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Know all men by these presents That I Stephen Mills in the town
of Providence in the County of Providence in the State of Rhode Island, in consideration of the
sum of Three hundred and eight pounds and fifty cents ($308.50) paid one
by Said S Palmor of Newport in said County and State, the receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain, sell and
convey unto the said Palmor and to his heirs and assign all my right
title and interest in and to a certain tract or parcel of land with
a dwelling house and other buildings thereon standing, lying and being
situated in said town of Providence, limited and described as follows [illegible]
Bounded North by Parcel of land Now, westerly by land of heirs of
Hosea Mills, Easternly and westerly by land of John W Moore, containing
by my right about eighty acres more or less its being the same tract of land
and all the same premises hereby conveyed by deed of James W Field, to whomsoever
said land may be otherwise described or bounded
To have and to hold the aforementioned and bargained premises
with all the privileges and aforementioned thereto belonging or appertaining
To the said S Palmor and to his heirs and assigns forever
And I the said John Duffy for myself my heirs, executors and
administrators do covenant and engage to warrant and defend the said Palmor that they
aforementioned premises in peace from all and every inconveniences, that I have good right
to sell and convey the same as aforesaid and that I will and I may, his heirs
executors and administrators shall warrant and defend the saidly hereby
unto the said Palmor and to his heirs and assigns forever
Provided however that I the said John Duffy shall pay in money to be paid
to said Palmor a certain promissory note bearing date with these presents
by which said Duffy agrees to pay said Palmor the sum of three hundred
and eight dollars and fifty cents ($308.50) with interest at eight per
cent per annum and payable on year from date, know and that in case
that said note shall be null and void not to all intents and purposes, therefore to
remain in full force, but it is further provided that in case said Duffy
shall fail to pay the said note as before promised with the interest that
may be due on the same then and in that case the said Palmor is hereby
authorized and empowered at the expiration of thirty days from and after
the time that said note shall be due to enter on and sell the property hereby
conveyed at auction and apply any money to said Duffy as his lawful representative
the balance of any time all of the premises of said sale after deducting the
amount that may be due on said note and the expenses necessary
to be said sale and settlement In testimony whereof I the said John Duffy
have hereunto set my hand and seal caused my seal to be affixed this twenty sixth
day of November 1870 [Signature] John Duffy [Mark] [Signature] [illegible]
$308.50
Witness Wm P Pigg
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, ss.
Personally appeared before me the aforesaid November 6 1870
then Personally acknowledged that John Duffy signed and sealed the above written instrument
and authorized the same to be his act and deed before me the Notary Public [illegible]
and sworn on Dec 30 1874 [illegible] and recorded by the Recorder of deeds by [illegible]
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