The instrument's own words
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State of Rhode Island, &c.
Washington Sc. 3 In Charlestoun this
Eleventh day of December A.D. 1784, then George M.
Ennis personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the within Instrument by him signed, to be his free
and voluntary act and deed.
Charles Cross
Justice of the Peace
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington Sc 3 In Charlestoun this 21st
day of July A.D. 1786 then Vairnum Ennis personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the within instrument by him
signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
George G. Langdon
State Senator
Receipt for road July 27th 1786 at 7 oclock P.M.
and received by Chas Cross from Leland
Know all men by these Presents That at Like
Sophine of Charlestoun in the county of Washington
State of Rhode Island, and in consideration of the
sum of One Hundred & fifty five dollars to me paid
and truly paid by Charles Miller of North Kingstown in
said County the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged.
by these presents give, grant, bargain, sell, convey, and
assign unto the said Charles Miller his heirs and
assigns, forever. A certain tract of land situate in said
Charlestoun containing by estimation thirteen and one half
acres more or less, with a dwelling house & other buildings
thereon, Bounded Northerly on land of the heirs of
Vairnum Ellis, Easterly on land of the heirs
Agron Dekeler, Southerly on land of Mary Ann
Sophine & further on land of the heirs of Charles Merry
& Westerly on land of Roger spoke Roger, or however determined
Bounded. To have and to hold the aforementioned and
bargained Premises, with all the privileges, appurtenances
to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the
said grantee his heirs and assigns, forever. And I the
said grantor for myself, my Heirs, executors, and adminis-
trators, do covenant to and with the said grantee his
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246 heirs and assigns that at and before the ensealing hereof
I am the lawful owner of the above bargained premises
and am sole seized, and possessed of the same, in my own right as
as good perfect and absolute state of inheritance in full supply
and have good right, to sell, convey and confirm the said bargained
premises, in manner aforesaid And that the said demised
and bargained premises, with the appurtenances are free
from all encumbrances, of what nature or sort they be none
that might in any manner or way obstruct or make
void this present deed Furthermore I the said
Luke Hopkins for myselfs for my heirs, executors and
administrators do covenant and engage the above demised
premises to the said Charles W Wilcox his heirs and
assigns against all lawful claims or demands of any
person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant secure and
defend by these presents And I Mary Le
Hopkins wife of said Luke in consideration of the sum
stated 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 aforesaid premises
The condition of this Deed is such, that whereas I the
said Luke Le Hopkins have executed my negotiable
promissory note for the sum of one hundred and fifty
five dollars bearing even date herewith, and made payable
to the said Charles W Wilcox or 그의 assign on demand with
interest at the rate of seven per cent payable annually
Now therefore, if the said grantor or any other
person, for me shall pay said note at once sufficient, together
with the interest thereto according to the tenor thereof then
this Deed shall be void, otherwise shall and remain
in full force and effect Furthermore I the said
grantor do hereby constitute and appoint the said grantee
his executors, administrators and heirs my Attorneys
irrevocable with full powers of substitution and revocation
for me and in my name or in their name or names at any
time, in case default shall be made in the payment of
said note or of the interest thereon, and such default
shall continue for the term of ten days, to sell at public
auction the premises aforesaid, or any part thereof the
first giving twenty days notice of such sale, in some one
of the public newspapers printed in Westerly in said
county and in my name or in their name or names
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to make and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, any
Deed or Deeds that may be necessary to vest in such purchaser
or purchasers an Estate in fee Simple Tenure, and on sale
of the said [illegible] hereby granting unto my said Attorneys power to
continue or do all such sale pontine to finish. I do authorize
my 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 deficit in the payment of the
said Interest the principal of said note shall be deemed
due and payable on the day of such sale, according to me
or my heirs and assigns, for all sums over and above the amount
of the Note by adjusting and computing such sale or sales as
may be performed or called to be made by value of such
or by appraisal. In Testimony Whereof we have set our hands
and seals this 24th day of July A.D. 1786.
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in my presence of
Henry Whipple
Luke Hopkins S.S.
Mary H. Hopkins S.S.
State of Rhode Island, &c
Washington County Sc. I In North Kingstown this 24th
day of July A.D. 1786 Luke Hopkins personally appeared
before me the undersigned acknowledged the aforesaid instrument by
him signed, to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Henry Whipple
Melany Public
Received for record July 24th 1786 at 11 o'clock A.M.
and Recorded by Lebunus Moore Town Clerk
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