2/2/1865 · MORTGAGE · book 9 page 7 doc 3926

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

8 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.