4/6/1870 · MORTGAGE · book 9 page 407 doc 4257

To all People to whom these Presents shall Come. I Mr Jerome Tucker, of the town of Charlestown County of Washington and State of Rhode Island Send Greeting. Know All People. That I the said Mr Jerome Tucker [illegible] for and in consideration of the sum of [illegible] in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid by Benedict B. Huggins of the town of Charlestown County and State aforesaid the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and over thereabove fully satisfied and paid and paid up and paid of every part and parcel thereof do remise release acquit and discharge forever the said Benedict B. Huggins and his heirs executors and administrators forever and give grant bargain sold alienated enclosed conveyed and transferred and by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant release fully and absolutely release convey and confirm unto however the said all the right title warranty indemnity and security whatsoever of me claim and demand which I now have or of right ought to have or in any wise be entitled to or want a certain lot or piece of land of field with a dwelling house thereunto belonging situated in the village of Barcelona Mills now called and known as [illegible] and bounded as follows [illegible] bounded Northerly by the land of Benedict B. Huggins and bounded E Brandell Castelly to the West with [illegible] Southly by land of John M Money Westerly by the land of William Blakey whichever otherwise the same may be bounded and containing by estimation one half an acre but the same more or less [illegible] To have and to hold the said grant and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the same belonging to the said Benedict B. Huggins and his heirs and assigns forever to hold and [illegible] their property not burdened with any other favor. And I of the said Mr Jerome Tucker and his heirs executors and administrators do covenant promise and grant with the said Benedict B. Huggins and his heirs and assigns that he the said Benedict B. Huggins and his heirs and lawful owner of the above described premises and property have and shall forevermore have and shall enjoy same property right perfect and absolute state of inheritance in the simplex and have in and [illegible] good right full power and authority implicitly to grant release sell convey and confirm the said inheritance premises in manner as aforesaid And that the said Benedict B. Huggins and his heirs and assigns may quietly and peaceably possess and enjoy the said and bargained premises lawfully and peaceably and [illegible] fully have and hold the same premises and enjoy the said and bargained premises with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and quietly absolutely exempted and discharged of and from all and of all manner of form or office either lasts mortgage wills outlands jointures dowries judgments executions and encumbrances of what nature or of what nature however or in any measure or degree absolute or relative now made void promised free. Furthermore I the said Mr Jerome Tucker and his heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above mentioned promises to bind the said Benedict B. Huggins his heirs and assigns against all the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever by warrant to secure and defend by these presents. And I Hannah M Tucker wife the aforesaid Mr Jerome Tucker do hereby release and convey forever quit claim unto the said Benedict B. Huggins his heirs and assigns all my right of dower in and to the afore grant premises Will exhibition of this deed is shall state Whereas I the said Mr Jerome Tucker have executed a certain negotiable promissory note for the sum of three hundred dollars dated hereby with and

408 made payable to the said Benrich B. Hersey or order in two years with interest at seven per cent payable semi Annually, Now therefore I the said W. Pomeroy execute for myself or my heirs, executors, administrators heirs or assigns or any other person for me or for some shall pay said note of principal together with the interest thereon according to the terms thereof therefore this deed shall be and otherwise shall be and remain in full force until full payment It furthermore I the said W. Pomeroy do hereby constitute and appoint the said Benrich B. Hersey his executors, administrators and assigns my true and lawful attorney in attorney & attorneys irrevocable, with full power of substitution and reservations for me and I my name or in the his or these same or names, at any time in case default shall be made in the payment of said note or the semi annual interest thereon or breach shall be made of the covenants of insurance hereinafter contained or such default or breach shall continue for the term of her days to sell at publick auction the premises aforesaid or any part thereof, say first giving after the expiration of said term of ten days, their duly notified sell on some one of the fuller’s highways publicized first in the town of Smithfield, and on some in the place or in this town or names it make a sale duly execute sell, ack- nowledge, and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof any deed or claim that may be necessary to put such purchaser or purchasers firmly and in sole absolute estate in the simple tenure and in sole tenure thereby hereby granting unto him said attorney full power to execute and deliver such absolute sale from time to time I do authorize how said attorney to execute the premises the absolute same may be sold for just after the payment of the reference instant to such sale or sell only if opposite the sufficient title to the payment of the amount of principal and interest of said note provided, I hereby agreeing that in case of a sale for default on the payment of said semi annual interest or for breach of said covenants of insurance, the premises myself of said note shall be deemed clear free and payable on this day of such sale) accordingly to my heirs or assigns after deducting from and above the amount thereof I hereby ratifying, approving and confirming such sale as may be made in a credit to be made by attorney I furthermore I the said W. Pomeroy institute for my executors, administrators and assigns to be lawfully empowered with the said Benrich B. Hersey his heirs and assigns the insurance agreements against loss by fire shall be kept and maintained over the building or premises agreed loss by fire in a sum not less than three thousand dollars and that the policy or policies of such insurance shall be assigned and transferred over to the said Benrich or his heirs assigns as collateral security to be used in default thereof although we hereby agree that the said B. B. Hersey his heirs or assigns may put such insurance and the premises or premises further author all the a further lien upon the said estate added to the amount of said note and secured by these presents I set my sealing I have premises set my hand and seal this first day of March in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty one Signed, sealed and delivered W. Pomeroy witness S. S. in presence of Hannah G. Tucker S. S. Franklin Atwell, witness to first signature M. S. Gowan Entered in Record State of Rhode Island &c. Washington County S. S. In Chas. Lewis first day of March 1881, W. Pomeroy personally appeared before me and acknowledged this foregoing instrument by his signature to be his free and voluntary act and deed Received for Record April 4th 1880 at 1 o'clock P.M. and returned by Lakes Court Clerk

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