B. Clarke
Cornelius Clarke
Christopher C. Lewis Admin (L.S)
March April 27 1827 by
Samuel Stanton Clerk
Washington Co. S S Tel Hopkinton on the 27th day of March
1827 Christopher C. Lewis in his aforesaid Capacity being
Subscriber and Signer of the foregoing Instrument of Assignment
acknowledged the same to be his voluntary act and Deed signed
and Seal. Before me
Job B. Clarke Jus Of C.C. Pres
The page as recorded
deed_walker_v1.9_2026-10-10 · the index is the town's own (i2l.uslandrecords.com); transcripts, chains and the assessor's cards are the Perry Machine's reading of it. Where the record we hold runs out, the page says so.