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State of Rhode Island rc
Washington Co
For Charlestown rhis
25th day of April AD 1792 Then Nathaniel
Lewis and Hannah B Lewis his wife personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the within
instrument by them signed to be their free and
voluntary act and deed
Charles Broad
Justice of the peace
Read for Record April 28th 1792 at 2 oclock PM
and Recorded by Charles Engell Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I Morgan H Henson of
Charlestown in Rhode Island and Ruth H Henson her wife are
in consideration of the sum of one thousand three hundred and fifty
dollars paid by James H Greene of North Providence in said state the
receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge and for other good and
valuable considerations do hereby grant bargain sell and convey
unto said James his heirs and assigns one certain tract of land
situated in the town of Charlestown and south Kingstown and state
of Rhode Island containing three hundred and fifty acres more
or less and bounded as follows (a) Northerly on the old
County or front road Westerly part on land of Samuel Dunn
and part on land of Stephen &anning their part then southerly
on the said front road then around land of heirs of Jedidiah G Devining
bounded part East two part South two and their part West on land
of said heirs to the front again their part southerly again by the
front then part Easterly by land of Henry G Columbus and part
East by land of Justice G Nobles to the road it being part
formerly John M Congdon's otherwise called May's Meadowland and
part of which said piece bought of Stephen Nelson and his
children on the two islands in said front one formerly said
Congdon's and the other bought of said Nelson said land being
partly in South Kingstown and partly in Charlestown also a
piece of about fourteen acres of wood land in said south Kingstown bought
of said Nobles by deed dated August 28th 1787h reference being
had thereto for description also about twenty wood land in
said Charlestown bought of the heirs of Samuel Stanton by deed
Recorded in Charlestown Records Book No 8 page 197 bounded
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58 East on the same line, North on land of Thomas Hunger on wifer, West
on land of George Ward, formerly owned by the Lawes, and North on
land of heirs or assigns of Samuel Perry, and one other tract of land in
said location measuring twenty four rods more or less bounded Northly
by creek, Eastly on land of George Ward, Southly on the sea, then
West on land of Joseph and George Ward 25 Cross to the road and then on
15 rods to said Creek having bought part of Alltas & Kenyon
and part of Benjamin Clark and part of Albert Clark or thereon
bounded on all buildings and appurtenances it being an estate which
the Grantors titled by deeds as before named and reference being had
to the grants of the town and former deeds for further description.
To have and to hold said quit claim and bargained premises with
the privileges and appurtenances thereof To the said Grantee his heirs
and assigns forever. And we said Grantor and heirs North for we and
our heirs, executors and administrators do covenant with said Grantee
his heirs and assigns that we are lawfully seised in fee of the
premises, that they are free of all encumbrances that we have good
right to sell and convey the same to the said Grantee to hold as aforesaid
and that we will warrant and defend the same to the said Grantee
his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands
of all persons. The exhibition of this deed is such that whereas the
said Roger G. Kenyon has executed his negotiable promissory note
for the sum of four thousand three hundred and fifty dollars bearing
even date herewith and made payable to the said Grantee (or special
order) six months after date with interest in advance of the rate
of eight per cent per annum. Now therefore if the said Roger G.
Kenyon or his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns on any
one part known for him or for show shall fail paid said note at maturity
together with the interest thereon according to the tenor thereof
this Deed shall be void Therefore shall remain in full
force and effect Furthermore the said Roger G. Kenyon
do hereby constitute and appoint the said Grantee his attorney irrevocable with full power
of substitution and revocation for me and in my name or in their
name or names at any time in case default shall be made in the
payment of said note or of the commercial venture due thereon
or breach shall be made of the covenants of insurance herein after
continued and such default or breach shall continue for the term of
ten days to sell at public auction the premises aforesaid or any part
thereof they having after the expiration of said term of ten days, decently
said notice of such sale and some one of the public news papers printed in
the County of Washington Rhode Island and in our names or in their
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name or names to make, execute, seal, acknowledge, sign and deliver to the
purchaser or purchasers thereof any deed or deeds that may be necessary
to vest in such purchaser or purchasers a full and absolute estate in fee
simple therefore and on sale thereof (including granting until all money
owed to grantor is paid or adjust said sale from time to time) we do authorize
our said Attorney to receive the amount that the same may be sold for, and
after the payment of all the expenses incident to such sale or sales, to apply
and appropriate the residue thereof to the payment of the amount of principal
and interest of said note hereby conveyed, we hereby agreeing that in case
of sale in default on the payment of said sums inclusive of interest or for breach
of said covenants of insurance the principal of the said note shall be deemed
due and payable on the day of said sale according to our heirs and assigns
for all sums over and above the amount thereof, we hereby ratifying
and approving and confirming such sale or sales as may be made or caused
to be made by our said Attorney. Furthermore the said Hazard and
Ruth for ourselves and for our heirs, executors, administrators and assigns
do hereby covenant with the said James B. Kenyon his heirs and assigns
that premises against fire by lightning shall be kept and maintained upon the
buildings on the premises insured in a sum not less than one thousand
dollars, and that the policy or policies of such insurance shall be assigned
and transferred to the said James B. Kenyon and assigns as collateral security. Hereto
and in default thereof we do hereby agree that the said James B. Kenyon or assigns
may effect such insurance and the premiums or promises paid therefor
shall be a further lien upon the said notes added to the amount of said
note and received by their presence. In witness whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and seals at Charlestown this twenty fourth day
of February in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and
twenty two (1822)
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Phineas P. Kenyon
Ruth L. Kenyon L.S.
Ruth L. Kenyon L.S.
Witness's names
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington ss. I Sam of Charlestown on this 24th day
of February 1822 personally appeared before me Leonard B.
Kenyon and acknowledged the foregoing to be his free and voluntary
act and deed, And at the same time Ruth L. Kenyon wife of said
Leonard B. Kenyon having examined separately and apart from her
husband and hearing the foregoing instrument she designated shown
and explained to her by me, she being so apt, declared the same to be
her free act and deed from which she did not wish to retract
Charles Cross Justice of the Peace
Revenue Stamps
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