The instrument's own words
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316 Know all Men by these presents, that I Charles H. Nichols
of Charlestown, County of Washington & State of Rhode Island, declare, for and
in consideration of the sum of Eight hundred and fifty dollars, well and
truly paid by William A. Langworthy & Robert W. Langworthy
both of Hopkinton in the county & state aforesaid and being
Lawyers in inn and under the same stye & form of W. H. Langworthy
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, by these presents do give,
grant bargain, sell, convey and confirm unto the said William
A. Langworthy & Robert W. Langworthy, their heirs and assigns
forever, all that land premises or estate, with the improvements thereon
situated, lying & being in said town of Charlestown described as
two deeds as follows (viz) The first deed from Martha M. Benedict
& Martha M. Benedict's guardian, to said Charles H. Nichols
bearing date February 23d 1876 is recorded in Land Records
of said Charlestown Book 10 at page 207. The second deed
from Hannah Quake & others to said Charles H. Nichols bearing
date September 25th 1876 is recorded in Land Records of
said Charlestown Book 10 at pages 258 & 259. reference
being made to said deeds for the bounds of the premises hence
& hereby annexing the same as a part of these presents.
I have and do hold the said grant and bargained premises,
unto all the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging
or in anywise appertaining, to the said grantees their heirs and assigns
forever. And I the said grantor for myself & my heirs, executors
and administrators, do covenant to and with the said grantees
their heirs and assigns that at and before the executing hereof
I am the lawful owner of the above bargained premises and am
seised and possessed of the same in my own right as good perfect
and absolute estate of unchecked tenure in fee simple; and have good
right to sell, sell, convey and confirm the said bargained premises in
manner as aforesaid, and that the said claimed and bargained
premises, with the appurtenances are free from all liens
of what name or nature soever that might in any way 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 described
premises to the said grantees their heirs and assigns, against the
unlawful claims or demands of any person or persons whomsoever
forever to warrant, secure and defend by these presents.
Witness H. Harriet C. Nichols wife of said Charles H. Nichols
in consideration of the sum aforesaid, do hereby release
and forever quit claim unto the said grantees their heirs and assigns
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all my right of Tenure in and to the aforesaid granted premises.
The condition of this deed is such, that whereas the said Charles M Nichols
have executed my negotiable promissory note for the sum of eight hundred
dollars in my clothes leaving upon date hereof, and made payable to the said
[illegible] & Co Rangeater or over three years from date with interest at
[illegible] per cent per annum payable semiannually.
Now therefore if I the said grantor or any other person for
me shall pay said note at maturity together with the interest thereon
according to the tenor thereof then this deed shall be void,
otherwise shall lie and remain in full force and effect.
Furthermore I the said Grantor do hereby constitute and
appoint the said grantees their Executors, Administrators and
assigns my attorneys irrevocably with full powers of sub-
stitutions and revocation for me and in my name or their
names or names at any time in case default shall be made
in the payment of said note or of the summed 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 twenty days notice
of such sale in some one of the public newspapers printed
in said county and in my name or in their names
or names to make and execute to the purchaser or purchasers
thereof any deed or deeds that may be necessary to vest in
such purchaser or purchasers an estate in fee simple
therein on said sale therefore hereby granting unto my said
attorneys power to continue or appoint said sale from time to time)
I do hereby 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 applicate the residue thereof
to the payment of the current of the principal and interest
of said note before secured (I hereby agreeing that in case of
a sale or default in the payment of the said domicil interest
the principal of the day of such sale) shall be deemed one
and payable to me or
my heirs and assigns for all sums more and above the
amount thereof I hereby ratifying and confirming such
sale or sales as may be made or caused to be made by
virtue hereof. Furthermore the said grantor for myself
and for my heirs executors administrators and assigns do hereby
covenant with the said grantees then heirs or assigns, that insurance
against loss by fire shall be kept and maintained upon
the buildicks on the premises aforesaid, in a sum not less
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eight hundred and fifty dollars and that this property or portion
of such tenement shall be assigned and transferred to the said grantor
their heirs and assigns as collateral security herto, and in default
thereof, that the said grantor their heirs or assigns
may effect such conveyance, and that their heirs executors or assignees
thereof shall be a further lien upon the said estate, added to the
amount of said note and secured by these presents.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 14th day of January A.D. 1877
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
Charles H. Nichols L.S.
Harriet C. Nichols L.S.
Jas. H. Connor
State of Rhode Island, ss
In Hustings this 27th day of January
A.D. 1877 Charles H. Nichols personally appeared before
me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument be him
signed to be his free act and voluntary act and deed
Jas. H. Connor
Town Clerk
Received for Record February 11th 1877
at 6 o'clock P.M. and recorded by me this date
Town Clerk
The foregoing mortgage is Satisfied and discharged by Harriet
R. Lanning Witness'd Sept 20th 1880
George Ex Gross
Town Clerk
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