The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these presents shall come. The
Carolina Mills Company a corporation legally incorporated
by the Legislature of Rhode Island, and doing business
at Richmond in said State, Send Greetings, Know Ye
That the said corporation for and in consideration of the
sum of twenty thousand Dollars to it in hand before
the making of these presents will and truly paid by Rowland
Hazard of North Kingston in said state The receipt
whereof it here by hereby acknowledge and in witness full
ly satisfied contented and paid has given granted bargained
sold and conveyed and by these presents do fully and
fully give grant bargain sell and convey unto the said
Rowland Hazard his heirs and assigns forever
That tract of land with the mill dwelling houses and
other buildings and improvements thereon situate partly
in the Town of Richmond and partly in the town of
Charlestown in said State, again on both sides of the narrow
Tuck River known as the Carolina Mills estate and
bounded as follows Beginning on the highway leading
from said Carolina Mills to the station on the Providence
and Storrington Rail Road at the North easterly corner
of land of Joseph M. Money thence running Northerly
with said highway across said Pawtuxet River to land
of Bradford Kenyon thence westerly and thence Northerly
with said Kenyon's land to land of S. H. Woodmanrie
thence Westerly with said Woodmanrie land to the south
westerly corner thereof thence running Northerly with the
Westerly line and also in range with the Westerly line
of said Woodmanrie's land and of land of James
Brown in part of Easton Carlson in part of heirs of Davis
Kenyon and in part of Jeremiah Blanchards land to the North
Westerly corner of said Blanchards land, thence running
Easterly bounding Southerly on said Blanchards land to
said highway thence running Northerly with said highway
to the highway leading to Middlebo called turn
ing westerly with and angling with said last mentioned
highway to land of George Mully thence running Southerly
westerly land and thence Southerly with and angling with
land of said Mully to a maple tree and to the North easterly
corner of land of the heirs of Elias Tanner, thence running
Southerly bounding Westerly on said Tanner land to
a corner thereof and to land of Jarvis Kenyon; thence
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192 running Easterly, bounding Southerly on said Ferris Hanyons
land to Brid Pawtucket River and to the middle line thirty ft
thence running South Easterly with and crossing with the
middle line of said river to the canal leading from the
Narragansett; thence South Easterly with the Southerly side of said
canal land bounding on land of John Duffy formerly the
Ward estate till it comes to the North Easterly corner of said Duffys
Ward land, thence running Southerly bounding Maetson
on said Duffys land to land of Jno. T. Hooker, thence South
Easterly and thence Southerly bounding on said Hookers land
to a driveway leading from said first mentioned highway, thence
South Easterly with said driveway to land of Wm. H. Hooker, thence
Easterly and thence Southerly with said Hookers land and line
of J. T. Hooker till it comes to the same driveway thence south
Easterly and thence Southerly with said driveway and another
driveway running Southerly therefrom and parallel with said
first mentioned highway till it comes to the North westerly corner
of said Monphys land and thence bounding Southerly on said
Monphys land to said first mentioned highway and to the
place of beginning, together with all our right title interest
and in that driveway. Also two rods wide extending Northerly
from said first mentioned highway to the land described
between land of Ezra Bride and land of James Greene
Excepting however from this conveyance that lot of land
measuring about ten rods on a driveway and extending back
Northerly therefrom about sixteen rods and now owned by
Sarah Dodds, and that adjoining Southerly the last mentioned lot,
bounding on said driveway about twelve rods and a
rods and extending back Northerly therefrom to another driveway
and now owned by Robert Jenkins together with all
and reserving all rights of way a driveway which more exist
over said land and excepting also that lot of land containing
one acre which was conveyed to school District no 2 of
Richmond by Deed dated June 1st 1871 and recorded in
Land Evidence Book No 12 page 484 & 485, together with the
dam across said river, and all the appurtenances trees etc
and the right to maintain the same to the height and only
to the height of the copper bolt in a certain rock in the pond
a little Easterly both said dam, and all the right to
maintain a trench from the Southerly end of said dam
through the land of Albert S. Potter and the right to enter
upon said Potters land as we now hold the rights and
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together with all water ways, water power water rights to
and privileges and all their rights and privileges belonging
or appertaining to said land and estate, or any part thereof
together also with the Steam Engine boilers and all machinery
pieces and movable tools and apparatus of every kind now
belonging to or in use in connection with said Mill estate
witnesseth that to have and to hold the said granted and bargained
premises with all the appurtenances and commodities to the same
belonging, to the said Rowland Hazard his heirs and assigns
for his and their own proper use benefit and behoof forever, and
the said corporation for its successors and assigns do covenant
promise and grant to and with the said Hazard his heirs
and assigns that at at and at before the ensuing hereof it is the true
free and lawful owner of the above bargained premises
and is lawfully seized and possessed of the same in its own
proper right good good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple, and have in it good right full power and
lawful authority to grant bargain sell and convey the
said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid and that
the said Hazard his heirs and assigns shall and may
from time to Time and at all times forever hereafter by force
and virtue of these presents lawfully and peaceably have
hold use and possess the said bargained premises and that
free and clear of and from all manner of former
or other grants or encumbrances of what name or nature
soever subject however to a certain mortgage deed made and
executed by the said corporation to the Mechanics Savings Bank
dated June 3rd 1873 and recorded in said Richmond in Land
Evidence Book No 12 pages 98 to 98, And furthermore said
Corporation for its successors and assigns do covenant and engage
the above demise premises to the said Hazard his heirs and
assigns against the lawful claims of any other persons
whatever forever to warrant and defend by these presents
Provided nevertheless that the said corporation it
successors or assigns shall pay unto said Hazard his heirs
or assigns the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars in five
years with interest at seven per cent per annum semi
annually, till paid, from the date hereof, and shall also
pay all the taxes and assessments of every kind levied and used
upon said premises, then this Deed as also a certain
promissory note bearing even date with these presents
signed by the said corporation, whereby for value received
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194 it permits to pay the said Rowland Hazard or order the said sum
at Bank at the time aforesaid, shall be and become absolutely
void to all intents and purposes whatever, but if default shall
be made in the payment of the money above mentioned at the
time aforesaid or at such extended time or times as may here
after be agreed upon for the payment of the same or any part
thereof any of the taxes or assessments aforesaid after the same shall
become due, in any of either of the towns or any part thereof.
There it shall be lawful for the said grantee his heirs and
assigns to sell and dispose of together or in parcels all and
sundry the premises hereby granted or intended to be granted
or any part thereof and the benefit and equity of redemption of
the said corporation its successors and assigns thereby at
public auction, such sole to have on the premises thereby first
giving notice of the time and place of sale by publishing
the same at least once each week for three successive weeks
in some newspapers printed in the city of Providence, with
power to adjourn such sale from time to time and in his or
their own name or names or as the attorney or attorneys of
the said corporation for that purpose by this present duly
authorized and appointed with the full power of substitution and
of revocation to make execute and deliver to the purchaser or
purchasers thereof a good and sufficient deed or deeds of the same
in fee simple, and to receive the proceeds of such sale or sales
and from such proceeds to retain and sum Seventy
Thousand Dollars or the part thereof then remaining unpaid
and also the interest then due on the same together with
all expenses incident to such sale or sales on the taxes and
assessments imposed therefore said by said grantee his heirs
or assigns upon said granted premises delivering and
paying the surplus of such proceeds of sale if any there be
over and above the amounts to be retained as aforesaid
together with a true and particular account of such sale or
sales expenses and charges to the said Corporation its successors
or assigns: which sale or sales so to be made shall be a
perpetual bar both in law and equity against the said corpo
ration its successors and assigns and all persons claiming or
claiming said premises as by from or under them.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hand and
seal this thirteenth day of October $\mathcal{P}$ One thousand
eight hundred and seventy five, The word "rock"
being interlined before signing.
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Any presence of Carolina Mills Co
H. P. Clarke A. Metcalf Treas. L.S.
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
County of Washington S.S. In Richmond Oct 20th
1875 Then personally appeared the within named
Franklin Metcalf Treasurer and acknowledged the
foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free and volun-
tary act and deed, and the free act and Deed of the said
Carolina Mills Co. Before me Haley P. Clarke
Notary Public
Received for record Dec 24th 1875 at 2 o'clock P.M
and recorded by Chas Cross Town Clerk
Providence R.I. October 25th 1881
Having received full payment of the note secured by
the within mortgage I hereby cancel & discharge the same
I authorize the Town Clerks of the towns of Richmond & Charlestown
to make the proper entries for discharge & cancellation in the
record books of their respective towns
Witness Ol. Goodwin Rowland Hazard L.S.
State of Rhode Island bej
Providence Co S.S. In the City of Providence
this 25th day of October 1881 personally appeared before me
the above named Rowland Hazard and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and
deed Horace P. Clarke
Notary Public
The above discharge was received for record Oct 27th
1881 at 2 o'clock P.M and recorded by Benj. H. Cross on which