The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these Presents shall Come.
The Benjamin Green & Eliza G Sprown his wife of Charlestown County of
Washington in the State of Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye That we the said Benjamin Green and Eliza G Sprown
for and in consideration of the sum of
one hundred and forty two dollars in hand before the undersigning hereof well and truly paid by
Benih B. Mayon of Charlestown aforesaid
the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge and agree to be wholly satisfied contented gay said; and therefore of and every part and parcel
thereof do covenant assign and relinquish the said Benih B. Mayon his
heirs, executors and administrators forever by these presents; have given granted hall assigned aliened conveyed conveyf and conveyed; and
by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell aliened convey convey and confirm unto
the said
Benih B. Mayon his
heirs and assign forever
certain tract of land started near Charlestown, bounded as follows
beginning at the Northeast corner at a wheatstake near the
Highway, thence southeasterly, for the first corner, so called, stone boundary
Easterly along the burying hill road (so called) to the east end of a wall
where a said fence have, thence on land of George A Stanton to land of
Daniel the Perkins, thence northeasterly on land of Perkins and Avery
Theodore and Jonathan W Land to a corner in land of said Land, thence
Northeasterly on land of land Land to a stake and stone at that boundary
Westerly on land of Revd J. Robin, Harry Avery, Alburt W Stanton
Christopher N. C. Hamptone and Green Card to the first mentioned boundary
or however otherwise bounded, containing by estimation eighty acres
more or less, with a dwelling house and other buildings thereon
Standing
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 Grantee his
heirs and assign whoever they are to his and theirs only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And we the said
grantors do covenant grant and with the said Grantee his
heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant that we and the said Grantee his
heirs and assigns that at the time of the executing hereof were and are the true sole and lawful owner of the above bargained
premises and acres lawful seized and possessed of the same in the same manner over a right proper and a good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple and have in ourselves our own 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 Grantee his
heirs and assigns shall and may forever peaceably and quietly possess and enjoy the said bargained premises by force of tenure and virtue of these presents lawfully procured and
quietly held occupy use possessions enjoy and the said bargained premises with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and
quietly devoid occupied encumbered and discharged of and from all man or manner of former or other gifts bargain sales leases mortgages bills
of exchange bonds debts judgments executions and encumbrances of what name or nature ever start that might in any manner or degree obstruct
or make void the title of the said Grantee his
heirs and assigns
Furthermore we the said Benjamin Green and Eliza G Sprown
for ourselves our heirs executors and administrators do covenant and agree the above demised
premises to
the said Benih B. Mayon his
heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents.
The conditions of this deed is such, That whereas we the said Benjamin
Green & Eliza G Sprown have executed our negotiable promissory note for
the sum of one hundred and forty two dollars named date, borrower
and made payable to the said Benih B. Mayon or order one year after the date
with interest at the rate of ten per cent per annum, the interest to be
paid Semi annually,
Now therefore if we the said Grantors, or our heirs executed
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administrators or assigns, or any other person for us or for them shall pay
said note at maturity, together with the interest thereon accruing to the letter
thereof, then this deed shall be void, otherwise shall be and remain in full force
and effect. Furthermore we the said grantors do hereby, constitute and appoint
the said Grantee his executors administrators and assigns our attorney in rem
ipsum, with full power of substitution and reservation for us and in our
names or in their name or names of any time, in due case default shall be made
in the payment of our said note, or of the same amount either this instrument
hereof default continues for the term of ten days to sell at public sale within the
premises aforesaid or any part thereof they find most judging after notification of the
said time of ten days, shortly cite nature of such deed, and some one of the public
notices posted within the state, and in our names or in their name or names
to make, convey, sell and absolutely convey and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers
thereof any deed or deeds that may be necessary to make said purchase
or purchases a full and absolute absolute simple tenure and alienation to them
hereby granting unto said attorneys all powers heretofore mentioned upon such
sale from time to time, and also authorizing the said attorneys to receive the amount
the same may be sold for and after the appropriate of the expenses incurred to the
such Sale or sales, to apply and apply sufficiently the residue thereof to the payment
of the amount of principal sum and interest of said note hereby mentioned and summed
agreeing that in due case of a sale for default in the payment of said instrument
interest of the payment of our said note shall be checked and due and payable on the
day of such Sale, accompanying to us or our heirs and assigns for all sums over
and above the amount hereby so reducing, offsetting and compensating such
Sale or sales as may be made or caused to be made by pointer hung
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 18th
day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy
four.
Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of
George C. Brown
Charles Brown
Benjamin Gspawn L.S.
Eliza G Gspawn L.S.
State of Rhode Island &
Washington Co.
Washington do In Charleston this 18th day of April 1874 Benjamin Gspawn
personally appeared before me and acknowledged that foregoing instrument by him
signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Charles Brown
Justice of the Peace
State of Rhode Island &
Washington Co.
Washington do In Charleston April 18th 1874 Eliza G Gspawn
personally appeared before me and being separately examined and apart from her
husband acknowledged the within instrument by her signed to be her free and
voluntary act and deed from which she did not wish to intersect
Charles Brown
Justice of the Peace
Received for record April 22nd 1874 at 8 o'clock A M
and recorded by Charles Brown Town Clerk
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