The instrument's own words
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292 Wheat Joseph Phlo No. Lawes of South Kingstown in the County
of Washington and state of Rhode Island on the ninth day of April
A.D. 1795, made and executed to William Ho. Greene of Providence
in said State a deed of mortgage of certain real estate hereinafter
described, for the purpose of securing the payment of a
negotiable promissory note for the sum of eight hundred
and eighty three 30en Dollars bearing date with said date
deed of mortgage and made payable to paid William Ho.
Greene or order with interest payable semi annually; which
said deed of mortgage is recorded in book 189 Land Evidence
in said town page 489 to 490, and in which said
mortgage were certain powers of sale in case of default in
the payment of said note, which whereas default was made
in the payment of said note and such default continued
for more than ten days, and whereas the said mortgage
advertised said mortgaged premises for sale in the Providence
County journal a publick newspaper published in this state
for more than twenty days prior to the day of sale and once
after the expiration of said term of ten days, and whereas
at the publick auction held in pursuance of said advertise
ment on the thirtieth day of October A.D. 1796, Edward
I. Goodrich of said town being the highest bidder
for said mortgaged premises became the purchaser thereof
for the sum of one hundred and fifty one 30en Dollars.
Now Therefore know all men that I the said William Ho.
Greene for and in consideration of said sum of one hundred
and fifty one 30en Dollars to be paid by me said Edward I. Goodrich
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge do hereby re
linquish the powers conferred upon me by said mortgage
grant bargain sell and convey to the said Edward I. Goodrich
his heirs and assigns forever all the right title and interest
which the said Joseph Phlo No. Lawes had at the time of the
execution of said mortgage and to a certain tract of land
lands situated in said town South Kingstown containing eighty acres
more or less bounded as follows beginning at the South
East corner of said lot of land at the mill pond thence North
North westerly bounding Easterly by lands of Aaron A. Tilley
Abby Tilley and heirs of John Pollard to land of James A.
Kenyon thence Westerly boundaries Northerly by said James
Kenyon to Stephen Coande thence Southerly bounding Westerly
by said Indian land to said mill pond thence on said
pond to the place of beginning or however thence the
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same may be bounded To have and to hold the
same, with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances
thereof to him the said Edward J. Burdick his heirs
and assigns forever.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and seal this twenty second day of November
A.D. 1876.
In presence of
Charles Gelden.
Wm H Greene LS,
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence SS.
In Providence this 22 day
of November A.D. 1876, William H Greene the
mortgagee aforesaid personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him
signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed
LS,
Charles Gelden
Notary Public
Received for record Dec 1st 1876 at 11 oclock
A.M. and recorded by Charles Cross Town clerk