The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these presents shall come
I Albert Allen of the Town of Richmond County of
Washington in the State of Rhode Island Send Greeting
Know ye that I the said Albert Allen for and in
consideration of the sum of Two Hundred Dollars ($200) to one
in hand before the ensuing hereof well and truly paid by
Charles B. Bloom of Richmond County and State aforesaid
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and am
thereof fully satisfied contented and paid and therefore and
of every part and parcel thereof do separate acquit and
discharge the said Charles B. Bloom his heirs executors
and administrators forever by these presents have given
granted bargained sold alienated enfeoffed conveyed and
confirmed and by these presents do fully and
absolutely give grant bargain sell alien enfeoff
convey and confirm unto the said Charles B. Bloom
his heirs and assigns forever All the Right title and
interest which I now have or of right ought to have in
and to a certain parcel or lot of land with dwelling house
and other buildings and improvements thereon being
and lying in the Town of Charlestown County and State
aforesaid containing by estimation seven acres more or
less and bounded and described as follows Viz Beginning
Beginning on the highway leading South westerly from
Fernand's Mills so called at a stone post at the Corner
of adjoining land of Charles H. Keyson & Sisters
three southerly in land of Charles H. Keyson & Sisters
to land of Joseph Hoppin three westerly on land of
said Hoppin to the highway three northerly and
easterly on said highway to the place of beginning
being bounded northerly and westerly by the highway
easterly by land of Charles H. Keyson & Sisters and
southerly by land of Joseph Hoppin or however bounded
To have and to hold the said granted and
bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges
and commodities to the same belonging or in any wise
appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
forever to him and their only proper use benefit and behoof
forever And I the said grantor for myself & my heirs
executors and administrators do covenant promise and
grant to and with the said grantee his heirs and
assigns that at and at and before the ensuing hereof I am
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210 The [illegible] side and useful owner of the above bargained
premises and am lawfully seized and possessed of the
same in my own proper right, good, perfect and absolute
state of inheritance, in fee simple, and have in my good
right full power and lawful authority to grant bargain
sell convey and confirm the said bargained premises
in manner as aforesaid, And that the said grantee his
heirs and assigns, shall and may from time to time
and at all times forever hereafter, by force and virtue of
these presents, peaceably, prosperously and quietly have, hold and use
occupy possess and enjoy, the said demised and bargained
premises with the appurtenances free and clear and freely
and clearly acquitted exonerated and discharged of and
from all band and manner of grants or other gifts grants
bargains sales leases mortgages wills entails jointures
dowries judgments executions and encumbrances of
what name or nature seen, that might in any measure
or degree obstruct or make void this present deed.
Furthermore the said Albert H. Allen for myself
and for my heirs executors and administrators do covenant
and engage the above demised premises to the said
Charles B. Boon his heirs and assigns against the lawful
claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever
promising to warrant secure and defend by these presents
foreverly to warrant secure and defend by these presents
And I Sarah M. Allen wife of said Albert H.
Allen in consideration of the sum herein paid as aforesaid, do
hereby release and forever quit claim unto the said grantee
his heirs and assigns all my right of Dower in and to the
aforementioned premises
The condition of this deed is such that whereas
I the said Albert H. Allen have executed two negotiable
promissory notes for the sum of in all Two Hundred Dollars
($200) bearing sun date herewith and made payable to the
said Charles B. Boon or order the first for $100 payable
February 1st 1881 the second for $100 payable February
1st 1882 with interest at the rate of Six per cent per annum
payable annually or each of said notes from the day of
their date until the same are paid,
Now Therefore If the said grantee or any heir
executors administrators or assigns or any other person for
me or for them shall pay said notes at maturity together
with the interest thereon according to the tenor thereof, then
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This Deed shall be void, otherwise shall be and remain in full
force and effect. Furthermore, we the said
grantors do hereby constitute and appoint the said grantee
his executors, administrators and assigns our Attorneys
irrevocable, with full powers of Substitution and revocation
for us in and on our names or in their name or names, at any
time, in case default shall be made in the payment of either
said note or of the annual interest due thereon or breach shall
be made of the covenants of insurance hereinafter contained,
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 first giving, after the expiration of
said term of ten days, twenty days notice of such sale, in
some one of the public newspapers printed in Washington
county and in our names or in their name or names, to make,
execute, seal, acknowledge and deliver to the purchaser or
purchasers the proper deed or deeds that may be necessary to
sell in such purchase or purchases a full and absolute estate
in fee simple therein, and on sale thereof granting unto
our said Attorneys, powers to continue or adjourn such sale
from time to time I do authorize our said Attorneys to
receive the amount the same are sold for and after the
payment of all expenses incidental to such sale or sales, to
Apply and appropriate the residue thereof to the payment
of the amount of principal and interest of said notes hereby
secured are hereby agreeing that in case of a sale for default
in the payment of said annual interest or for breach of said
covenants of insurance, the principal of either of said notes
shall be deemed due and payable on the day of such sale
accounting to us or our heirs and assigns for all sums over
and above the amount thereof, we hereby ratifying
approving and confirming such sale or sales as may
be made or caused to be made by said Attorneys.
Furthermore the said grantor for myself
and for my Heirs, Executors, Administrators and assigns,
do hereby covenant with the said grantee his heirs or
assigns, that Insurance against loss by fire shall be kept
and maintained upon the buildings on the premises
aforesaid, in a sum not less than Eight hundred (800)
dollars, and that the Policy or Policies of such Insurance
shall be assigned and transferred to the said grantee
and assigns as collateral security hereto and in default
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212 Thereof do hereby agree that the said grantee or assigns
may effect such Insurance, and the Premium or premiums
paid therefor shall be a further lien upon the said Estate
added to the amount of said note and secured by the present
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal this nineteenth day of February
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and Sixty six
Signed Sealed and delivered Albert P. Allen Lsd
in my presence of
the [illegible]
William Chaicum, for her Sarah M. Allen Lsd
State of Rhode Island To
Washington & Co
In Charlestown This
nineteenth day of February A.D. 1866. Then Albert
P. Allen personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free
and voluntary act and deed
Franklin Metcalf
Notary Public
Received for record Feb 28th 1866 at 10 1/2 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
Having received the full amount of the note secured
by the within mortgage both principal and interest
I hereby discharge the same in full.
Witness my hand and seal this 11th day of September
1886.
In presence of
George G. Loboss Charles R. Doone
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