The instrument's own words
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Know all Men by these Presents unto the Hd Gery H. P. Wilcox of Providence in the
County of Washington Merchnt for and in Consideration of the sum of four hundred
Dollars to me in hand paid in part of the Enclosing and delivered heres by Jno Baker
of South Kingstown in the County of aforesaid Yeoman the Receipt whereof I
hereby acknowledge I the hereby give Grant Bargain sell and convey to him thand
Jno Baker aforesaid his heirs and Assigns forever one certain Parcel of land situated
in the Town of South Kingstown containing about ninety acres more or less
in the Charlestown road in the County aforesaid Consisting of about ninety acres more or
less bounded Northwesterly on the Narragansett Bay side entirely partly overlapping
Southwesterly and easterly on the thickery or however the north west bound
be or respected to be bounded with all the privileges and appurtenances to the
said land belonging or in any way appertaining I do also and I promise to hold the
said Parcel of land with all the privileges and appurtenances to him the
said Jno Baker aforesaid his heirs and Assigns forever And I the Hd Geo H. P.
Wilcox for myself my heirs Executors Administrators etc do Covenant with the
said Jno Baker aforesaid his heirs and Assigns that the said Parcel of land is free in all
respects from any encumbrances and that I will Warrant
Defend and save the same from all Manner of lawsuits from Jno Baker aforesaid his heirs and Assigns against the
saids Claims of all persons whatsoever
Provided always and these signatures are Conditions that if the sd Geo H. P.
Wilcox his heirs Executors or Administrators shall fail or cause to fail to pay to the
sd Jno Baker aforesaid his heirs or assigns a certain promissory Note with the
Interest thereon bearing date the first of the month of four hundred Dollars
in four gross from this Date then this Deed of Mortgage shall be the whole
Void and of no Effect Eitherwise to be held full Possessed and held
In witness whereof I have here to set my
hand and seal at South Kingstown this 18th
day of August A D 1836.
Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of
Gery H. P. Wilcox (L S)
J. P. [illegible]
Nathaniel White
Washington Co. S S South Kingstown August 18th
1836 I personally came Geo H. P. Wilcox
and acknowledged the foregoing Instrument
to be his act seal and deed
Before me [signature] Sho's R. Wells Clrk
Recorded Sept 17th 1836 by J. Stanton Clrk
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