The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these Presents shall Come,
I Elijah Green of Richmond in the County of Washington in the State
Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know Ye, That I the said Elijah Green for and in consideration of the sum of
one hundred and fifty dollars
in hand before the sealing hereof well and truly paid by
David A Kenyon of Charlestown in the county and State aforesaid
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and declare, and further fully satisfied contented paid and paid; and thereof and of every part and parcel
hereof do execute acknowledge and declare, the said David A Kenyon to be seized and possessed of all closed conveyed conferred and conveyed; and
lies, executors and administrators fully seized and possessed; but given granted quit claimed conveyed and confirmed; and
by these presents do freely fully clearly and lawfully give grant allow release convey confirm and confirm unto
the said David A Kenyon his heirs being age signor forever
a certain tract of land situated in district of Charlestown bounded as follows [illegible] on the [illegible]
to the Southwest corner at a stake and bearing north by east near the beginning thence easterly to the [illegible]
of her corner as called thence running southerly along the [illegible] boundary west and [illegible]
to the East boundary and to a nail where a [illegible] line runs [illegible] thence on land of George A Stanton
to land of Daniel B Perkins, thence Northwesterly on land of said Perkins and some [illegible]
and continue to land of [illegible] a corner in land of said those Northwesterly on said
and continue to land of [illegible] a corner in land of said those Northwesterly on said
Cards land to a stake with stones at those boundaries on land of Daniel
S Holmes, Henry Perry, Albert W Stanton, Christopher H Thompson and Green
land to the first mentioned boundary corner, or however otherwise bounded containing
by estimations eighty acres be the same more or less with a dwelling house
land other buildings thereon standing.
To have and to hold the said granted and granted premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to it
the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said David A Kenyon his
heirs and assigns forever to his use and their proper use benefit and behalf before and forever. And I the said
Elijah Green to grantor to and with the said David A Kenyon for myself my heirs executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant with the said David A Kenyon his heirs and assigns that of the above largened
premises and are lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right as a good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple and have in my disposal and right full good right power lawful and authority to grant largen sell convey and confirm the said granted
premises to the said David A Kenyon. And that I the said Elijah Green for myself my heirs executors and administrators
heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever hence forward by virtue and premise of these presents lawfully and promisedly
quietly and lawfully use occupy possess and enjoy the said land and demised premises and granted with the appurtenances free and clear from any
disturbances claims or demands of any person or persons whomsoever and shall warrant grant large and confirm the said granted premises with
entails journies documents executions and conveyances of what name or nature other whatsoever right in any measure or degree obstrate
or make voiden this present deed.
Furthermore I the said Elijah Green
for myself my heirs executors and administrators do convent and convey the above demised
premises to the said David A Kenyon his heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever to secure and defend by these presents.
And I Annie M Green wife of said Elijah Green in consideration of the
same sum first expressed do hereby declare agree and forever quit claim onto the said David A Kenyon his
heirs and assigns all my right title and interest whatever to the aforesaid premises
The condition of this deed is such, that whereas I the said Elijah Green
have expressed my negotiable promissory note for the sum of one hundred and
fifty dollars blazing [illegible] state herewith and made payable to the said David A
Kenyon or other year after date with interest at the rate of ten per cent
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for presume the intent to be paid diemniallyly --- Now therefore if I the said grantor
or my heirs executors administrators or assigns or any other person for me or for them shall
fail said note at maturity together with the interest thereon accruing to the liner demise
then for the said debt shall be and shall remain in full force and effect
Furthermore the said grantor do hereby constitute and appoint the said grantee
his executors administrators and assigns my attorney irrevocable with full powers
of substitution and revocation for me and in my name or names or in this name or names
at any time in case default shall be made in the payment of the said note or
of the principal interest either thereof or both shall be made on the amounts of
interest accruing for entireness and such default or breach that continues for the
space of ten days to default full and further secure the premises aforesaid or any part thereof
I do hereby authorize the said grantee and assigns of paid terms of two days linearly notify me
of such default in one of the places specified in the deed to the State and in any
name or names of my name or names to enter execute seal acknowledge and deliver to
the purchaser or purchasers any deed or deeds that may be necessary to convey and to
the purchaser or purchasers a full and absolute estate in fee simple forever and on
such terms however granting unto said mortgage premises power to enter and repossess
said debt full time to times I do authorize the said trustee to assess the amount
the same now due and after the payment of the expense of the trustee intent to deduct
sale or sales to apply and appropriate the proceeds thereof to the payment of the amount
of principal and interest of said note including damages I hereby agreeing that in case of a
fee for deposit and the payment of said principal interest and cost on behalf of said
note warrants of the premises the amount of my said note shall be deemed and presumed to be
the stay of said sales executing and convey all over name and assigns for all sums over and
above the amount then owing I hereby ratifying approving confirming such sales sales
or me make to execute or be made by write instrument hereof
Furthermore I the said grantor for myself and for my heirs executors administrators and
assigns do hereby covenant with the said grantee his heirs and assigns that warranted against
liability for all debts shall be and imperfect though the premises aforesaid be burdened on premises aforesaid
in a sum not less than one thousand and fifty dollars and that the livery or release
of such insurance shall be assigned and conveyed to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
as collateral security hereof and in default hereby agree that insurance and
assigns over such insurance and the premises or premises first mentioned shall
be a junior lien the premises the said note and deed to the amount of said note and secured by
these presents In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this First day of June in the year of our Lord and thousand eight hundred and
seventy five
signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles Cross
Elijah Green L.P.
Joshua R. Green L.P.
State of Rhode Island to
In Providence on the 21st day of June 1875 Elijah Green personally
appeared before me and acknowledged executing the foregoing instrument by him signed to be
his free act and voluntary act and deed
Charles Cross
Justice of the Peace
Received for record June 21st 1875
at 5 oclock P.M. and received by
W. G. Moore Clerk Court
Record of Elijah Green the full amount of the within
mortgage paid and I hereby discharge the same Witness my hand and
seal this Sunday of April 1876
for processes of
George L. Cross
B. H. Kingool
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