The instrument's own words
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To All whose space & none more than these Presents shall come
Greetings. John Moore of Narragansett in the County of Providence in
the State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor
Sends Greeting - Know Ye, That I the said grantor
do grant and convey, in consideration of the sum of fifteen hundred Dollars
to me in hand paid before the execution hereof, all that piece
of land by Emery & Charles [illegible] of North Kingstown, Mary & Elizabeth
the heirs of Benjamin & Elizabeth's [illegible] Smith late of Christiana
the [illegible] of [illegible] called the grantees the receipt whereof I
do hereby acknowledge and admit and furthermore the said subspace
contained part and parcel and furthermore part and
parcel thereof thousand square, assign and acknowledge the said
grantees their Heirs Expectants and administrators forever
to Have and hold the same given granted bound and sold
delivered conveyed endorsed delivered and confirmed and by
these presents do forever fully and absolutely grant and bargain
sell alien convey assign convey and confirm unto the said grantees
their Heirs and assigns forever a certain piece of land situated in
said town starting and beginning at those "three green stones"
or marking system indicated and numbered twenty five (25)
acres the same more or less with a dwelling house and
other buildings thereon dividing and its boundaries northerly
by [illegible] over the sea, bounded by wine of Charles & Elizabeth
the Heirs of Robert Browning southerly by [illegible] of [illegible] Enos
& [illegible] northerly by [illegible] of [illegible] & [illegible]
Smith [illegible] by lanes of William [illegible] & Jos. [illegible]
and to the right hand side westerly by [illegible] Highway &
lands of [illegible] & [illegible] Newport and other highway, bounded
of said the mentioned highway to the lands of the sons of
West-mansion fence by fence and to the first
mentioned bound by [illegible] or however shouted the
same may be bounded or described
I have granted and delivered the said granted and bargained
premises with all the appurtenances privileges and
commodities to the same belonging to any [illegible] and [illegible]
to the said grantees their Heirs and Assigns forever, to have and
their own proper use benefit and stretch forever, without
I the said grantor for myself my Heirs Expectants and
Administrators hereby promise provide promise and grant to and
with the said grantees their Heirs and Assigns, that at all and
before the ensuing thereof I am the true sole and lawful
owner of the above bargained premises and am lawfully
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332 seised and possessed of the same in my own proper right
as good, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple
and have in my 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 grantees their Heirs and Assigns shall and may
from time to time, and at all times forever hereafter by
force and virtue of these my present letters, fully, peaceably, and
quietly have, hold, use, occupy, possess, enjoy the said
demised and bargained Premises with all Appurtenances
free and clear, and freely and clearly acquitted, quit claimed
and discharged of all and all manner of
nullity or the gifts, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages,
will, entails, findings, decrees, judgments, executions
and encumbrances, of what hand or nature soever, that
might 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 agree the above demised premises to
the said grantees their Heirs and Assigns against the
lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatever
to warrant secure and defend by these presents
And I conclude the last line of the grantor
in consideration of the Sum paid aforesaid, do hereby
release and forever quit claim unto the said grantees their
Heirs and Assigns all my right of Seisin in and to the
aforementioned Premises.
The Condition of this Deed is such, that whereas
I the said Richard Wickham have executed my negotiable
promissory notes for the Sum of Seven hundred dollars
bearing divers dates here with, and made payable to the
said Emily S. Luckey, Mary E. Grandollee & Ellen A.
Candor or order in equal proportions each with interest
at the rate of six per centum per annum payable semi
annually will said principal sum is paid, whether
at or after maturity, and all installments of interest in
arrears whether before or after maturity, to be paid
at the rate aforesaid until paid. And therefore
I the said grantor or my Heirs Executors And Administrators
or Assigns or any their person, for me or for them shall pay
said notes at maturity, together with the interest thereon
according to the Tenor thereof, Then this Deed shall be void. Then
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shage be and remains in full force and effect.
For Further more, I the said grantor do hereby constitute
and appoint the said grantees their Executors, Administrators
and Assigns, my Attorneys irrevocable, with the full powers of
substitution and revocations for me and in my name or in
their name or names at any time, in case default shall be
made in the payment of any said notes, or of the semiannual
interest due thereon and such default shall continue for
the term of ten days, it is agreed and published At the Premises
aforesaid, or any part thereof the first giving, after the expiration
of said term of ten days, by posting 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 may be necessary
to vest in such purchase or purchasers a full and absolute
Estate in fee simple therein, and or sale thereof thereby
granting unto my said Attorneys power to continue or
adjourn such sale from time to time. I 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 a proportionate the residue
thereof to the payment of the amount of principal and
interest of each notes hereby secured, Thereby agreeing that
in case of a sale for default in the payment of said semi-
annual interest the principal of my notes shall be
deemed due and payable on the day of such sale) accounting
to me or my heirs above 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 write hereof. In Testimony Whereof we
have hereunto set our hands and seals this third day
of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy seven.
Signed, Sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles Lowe
Isaiah Shacken
Haza Bobbagen L.S.
Isaiah Shacken L.S.
State of Rhode Island, in Washington Co In Shackenham
this 8th day of April 1877. Hazza Bobbagen personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him
signed, to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Charles Lowe Justice of the Peace
Received for records April 8/77 by [illegible]
and recorded by Charles Lowe Town Clerk
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