The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
I Joseph Theron of Charlestown in the County of Washington and state of
Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said Joseph Theron am
for and in consideration of the sum of
two thousand dollars to me
the Nutley Savings Bank of Nutley, in the County and state aforesaid
is in hand before the encumbering hereof well and truly paid by
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and certify satisfied contented and paid and thrived of every part and parcel
do hereby renounce acquit release and quit claim the said Nutley Savings Bank their successors & assigns
both now and forever forever by these presents; and further do hereby grant sell convey cede and transfer
by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell all remise convey confirm and unto them the said
Nutley Savings Bank their Successors
a certain tract of land situated in said town of Charlestown containing two acres and
twenty rods more or less bounded as follows according to survey beginning at the southeasterly corner of a
lot owned by Thomas A Moore on the road leading from Charlestown Mills to Converse Depot thence
North 81° East to a pine tree 22 1/2 links bounded Northerly 20 rods to a stone and
stone 22 links on land of S. M. Ryder & Co. thence South 12 rods thence South east
69 1/2° West 21 rods & 18 links bounded Easterly and Southerly on land of S. M. Ryder & Co
thence North 26° West to the place of beginning 11 rods & 8 links bounded Westerly
on the highway aforesaid; together with all the buildings and improvements thereon
Standing
To have and to hold the said grant and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to
the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to thems the said Nutley Savings Bank their Successors
and assigns forever to them and their properly here by tenanted and beloved forever. And I the said
Joseph Theron
for myself and my heirs executors and administrators
do covenant grant promise and agree with the said Nutley Savings Bank their Successors and the said
heirs and assigns that at all times and for the benefit of the censei hereof I am the true sole and lawful owner of the above bargained
premises and property lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right and appurtenant absolute estate of inheritance
for its sole use and land and that I the said Joseph Theron shall grant sell convey and confirm the said bargained
premises in manner as aforesaid. And that the said
Nutley Savings Bank their Successors
and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever forever be seized of theirs premises lawfully peaceably and
quietly without any manner of person or persons claiming any interest in the appurtenances front free clear and freely and
quietly encumbered justly executed and discharged from all and all from all manner of disturbance or other nuisance gets what manner or nature offers grants lease mortgages wests
estates jointures dowries judgments executions encumbrances of what name or nature either that ought in my measure or degree obstruct
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said Joseph Theron
for myself and my heirs executors and administrators do convey and enjoy the above defined
premises to the said Nutley Savings Bank their Successors
and assigns
against the lawful claims of demands of any person or persons whatever forever to warrant seised and defend by these presents.
The consideration of this deed is such that if the said Joseph Theron or any person
on his behalf will not pay or cause to be paid according to the law old offset
them of a certain promissory note for the sum of two thousand dollars of even date hereon
due in one full payment within four months from date to said Nutley Savings Bank
or order and all nominals thereof with interest and exchange in advance then
this deed shall be null and void aforesaid shall be null and remain in full force and
virtue. Furthermore I the said Joseph Theron do hereby constitute and appoint
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Nominate J. Perry, Treasurer of said Westerly Savings Bank or his Successor in said
Office, my true and lawful attorney, irrevocably with full powers of substitution and
revocation at any time after said note or my renewal thereof shall have become due and
remain unpaid for the space of two days in my name or in his or their name or names
to sell the said premises at Westerly putting them for sale during time for at least thirty days whereby by
posting an advertisement in three or more public places in each of said town and upon
said premises in my name or in his or their own name or names recover good and
sufficient funds on a deed or deed of trust premises etc to the uses recounted of aforesaid etc as a trust
on the purchaser or purchasers thereof on a certificate in simple on the premises etc together
paying all the costs and expenses of said sale and the said note and interest and all
other moneys due from me to said Savings Bank to pay our two sureties if any or to me or
to my heirs and assigns, hereby ratifying and confirming all things that shall
be lawfully done by my said attorney or attorneys for the purpose aforesaid
hereby gave to them. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Westerly
this first day of February A.D. 1865
In presence of all witnesses and instrument made before signing
Samuel H. Cross
Philog Clerk for
Joseph H. Sherwin L.S.
Revenue stamps
$2.00.
State of Rhode Island vt
Westerly S.S. Feb 1st 1865
Then personally appeared Joseph H. Sherwin and acknowledged that this
foregoing instrument be his hand signed to be his free act and deed
Before me
Samuel H. Cross Town Clerk.
Received for Deed Feb 2d 1865
at 10 oclock A.M. and recorded
by Charles Cross T. Clerk.