The instrument's own words
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surrendue peaceable and quiet possession of said premises
In witness whereof the parties aforesaid have hereunto
set their hands and seals the day, and year first above
written
In presence of
Charles Converse
[illegible] & Barry
Joshua He Noca LS
Daniel S skater LS
William R skater LS
B.C. McHall LS
Joseph G Church LS
Received for record Dec 14th 1776, at 1 oclock P.M.
and recorded by Chas Converse Town clerk
Know all men by these presents That we George K.
Greene and Mary Therese wife of said George K Greene of
Westtown County of Washington and State of Rhode
Island for and in consideration of the sum of Seventy five
dollars lawful and true currency paid by George A Stanton his
acknowledge the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged by these presents do give grant bargain sell
convey and confirm unto the said George A Stanton his
Heirs and Assigns forever, All the right title interest
properly claim demanded which we more near or of
right have to have, or claim in and to a certain lot of
land situated in said Charlestown containing by
estimation two acres be the same more or less and
bounded Northerly by the highway, Easterly by the
Berry Parcel (so called) Southerly and Westerly by land of
Josiah S Kenyon or however bounded, with a dwelling
house and other buildings thereon meaning and intending
to convey to the said grantee all the estate which we
have had of Berlynin Greene
To have and to hold the said grants and bargained
Premises with all Privileges and appurtenances to
the same belonging, or in any wise appertaining to the
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302 side, unto his heirs and assigns, forever And we the said
grantors for ourselves our heirs, our Wills, Executors successors and administrators
do covenant, to and agree with the said grantee his heirs and
assigns that at any time before the sealing of these we are the
lawful owners of the above bargained premises, and that
we are seized and possessed of the same, in our own right
as good, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee
simple, and have great right to sell, convey and confirm
the said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid
And that the said demised and bargained premises with
the appurtenances are free from all encumbrances of
what name or nature soever, that may in any manner
or degree, obstruct or make void this present deed
Furthermore we the said George [illegible] and Mary his spouse
for ourselves our heirs executors and administrators do covenant
and engage the above demised premises to the said
George A Atwater his heirs and assigns, against the
rightful claims or demands of any person or persons
whatsoever, in law, or equity, will secure and defend by
these presents The consideration of this deed is such that
whereas the said george atwater has executed his
mortgage bond accordingly with me for the sum of seventy five
dollars, being all due here with the said bond payable
to the said George A Atwater or order, six months after date
at the Washington National Bank Westerly R I
Now Therefore of the said grantors or any other
person for whom the said pay may be due, and all of the premises
of the same together with the interest thereon according to
the tenor thereof, then this deed shall be void, whereas
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 our Attorneys irrevocable, with full powers of
substitution and revocation for us and in our names
or their names or names at any time, in case of default
shall be made in the payment of said note or of the
renewal interest therefore, and such shall
continue for the term of ten days, to sell at public Auction
the premises aforesaid, or any part thereof, they first
giving twenty day's notice of such sale, in some one of the
public newspapers printed in Westerly, and in our
name or in their name or names to make and determine
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to the purchasers or purchasers thereof any Deeds or Deeds that
may be necessary to vest in such purchaser or purchasers an
estate in fee simple therein, and in or on the same (hereby granting
unto said Attorneys power to continue or adjourn such
sale from time to time) we do authorize our said Attorneys to
receive the amount of the same money be sole for and after the
payment of all the expenses incident to such sale or sales
to lawfully and appropiately secure the remainder to the payment
of the amount of principal and interest of said note hereby
secured and hereby agreeing that in case of a sale predefault
in the payment of the said note unless the principal part of
said note shall be deemed due and payable on the day of
such sale) accounting to our heirs and assigns for all sums
over and above the amount thereof if we hereby satisfying
and compensating such sale or sales as may be rightful or
caused to be made by virtue hereof. FURTHERMORE
we the said grantors for ourselves and for our Heirs
executors, administrators and assigns do hereby covenant
with the said grantee his heirs or assigns that Insurance
against loss by fire shall be kept and maintained upon
the buildings on the premises aforesaid, in a sum not
less than five hundred dollars and that the policy or
policies of such insurance shall be assigned and
transferred to the said grantee and assigns as collateral
security hereto and in default hereof we hereby agree
that the said grantee or assigns may effect such
Insurance and the premiums or premiums paid
thereon shall be a further lien where the said Estate
added to the amount of said note and secured by these
Insurance. In witness whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and seals this first day of November AD
1874.
Signed, Sealed and delivered
in presence of
Wm H. Cory
Geo G. Greene S.S.
Mary G. Greene S.S.
State of Rhode Island, sc
I, [illegible] Notary this first day of November 1874,
George G Greene personally appeared before me and
acknowledged the aforegoing instrument by him signed
to be his free and voluntary act and deed. And
Then and there on the same day also the above named
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304 Mary Greene wife of said George T. Greene personally
appeared before me and being by me examined separately
and apart from her said husband, she acknowledged
the writing above, which was by me shown and read plain
to her to be her free and voluntary act and deed, and
declared to me that she did not wish to retract the same,
[signature]
Notary Public
Received for record Dec 8th 1796 at 7 o'clock PM
and recorded by Charles Coode Town Clerk
[signature]
George A. Stanton & S.
Charles Coode
To all People to whom these Presents shall come witness: That
Egbert Hague of Newport County of Newport in the State
of Rhode Island execute the grantor. Send Greeting
Know Ye That the said grantor for value in consideration
of the sum of one hundred and twenty pounds to me in hand
before the executing hereof well and truly paid by Green
Bard of Charlestown in said County & State hereinafter
called the grantee the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
edge and affirm’d the same fully satisfied contented and
paid: and hereof and of every part and parcel hereof do
separate, acquit and discharge the said grantee his Heirs,
Executors and Administrators forever, by these Presents:
have given, granted, bargained sold, aliened, enfeoffed,
conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents do fully,
fully and absolutely give, grant, bargain sell, alien,
enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said grantee his
Heirs and assigns forever, A certain lot of land situated
in said Cohlebestow containing by estimation forty
acres more or less bounded as follows beginning at a
stake & stone by the highway a few rods East of the
School house then running from there forward
Westerly by land of Brister & Michael white it comes to
edge of Farmm Easton Common thence bounded Northly
by land of said Green until it come to a rock thence
Southerly & Easterly bounded Southly by
land of said Egbert until it come to said highway,
thence in a Southeasterly direction bounded by said
highway to the place of beginning or honor otherwise
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