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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
I Bowen Matteson of Richmond in the County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said Bowen Matteson
Four Hundred Dollars to me in hand here before the corneal hereof well and truly paid by
Brendan R Hewson of Charlestown County State
of Rhode Island
of receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge and certify, fully satisfied complied and paid, and thanked of and pared of every part and parcel
thereof do execute assign release and discharge unto the said Brendan R Hewson his
heirs executors and administrators forever by these presents have grant bargained sale allowed conveyed copy and confirmed and
by these presents do hereby fully lawfully and absolutely give grant bargain sale allow convey confirm and convey unto the said
his heirs and assign forever
Which I Release and
Quit claim with all rights titles and Interest in and to a certain
tract or Parcel of land lying in Charlestown County
and State aforesaid and bounded and described as follows
to wit: on the north by land of Felix Parks and Anderson
land, Castly by land of Joshua Now and the highway
Southly bounded by the lands of Stella Parks Anderson
lands and land of Mattison Perry westerly by Brook
which separates it from land of Mattison Perry or
Whoever thereof the same may be bounded more or less
by estimation one Hundred acres more or less
To have and to hold the said bargained and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to
the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said Brendan R Hewson and his
heirs and assigns forever to be held firmly only proper benefit and loved forever. And I the said
Bowen Matteson
Brendan R Hewson his heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to the said and all persons coming after theforesaid here the true sole and lawful owner of the above bargained
premises and own lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right as good as perfect absolute and constant inhabitant of inheritance
in simple fee and manner I have in my own good right full power and lawful authority to grant bargain sell and convey and confirm the said bargained
premises in manner as aforesaid and that I the said and all persons coming after theforesaid here by forever have by virtue and by virtue of these premises lawfully possessably and
quietly hold use occupy possess enjoy and enjoy the said bargained and bargained premises with the appurtenances press freely and clearly and
chiefly occupied use enjoy possessions and discharged of and suit from all and manner of forever or other grants some bargains leases mortgages warrants or
encumbrances whatever sorts expressions and conveniences of what manner or naturesoever whatever shall in any respect or manner or degree obstruct or
make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said Bowen Matteson
for myself my heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above mentioned
premises to the said Brendan R Hewson his heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whomsoever forever is warrant secure and defend by these presents
And I Mary Matteson wife of the within named Bowen
Matteson in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid do hereby
release and forever quit claim unto said Brendan R Hewson his
heirs and assigns all my right of dower in and to the aforesaid
granted premises the Condition of this deed is such that whereas
the said Bowen Matteson have executed a certain negotiable
promissory note for the sum of Four Hundred Dollars bearing even
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dai Herewith and made payable to the said Sarah E. Meyer
or order in Four years from date with interest payable semi-
annually at 8 per cent per annum
Now therefore I of the said David Mattson or my
executors administrators or assigns or any other purchaser for one or for
them shall pay said note at maturity together with the interest
thereon accruing to the same thereof This deed shall be void
or otherwise shall be and remain in full force and effect
Furthermore I the said David Mattson do hereby constitute
and appoint the said Sarah E. Meyer her executors admini-
strators and assigns my true and lawful Attorney or attorneys
at law with full power of substitution and revocation for me in
case and in my name behalf or in his or hers name or names at any time in case
of default shall be made on the payment of said note or the semi-
annual interest due thereon or breach shall be made of the
covenants of insurance mortgaged continued and such default or
breach shall continue for the term of the date to be sold at public
auction the premises mortgaged or any part thereof by their joint giving
after the expiration of said term of ten days notice by posting
of such sale in one or more of the public Newspaper offices in Makhon
County and in my name or in his or hers name or names to conclude
execute and acknowledge and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers
of any deed or deeds that may be necessary to vest in such
purchaser or purchasers a full and absolute Estate in fee simple
wherein and over sale thereof hereby granting unto said Attorney
full power to continue or complete such sale from time to time
He also authorize my said Attorney to receive 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 appropriate the residue thereof
to the payment of the amount of Principal and Interest of said note
hereby agreeing that in case of a sale for default in
the payment of said annual installments interest for each breach of said
covenants of insurance the principal of said note shall be deemed
due and payable on the day of such sale and accounting to me
my heirs or assigns for all sums over and above the amount thereof
hereby ratifying approving and confirming such sale or sales as may
be made or caused to be made by said Attorney
Furthermore I the said David Mattson for myself and for my
executed administration and assigns do hereby covenant with the
said Sarah E. Meyer her heirs and assigns that insurance against fire
by fee shall be kept and maintained upon the buildings on the
premises aforesaid in a sum not less than Four Thousand Dollars
and that the policy or policies of insurance shall be assigned
and transferred to the said Sarah E. Meyer her assigns as collateral
security hereby and in default thereof do hereby agree that the
said Sarah or assigns may effect such insurance and the Premium
or premiums paid thereon shall be a further lien upon the said Estate
added to the amount of the said note and secured by these presents
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In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and read this
doct day of December in this year of our Lord one Thousand Eighty two to
Humphrey and Sarah my
Signed Sealed & Delivered
Per Presence of
James H. Matteson
M. S. Green
Bowen Matteson [mark]
Mary Matteson [mark]
State of Rhode Island &c
Washington Co
In Richmond this thirtieth day of
December 1881— Bowen Matteson and Mary Matteson wife of
Bowen Matteson personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by them signed to be their free and
voluntary act and deed
Before me M. S. Green Public Notary
Revenue Stamp
$ 0.50
Rec'd for Records January 6th 1882 at 50 cts
R. M. and Recorded by Charles Pordes Town Clerk
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