The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these Presents shall Come.
I Joseph Church of Charlestown in the County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye That I the said Joseph Church
for and in consideration of the sum of
Three Thousand Dollars to me in hand before the ensealing hereof well and truly paid by
George A Stanton of westerly Washington County aforesaid
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and aforesaid fully satisfied convented and said; and themed of and every part and parcel
thereto do remise acquit and discharge hereon the said George A Stanton the
heirs, executors and administrators thereof by these presents give grant bargain sold aliened conveyed and confirmed; and
forever do remise release and forever fully grant and absolutely grant sell alienate convey and confirm unto the
said
George A Stanton his heirs and assign forever
A certain tract of land situate in the town of Charlestown
known as the homestead farm of General
Joseph Stanton deceased, and more recently
the homestead farm of the Granter and which farm the said
George A Stanton had this day conveyed to the said Joseph
Church by deed containing by estimation Eighty acres and other building
thereon standing measure and utensils and intending to convey to said
George A Stanton all that conveyed to me the Granter by deed
this date also a lot of land situate in said Charlestown
known as the linear lot and bounded northerly on land of
Joseph M Moore easterly on land of the said Church deceased
southerly on 도로 [illegible] and westerly on the highway containing
two acres more or less
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in order That the same may form date with interest Therefore
by these presents I the said First Baptist Church or any their executors and administrators
or assigns or any other their reason for inheritor for them shall pay and send note
at maturity together with interest thereon according to the tenor thing
that this deed shall be held by these presents shall be void remain null full for
and void Furthermore I the said First Baptist Church do hereby coven
and against the said George G. Haddon as their executors administrators etc
declare any attorney irrevocably with full power of substitution and
substitution for one and only in my name or in their names name at
any time to in case default shall be made in the payment of said note
or of the annual interest due thereon or breach made of
the covenants of Insurance hereinafter continued and second default
or breach shall continue for the term of Six months or till set
off said notice the premises aforesaid or any Trust their of their first
given notice of the expiration of said term of Six months the twelfth day
notice of such sale in some one of the publick newspapers printed
in Providence and to deliver to the purchasers or purchasers thereof
any deed or deeds that may be necessary to effect so such purchase or
purchase a full and absolute estate in so such premises thereon and
on sale thereby granting private and my said attorneys power to conduct
or adjourn such sale to some other time to time I do authorize
my said attorney to receive to the amount the same may be sold
for and after the payment of all the expenses incident to such
sale or sales to apply and distribute the remainder thereof to the payment
of the amount of principal and interest of said note hereby secured
hereby agreeing that in case of a default or a default in the payment
of said annual interest or of covenants of insurance
The premises part of said sale shall be deemed due and payable all
the day of such sale) executing to said First Baptist Church its
their book address for all sums over and above the amount
thereby ratifying confirming and conforming such sale or
as may be made or caused to be made by wrote their or
The premises also for their executors Administrators and
assigns in every respect covenant with the said therefore and agree that insurance
against loss by fire shall be kept and maintained upon the building
the premises aforesaid in a sum not less than [illegible] and that
the policy or policies of such insurance shall be assigned and transferred
to the said
and their assigns as collateral security therefore
and in effect thereof by agree that the said or assign
off effect such insurance and the premiums thereon paid thereon
shall be a further lien upon the said Estate added to the amount
of said note and secured by these presents in the 3d of 14th line
from the bottom of next page the words ten days were erased
and the words Six months were interlined
(Continued on Page 397)
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397 To all People to whom these Presents shall Come. Send Greeting. Know Ye, That the said [illegible] for and in consideration of the sum of [illegible] in hand before the ensealing hereof well and truly paid by [illegible] the receipt whereof do hereby acknowledge and therewith fully satisfied contented and paid; and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof do exenerate acquit and discharge the said [illegible] heirs, executors and administrators forever by these presents; have given granted bargained sold aliened encoffeyed conveyed and confirmed; and by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell aliene encoff convey and confirm unto the said [illegible] heirs and assign forever
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 [illegible] heirs and assigns forever to [illegible] and only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And the said [illegible] for heirs executors and administrators do covenant promise and grant to and with the said [illegible] heirs and assigns that at and before the ensealing hereof the trne sole and lawful owner of the above bargained premises and [illegible] lawfully seized and possessed of the same in own proper right as a good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple; and have in good right full power and lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid. And that the said [illegible] heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter by force and virtue of these presents lawfully peaceably and quietly have hold use occupy possess and enjoy the said demised and bargained premises with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and clearly acquitted exonerated and discharged of and from all and all manner of former or other gifts grants bargains sales leases mortgages wills entails jointures dowries judgments executions and encumbrances of what name or nature soever that might in any measure or degree obstruct or make void this present deed.
premises in manner as aforesaid. And that the said [illegible] good right title and perfect authority to alienate the premises in manner as aforesaid. And that the said [illegible] heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter by force and virtue of these presents lawfully peaceably and quietly have hold use occupy possess and enjoy the said demised and bargained premises with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and clearly acquitted exonerated and discharged of and from all and all manner of former or other gifts grants bargains sales leases mortgages wills entails jointures dowries judgments executions and encumbrances of what name or nature soever that might in any measure or degree obstruct or make void this present deed. Furthermore the said [illegible] heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above demised [illegible] for [illegible] heirs and assigns premises to the said [illegible] against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents.
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In the presence of
We have hereunto set our hands and
seals this Twenty second day of March in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy
Signed sealed & delivered
John R. Cross Rev Stamp
John R. Cross SS
Joseph Church ss
Mary G Church ss
State of Rhode Island &c
Ss
This Twenty Second day of March, 1870
Joseph Church + Mary G Church wife of said Joseph
personally appeared before me said acknowledg'd The within
instrument to have signed to be their free and voluntary
act and deed
Before me
John R Cross
Justice of the Peace
Rec'd for record March 23d 1870 at Foster S.H. and
recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
For the transfer of the above mortgage see Book No 10
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[The page contains a pre-printed legal form with handwritten insertions. The transcription below follows the flow of the document, including the handwritten portions.]
To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That [illegible] tho said [illegible]
for and in consideration of the sum of [illegible]
in hand before the executing hereof well truly and fully paid by
the receipt whereof [illegible] do hereby acknowledge and [illegible] therewith fully satisfied contented and paid; and thereof and of every part and parcel
thereof do execute acquit and discharge the said [illegible]
heirs, executors and administrators forever by these presents; have given granted bargained sold conveyed conveyed and confirmed; and
by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien convey confirm and convey unto the said [illegible]
heirs and assign forever
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 [illegible]
heirs and assigns forever to [illegible] and [illegible] only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And the said [illegible]
heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to and with the said [illegible] the true sole and lawful owner of the above bargained
premises and [illegible] heirs and assigns that at all time and before the executing hereof
in fee simple and lawfull seized and possessed to the name of [illegible] own proper right in a good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
quality had and have and by their act and deed right full power and lawfully authority to grant sell convey and confirm the said
premises in manner as aforesaid. And that the said [illegible]
heirs and assigns shall may and may from time to time and at all times forever hence forward by these presents lawfully peaceably and
quietly be seized possessed and enjoyed of and from all demanded and bargained premises with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and
clearly acquitted exempted exonerated and discharged of and from all and of all manner of forener or other gifts grants bargains sales leases mortgages with
estates jointures dowries judgments executions and encumbrances of what name or nature whatever in any manner or degree obstruct
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore the said [illegible]
heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above demised
premises to the said [illegible] heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents.