The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these Presents shall Come.
I Beriah O Kenyon of Charlestown in the County of Washington in the State of
Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said Beriah O Kenyon [illegible] for and in consideration of the sum of
One Thousand dollars (1000) [illegible] in hand before the ensuing conveyal well and truly paid by
Stephen A Taft of South Kingstown in the county of Washington State
of Rhode Island in said State
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and say therefore fully satisfied content and paid; and that of every part and parcel
therefore do renounce acquire and discharge that which had been assigned Stephen A Taft [illegible]
his heirs, executors, administrators forever and for ever grant bargained and sale assigned conveyed confessed and
by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give free grant bargain sell aliense convey confirm and unto
Stephen A Taft his
heirs and assign forever
a certain lot of land situated within the town of Charlestown and at the
Village of Coristine Mills and contains by estimation one acre, be the same
more or less, with a dwelling house and other buildings thereon Standing bounded
Northwesterly by the Washington County Road State road land of J H Gale
Easterly by land of S H Hale alien Southwesterly by land of Horatio Olney
North by the highway and being the same lot of land deeded by I Kenyon
to William D Minister, reference hereto for more particular description
of the premises
On this, sixth day of August, 1806 I received of John
Duffy the full amount of the above mortgage both
principal & interest and I hereby discharge the same
in full [illegible] witness my hand and seal
Before me
Henry C Brown
John Dodds
James L Ward [seal]
Recorded June 4th 1807 by
This discharge was entered into the page by mortgage [illegible] Charles Olney
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to it
the same belonging as in any wise appertaining to however the said Stephen A Taft [illegible]
the said Stephen A Taft his
heirs and assigns forever in true their only proper use benefit and behalf forever. And I the said
Beriah O Kenyon
do covenant promise and grant to and with the said Stephen A Taft [illegible] and to the owning heritable warrant that he
heirs and assigns that at the time of the owning heritable warrant is the true sole and lawful owner of the above harbaged
premises and does lawfully and possessed of the same in his own proper right absolute and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple and have; and that however the said Stephen A Taft [illegible] bargain sell and convey will inherit and suffer the said bargained
premises in peace and quiet. And that I will and that Stephen A Taft [illegible]
heirs and assigns shall may and from time to time and at all times forever before by force and time of their present lawful
quietly have full secure enjoy possess and hold the aforementioned premises the appurtenances thereunto appertaining free and fully
absolutely without any trouble or impeachment and of from all and all manner of force or torture night or other grants grants latus mortgage swells
estates pinturas doweries judgments executions and encumbrances of what name or nature or covert matter night in any measure or degree absolute
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore, I the said B O Kenyon [illegible]
[illegible] to myself my
heir executors and administrators do covenant and concur the above demised
premises to be free from the claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever to warrant secure and defend they from these presents
[illegible] Stephen A Taft his heirs and assigns
The Condition of this deed is such that whereas I the said Beriah O Kenyon have
executed my negotiable promissory note for the sum of One Thousand dollars
bearing even date herewith and owed to pay the said Stephen A Taft [illegible]
there upon after date some with interest sum whatever So New Therefore If I or any heirs of I said Beriah
O Kenyon or any other person for me or them shall pay said note at nothing Together
with the Interest thereon according to the tenor thereof thin this deed shall be void void
void shall be for and concur in full force and effect
Furthermore, I the said B O Kenyon do hereby execute and affirm the premises
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Siffitt, his executors and administrators and assigns my attorneys, irrevocable
with full power of substitution and revocation for me and in my name or in their name
or names, at any time in case default shall be made in the payment of said note
of 50 dollars annual interest due thereon, or breach shall be made of any of the
covenants hereinbefore contained, and default or breach shall continue for the term
of 6 months, to sell at public auction, the premises aforesaid, or any part thereof, at
any time after the expiration of such term of 6 days, twenty days notice given
of sale, one of such notice to be posted in the pit of Providence and in
my name or names or names of makes to execute, seal acknowledge and deliver
to the purchaser or purchasers thereof any deed or deeds that may be necessary to
re convey or sell purchase or purchasers a full and absolute title in our fee simple
therein or on such sales thereof probably making use of said attorneys full power
to execute or execute such deeds from time to time; I do authorize said
attorneys to receive the amount the same sells for and be paid the first payment of
of the expenses incurred in the same sales to said Siffitt and apportion the residue
thereof to the payment of the principal and interest of said note hereby
secured I therefore do hereby in case of a sale for default in the payment of said
annual interest, or breach of said covenants of Insurance, the principal of said
deed into shall be deemed due and payable on the day of such sale accordingly
to me or my heirs or assigns or payees for all sum over and above the amount thereof hereby
extinguished, apportioning and conveying such sales or sales as may be made or caused to
be made by the causes hereunto set forth.
Furthermore, I the said Birah C. Kenyon for myself and for my heirs, executors
administration and assigns, do hereby covenant with the said Siffitt and his heirs or
assigns that insurance against damage by fire shall be kept and maintained upon
the premises above described in a sum not less than one thousand
dollars that the principal of a bond in the sum of one thousand
dollars and that the policy or policies of such Insurance shall be assigned and
transferred to the said Siffitt and assigns as collateral security hereby noted and
in default thereof said policy shall be assigned or assigns may effect such
Insurance and the premiums or premiums paid thereon shall be further lien
upon the said estate, until to the amount of said note was and secured by these covenants
Now this Instrument witnesseth that I have execute and sealed this eighteenth
day of June in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty
first 1863
Signed Sealed and delivered
by the presence of
D. G. Gamed
Birah C. Kenyon Seal
Revenue Stamp $1.50
State of Rhode Island
Providence ss.
I, Ch. Osborne this ninth day of September
1863, Birah C. Kenyon personally appeared before me, and
acknowledged the within Instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary
act and deed.
Charles Cross. Justice of the Peace
Received for record Sept. 18 1863
at 10 o'clock S. Sells and recorded by
Lewis G. Cook Town Clerk
per S. Sells.
The page as recorded
