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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 Having fully satisfied contented and paid
and thereof 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 granted bargain sold alienated enfeoffed
conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents do fully
purely and absolutely give grant bargain sell alienate
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 Common then Northly bounded Northly
by land of said Common until it come to a rock then
Southly & Easterly bounded Southly & Easterly 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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bounded, 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 grantee his Heirs and Assigns
forever to him and his heirs and assigns proper use, benefit and behoof
forever, And I the said grantor for myself my Heirs Executors
and Administrators do covenant, promise and grant, to an end
with the said grantee his Heirs and Assigns, that at any time
by me the executing parties of these presents the true, sole and lawful
owner of the above bargained Premises, and any lawfully
seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right
seized, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in free
simple, and free in myself and right, full power and right
lawful and propriety 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
henceforth 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 the appurtenances free clear and plain, and freely
and clearly acquitted, exonerated and discharged from
from all beads grantees of premises or other gifts grants
bargains, sales, leases, mortgages wills, entails, partitions
duties judgments, executions and encumbrances, of what
name or be nature soever that may in any measure or
degree obstruct or make void this present deed.
Furthermore, I the said grantor for myself my Heirs,
Executors and Administrators, do covenant and engage
the above demised premises to the said grantee his
Heirs and Assigns against the lawful claims or demands
of any person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant
seize and defend by these presents.
The Condition of this deed is such, that whereas I
the said Legume Watson have executed my negotiable
promissory note for the sum of nine hundred and
twenty dollars bearing ens date herewith and made
payable to the said green Lead or order one year after
date with interest at the rate of ten per centum per
annum, payable annually till said principal sum
is paid whether at or after maturity and all installments
of interest in arrear whether before or after maturity to bear
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306 interest at the rate aforesaid said Till paid. Now Therefore
if I the said grantor or my Heirs Executors Administrators
or Assigns, or any other person, for me or for the time 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.
And Moreover I the said grantor do hereby constitute
and appoint the said grantee his Executors Administrators
and Assigns, my Attorneys irrevocable with full power
of substitution and revocation for me and in my name
or in their names or names, timely state, in case default shall
be made in the payment of said note or of the annual
interest thereon and such default shall continue for
the term of ten days to sell at publick Auction the premises
aforesaid or any part thereof if they find giving after the expiration
of said term of ten days seventy twenty four notice of such
sale, in one of the publick 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
may be necessary to vest in such purchaser or purchasers
a full and absolute estate in fee simple Therein and
on sale thereof the hereby granting to my said Attorneys
power to continue or defer such sale from time to time)
do authorize my said Attorneys 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
appropriate the residue thereof to the payment of the
amount of principal and interest of said note hereby
secured it hereby agreeing that in case of a sale for
default in the payment of said annual interest the
principal part of said note shall be deemed due and
payable on the day of such sale according to me
or my Heirs and Assigns for all sums over and above
the amount thereof I hereby ratifying approving and
confirming such sale or sales as may be made or caused
to be made by virtue hereof.
In testimony hereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this First day of January in the year of our
lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty seven
Signed Sealed & delivered
in presence of Cyprus Watson L.S.
Charles Goss
George L. Cross
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