5/12/1877 · FORCLOSURE DEED · book 10 page 338 doc 4531

338 Whereas, George H. K. Black of the town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, did on the seventh day of February At. 1876, make and execute his certain deed of Mortgage of certain real estate with the buildings and improvements thereon situated in said town of Charlestown and hereinafter more particularly described to homeowner by Work and Roberts Leonard Reed both of the City and County of Providence and State aforesaid, and copartners as Work & Reed, to secure the payment of a certain promissory note as by reference to said deed of Mortgage which is recorded in the records of land Evidence of said town of Charlestown for recording mortgages of real estate in book No 10 at page 201, 203, and 204, will more fully appear. And whereas said George H. K. Black in and by said Mortgage deed fully authorized and empowered the said Work and & Mortgage deed fully authorized and empowered the said Work and & Reed their Executors, Administrators and assigns to sell and convey to the property described in and conveyed by said mortgage deed under the conditions and in the manner specified in the same either in their name or name of said George H. K. Black or in the name of said Work & Reed their Executors, Administrators or Assigns And whereas the said Mortgage deed was made and given on condition that the promissory note mentioned and described therein and the interest thereon should be paid according to the tenor thereof, this deed said to be written, other wise he and his heirs and assigns in full force and effect And whereas default was made in the conditions of said deed in that the said promissory note became due and payable and remained unpaid for more than ten days from the time of the maturity thereof and also the commercial interest became due and payable upon said note and remained unpaid for more than ten days from the time the note became due and payable and before the giving of this Notice of sale by advertisement hereinafter mentioned And whereas the said Work & Reed did after said deed had remained for more than ten days advertise the premises described in said deed, for sale at public auction in the Manufacturers and Farmers Journal of Providence, one of the public news papers printed in the City of Providence for more than twenty days before the day of sale was performed And whereas at a public auction or on this premises, on the ninth day of May 1877, at ten oclock A.M. held in presence of and according with said advertisement and notices of sale, the said premises were purchased by Geoffrey Work of the City and County of Providence aforesaid, being the highest bidder therefor for the sum of four hundred dollars. Now therefore know all men by these presents that we homeowner G. Work and Roberts Leonard Reed copartners as Work & Reed, by virtue of this power and authority conferred upon us, in and by said deed of

Mortgagee, for and in consideration of the sum of four hundred dollars to us paid by said Godfrey Work the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged have given, granted, bargained, sold and conveyed, and by these presents do give, grant, bargain sell and convey unto the said Godfrey Work his heirs and assigns forever, a certain lot or parcel of land located in the town of Charlestown aforesaid and containing by estimation one half acre or more or less with a dwelling house and other buildings and improvements thereon standing bounded Northerly by land now or of late belonging to Archibald Barnes and wife Easterly by land of Timothy A. Ames South easterly by land of the heirs of George bracing and Westerly by the high- way, being the same lot or parcel of land conveyed and conveyed by a deed from Paul M. Leach to said George H. Black dated January 1st 1862 [illegible] and recorded in the register of probabilities December 2nd 1862 and recorded in the register of probabilities town in book No 8 at page 481 and the same lot or parcel in and conveyed by said Mortgage deed To have and to hold the same with all the rights, privileges and appur- tenances thereunto belonging unto the said Godfrey Work his heirs and assigns to use, benefit and behoof of forever In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this Eleventh day of May A.D. 1877. Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of Work & Reed L.S. Harrison G. Work L.S. Charles Leonard Reed L.S. State of Rhode Island vt Providence Sc In the County of Providence this Eleventh day of May A.D. 1877 the within named Harrison G. Work and Charles Leonard Reed personally appeared before me and duly and formally acknowledged the foregoing instrument by them signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed individually and as partners as Work & Reed Louis S. Angell Notary Public Received for record May 19th 1877. at 8 o'clock P.M. & received by Charles Cross Town Clerk