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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
I William D. Cross of Charleston in the county of Washington and state of
Maine situated Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said William D. Cross
[illegible] for and in consideration of the sum of
Two thousand and (2000.) dollars to me
paid in hand before the conveying hereof well and truly paid
by the Hopkinton Savings Bank a Corporation lawfully organized by the general assembly
of the state of Maine and established in the town of Hopkinton county of
Hancock in the said state of which Corporation I acknowledge the receipt and sufficiency of which sum
therefor do execute and acquit and discharge
the said Hopkinton Savings Bank its Successors and assigns from all future claims and demands
whatsoever by myself or others by virtue of these presents I have granted said relieved conveyed and confirm unto the said
by these presents do freely fully absolutely and give grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the
[illegible] heirs and assigns forever
Hopkinton Savings Bank its Successors
a certain Hall or parcel of land situate in the village of Caroline Mills
in said town state the County and state aforesaid containing by estimation
and are in the same more or less a dwelling house store and shop
and the other buildings thereon standing and bounded as follows To wit
Northwest with Matthew by trail of Jeffrey H Money North east by land of
Josiah Martin Northwest by the Highway or however However bounded
[illegible]
The Hopkinton Savings Bank in Hopkinton having received
full payment and satisfaction of the notion of the within mortgage recorded in the
breaches of Charleston in record book 9 Page 469 of 1842 does hereby
cancel and discharge the same and releases to Mr Cross his heirs and assigns
all the title and tenure returned said Institution by virtue hereof and in
to the estate hereinto described For testimony hereof and validation
have caused these presents to be signed and its Corporate Seal to be
hereunto affixed of its Governor this 21st day of
January 1849 [illegible]
[Signature]
By R. Richmond Seal
Governor
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commitments to
the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said Hopkinton Savings Bank its Successors Village
[illegible] and bound forever unto the said
William D. Cross
do covenant promise and grant to and with the said
[illegible] heirs executors and administrators
that I and my heirs executors and assigns shall for ever defend and warrant the said
[illegible] and any other person or persons lawfully claiming the same under the color of the above bargained
premises in fee simple and free and clear of all encumbrances and that I the said
[illegible] have good right full power and lawful authority to grant convey sell and confirm the said bargained
premises in manner as aforesaid And that the said
[illegible] and his heirs executors and assigns forever of these presents lawfully possessably and
quietly have used occupy possess and enjoy the said demanded grant premises with the appurtenances the said and clear freely and
clearly acquitted exonerated and discharged of and from all and manner of further or other grants bargains sells and other conveyances
all such claims and demands executions of conveyance and of all other sums or nature either that in any manner or degree obtainet
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said William D. Cross
[illegible] for myself and for my
heirs executors and administrators do covenant and execute the above demise
premises to the said
[illegible] Hopkinton Savings Bank its Successors
against the lawful claims of any person or persons whatsoever to warrant secure and defend by these presents.
And I Matthew D. Cross make use of this present William D. Cross under consideration
the sum paid sufficient to me plainly and forever quit claim unto the said
Hopkinton Savings Bank its Successors all any right of owner
in and to the foreground premises
Provided Nevertheless that if I the said William D. Cross my heirs executors
administrators or assigns shall fail unto the said Hopkinton Savings Bank
Successors or assigns the duties of Three thousand dollars with interest
payable successively in advance at this rate of success and we half have
[Signature]
This is a true copy