The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these Presents shall Come.
I William Gonsalves Governour of rehabilitation in the county of Washington in the State
of Rhode Island and Providence
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said William Gonsalves
for and in consideration of the sum of
two hundred dollars
in hand before the sealing hereof well and truly paid by
John Gonsalves and Nathaniel Gonsalves of South Kingstown in the county
and State aforesaid
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and assert together fully satisfied and paid ; and thereof and of every part and parcel
thereof do execute acknowledge and quit claim the said John Gonsalves and Nathaniel Gonsalves their
heirs, executes and administrators forever by these presents; and have granted sold alienated seized conveyed and confirmed unto
by these presents do firmly fully and absolutely sell convey alienate and confirm unto the said
heirs and assign forever
John Gonsalves and Nathaniel Gonsalves their
[illegible]
a certain lot of land situated in said rehabilitation continuing by estimation
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more or less not measured bounded as follows, beginning
at the highway at the North West corner of said lot there running
North Eastly [illegible] Northly on said highway until it comes to land of the heirs of
Governor [illegible] Northly on said Briffill's
land until it comes to a stake by the side of the south part of the southly boundary bordering
bounding easterly on land of Gibson & John Gonsalves until it comes to land
of John Wallings Northly bounding southeasterly on said Wallings
land until it comes to the first mentioned corner or however otherwise
the same may be 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 Grantees Their
heirs and assigns forever to their own and theirs only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And I the said
Grantor
for myself my heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to and with the said Grantees Their heirs executors and administrators
premises and every part and parcel of the same and all the rights that of mine or the concealing hereof I am the true real and lawful owner of the above described
premises and owner lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right as good and perfect absolute and estate inheritance
of premise in fee simple and have and shall have right good full power and lawful authority to grant sell convey and confirm the said granted
premises in manner aforesaid and shall from time to time and at all times forever henceforth lawfully and virtuously of these presents lawfully presentably and
quietly have occupied use enjoy and possess the said enjoyed and said demanded premises with your appurtenances free and clear and freely and
quietly claimed executed and demanded of executives and from all manner of suits claims demands for every person grate grants premises
or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said William Gonsalves
promise to
for myself my heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above demise
premises to
the said Grantees Their heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any persons or persons whatsoever secure defend and defend by these presents.
The conditions of this deed is such that whereas I the said William
Gonsalves have given my special promise providing that for the sum of
two hundred dollars lent to me on the date beneath this deed we do forge to the
said John Gonsalves and Nathaniel Gonsalves our other for the sum of
two hundred dollars payable four years after date with the interest at the
rate of four per cent per annum joint interest to be paid annually.
Witness thereof if the said grantor or my heirs executors administrators
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or assign, or any other person for me or for them shall pay said note at maturity,
together with the interest thereon, according to the tenor thereof then this deed shall
be void, otherwise shall be and remain in full force and effect
Furthermore I the said Executor do hereby constitute and appoint the said
grantee his executors, administrators etc and Assigns my attorneys generally with
full powers of substitution and revocation and empower them in my and my name or in
their name or names, at any time, in case default be made in the payment of my
said note or of the annual interest due thereon and such default shall continue
for the space of ten days date to sell at publick auction the premises granted in my first
deed to them for ten days giving off the requisition of said publick sale ten days notice
of such sale, and some one of the publick officers appointed in this state, and in my
name or in their name or names, to make, sell, execute, acknowledge and deliver to the
purchaser or purchasers thereof any deed or conveyance that may be necessary to invest
such purchaser a perfect and absolute estate over and for simple inheritance and on such
terms having carefully used my said attorneys powers to convey or assigned such
deed for such sum as I do authorize the said attorneys to receive. In event the same
deed be not sold, and after the payment of all the expenses incurred to such sale,
to sell, or apply to and expedite the residue of the proceeds thereof to the payment of the
principal and interest of said note hereby conveyed. I hereby covenant that in case
a sale for default on the payment of said sum is carried on the premises of my said
deed shall be deemed null and voidable on the day of such sale according to my
heirs and assigns for all sums due and above the amount thereof. I hereby ratify
approving and confirming such sale or sales as may be made or caused to be made by
notaries deed. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this sixth day of May in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy five
Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles Cross
William Greenowner L.S.
State of Rhode Island to wit
In Chariestown this sixth day of May
1875, William Greenowner personally appeared before me and acknowledged that
the foregoing instrument be his hand signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Charles Cross
Justice of the Peace
Received in hand May 6th 1875 at 10 oclock A.M.
and Recorded by Charles Cross
Emma Clark
On This 11th day of April 1897 we received of William Greenowner
the full amount of the above mortgage and the note secured thereby and
are hereby discharging the said William Greenowner his Heirs Executors
and administrators from all liability on account of the same
With Cross our hands and seals
per presence of
Charles Cross
John B. Green
Nathaniel Green
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