The instrument's own words
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242 State of Rhode Island &c
Washington ss. In Charlestown
in said County, on this 25th day of June A.D. 1876,
the above named Christopher Blooming and
Eliza Blooming his wife personally appeared
before me, and acknowledging the following instrument
by them signed, to be their free and voluntary act
and deed,
Charles Cross
Justice of the Peace
Received for record June 25th 1876 at 1 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
Know all men That I George A. Stanton
the mortgagor within named for & in consideration of
the sum of Three Thousand two hundred & forty one
dollars & fifty cents ($3241.50) to be paid by Amos
Wells of S. Kingstown in the County of Washington
State of Rhode Island the receipt whereof I hereby
acknowledge to be right, gj't & assign transfer & make
over to said Amos Wells, his heirs executors administrators
& assigns the within described premises, all my rights
Title & interest therein & the debt secured thereby
to have & to hold the same to him said Amos Wells
his heirs executors administrators & assigns forever in
as ample manner as I said George A. Stanton might
hold & enjoy by virtue of the within mortgage deed &
not otherwise And I do for myself my heirs
executors & administrators covenant & agree to with
said Amos Wells, his heirs executors administrators
& assigns, that I have good right to assign said premises
as aforesaid & that he the said Amos Wells may
hold & enjoy the same (subject however to the right of
redemption as by law in such cases is provided against
the lawful claims of all persons. And furthermore
I the said George A. Stanton do hereby institute &
appoint in my place said Amos Wells to be the attorney
of said mortgage on Joseph Church to do and perform
all the acts matters & things that I said George A. Stan
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might not or could not do & perform by virtue of the power conferred
of me in & by the letter of attorney in said mortgage, & as
fully & effectually in all respects & to all intents
Of the premises above I have hereunto set my hand & seal
this 20th day of July A.D. 1876.
In my presence
The Dabose, George A. Stanton L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss. Washington Co. In Ministry
on this 20th day of July A.D. 1876, then personally
appeared the above named George A. Stanton & acknowledged
the above instrument by him Signed to be his free &
voluntary act & deed.
Before me
Thos H. Dabose
Notary Public
Received for record July 20th 1876 at 11 1/2 M.
and Recorded by Chas Emmons Town Clerk
For the original Mortgage see Book No 9
Pages 395 & 408
Know all men by these presents That we Thomas
T. Varney of Charlestown, George H. Ennis of Richmond,
and Varnum Ennis of said Charlestown, all in the
County of Washington State of Rhode Island for and
in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars to
us paid by Thomas A. Stanton of East Greenwich in the
County of Kent in said state the receipt whereof we do
hereby acknowledge have remised released and forever
quitclaimed and by these Presents do remise, release and
forever quitclaim unto the said Thomas A. Stanton his
Heirs binds Assigns forever, all the right, title, interest
property, claim & demand which we now have or
of right ought to have or claim in and to, A certain
lot of land situated in the village of Gardiner in said
Charlestown containing by estimation three quarters of
an acre more or less bounded Northerly on land of
Thankful G. Olney about twenty rods Easterly on land
of Timothy A. & John M. Macy about six rods Southerly on