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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
I [illegible] of [illegible] 6th Novr 1800 in the County of Providence
and State of Rhode Island hereinafter named the Grantor
Send Greeting. Know Ye That I the said grantor [illegible]
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for and in consideration of the sum of [illegible]
in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid by
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the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and it be hereby acknowledged and ratified confirmed and paid; and thereof and of every part and parcel
thereof do execute agreement and discharge the said grantor [illegible]
hereinafter, executors and administrators forever by these present; have given granted bargained sold assigned conveyed and conferred; and
by these present do freely and fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell assign convey confirm and convey unto
the said [illegible]
heirs and assigns forever
A certain lot of land situate in said Cranston in the
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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 grantor [illegible]
heirs and assigns forever, to his use his only proper benefit and behoof forever. And I the said [illegible]
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do covenant promise and grant to and with the said [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
heirs and assigns that at and before the executing hereof I being the true sole and lawful seisor of the above bargained
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heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter by force and virtue of these present hereby peaceably and
quietly hold occupy use enjoy seise and enjoy the said bargained and granted premises with the appurtenances there of free and clear freely and
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Know all men by these presents, that whereas sheaves Shephields H Nyde of
Sterlingtown in the State of Rhode Island on the thirteenth day of December AD 1811
made and executed his return deed of Mortgage of the lands and property here
after described to Rachael Hazard of North Kingstown withal [illegible] of Rhode Island
to secure the payment of written notes and sums of money in said deed contained and
specified which securing the said Rachael Hazard was authorized and empowered
in case default should be made in the payment with said notes or sums of money
as and when the same should become due and payable and such default should
continue for the term of ten days to sell at public auction the premises here described
said deed executed or any part thereof first giving ten of the aforementioned said term
of ten days, twenty days notice of such sale either in some one of the Public News
papers printed within the city of Providence, and in the name of said Mortgage
or the name of some of him and Rachael Hazard to make executed, and deliver to
the purchaser there of any deed necessary, to convey the same to such purchaser
and to receive the purchase money thereof, which deed was recorded in the office
of the town clerks of East Greenwich in said State of Rhode Island in Book A
Deeds No 10 p pages 115 & 116 and in the office of the town clerks of North
Kingstown AD 1811 and in Book of Deeds No 10 p pages 115 & 160 and also
in Book No 1 p pages 31 & 32 of the Record of personal property mortgages
and to which deed and to the Record thereof references in hereby
made and whereas default has been made in the performance of the conditions
of said mortgage and such default has continued for the term of ten days
prior to the giving of the notice heretofore mentioned for some ten days
of the said notice for conveying the same was printed in the Providence Journal
one of the public news papers printed in the city of Providence by advertisement
mean while and the premises and estate named and described in said mortgage
upon the 21st day of August AD 1818 sold by public auction to
Howland by Rachael Hazard in her own name and for the sum of the premises
sold she having the highest bid her self as sole sale
Now therefore I aforesaid Rachael Hazard by virtue of the power
and authority in me vested by said Deed of Mortgage and by every other part
of the power or right here inatbly residing and for and in consideration of the
sum of five thousand dollars to me paid by said Rachael Hazard and
the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge to be truly grant bargain sell and convey
unto said Howland by myself, her heirs and assigns forever one undivided
half part of all those tracts or parcels of land with the mill building and
all other buildings and improvements thereon and all the water power
and water rights and privileges thereto belonging known as the Bowling
Mills estate situate in said town of North Kingstown and East Greenwich on
sides of the Woonasuck or Pawtuxet River together with one undivided
half part of all the steam engine engine starting fixtures machinery tools and
implements of every kind etc etc attached to or used in said mill time with
said estate at the time of the execution of said deed of Mortgage said
estates being the same, unless while were conveyed to said Shephields H Nyde
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