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244 Know all men by these presents, That I, Frederick
M. Arnold, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and the
State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the mortgagor in consideration
of the sum of Two Hundred (200) Dollars to me paid by Joseph
D. Smith of the Town of Richmond in the said county and state hereinafter
called the mortgagee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do
remise, release and convey unto the said mortgagee
and his heirs and assigns forever, A certain lot of land situate in
Rhode Island, which contains five (5) acres, or thereabouts and other
than the house, barn, woodhouses and other improvements situate
thereon, and which is bounded on the North by the land of Henry A.
Hougson or on the East boundary of the said Henry A. Hougson, on the East
and West by land of George G. Collett, on the South by the highway
which leads Eastly to the village of Hougson and on the West by
land of John Kelly. The said lot was ceded to the said grantor
by Joseph D. Hougson in 1874 and the remainder by the said
John D. Hougson October 12, 1878 or however the said lot may be
tenured or tenured.
to have and to hold the aforesaid
premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto
belonging, unto and to the use of the said mortgagee, and his heirs
and assigns forever, and I the said mortgagor, do hereby
for myself and for my heirs, executors and administrators
covenant with the said mortgagee and his heirs and assigns
that I have lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted
premises, that the same are free from all encumbrances that
I leave good right full power and lawful authority to sell
and convey the same in manner as aforesaid, that the said
mortgagee and his heirs and assigns shall by these presents
at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and
enjoy the said premises, and that I the said mortgagor
will, and my heirs, executors and administrators shall,
warrant and defend the same to the said mortgagee
and his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims
and demands of all persons. And for the consideration
aforesaid, I called F. Arnold, wife of the said Frederick M.
Arnold, do hereby release all my right of dower in and
to the said granted premises unto the said mortgagee and
his heirs and assigns forever,
Provided, nevertheless, and this conveyance is made upon
the express condition, that if the said mortgagor or his heirs,
executors, administrators or assigns, shall pay unto the
said mortgagee or his executors administrators or assigns
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the sum of Two Hundred ($200.00) dollars which for the said mortgage
that made and negotiable promissory note for said agréeed sum,
bearing even date with three promissory notes, and made payable to the order
of Joseph B. Danphouse, one payment from the date hereof, with interest
thereon at the rate of 6 per centum per annum, payable semi-annually
until said principal sum is paid, either in full, or after maturity and
all installments of interest in arrears, whether before or after maturity,
to bear interest at the rate aforesaid until paid, and shall also pay
all taxes and assessments made on every hundred or received upon or
in respect of said premises. This deed and all sides and promissory
note shall be absolute and absolutely void to all intents and purposes
whatsoever.
Profit of interest shall be made in
the payment of the said note for the term of five hundred (500.00)
dollars or said interest, at the times or hours fixed in the manner
aforesaid, or of the taxes or assessments aforesaid, as the same become
payable, or if any act or other of the terms of any part hereof shall
be sinful for the said mortgagor in his species, executors, administrators
or assigns to sell together, in parcels, or all together in a single
premises hereby granted or intended to be granted, including any part or
parts thereof, and the benefit and equity of redemption of the
said Frederick H. Chudeh and his heirs, executors, administrators
and assigns hereby, at public auction upon the premises, and
to be sold and become the free house or premises at any such
sale, (and other purchasers or persons who shall be reasonable
for the application of the purchase money) first giving notice of
the time and place of sale by publishing the same at least once
each month for three successive weeks in some public newspaper
published in the said Washington county with summons to adjurne
such sale from time to time, provided that the publishing of said
notices shall be continued together with a notice of the adjournment
or postponements, at least once each week in the same
newspaper, and in my or in his or her own name or names, or as the
attorney or attorneys of the said Frederick Chudeh, for what
purpose by these presents duly authorized and appointed
with full power of substitute to do and perform all acts to be
[?] before me personally appeared Peter B.
Durdick to me known and known by me to be the
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party executing the foregoing instrument and she acknowledged
said instrument, by her executed, to be her free act and deed,
George B. Lowes
Notary Public.
Received for record March 14 1912 at 10 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George B. Lowes Town Clerk
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KNOW All MEN by these presents that I Anne A.
Horie of Boston in the County of Suffolk and Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, one of the mortgagees named in and the assignee
and present holder of a certain mortgage given by William R.
Browning to Anne A. Horie and Charles H. Horie, dated
October 29th 1910 and recorded with the records of mortgages in the
Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, Book Number 16 page 497 and
assigned to me Anne A. Horie by and behalf Charles H. Horie by assignment
dated December 29th 1910 and recorded with the records of land
Evidence of Charlestown in Book number 12 page 22, in consideration
of one dollar and other valuable considerations to me paid
by George B. Lowes of said Charlestown, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, do hereby assign, transfer and set over unto the said
George B. Lowes said mortgage deed, the real estate thereby
conveyed and the note and claim thereby secured.
To have and to hold the same to the said George B.
Lowes and his heirs and assigns, to his and their own use
and behalf and forever, subject nevertheless to the conditions therein
contained due to redemption according to law.
In witness whereof I the said Anne A. Horie have to set my
hand and seal this fourteenth day of March A.D. 1912. L.S.
Signed and sealed in presence of [?]
John H. Horie Anne A. Horie
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Suffolk SS. In Boston on the fourteenth day of March
1912 before me personally appeared Anne A. Horie to me known
and known by me to be the (party) executing the foregoing
instrument, and she acknowledged said instrument by her
executed to be her free act and deed,
John H. Horie Notary Public.
my commission expires
Received for record March 24, 1912 at 9 oclock A.M. Dec 12 1913
and recorded by George B. Lowes Town Clerk