The instrument's own words
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270 To all People to whom these Presents shall come:
We John J. Wilcox and Sarah A. Wilcox the wife of said John
with her [illegible] by the Dowry of Washington, in the state
of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, do know That we
the said John A. Wilcox and Sarah A. Wilcox for you and in
consideration of the sum of one hundred and state hundred
dollars to us in hand before the sealing hereof well and
true paid by Amos Mills of South Kingstown in
the County State aforesaid the receipt whereof we do
hereby acknowledge, and are therewith fully satisfied
contented paid and done; and thereof, and of every part and
piece thereof, do separate, acquit and discharge the said
Amos Mills his Heirs Executors and Administrators
forever, by these Presents: have given granted bargained
sold aliened, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed; and
by these Presents do freely, fully and absolutely give,
grant bargain sell alienate shuffle convey and confirm
unto the said Amos Mills his Heirs and Assigns forever
A certain tract of land situate in said town of North
Kingstown, formerly known as the homestead farm of
Joseph Stichbury of Narragansett, deceased; also
recorded as the homestead farm of George A. Scurry
containing by estimation eighty seven acres be the same
more or less, with a dwelling house other buildings
thereon standing, Also a lot of land situating in said
North Kingstown known as the "Ten acre lot" Bounded
on Northerly on land of Joseph Griffin, Easterly on
land formerly of Aid Rahuash, deceased; Southerly on
Perry Road, so called; and Westerly on the highway,
containing ten acres, more or less, or however otherwise
either of said parcels of real estate is bounded or described.
Being the same premises that were conveyed to the said
Sarah A. Wilcox by deed from the said Amos Mills as
attorneys for one Joseph Rahuash, Reference there to
the Records thereof in said town of North Kingstown, being
hereby had & made To all and
hold, the said granted and bargained Premises with all the
appurtenances privileges and commodities to the same
belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said grantee
his Heirs and Assigns, forever, to this and their only proper
use benefit and behoof forever And we the said
grantors for ourselves & for our Heirs, Executors and Adminis
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tors, do covenant promise and grant to and with the said
grantee his Heirs and Assigns, that we are and before the ensuing
instrument, we are the true, sole and lawful owners of the above
bargained Premises, and are lawfully seized and possessed
of the same, in our own proper right, as absolute perfect and
absolute estate of inheritance, in fee Simple: and have
in our own 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 forever hereafter, by force and
virtue of these Presents lawfully, peaceably and quietly have,
hold, use, occupy possess and enjoy, the said demised and
bargained Premises, with the Appurtenances free and
clear, and free and clearly acquitted, exonerated and
discharged of and from all and any manner of former or other
gifts, grants, grants bargaining sales leases mortgages wills entails
pinches dowries judgments executions and encumbrances
of what name of nature whatsoever, that might in any measure
in anywise, obstruct or make void this present deed.
Furthermore, we the said John A Miles and Sarah
A Miles for ourselves and for our Heirs Executors and Administrators,
do covenant employ and secure the above demised premises to the
said Amos Wells his Heirs and assigns against the lawful
claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever to
warrant require and defend by these Presents.
The Conditions of this Deed is such, that whereas I
the said John A Miles have executed a my agreeable
promissory note for the sum of one thousand eight hundred
dollars bearing on date herewith, and makes payable to
the said Amos Wells a order, on demand with interest
payable, annually
[Signature: John A Miles]
If the said grantors or our Heirs, Executors Administrators
or assigns, or any other person, for us 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.
Furthermore, we the said grantors do hereby constitute
and appoint the said grantee his Executors Administrators
and assigns, as Attorneys irrevocable, with full power of
substitution and revocation for us and in our name or in
their name or names at any time, in case default shall be
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made by the payment of said note or of the annual interest
due thereon and such default or breach shall continue
for the term of ten days, to sell at public Auction, the Premises
aforesaid, or any part thereof, they first giving, after the
expiration of said term of ten days, twenty days notice of
such sale in one of the Public newspapers printed
in said Washington County 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 purchaser
or purchasers a full and absolute Estate in fee simple
therein and on sale thereof hereby granting unto our said
Attorneys power to continue or ad, postpone such sale from time to
time) we do authorize our said Attorneys to receive the amount
the same may be sold for and after the payment of all
the expenses incident to such sale to apply and
appropriate the residue thereof to the payment of the sums
of principal and interest of said note above secured; and we
hereby agreeing that in case of a sale for default in the payment
of said annual Interest, the principal part or parts not once breach
be deemed due and payable on the day of such sale)
accounting to us and to our Heirs and Assigns, for all the sums
once collected the amount thereof are hereby satisfying,
approving and confirming, such sale or sales as may be
made or caused to be made by virtue hereof
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this ninth day of October in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy six
signed & sealed and delivered
in presence of John A. Millet L.S
Charles Loros Isaac A. Millet L.S
State of Rhode Island
Washington Co
Washington Oct 9th 1876 Before me a Lawpractitioner this ninth
day of October AD 1876 John A. Millet personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed to be
his free and voluntary act and deed Also at the same time & place
Sarah A. Millet wife of said John A. Millet also one of the Subscribers
to the foregoing instrument being by me examined privately and
apart from her said husband and after having said instrument
shown & explained to her by me she being so apart declared the
same to be her voluntary act and that she did not wish
to retract the same Before me Charles Loros Justice of the Peace
Recorded for record Oct 9th 1876 at 8 dollars fee
and recorded by Charles Loros Town Clerk
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