The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
I Joseph N. Brown of Charlestown county of Washington in the State of Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said Joseph N. Brown for and in consideration of the sum of
three hundred and twenty five dollars in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid by
Mary Black and Arnold Tucker both of said Northampton in the county and state aforesaid
to me said Mary Black and Arnold me and undoubtedly further for delay of Payment and for the purpose of
the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge and confess the same to be true and just to the intent of every part and parcel
thereof the said Mary Black and Arnold Tucker the said Mary Black and Arnold Tucker their
heirs, executors and administrators forever by these presents have given granted bargained sold assigned conveyed conferred and confirmed
and the said
Mary Black & Arnold Tucker their heirs and assigns forever
convey and confirm unto
a certain lot of land situated in said Charlestown with a dwelling house
and other buildings thereon standing, containing by estimation five acres and be the
same more or less. Bounded Northerly by land of the Heirs of Jacob Perry, Eastly, by
a highway, Southerly & Westerly by Andrew land, or however otherwise bounded and is
known as the "Randalls Mill Place"
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 Grantees their
heirs and assigns forever to them and their only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And I the said
Grantor do covenant promise and grant to and with the said Grantees that I am the true and lawful owner of the above bargained
premises and demise lawfully seized and possessed of the same in one own proper right and good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple and have in myself and my heirs good right full power and liberty lawful authority to grant sell convey and confirm the said bargained
premises in manner and form as aforesaid and that said premises are forever by force and virtue of these presents lawfully promised and clearly
quietly held opposite use enjoyments convey and enjoy the said bargained premises with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and
clearly acquired encumbered and discharged of and from all suits manner of other person or other grants bill queries grants
or mortgages and of all grants executions and conveyances of what name or nature whatsoever in any manner or degree abstract
or otherwise make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said Joseph N. Brown his executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above demised
premises to
the said Grantees their heirs and assigns
the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever in warranty on convey and defend by these presents.
The conditions of this deed is such whereas I the said Joseph N. Brown
further wrote my brother George N. Brown near descending under the fine promise
of "H. B. & G. B." the 26th day of January 1817, executed one certain
promissory note of that date for the sum of one hundred and ninety five dollars and
made payable to this official Mary Black or order on demand with interest, and
also one other promissory note of same date for the sum of one hundred and thirty
dollars, made payable to said Arnold Tucker or order on demand with interest
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Now therefore if the said Ezra Turner or any his successors, executors, administrators or assigns
or any other person or persons for me or for them shall pay said note at maturity, together with the In-
terest thereon, according to the tenor thereof, then this deed shall be and remain null and void
low and annul in full force and effect Furthermore I the said grantor do hereby run
statute and agree that said grantors their successors executors administrators and assigns may convey
immediately, with full power of substitution and revocation for me and in my name
or in their name or names at any time in any event that shall be necessary to effect the
payment of said note or acts of the trustees thereon it shall be made up of the
rents of tenements hereon now extant and such default in breach of said shall run
once for the term of ten days to sell at public auction the premises aforesaid or any
part thereof that first quarterly after the expiration of said term of ten days hereby limited says
of notice of said default held under me the said grantee premises further that the said
in my name or in their name or names act as conveyors custodians administrators and
deliver to the purchaser or purchasers their any deed or deeds that may be necessary
to sell said premises and a full absolute and unencumbered title to the premises
or any part thereof (granting unto said attorneys power to continue or
adjourn such sale from time to time) I do further agree that the steering attorney
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 applyment the surplus thereof first to the payment of the
amount of principal and interest of said note hereby secured first and then to the payment
agreeing that in case of a default for default in the payment of said interest or prin-
cipal breach of said covenants of my premises the principal of said note shall be declared due
and payable on the day of such default existing to me or my heirs and assigns for all the
sums due and above the amount hence I hereby ratifying and confirming such deed as may be
made or cause to be made by such acting grantor
Furthermore I the said Grantor for myself and for my heirs executors admini-
trators and assigns do hereby covenant with the said grantee their heirs and assigns
that the above mentioned premises shall be free and clear and unencumbered upon
the buildings or in default thereof first a sum not less than four hundred
dollars and that the profits or returns of such income shall be assigned and
transferred to the said Grantee their heirs and assigns as collateral security
herein and in default thereof do hereby agree that the said Grantee their
heirs or assigns may act further levy upon the said estate added to the amount
of said note and secured by these premises.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
twenty eighth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and Twenty five
Signed sealed and delivered
In the presence of
S. C. Penn
George A. Cross
Joseph H. Cross L.S.
State of Rhode Island sc
Washington co sc In Benhamtown this 28th day
of April, 1825 - Joseph H. Cross personally appeared before me and
acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his hand signed to be his free and
voluntary act and deed
Charles Cross
Justice of the Peace
Received for Record April 28th, 1825: as & Recorded by
Charles Cross Your humble
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