The instrument's own words
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and inhabitants of the said town John Congdon of in and to the said premises and
appurtenances at the time of the levy thereof
To have and to hold the said bargained premises and appurtenances
to the said Joseph W. Cove and his heirs and assigns forever
In witness whereof I have hereunto in my official capacity as sheriff's
so aforesaid set my hand and affixed my seal this 15th day of February 1871
in my presence of
R. Clark
Weather M. Berry Sheriff L.S.
Washington Co., in South Kingstown in said county this 1st day of
February A.D. 1871, personally appeared the above named Weather M. Berry
and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed
Before me John R. Clark
Received for Record April 24th 1871
25 x 50th & the Recorded by
Charles Cross Town Clerk
Revenue Stamp
50.05
Know all men by these presents that we Haley
Stevens and Anna S. Stevens his wife, in right of said
Anna of Charlestown R.I. for and in consideration of
the sum of One Hundred and Seventy Five Dollars
to we paid by Benjamin Macondie of South Kingstown R.I.
John Moore & Susan Moore his wife of North Kingstown
William S. Smith and Dorcas Smith his wife of South
Kingstown R.I. the receipt whereof we do hereby acknow-
ledge have remised released and forever quitclaimed
and by these presents do remise, release, and forever quit
claim unto the said Grantees their heirs and assigns
forever all the right title interest property claim and
demand which we now have or of right ought to
have or claim in and to a certain lot of land
situated in said Charlestown containing one acre
or there the same more or less with a dwelling house
thereon standing bounded on the West and North
by land of Joseph H. Griffin on the East by land of
Elizabeth & George I. Babcock and on the South
by a highway or however otherwise the same may be
bounded
To have and to hold the same with all the
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68 rights privilege and appurtenances thereof or thereunto
appertaining to the said Grantees their heirs and assigns forever
And We the aforementioned Grantors for ourselves and for
our heirs executors and administrators do covenant with
the said Grantees their heirs and assigns that we will
warrant and defend the aforesaid premises to the
said Grantees their heirs and assigns Forever against
the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming
through or under us
The condition of this deed is such that whereas we
the said Kelly Stevens & Anna Stevens have executed
a negotiable promissory note for the sum of One Hundred
and Twenty Five Dollars bearing date preceding and
made payable to the said Jesse & Susan Harvey
Benjamin Macomber William Smith & Dorcas Smith &
of them for three years from date with interest at the
rate of seven per cent per annum the interest payable
annually Now therefore said Kelly Stevens and
Anna Stevens to our heirs executors and administrators
or their assigns or any other person for us or for them shall
pay said note at maturity together with the interest
thereon according to the terms thereof then this deed
shall be void otherwise will in full force
Furthermore we the said Grantors do hereby constitute
and appoint the said Grantees our attorney irrevocable
with full power of substitution & revocation for us and
in our name or in our names or names at any time in
case default shall be made in the payment of said
note or of the annual interest due thereon and such
default shall continue for the term of ten days to
sell at Public Auction the premises aforesaid or any
part thereof they just given after the expiration
of said term of ten days Twenty days notice of such
sale in one of the printed newspapers printed
in said State and in their name or in the name
or names to make execute and deliver to the purchaser
or purchasers thereof any deed or deeds that may be
necessary to vest in the purchaser or purchasers a full
and absolute estate in fee simple thereon and in sale thereof
(hereby granting to our said attorneys power to continue
or adjourn such sale from time to time) we do
hereby authorize our said attorneys to receive the
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amount the same may be sold for and after the payment
of all the expenses incidental to such sale or sales to apply
and appropriate the residue thereof to the payment of the
principal and interest of said note hereby secured
We hereby agreeing that in case of a sale for default
in the payment of said annual interest the principal
of said note shall be deemed due and payable on the
day of such sale) accounting to us our heirs or assigns
for all sums over and above the amount there of
hereby satisfying and confirming such sale or sales as
may be made or caused to be made by our trustee hereof
In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 25th day of March 1872
Per Person of
Charles Cross Halsey Stevens S.S.
Anna E Stevens S.S.
Washington St
Charlestown this 25th day of
A.D. 1872 then Halsey Stevens personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the within instrument
by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed
At the same time and place Anna E Stevens wife of
said Halsey being examined by me privately separately
and apart from her husband and having said
instrument shown and explained to her by me
declared said instrument shown and explained to her signed to be her
free act and deed and that she did not wish
to retract the same Charles Cross
Justice of the peace
Book for Record March 25 1872 at 11 o clock AM
And Recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents
that I J. Almy & Arnold of Canton in the County of Fulton
State of Illinois by my attorney duly authorized by letter of
attorney under my hand and seal dated the 29th day of
December AD 1870 and duly recorded in the Records of
Land Evidence of the town of Charlestown State of Rhode
Island for and in consideration of the sum of fifteen
($15) Dollars a year to be paid by Elisha S. Peckham &
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