The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these presents shall come
I Abrah Taylor of Westerly in the County of Washington in the State
of Rhode Island. Send Greeting Know ye that I
the said Abrah Taylor for and in consideration of the sum of
one hundred & fifty whole dollars in hand before the evidencing
hereof well and truly paid by John Taylor of Brooklyn in
the County of Kent & State Connecticut the receipt whereof I
do hereby acknowledge and am thereby with the party fully satisfied
contented and paid; and therefore of and every part and parcel have
fully given granted bargained sold alienated encumbered conveyed
and bequeathed and by these Presents do fully sell fully
and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien convey
and confirm unto the said John Taylor his heirs and
assigns forever, two certain lots tracts or parcels of land situate
lying in the town of Charlestown in said Washington County
the first lot containing by estimation eight acres be the
same more or less bounded & described as follows, to wit, on
the South by land now or formerly belonging to Edward
Miles & Joseph Gorton in the west on land formerly the
property of Joseph Miles state of Charlestown aforesaid and bounded
on the North by land now or formerly of John Doris on the
East by land now or formerly of Edward Miles to the first
mentioned bounds the second Parcel or tract is the undivided
half part of a certain tract of land containing by estimation
Seven acres more or less bounded & described as follows
to wit East on land now or formerly of Ethan Blake Smith
North on land now or formerly of Edward Miles the
said lot or lots of land being the same conveyed unto me as the
grantor by Jab Taylor of said Charlestown by deed dated the
18th day of September AD 1837 recorded in said Charlestown
in the 63rd Book of Land Conveyances pages 582 & 583 reference
to said deed being hereby had & made
Do have and hold to hold the said granted and bargained
Premises with all the appurtenances privileges and comodities
to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the
said granite his Heirs and successors forever to him and their
only proper benefit and behoof forever Read of the
said grantor for myself my Heirs Executors and Administrators
do covenant promise and grant to and with the said grantee
his Heirs and Assigns that at and before the ensuing hereof
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354 I am the true, sole and lawful owner of the above bargained
Premises, and am lawfully seized, and possessed of the same
in my own proper right as good, perfect and absolute estate
of inheritance, in fee simple fille and have in one good right
full power, and lawful authority to grant, bargain, sell,
convey and confirm the said bargained Premises, in
manner as aforesaid. And All and the said grantee his
Heirs and Assigns, shall and may from time to time
and at all times forever hereafter, by force and virtue of
these Presents, lawfully, peaceably, quietly have, hold
use, occupy, possess and enjoy the said demised and
bargained premises, with the appurtenances free and
clear and fully and clearly, acquitted, exonerated and
discharged of and from all and all manner of former or
other debts, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, wills,
entails, chattels, doweries, judgments, executions and encum-
brances, of what name or nature soever, that might in any
measuring be due, alleged or made void the present deed
Just compensation of the said Abrah Taylor for myself, my Heirs
Executors and Administrators do covenant and engage the
above demised premises to the said John H Taylor for his
Heirs and Assigns, against the lawful claims or demands
of any person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant,
secure and defend by these Presents. And I Lydia
Taylor, wife of said Abrah Taylor in consideration of the
sum paid as aforesaid, do hereby release and forever
quitclaim into the said grantee, his Heirs and Assigns,
all my right of Dower in and to the aforementioned Premises
The Condition of this deed is such, Whereas the
said Abrah Taylor has executed my negotiable promissory
note for the sum of One hundred thirty one dollars, bearing
interest, date herewith and made payable to the said John
H Taylor or assigns one year and one year after date with interest at the
National Phenix Bank, Westerly, R.I, for value received.
Now Therefore if the said grantors or our Heirs, Executors
Administrators or Assigns or any other person for us or for them
shall pay, and note at reasonably, 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
Furthermore we the said grantors do hereby constitute
and appoint the said grantee his Executors, Administrators
and Assigns, our Attorneys irrevocable with full power of
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substitution and revocation for us and in our names or in their
name or names at any time, in case default shall be made in
the payment of said note and such default or breach shall
continue for the term of ten days, to sell at public auction the
premises aforesaid, or any parts thereof, they first giving after the
expiration of said term of ten days, thirty days notice of such
sale in some one of the public newspapers printed in said
Washington county and in our names or in their name or names
to make, execute, seal, deal, acknowledge and deliver to the purchase
or purchaser thereof any such Deed or Deeds that may be necessary
to vest in such purchaser or purchase a full and absolute
estate in fee simple therein, for and on sale thereof hereby granting
into our said Attorneys power to continue or ad join such sale
from time to time, also authorize our said Attorneys to receive
the amount the same may sell 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, accounting
to us or our Heirs and Assigns for all sums over and above
the amount thereof we hereby ratifying, approving and
confirming such sale or sales as may be made or caused to be
made by virtue hereof. In testimony whereof we have
hereunto set our hands and seals this 1st day of October in the year
of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of Abrah Taylor L.S.
Albert B. Crafts Regah Taylor L.S.
State of Rhode Island &c In Westerly
this 1st day of October A.D 1777 the aforementioned Abrah Taylor
personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and
deed Before me Albert B. Crafts Notary Public
State of Rhode Island &c In Westerly this 2nd
day of October A.D 1777 Regah Taylor wife of said Abrah Taylor one of the
subscribers to the foregoing instrument being examined by me,
replied that apart from the said husband after hearing said instrument
shown & explained to her by me she being as a party desired the same
to be voluntary act & that she did not wish to retract the same
Before me Albert B. Crafts Notary Public
Received for record Oct. 3d 1777 at 11 oclock A.M and
recorded by George Laboss Deputy Town Clerk delich
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