The instrument's own words
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276 To all People to whom these Presents shall come
Greeting. Whereas Clarence & Charlestown in the county of Washington in
the State of Rhode Island — Send Greeting. — Know all
that I the signed Anna Greene for and in consideration of the
sum of two hundred dollars in lawful money before the presening hereby
and wholly paid by Effie B Whitney of Providence RI
my receipt hereof [illegible] do hereby acknowledge and agree that with
fully satisfied contented and paid; and of and thereof, and of every
part and parcel hereof do separate release acquit and discharge
the said Effie B Whitney her Heirs Executors and administrators,
their successors, by these presents; have given granted bargained
sold delivered suffered conveyed and confirmed and by
these presents do give grant bargain sell alien convey and confirm unto the
said Effie B Whitney her Heirs and Assigns forever,
That certain tract of land situated in said Charlestown
and which tract has for corners the corners formerly known
& called the Four corners board farm, containing the one about
sixty acres, the other about forty acres, but the same more or
less, said farm is at present enclosed and occupied by this
grantor & there are buildings & improvements upon the
same which are also meant to be included in this deed.
The premises hereby conveyed are subject to those mortgages
the one being given to William the Barney author
to Greene Benjamin & others, the other to George M Watson and
Sophie Watson and all recorded in the Second Courthouse of
said Charlestown.
To have and to hold the
said granted and bargained premises with all the appurten
tenances, privileges and commodities to the same belonging
or in any wise appertaining to the said grantee her Heirs
and Assigns, forever to her and her only proper use, benefit
and behalf of forever. And I the said grantor for myself my
Heirs, Executors and Assigns, raise do covenant promise
and grant, to and with the said grantee her Heirs and
Assigns, that at and before the creating hereof I am the
true, sole and lawful owner of the above bargained premises,
and can lawfully seize and possess of the same in my own
proper right at good, perfect and absolute inheritance in
full simple; and have in my self good 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 her Heirs and Assigns,
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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
devised and bargained Premises. With all the appurtenances
free and clear, and from every part and clearly acquitted, exonerated
and discharged of and from all and all manner of former
or in the future grants, bargains, sales leases mortgages, writs, entails,
jointures, doweries judgments, executions and encumbrances of
what more or nature soever, that in any manner or
degree, obstruct or make void his present grant, except the
these mortgages above named. Then therefore I
the said Amos Greene for myself, my heirs executors or
Administrators do covenant and engage the above demised
premises to the said Collies B. Whitney he his Heirs Assigns,
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons
whatsoever forever to warrant secure and Defend by these
presents subject to the mortgages above named.
The Condition of this Deed is such, that whereas
I the said Amos Greene have secured my negotiable
promissory note for the sum of two hundred dollars bearing
date in either Feb. or March 1812 as per and can collect
and make payable to the said Collies B. Whitney or order,
sixty days after, date with interest.
Now therefore If I the said grantor or my Heirs Executor
Administrators or Assigns, or any other person, for me or for
them, shall have paid said note at maturity, together with the
highest interest according to the tenor thereof then this Deed
shall be void, and remain in full force
and effect. But furthermore I the said grantor do
hereby constitute and appoint the said grantee his Executors
Administrators and Assigns, my Attorneys irrevocable, with
full powers of substitution and revocation for me and in any
manner or in their name names or any in case any default
shall be made in the payment of any 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, 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 this State 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
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278 may be vice say its best in suits purchasers a purchaser a full
and absolute Estate in fee simple simplex therein and in sale
Thereof. (Hereby granting unto my said Attorneys, power to
continue or all from other side future time to take) 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, I hereby declaring that in case
of a sale for default in the payment of said Interest, the
principal of my said note shall be deemed due and payable
on the day of said sale, sales accounting to me or my Heirs and
Assigns for all sums over and above the amount thereof &
Interest satisfying, approving and conforming such sale or
sales as may be adequate things to be made by virtue
hereof.
As my Testimony as perfect I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this tenth day of
October in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight
Hundred and Seventy six.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles Cross, Amos P. Greene L.S.
State of Rhode Island &c
In Charlestown this 10th day of October
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,
Charles Cross
Justice of the Peace
Received for record Oct 10th 1876 at 11 o'clock A.M
and recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
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