The instrument's own words
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To All People to whom these Presents shall come
I Amos P Preserve of Charlestown in the County of Washington
in the State of Rhode Island Send Greetings Know ye
that I the said Amos Preserve for and in consideration of
the sum of Three hundred & fifty dollars to me in hand
before the sealing hereof well and truly paid by George
Wilber of South boarding in the County of New London
State of Connecticut and George Wilber of said South boarding
the nephew of Amariah P Wilbur desired the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge, and am therewith fully satisfied
contented paid and paid; and thereof and of every Part and
parcel thereof designate, acquit and discharge the said
Grantee their Heirs, Executors and Adminsitrators forever,
By these Presents have given granted bargained sold
desired assigned conveyed conveyed land confirmed; and by
these Indentures do hereby fully and absolutely give grant
bargain sell alien convey convey and confirm unto
the said grantees their heirs and assigns forever in
the proportion & for the purposes heretofore mentioned
His certain tracts of parcels of land situate in said town
town & which together comprise the farm formerly known
called the Pashawkeag Farm farm containing the one about
sixty pieces the other about forty acres the same more
or less said farm is at present owned & occupied by the said
grantee where are buildings & improvements upon the same
which are also meant to be included in this deed The
premises hereby conveyed are subject to two mortgages the one
being given to Millia h H Cassany & the other to Green
Bridgman & Co & both residing in said Counties of
said Charlestown To have and to 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 grantees their Heils and assigns forever in
their duly proper uses benefit and behalf forever,
And I the said grantor for myself 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 true sole and lawful
owner of the above bargained premises and am lawful
seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right
as good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee
simple and have in me good right full power and lawful
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274 authority to grant, bargain, sell, convey and confirm the said
bargained 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 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 fully and clearly acquitted, exonerated and discharged
of all and any all manner of former or other
gifts grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, wills,
settlements, ventures, judgments, executions and
encumbrances of what name or nature were, That might in
any measure or degree, obstruct or make void this present
deed except for the two mortgages above named,
Furthermore, the said Amos Greene for any part of
my debts, Executors and administrators, do covenant and
engage the above demised premises to the said grantees
their Heirs and assigns, against the lawful claims or
demands of any person or persons whatsoever, prior to
warrant, secured and defined by these Presents subject to
the two mortgages above named.
The condition of this Deed is such, that whereas
the said Amos Greene have executed my certain
negotiable promissory note for the sum of one hundred
fifty dollars bearing date some time in the year 1788
and it being all made payable to the said Judge Wilbur
or on order of said Abraham G. Wilbur, or either on demand
with interest and also that whereas I the said Amos
Greene have executed my certain other negotiable
promissory note for the sum of one hundred & fifty dollars
bearing date some time in the year 1784 as aforesaid, and
can collect & made payable to the said Judge G.
Wilbur or order on demand with interest, I have discharged
both of said notes as well as I can from memory as I
have not the same before me at the time of the execution
of the deed. Now Therefore, if I the said
grantor or my Heirs, Executors, Administrators or Assigns or
any other person for me or for them shall pay said notes 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, I the said
grantor do hereby jointly & severally constitute and appoint the
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their grantees Their Executors Administrators and assigns, my
Attorney, irrevocable, with full power 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 either of both said
notes or of the interest due thereon and such default 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 some one of the public
newspapers published in Washington county aforesaid 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
Conveyance that may necessary for such purchase or purchase
of a full and absolute Estate in fee simple therein, and on sale
thereof (hereby granting unto my said Attorney power to continue
or adjourn such sale from time to time) I do authorize my said
Attorney 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 prostrate the residue thereof to the payment
of the amount of principal and interest of said notes hereby
secured (I hereby agreeing that in case of a sale for default in the
payment of said Interest, the principal of my said notes
shall be deemed due and payable on the day of such sale,)
accounting to me & my heirs & assigns for all sums once and
above the amount thereof I hereby ratifying approving and
confirming such sale or sales as may be made or called to
be made by virtue hereof, For Testimony Whereof,
I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th day of October
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twenty seventh,
Signed sealed and delivered Amos R Greene L.S.
in the presence of
[illegible] & [illegible] made before execution
Thos H Babcock
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington Sc In my Notary that this 9th day of
October A D 1827, Amos Greene personally appeared before
me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him
signed, to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Thos H Babcock Notary Public
Received for recd. Oct 9th 1827 & ret.s paid Ph
and recorded by R Charles Cross Town Clerk
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