The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these Presents shall Come,
I William D. Cox of the town of Charlestown, county of Washington and
state of Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said William D. Cox
for and in consideration of the sum of
four hundred and forty dollars to me
in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid by
William B. Kenyon of the town of Charlestown County and State
the bargain aforesaid do hereby acknowledge and satistfully contented and paid; and thereof and of every part and parcel
thereof do hereby execute accord and quitclaim the said Dennis B. Kenyon his heirs executors and administrators forever by these presents; I have given granted bargained and delivered seized conveyed and confirmed; and
by these presents do freely give grant release and absolutely give grant forevermore to the said Dennis B. Kenyon his heirs and assign forever
all my right title and interest in and under signed me all
four hundred and eighty acreage tract or parcel of land situated in the village of Collies
town, town, county and state aforesaid bounded and described as follows
(viz) Northerly by lands of Henry & Joseph S. Honeycutt, Southerly
by lands of Dennis B. Kenyon & R. Collies, & Westerly by the highway or common
otherwise known as Woodside with a dwelling house thereon standing; the same
being known as the Woodside Kenyon property therefore all
my right title and interest in and under signed me in another desolate tract
of parcel of land lying in the said village of Collies town aforesaid
four hundred and described as follows (viz) Northerly by land of Branch
B. Kenyon, Easterly by lands of [illegible] W. M. Kenyon, Southerly by
lands of [illegible] and [illegible] and [illegible] Holmes, & Westerly by the
highway or common otherwise described, in leaning by the destination
the shaft or one more or how it being the Deed is merged
to me by deed transferred May 1st 1807 in Book 17 Page 47
of the Records of Deeds and Land Evidence of the town of Charlestown
To have and to hold the said grantid and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to
the same belonging or in any way set appertaining to the said Dennis B. Kenyon his heirs and assign forever in his and their hand forever. And I the said
William D. Cox my heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to and with the said Dennis B. Kenyon his heirs and assigns all and premises of the foregoing deed save the sole land and lawful owner of the above bargained
premises to have and enjoy the said and possessed of himself in his own proper right and good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple and in harmony with a good right full power and liberty authority to grant her bargain sell and convey and confirm the said heritage
premises in manner as aforesaid; And that I the said William D. Cox my heirs executors and administrators forever and virtue of these presents lawfully peaceably and
quietly have occupied use enjoy possess and enjoy the said deeded and bargained premises with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and
absolutely acquitted exonerated and discharged of and from all and manner of forms of error or other grants given bargain sold and conveyed
and from all manner of claims questions executions and conveyance of what name or nature either way that might in any degree or degree obstruct
or make void this present Deed.
Furthermore I the said William D. Cox
my heirs executors and administrator do covenant and engage the above described
premises to the said Dennis B. Kenyon his heirs and assigns
for myself my heirs executors and administrators of any person or persons whatsoever to secure warrant and defend to be these present
said I further at a cover of this Deed I covenant and promise to the said Dennis B. Kenyon his heirs and assigns all my right of Bound
and to the things above granted premises
The condition of this deed is such that in case I the said William D. Cox
have requested my negotiable promissory note for the sum of one hundred and
dollars bearing ten percent interest and shall payable to the said Dennis B.
Kenyon or other in the interest at ten per cent per annum to the said
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that said Thomas if the said William D. Cross or my next Legitimate Administrator
or assigns or any other person paid for me of for them shall pay and settle at maturity
together with the interest thereon according to the tenor thereof then this said deed shall
be void otherwise shall be good genuine in full force and effect
And furthermore I the said William D. Cross do hereby constitute and appoint
the said Daniel G. Thompson the Administrator admitted and assigned my true
and lawful attorney or attorney in Remainder investede with full power of substitution
and revocations for me and in my name or in whose or their names or names at
one time in case default shall be made in the payment of said note or date of
annual interest that whereas or breach shall be a breach of the covenants of
remiseses reserved hereinafter contained and such default or breach shall continue
for the time of six months to sell and fully execute the premises aforesaid or any
part thereof that said note not being paid after the expiration of said term of six days
today’s date notwithstanding and to sell same one of the parties few papers printed in
the County of Providence and in my name or in whose or their names or names
to makes execute said sale and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thing
any deed or deeds that may be necessary to vest in such purchaser or
purchasers a full and absolute estate in fee simple there in and on sale thereof
(hereby granting unto the said attorney full power to constitute others and appoint
such dates from time to time as he shall authorize the said attorney to execute
the amount the sale may yield for said note after the payment of all the expenses
incident to such sale or sales to delete or satisfy and effectuate the said note together
the payment of the amount of principal and of interest of said note hereby mentioned
(I hereby agreeing that the issuance of a deed for default in the payment of said note
annual interest or for breach of such covenants of remiseses the principal of said note
shall be deemed due and payable on the day of such sale) calculating to me
my heirs or assignes or all sums over and above the amount together I hereby
ratifying confirming and confirming such sale or sales as may be made or
proceed to be made by suite under seal
Furthermore I the said William D. Cross
for myself and for my heirs and for my executors and Administrators and during the life of
convenant with the said Daniel G. Thompson his heirs and assignes that insurance
against loss by fire shall be kept and maintained upon the buildings on
the premises aforesaid in a sum not less than three thousand dollars and that the
policy or policies of such insurance shall be kept and delivered to the said Daniel G.
Thompson for his purposes as witness hereof and in default hereof I agree that the said
Daniel G. Thompson or assignes may effect such insurance and the premiums or premiums
paid therefor shall be a further charge upon the said notes together with the amount of said
note and execute by these presents In testimony where of I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this fourth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and twenty two
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence
of me promise
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Martha S. Cluff D.S.
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[illegible] (State of Rhode Island)
[illegible] (In Providence state)
Before me the fourth day of November 1822
William D. Cross personally appeared before me and acknowledged the
foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and
deed’s deed
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Discharge received for record Feb 11th 1852 at 2.50 of such R. L. L.
and recorded by C. C. Cross Town Clerk
The page as recorded
