The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I William H. Gutter of
North Kingstown in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island
for and in consideration of the sum of two pounds and fifty dollars well
and truly paid by Benjamin G Gutter of North Kingstown county
and state aforesaid, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, by these
presents do grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said
Benjamin G Gutter his heirs and assigns forever, a certain lot of
ground located in said abbreviation, bounded and described
as follows beginning at the N.E. corner running westerly 6 rods
and 13 feet thence S Eastly 7 rods and 16 feet thence Northwesterly
4 rods and I foot to the place of beginning, bounded on the North
by land of Eutawken G Gutter southeasterly to land of P. S. [illegible]
Beach, and Easterly partly by land of P. S. Gutter containing about
13 square poles more or less together with the buildings thereon standing
I do have and to hold the said granted and bargained
premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same
belonging or in anywise appertaining to the said grantee his
heirs and assigns forever And I the said grantor for myself
my heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant and agree
with the said grantee his heirs and assigns that at and before
the making hereof I am the lawful owner of the above bargained
premises and am seized and possessed of the same in my own
right as an absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple and
have in myself good right to sell, convey and confirm the said
bargained premises as aforesaid, and that the said
demised and bargained premises in the aforementioned are free
from all incumbrances of what name or nature sure that might
in any manner or degree disturb or moleste said this present deed
Furthermore I the said William H Gutter for myself my
heirs executors and administrators, do covenant and agree the
above demised premises to the said Benjamin G Gutter his heirs assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons
whatsoever forever to warrant defend and defend by these presents.
And I Amy A. Gutter wife of said William H Gutter in
consideration of the sum aforementioned do hereby release and
forever quitclaim unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns all my
right of dower in and to the aforementioned premises
Of the completion of this deed it is noted, whereas, I the said
William H Gutter have executed my negotiable promissory note for
the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars bearing even date herewith
and made payable to the said Benjamin G Gutter or order
December [illegible] after date with interest at the rate of seven per cent
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her annum. Now therefore if one of I the said Grantor or any other person
for me shall pay said note at maturity together with the interest thereon
according to the tenor thereof this deed shall be void otherwise shall
be and remain in full force and effect
Furthermore I the said Grantor do hereby constitute and
appoint the said Grantee his executors administrators and assigns
my Attorney irrevocable with full power of substitution and not
revocation for me and in my name or in their name or names at
any time since default shall be made in the payment of said note
of the interest said note therefore and said default shall continue for
a term of five days then to all of public authority the premises aforesaid
are and they shall be first giving twenty days notice of such sale
in some one of the public newspapers printed in this state and in
some one of the public marketplaces printed in this state and in
my name or in their name or names to make and deliver to the
purchaser or purchasers thereof any deed or deeds that may be
necessary to and use such purchaser or purchasers an estate in
the simple therefore and on sale thereof hereby granting unto
my said attorney power to continue or adjourn such sale sales
some time to take is so authorize my said attorney to receive
the amount there on my name be sold for and after the payment of
all the expenses incident to such sale or sales to offset and
of forpay the residue thereof to the payment of the amount to principal
and interest of said note hereby stipulated I hereby agreeing that in
case of a sale for default in the payment of said interest the
principal of said note shall be deemed due and payable on the
day of such sale according to me my heirs and assigns for all
sums once and above the sum without I hereby ratifying and
confirming such sale or sales as may be ordered to be made
by virtue 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 whatever insurance against
fire for five years shall be kept and maintained upon the buildings on the
premises aforesaid in a sum not less than four hundred dollars
and that the policy or policies of such insurance shall be assigned
and transferred to the said Grantee his heirs and assigns as
collateral security hereto and in default thereof do hereby agree
that the said Grantee his heirs or assigns may offset such insurance
and the premises or premises paid therefore shall be a further
lien from the said estate added to the amount of said note unpaid by this
means
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
done this 18th day of July AD 1818
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Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of
M. S. Cross
W. M. G. Tucker
William G. Tucker LS
his mark
Amy A. Tucker
her mark
State of Rhode Island ss
In Providence this eighteenth day of July AD 1872
I then William G. Tucker personally appeared before me and
acknowledged the foregoing instrument by their signed to be
their free act and voluntary act and deed
Charles Cross
their Notary
Received for record July 22d 1872
at Whitehall A.I. and Recorded
by Charles Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents That we
Albert G. Green and Mary A. Green wife of said
Albert both cs. of Charlestown, residents of Tiverton 100
and Paul B. Baine Islands in consideration of the
sum of Three Dollars paid by Welcome S. Kenyon
of South Kingstown in said County and State aforesaid
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged to be full
grant remise release and forever quitclaim unto the
said Welcome S. Kenyon his heirs and assigns all our
right title and interest in and to a certain tract
of wood land situated in said Charlestown aforesaid
containing Seventy four acres more or less the Bounds adjacent
as follows Beginning at a stone on the North side of the old
Post Road running North of the west side of the highway
eighteen chains and sixty perches lands and then easterly
[illegible]
north east corner and then south east seventy four chains
eighty eight links to where and then south intersect said
road thence Easterly on said road five perches sign to
four chains and thirty links to the first mentioned stone or
premises otherwise known as
The Brace and North The above released
premises with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto
belonging to him the said Welcome S. Kenyon his heirs and assigns
forever And we Albert G. Green & comp. conf.
for ourselves our heirs executors and administrators do
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