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184 State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations ss
Washington co.
personally appeared before me Byras D. Hergox and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument he has signed to be his free and voluntary act
and deed
William D. Green Public Notary
Received for Record May 10th 1873 at 2 o'clock PM Recorded by Charles Cross
Know all men by these presents that I William H. Perry of East Greenwich
in the County of Kent and State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum
of fourteen hundred dollars paid to me by Byras D. Hergox of Charlestown in the
County of Washington and State aforesaid of the receipt whereof I hereby ac-
knowledge to be paid species gold currency and value the said Byras Hergox his
heirs and assigns forever a certain tract of land situated in said
Charlestown it being the homestead of my late father Francis Perry doing
and is the same tract purchased by my grand father Francis Perry doing
of Samuel Perry dated September 1791 the deed of which is recorded in this fourth
Book of land evidence in said Charlestown page 169 & 162 for a more
particular reference see the aforementioned Deed Also one other parcel
situated in Northfield and particularly that overrunning containing twenty acres
more or less bounded northwesterly and easterly by the above mentioned tract north
Northwesterly by land purchased by my father of people Perry deceased and
Westerly by the Hergox family it being the last tract purchased by my sire father
Perry late of said Northfield known as the home farm To have and to hold the said parts
and heritages to the said Byras Hergox his heirs and assigns forever
And I said William do for myself my heirs legal representatives and administrators do
covenant and agree to and with the said Byras his heirs and assigns that
I am here fully obligated in sum for the simple of the aforementioned premises that they are
free of all incumbrances and that I have full right to sell and convey the same
and that I will with my pens and peripherals warrant and defend the same to said Byras
his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all
persons Provided nevertheless that if said William Perry his heirs representatives
administrators or assigns shall fail to convey to said Byras his heirs
representatives or assigns a certain piece of land bounded North by the
this interest accruing thereafter twelve years fourteen months date from the
this deed as also a certain promissory note having due date on the first
presents signed by said William Perry obligated to pay said Hergox for the purpose to
buy said Byras said sum of twenty hundred dollars with interest at seven per
cent shall be absolutely void to all intents and purposes Nothing herein
contained shall be construed to restrict said William his heirs or assigns from
selling wood from the premises hereby conveyed during the term of this Mortgage
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
thirty first day of January in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy
eight
Entered in January
Wm H. Perry L.S.
Paul M. Clarke
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Washington County sc
Charlestown January 31st 1867 This day personally appeared William Perry
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument his hand to be his voluntary act
Public Notary
Before me Paul M. Clarke Public Notary the Clerk
$1.50 Received for Record 31st Jan 1867 at 1 o'clock PM Recorded by Charles
On this 3d day of April 1868 I received of William H.
Perry the full amount of the above mortgage and I hereby cancel
the same Witness my hand and seal the presence
Charles Cross B. D. Hergox