The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
I joseph The son of blakeston County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said Joseph Le Coes
two thousand one hundred thirteen dollars & [illegible] in hand before the consenting levy well and truly paid by
John Le Coes & Nathaniel Coes, spouse and John Le Coes and Walter Berry of all distinct Residents
County of Washington & State of Rhode Island do hereby acknowledge and Recognize fully satisfied contented and paid, and thereof of every part and parcel
the same do hereby acquit and discharge the said John Le Coes & Nathaniel Coes spouse & John Le Coes & Walter Berry
their heirs, executors and administrators free of their presents; have given grant granted bargained and sold conveyed confirmed and conveyed to
by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give grant gratis sell allot convey confirm and convey unto
the said
John Le Coes & Nathaniel Coes spouse & John Le Coes & Walter Berry their
heirs and assigns forever
The following tract of Land in Washington in Rhode Island One are known as the
Back pasture containing seventy five acres more or less, with dwelling house of William Thompson
bounded Northly by Southron land County bounded by east course Washington by Westly Borders
Full road and Southly by my fencing line home lot and first road in Washington bounded
by Fast road Land containing seventy five acres more or less, with some More than thirteen
bounded Northly by Col Boyd & Southron land County Westly bounded by East course bounded by
Borders Full road and Southly by Fast road, or however bounded, and land known
as hane meadow containing fifteen acres, more or less bounded Northly by Fast
road, Eastly by Southron lane, Westly by Southron land and Southly by Full road
or however bounded.
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 [illegible] their
heirs and assigns forever to them and they only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And I the said
[illegible]
heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to the said
heirs and assigns that at or before the said delivery of the same the said [illegible] the sole and lawful owner of the above bargained
premises and am and of present and of the same in due and proper right as good perfect and absolute estate of the above bargained
in fee simple) and have a good right full power liberty and authority to grant sell convey confirm and convey the said bargained
premises in manner as aforesaid. And the said [illegible] their
heirs and assigns shall quietly peaceably and undisturbedly hereby forever by force and virtue of these presents lawfully peaceably and
quietly occupy have sole occupancy possess and enjoy the said desired and bargained premises with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and
clearly acquitted exonerated and discharged of and from all and manner of forms or other gifts bargain sales grants mortgages uses settlements
or other any whatever executions and emancipations of what nature or species natur either what may in any secure or digress abstract
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said Joseph Le Coes
premises to
for me my
heirs executors and administrators do covenant and agree the above demise
the said John Le Coes & Nathaniel Coes spouse & John Le Coes & Walter Berry their
heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims of any other person or persons whatever forever to secure and defend them from whatever
The condition of this deed is such that whereas I the said Joseph Le Coes executed
a negotiable promissory note for the sum of One thousand one hundred thirteen dollars &
twenty cents unto the said John Le Coes & Nathaniel Coes spouse & John Le Coes & Walter Berry
grantor & under. Now therefore if the said grantor or my
heirs executors, administrators or assigns, or any other person for me or for them shall
pay said note at maturity together with the interests thereon according to the
tenor thereof then this deed shall be void otherwise shall be and remain in full
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from and offset. Furthermore I the said Grantor do hereby constitute and appoint
the said Grantee their executors administrators and assigns my lawful attorneys irrevocable with
full power of substitution and revocation for me and in my name or names in this name or names
at any time in case default shall be made in the payment of said note or of any some of the
annual interest stated above therefore or breach shall be made of the covenants of insurance here
of the aforementioned said such default or breach shall continue for the term of two years age
to date of public auction the premises aforesaid or any part thereof first giving after the
expiration of the said term of two years twenty days notice of such default volume one of
the premises aforesaid publically advertised and by nail and notice on my name or names
to name to the executors that administrators and deliver to the purchasers or purchasers thereof
any deed or title in that they may be presently to act and be such purchasers or purchasers thereof
and execute and deliver unto the purchasers in full satisfaction of the debt hereby guaranteed to
the said attorneys cause to continue or appoint such sale from time to time to first to discharge
the said attorneys to execute to effect the amount the same day he did for sale and after the payment
of all the refunds sufficient to satisfy the debt sales or to apply and offset the proceeds the remaining
to the payment of the amount of principal and interest of said note hereby secured I hereby agreeing
that in case of a sale for default in the payment of said note and deemed insurance
of his breach of lease covenants of insurance the product of said note shall be delivered
cash and payable on the day of such sale accounting to me or my heirs and assigns for
all sums over and above the amount the sum of principal interest suffering and insurance
such sale or sales as may be made or caused to be made by under these assigns
Furthermore I the said Grantor for me and for my heirs executors administrators
trustees and assigns do hereby covenant with the said Grantee their heirs or assigns
that insurance agreed upon by fire shall be kept and maintained before the buildings
the premises aforesaid in a sum not less than [illegible]
dollars
and that the said policy or policies or premiums paid thereon shall be delivered as collateral security hereto and in default
thereof or hereby agree that said Grantee or assigns may effect such sale
insurance and the premiums or premiums paid thereon shall be a further loan upon
the said estate added to the amount of said note and secured by these presents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th day of February
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy five
Internalized made before signing
Signed sealed and delivered Joseph H. Cross L.S
in presence of
Lo W Cross
State of Rhode Island sc. — In South Kingstown this 27th day of February
1875 Joseph H. Cross personally appeared before me and acknowledged that the
foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Joseph H. Cross
Anthony Fuller
Received for record March 27th 1875 at 9 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by Charles Coons Town Clerk
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