The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come. 265
Know Ye That Mary A Hopie of New London Connecticut and Billings B Lewis and
Ruth B Lewis heirs at law and right in rights of said Ruth B of East Greenwich R.I. hereinafter
Send Greeting. Know Ye That we the said grantors
for and in consideration of the sum of
Three hundreds sixty five dollars to be hand hereunto the conveying deed hereof well and truly paid by
Reverend M Hopie and Albert F Herbie of Charlestown R.I. hereinafter
called the grantees
the receipt whereof the hereby acknowledge and herewith fully satisfied contented and paid ; and of thereof and of every part and parcel
of thereof he execute and assign absolute the said grantees
whereas the said grantees having been granted bargained sold alienated acknowledged conveyed and conferred ; and
by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell alienate convey and confirm unto
the said
heirs and assign forever
From their heirs
All that the right title and interest which we now have or hereat at law
of Joseph Herbie late of Richmond deceased and in all the Right
title which he said Joseph Herbie was seized and possessed of
the time he declared situated partly by the town of Richmond R.I.
and partly in the town of Charlestown R.I. for a particular description
referral is hereby made to the records of said Richmond & Charlestown
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 the said granted their
heirs and assigns forever to them and their properly proper use benefit and behoof forever. And we the said
do covenant promise and grant that we the said grantors their heirs executors and administrators
for ourselves our heirs and assigns at and after the full conveying hereof warrant the in true sole and lawful enjoyment of the above bargained
and described land and premises for the same in an true proper right as good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
for simple for long term and forever free from all burdens encumbrances claims right demands of every sort and manner
premises in manner as aforesaid. And that the said grantees
their heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time [illegible] at all times forever lawfully occupy and
possess the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances clo free and clearly and
quietly acquired customarily enjoyed and discharged from and all manner of other grants bargains leases mortgages wills
or estates jointures dower judgments executions encumbrances of what nature or severe nature might that in any manner or degree obstruct
me void make this present deed.
Furthermore We the said grantors
their heirs executors and administrators do covenant and agree the above described
premises to
their heirs and assigns
appose the rightful claims or demands of any person whatever forever to secure access and defend hyphenated garments.
On testimony whereof we have hereunto our hands set this
twenty eighth day of March 1858 signed published and sealed
Mary A Hopie L.S.
Billings B Lewis L.S.
Ruth B Lewis L.S.
in presence of
Joseph P Coleman
Ruth B Lewis
State of Rhode Island County of Kent be in East
Greenwich this eighth day of March 1858 my Mary A Hopie personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument be her
hand to be her free and voluntary act and deed signed on the same day
also appeared Ruth B Lewis wife of Billings B Lewis who having learn
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264 guaranteee by my surety and partner and a part from her separate freehold estate
the foregoing indenture duly signed sealing having been shown and explained unto
me, by me, and being it apparent clearly understood and declared that said signor to be
of perfect memory and voluntarily act good deed and settled that the said instrument
to belong to the same of [illegible] before me Joseph W. Thompson, notary public
hereunto do. In East Providence this 29th day of March AD 1849
before me personally appeared William P. Brown and acknowledged the
foregoing deed to be his free and voluntary act and indenture
Received for me this 29th day of March 1849 Joseph W. Thompson
at a notary in Providence by the said William P. Brown
Know all men by these presents that I William S. Green of Charlestown in
the State of Rhode Island and consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars to
me paid by the Holy Trinity Savings Bank in Providence Island of bargain and sell to the
said Savings Bank their successors and assigns a certain lot or parcel of land
situated in the town of Providence State of Rhode Island Charlestown and State of Rhode
Island bounded on the North by the lot of [illegible] North east corner of [illegible] on the
East by land of [illegible] South by land of [illegible] West by [illegible] More or less
by her heirs or successors of the same name the boundaries and containing eight
rods zero inches square all the buildings and appurtenances thereunto belonging
To have and to hold the said granted premises and premises written the
appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said Holy Trinity Savings Bank their
successors and assigns forever do I hereby convey rent release and quit claim the said
Bank that the said granted premises are free from all encumbrances and that I
will warrant and defend the same against the claims of the said Savings Bank their successors
and assigns against the law full claims and demands of all persons
And I William S. Green of Charlestown in consideration of the
same premises as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quit claim to the said Savings
Bank their successors and assigns all my right of claim due and to the appurtenances
premises. The consideration of the deed is such that the said William S. Green
has executed a mortgage promissory note bearing interest accrue date hereafter
and now payable to the said Savings Bank in order seven months after date for
the sum of two hundred dollars above set forth and is compounded to receive from hand to
him either before the amount of the same or part thereof. And therefore
if I the said William S. Green or my heirs or other persons for me shall pay unto and
all the remains of the same in maturity according to the tenor thereof then this deed
that the mortgage shall become absolute in full force
Furthermore I the said William S. Green do hereby appoint Simon T. Young
treasurer of said Savings Bank or his successors in due void as my attorney irrevocable
full power of solicitation and reservation to sell at public auction the said
premises at any time of after note in water note state in full closure and remove imposed
by the space of one day first giving notice thereof for at least three weeks in some
public newspaper published in the town of Providence and upon said sale shall
my name or this name execute good and sufficient deed or release
premises with the usual covenants of warranty to sell and to put the
purchasers in ease and full possession of my premises and secure the
purchase money and after paying all the costs and expenses of said sale and all such
money due from me to said Savings Bank to put the remains to me or my heirs
and for hereby ratifying all things which my attorney below by my said attorney
for the purposes aforesaid. Further more I the said William S. Green do hereby
covenant with the said Savings Bank that insurance against loss by fire shall
be kept and maintained upon the buildings on the premises aforesaid at such offer of
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