The instrument's own words
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premises have good right to sell & convey the same & will
warrant & defend the same to the said John E. Weeden his
heirs & assigns against the Lawful claims of all persons
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand &
seal on this 7th day of April A.D. 1876.
In presence of
Daniel H. Cross. Elisha S. Beckham S.S.
State of Rhode Island &c
Washington &c. Narragansett, April 11th 1876
Before me personally appeared Elisha S. Beckham and
acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed & sealed
to be his free act & deed.
Before me. Saml H. Cross
Town Clerk
Record forwarded Sept 20th 1876 at 4 oclock P.M.
& recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
To all whom these presents shall come I
Amos R. Greene of Charlestown in the County of Washington
in the State of Rhode Island Send Greetings,
Know ye that I the said Amos R. Greene for and my consideration
of the sum of two hundred & seven & ten Dollars in hand before
the executing hereof well and truly paid by William H. Greene
cousins M. Anthony William H. Brayman & Stephen R. Myton
all of the Holy Trinity Ward of Providence in said State of Rhode
Island copartners at aforesaid Providence by the style of Greene's
Brayman & Co the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge and
and with hereby fully satisfied contented and paid and thereof
and of every pound land parcel thereof separately exempt and
discharge the said Greene Anthony Brayman and Myton
copartners as aforesaid their Heirs Executors and Administrators
forever any these presents have given granted bargained sold &
attained and forever confirmed conveyed and delivered unto these
as purely fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien and convey
forever land farm unto the said Greene Anthony Brayman and
Myton copartners as aforesaid their Heirs and Assigns forever,
two certain tracts of land situated in said Charlestown the
first tract containing sixty acres more or less with a dwelling house
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264 and other buildings thereon standing bounded North by lands
of William Heald & Jason P. & Henry S Greene Eastly partly by
a highway & partly by land of Henryde Johnson, Southly partly
by a highway & partly by land of William H Legod & Westly partly by
land of Green Bard & Henry Bourney bounded The second tract
containing forty acres more or less & is bounded Northly partly by
land of Bethel Metcalfe & partly by a highway, Eastly bounded
by land of William Heald & Westly partly by said lands
land & partly by a highway or Moreed bounded
I have grant to sell and hold the said parcels and bragured premises
with all the appurtenances, privileges and commodities to
the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said
Grantees their Heirs and Assigns, forever to them and their
heirs but for see, hereby it and behalf of myself And the said
granted for me and for my Heirs, Executors and Administrators
do covenant promise and grant to and with the said grantees
their Heirs and Assigns that at and before the executing hereof
I am the sole true and lawful owner of the above described
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 the good right full
powers and lawful authority to grant bargain sell and convey
and confirm the said described premises, in manner as aforesaid
And that the said grantees their Heirs and Assigns shall
and may from time to time and at all times hence hereafter
by force and power of these presents lawfully possessly
and quietly have, hold, use, occupying possess and enjoy the
said demised and bargained premises with the appurtenances
free and clear, and lawfully and clearly acquitted exonerated and
discharged of and from all and any manner of presence or other
gifts grants bargains sales leases mortgages wills entails
fines recoveries judgments executions and encumbrances of
what name or nature soever, that might in any manner or
degree obstruct or make void this present deed, excepting
the mortgage upon the same premises to William H. Barney
Typ Furthermore, I the said Isaac S Greene for me
& for myself Heirs Executors and Administrators do covenant and
engage the above demised premises to the said Greene, Anthony
Brayman and Nathan Copthorne as aforesaid their Heirs and
Assigns against the lawful claims or demands of any person
or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant secure and defend
by these presents, excepting the mortgage aforesaid.
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The Condition of this deed is such that whereas I the said Amos
Greene have executed my negotiable promissory note for the
sum of two hundred and twelve $ Dollars bearing even date herewith
and made payable to the said Greene Braymalk low, or other
suit day dated the date with intended.
And if therefore, I or the said grantor or my Heirs, Executors
Administrators, assigns, or any other person for me or for the, shall
pay said note of maturity, that the with the interest thereon
according to the tenor thereof, Then this Deed shall be void, then
mise shall bind remaining in full force and effect
For this more, I the said grantor do hereby constitute
and appoint the said grantors their Executors, Administrators
and designates my Attorneys irrevocable, with full powers of substitution
and revocation for me and in my name or in their name or
name of any other time in case default shall be made in the payment
of any said note and interest there on and such default shall
continue for the term of ten days, to sell at public auction the
premise aforesaid, or any part thereof, the fast going, after the
expiration of said term of ten days, by thirty days notice of such
sale, in some one of the public newspapers printed in Kent County
of Washington or Rhode Island and in my name or in their name
a manner, to make execute, seal acknowledge and deliver to the
purchaser or purchasers thereof, any Deeds or Deeds that may
be necessary to invest in such purchaser or purchasers a full and
complete Estate in fee simple the whole or any sale thereof.
Further, granting unto my said Attorneys, power to continue or
although 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 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, accounting to me 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 purchased to the proper, by virtue hereof.
In Testimony Whereof I have herunto set my hand and
seal this second day of October in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy six,
Erased of printed matter made before signing, Interlineations
made before signing
Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of Amos P Greene L.S.
Elisha La Clarke
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266 State of Rhode Island &c
In Charlestown this 8 day of October
A.D. 1876. Amos P. Greene personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed
to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
Elisha C. Clarke
Notary Public
Received for record Oct 8th 1876 at 11 1/2 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these Presents; That whereas
Joseph Isham son of Charleston in the County of Washington
& State of Rhode Island died on the twenty second day of March
1811 one thousand eight hundred & eleven leaving his heirs to his
certain deed of mortgage of date to George A. Stanton of
Westerly in said County, a certain piece of land in said
Charlestown as hereinafter described for the
purpose of securing the payment of certain promissory note
made in the said Joseph Isham's behalf bearing even date with
said deed of mortgage & made payable to the said George A.
Stanton & orally in one piece four days date with interest for
the sum of three thousand dollars And whereas
the said Joseph Isham by the sum deed of mortgage did
authorize fully empower the said George A. Stanton his executors
administrators & assigns at any time in case default should
be made in the payment of said note or of the interest due
thereon & such default should continue for the term of six
months, to sell off public auction the premises so mortgaged
first giving after the expiration of said term of six months
twenty days notice of such sale in some one of the public
newspapers printed in said Westerly & on sale thereof in his
the said Joseph Isham's own name, or in their name a name
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