The instrument's own words
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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 Lehman of Charlestown in the County of Washington
& State of Rhode Island died on the twenty second day of March
1878 one thousand eight hundred & seventy eight leaving his heirs to his
certain deed of mortgage of date to George A. Stanton of
Westerly in said County, a certain piece or pieces in said
Charlestown & recounting particularly described for the
purpose of securing the payment of certain promissory note
made in the said Joseph Lehman 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 Lehman by the said 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 Lehman's own name, or in their name a name
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to make, execute, seal, acknowledge & deliver to the purchaser or
purchasers thereof, any deed that might be necessary to
vest in such purchaser or purchasers a full & absolute Estate
in fee simple in and to said premises. And whereas
the said George A. Stanton, died on the 23rd day of July AD 1816
rant ratio it, transfer & make over to his Heirs General of South
Kingstown in said county, said premises & all the right title
& interest of him the said George A. Stanton therein the
debt secured by said deed of mortgage, by this deed of assign-
ment of said last mentioned note enrolled when the work of
said mortgage did, on which said assignment is Recorded in
said County of said county legislature in Book No 10, at
page 242. Reference thereto being hereby had & made.
And whereas the said George Wellington died, in duly said
assignoment, substitute & appointor in his place, the said
Anos Wells, to be the attorney of said Joseph Lefrinch,
to do & perform all the acts matters & things that the said
George A Stanton ought to have done & performed by
virtue of the powers conferred upon him in by the letter of
attorney in said deed of mortgage, as fully & effectually in
all respects & to all intents And whereas
made in the payment of the said promissory note and such defaults
did continue for more than the term of six months.
And whereas the said Anos Wells the assignee of said
deed of mortgage, did advertise the said premises for sale in
the Narragansett Weekly, a public newspaper printed in
said Narragansett, for more than twenty days prior to the day of
sale, & after the expiration of said term of six months; in
all respects according to the terms of said deed of mortgage
of the said assignee. There to him the said Anos Wells,
And whereas at the public auction held in pursuance
of such advertisement (evidence being hereby had & made
to the same) on Friday August 18th AD 1816, Sarah A McCoy
of said Eastlostown the wife of John A. McCoy of said
Eastlostown being the highest bidder for the said premises
did become the Purchaser thereof.
Now Therefore, Know ye, That I the said
Anos Wells for and in consideration of the sum of Three
thousand two hundred dollars to me paid by the said
Sarah A. McCoy, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
said sum being the amount bid by her for the same I
do by these presents by virtue of the power conferred upon
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268 me by said deed of mortgage above mentioned and the assign-
ment thereof to me made as aforesaid give grant bargain sell
sett convey & conform unto her, the said Sarah A. Wilcox, her
heirs executors administrators & assigns forever, a
certain tract of land situate in said town of Charlestown
formerly known as the homestead farm of Geo. Joseph
Stanton, of Charlestown, deceased of more, namely, as the
homestead farm of George V. Stanton, containing by
estimation eighty seven acres be the same more or less,
with a dwelling house & other buildings thereon drawing
also a lot of land situate in said town of Charlestown, known
as the "ten acre lot" bounded northerly on land of Joseph
H. Griffin, Easterly on land formerly of Isa. Smith,
deceased, Southerly on Sim. Ford, now called and known
as the highway containing ten acres, more or less, or
however the size of said parcels final state is bounded
or described, being the same premises, described in the
deed of mortgage and in the said assignment thing
to me, above mentioned. Reference to said deed of
mortgage from said George V. Stanton to George
V. Stanton, Recorded March 28th 1810, in Book B,
at pages 295, 296 & 298, of the records of the town of
Charlestown for recording mortgages of Real Estate
agreed to said assignment Hence from said George A.
Stanton to me, the said Amos Wells, Recorded as aforesaid
being hereby had & made for a more full & particular
description of said premises here by conveyed.
To Have & To Hold the said premises with all
the privileges & appurtenances to the same belonging,
to her, the said Sarah A. Wilcox, her heirs, executors,
administrator, and assigns forever. George A. & the said
Amos Wells for, all my heirs, executors and administrators
do covenant with the said Sarah A. Wilcox, her heirs
and assigns that at the date of said sale Evans the less
holder of pair deed of assignment of the aforesaid mortgage
that I had right lawful authority to make sale of
the said premises in the manner aforesaid, and I have
done & performed all things in reference to said
sole essential to give validity to the title of said
S. Wilcox under said deed & said assignment there
to me. In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand & seal this ninth day of October
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AD one thousand eight hundred seventy six (1876)
Signed, sealed & delivered)
In presence of ) Amos Hollis L.S.
Charles Cross ) Attorney for Joseph church
State of Rhode Island &c
Washington Co In Charlestown on this
ninth day of October AD 1876 Then personally appeared
the above named Amos Hollis, Attorney of said Joseph
church & acknowledged the above deed by him executed
in his said capacity, to be free & voluntary act of the
said Joseph church; & that the same was his own
free & voluntary act & deed as well.
Before me
Charles Cross
Justice of the Peace
Received for record Oct 9th 1876 at 7 oclock & fifty minutes
P.M and recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
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