The instrument's own words
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State of Rhode Island &c
Washington Se
County on this fourth day of May AD 1826. Then
personally appeared the above named Charles H. Lathropman
a Deputy Sheriff of said County of Washington, and in his
said capacity acknowledged the above instrument by him
signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Before me
Shat H. Peabody
Notary Public
Received for record May 11th 1826 at 11 oclock AM
and recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
To All People to whom these Presents shall come:
I John Duffy of East Greenwich in the County of
Kent in the State of Rhode Island
Send Greeting. Know ye, That I the said John
Duffy for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred
and five dollars in hand paid before the sealing hereof, well
and truly paid by John M. Morey of Charlestown in
the County of Washington and State aforesaid the receipt
of which said Morey hereby acknowledges, and am therewith
fully satisfied, contented and paid, and thereof, and of
every part hereof have desired, of purpose, agree and
discharge the said John M. Morey his Heirs Executors
and Administrators forever. by these Presents given,
granted, transferred, bargained, sold, aliened, conveyed and
confirmeded, and by these Presents do fully, fully and
absolutely, give grant bargain, sell alien, enfeoff,
convey and confirm unto the said John M. Morey his
Heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract of land with
a dwelling house and other buildings thereon standing,
situated in said Charlestown containing by estimation
roughly acres more or less Bounded Northly by Narragansett
River Easterly by land of said John M. Morey Southerly
and Westerly by land of the heirs of Joseph H. Reynold,
or however otherwise the same may be bounded,
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained
premises with all the appurtenances, privileges and
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230 commodities to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining
to the said grantee his Heirs, land And Assigns, forever, to his
and theirs only proper use, benefit and behoof, forever.
And I the said grantor for myself my Heirs, Executors,
and administrators do hereby promise and grant, to
and with the said grantee his Heirs and Assigns, that
at and before the ensealing hereof, I am the true, sole
and lawful owner of the above bargained Premises,
and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same in
my own proper right as good perfect and absolute
estate of inheritance in fee simple; and have in myself
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 for ever hereafter
by force and virtue of these Presents, lawfully peacea
bly and quietly, have hold use occupy possess and
enjoy, the said demised and bargained Premises with
the appurtenances free and clear and perfectly and clearly
acquitted exonerated and discharged of all debts from all due
manner of former or other of all gifts, grants, bargains, sales,
leases, mortgages, writs entailed jointures doweries, judg-
ments, reductions and encumbrances, of what name or
nature soever, that might in any measure or degree
obstruct or make void this present deed, except a
certain mortgage held by ptr Robert Palmer dated Dec.
26th 1786 and on record in said Charlestown.
Furthermore I the said John Druffy for myself my
Heirs, Executors and Administrators do convey and engage
the above demised premises to the said John M Money
his Heirs and Assigns against the lawful claims be
demands of any person or persons whatsoever, forever to
warrant secure and defend by these Presents except the
Mortgage above referred to.
The Consideration of this deed is such, that whereas I
the said John Druffy have executed my negotiable promissory
note for the sum of one hundred and five dollars
bearing even date herewith, and made payable to the
said John M Money or order six months after date with
interest at the rate of eight per cent per Annum: The
interest to be paid semiannually,
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Now Therefore, if I the said grantor or my Heirs,
Executors, Administrators or assigns, or any other Person, for
me or for them, shall pay said note at maturity, together
with the interest thereon according to the tenor thereof, then
this Deed shall be void, otherwise shall be and remain
in full force and effect.
But moreover, I the said grantor do hereby constitute
and appoint the said grantee his Executors, Administrators
and Assigns, my Attorneys irrevocable, with full power
of Substitution and revocation from me and in my name
or in their name or names, at any time, in case default
shall be made in the payment of my said note, or of the
semiannual 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 if 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 this State and in my name
or in their name or names, to make, execute, seal acknowledge,
and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof
any Deed or Deeds that may be necessary to vest in
such purchasers or purchasers a full and absolute Estate
in fee simple therein, and on sale thereof the hereby granting
unto my said Attorneys, power to continue or adjourn
such sale from time to time) I do authorize the said
Attorneys to receive the amount 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 secured, (I hereby agreeing
that in case of a sale for default in the payment of
said semiannual Contract, the principal of said note
shall be deemed due and payable on the day of
such sale) accounting to me or my Heirs and Assigns for
all sums over and above the amount thereof I hereby
ratifying, approving and confirming such sale or sales
as may be made or be made by virtue hereof.
On Testimony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this nineteenth day of May in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy six
Signed sealed and delivered his
in presence of John X Duffy L.S.
Charles Lucas mark
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232 State of Rhode Island, &c.
On Charlestown this 18th day of May
AD 1876 John Duffy personally appeared before
me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by
him signed, to be his free birth voluntary act and deed
Charles Kerns
Justice of the Peace
Received for record May 18th 1876 at 10 oclock
A.M. and recorded by Charles Kerns Town Clerk
For transfer of foregoing mortgage see Book No 11 page 219
K now all men by these presents That We
George W. Kopsie & Susan D. Kopsie his wife and
Ephedore H. Clarke & Mary A. Clarke his wife of
Loglinston in the county of Washington State of
R.I. for and in consideration of the Sum of Two
hundred dollars to us paid by Albert I. Kopsie
of said Charlestown the receipt whereof we do
hereby acknowledge, have aligned, released and
forgo quitclaimed and by these presents do remise
release, and forever quitclaim, unto him the said
Albert I. Kopsie his Heirs and Assigns, forever,
all the right, title, interest, property, claim and demand
which we may more have, or of right brought to have, or
claim in and to a certain tract of land lying in said
Loglinston containing about 4 acres more or less
bounded Easterly on the Highway Southerly by Utility
on Indian Laples and Northerly on Land of Brown
Mattson or however otherwise bounded, reference being
made to a deed from A. J. Lewis to Abigail G. Browning
Dated Oct 4th 1836 and recorded in land Evidence
of Charlestown Book No 6, Page 366 for a more particular
Description, To have and to hold the same
with all the right, privileges and appurtenances
The page as recorded
