The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
I, A. A. Saunders of Richmonds County of Washington State of Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said A. A. Saunders [illegible] for and in consideration of the sum of
Two hundred dollars ($200.00) in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid by
Charle Holden of Washington, County and State aforesaid
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and say unto myself fully satisfied content and paid; and thereof and of every part and parcel
thereof do hereby execute and assign unto the said Mr Nathan Holden
his heirs, executors and administrators forever by these presents have given granted bargain sold aforesaid conveyed and confirmed; and
by these presents firmly and forever fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell aforesaid convey and confirm unto the said [illegible] heirs and assign forever
Witnesseth
One certain lot of land of and with buildings thereon Standing, lying, [illegible]
and being situated on the town of Charlestown and containing by estimation
one acre, be it the same more or less the same being bounded on the East by a fence and
bounded a followe on the North by the land of J. H. Sykes & Co. on the
West by land of Simeon P. Clark, on the South by land of Caleb Hayden
and on the East by the highway, for further particulars and conditions
reference be had to a deed of the same premises from Charles E. Butler
to George S. Butler, Citizen ship of [illegible] & Citizens ship to Nathan Holden
Included Recorded in Book of Land Evidence of said Charlestown
And one of the conditions of this instrument is that the said Nathan
has the privilege of causing the aforesaid buildings to be insured against
loss by fire. And I the said Saunders will at his expense the Insurance
and said Holden to hold the policy of insurance as collateral security
herein
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to
the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to enjoy the said Charles Holden
his heirs and assigns forever to himself and these only proper use benefit and beford forever. And I the said
A. A. Saunders [illegible] heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to all the executing hereof I be the same that the true sale and lawful owner of the above shared
premises and owner lawfully seized and possessed of the same in true own proper right as good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in the simple and have in myself and have proper right full power and authority title grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained
premises unto the said [illegible] that all and every person or persons whomsoever that shall hereafter claim or pretend to the same
entails pointers diverse judgments execution and encumbrances of what nature or in some nature over that might in any obscure or degree obclare
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said A. A. Saunders
promise to [illegible] his heirs executors and administrators do covenant and agree the above described
premises to [illegible] against the lawful claims of demands or any person or persons whatever forever to secure reward and defend by these [illegible] heirs and assigns
The Consideration of the aforegoing deed is that I the said A. A. Saunders
my heirs, Executors, Administrators shall pay to said Charles Holden his
heirs executors, Administrators or assigns the sum of five hundred dollars
on or before the twenty the day of November eighteen hundred and
eighty eight, from the aforegoing deed and also a certain note bearing
ten per cent interest herewith given by me the said Saunders to said Holden for the
sum aforesaid and payment as aforesaid shall be void otherwise to
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remain in full force and virtue Know all men by these presents I the Hon Revd A. A. Saunders
do hereby constitute and appoint said Harlan Jordan my lawful Attorney irrevocable
for me and in my name, or of his executors administrators or assigns our lawful
attorneys with full power of substitution and revocation for me and in my name
named or in his or their shoe name or names at any time of the future sufficiency of
such time, (the day of payment of said note) to sell at public auction the
premises offoresaid or any part thereof called grazing three acres without survey
in some one or more of the Publics Newspapers of said Westerly (County of) and
to me, my heirs or his or their shoe name or names to make, execute seal and
deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof a good and sufficient deed of
deed of this same, so as to vest in such purchaser or purchasers a full and absolute
title to the premises in the premises and on sole of said premises. I do authorize
my said Attorney to receive and of and from the purchaser or purchasers thereof the
amount the same shall be sold for, and upon receipt thereof to apply and appose
ate the same to the payment of the sum due on said note and secured by this
deed, accounting to me for all sums that shall be over and above the amount
due on said note and all the expenses incident to such sale or sale fast
being prior (namely, hereby granting unto my said attorneys full power to enter
or re-entry such sale as may be required by my attorneys for the purposes aforesaid
and as may be executed by my attorneys for the purposes aforesaid)
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Blackmond
this 25th day of November 1685
Executed in presence of
James
George C. Goff
Haty C. Goff
A. A. Saunders L.S.
State of Rhode Island County of Washington to
Nov 26th 1865 then A. A. Saunders acknowledge that foregoing
instrument to be his free act and deed
Before me
Albert S. Potter Public Notary
(Presence Stamp)
$\phi$ 0.50
Received for Records Nov 28th 1865-
at 6 o'clock P.M. and recorded
by Ezra Cross C. Clerk
The page as recorded
