The instrument's own words
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368 State of Rhode Island sc
For the Wolcott, this 1st day of December AD 1878, Sanford
Mayers personally appeared before me and acknowledged the within instrument
by him to be his free and voluntary act and deed
[signature]
Jasn H. Coons
Town Clerk
Printed for Record Dec 1st 1878 at 3 o'clock PM
and recorded by Charles Coons Town Clerk
To all hice to whom these Presents shall come; I
Bristol [illegible] Michael of Charlestown in the County of Washington
in the State of Rhode Island sc, hereinafter called the grantor
send Greeting. Know all that I the said grantor
for and in consideration of the sum of One hundred Dollars
to me in hand paid before the ensuing hereof, well and truly
paid, by George R. Hopkins and Albert I. Norris both of
Charlestown Tennessee doing business under the firm name of G. R. Hopkins & Co
hereinafter called the grantees the receipt whereof I do
hereby acknowledge, grant, and by these Present fully sets free,
confirmed and convey and Transfer and convey forever
these of aforementioned acre and diverse lots have the said grantees
Their Heirs Executors and Administrators forever, spoken by them
Describe have given, granted bargained sold, delivered and performed
conveyed and confirmed and by these Present decidedly fully,
and absolutely give grant bargain sell convey confirm hereby
and confirm unto the said grantees their Heirs and assigns forever
a certain lot of land situated in said Charlestown
containing by estimation forty five (45) acres more or less
bounded on the North by land of Andrew S. Gates on the East
by land of George Watson on the South by a few rods to the
said house thus shot thence around said house back to the
another high way, thence running northerly boundary
Westerly on said last mentioned highway to land of Johnna
[illegible] Nova thence around said Nova land to said highway again
thence on said highway to the first mentioned boundary of
however described bounded together with all the buildings
and improvements thereon. To Have and to Hold all and
granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances
privileges and commodities to the same belonging or in any
wise appertaining to the said grantees their Heirs and Assigns
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forever, to Him their and their own proper use, benefit and behalf forever,
And I the said grantor for myself my Heirs, Executors and Adminis-
trators, do covenant promise and grant, to and with the said grantee
their Heirs and Assigns, that at and before the executing hereof
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 above proved perfect and absolute estate of
inheritance in fee simple and have in me 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 have
and may from time to time, and at all times follow hereafter
by right and virtue of this Present deed, lawfully, peaceably and
quietly, have hold use occupy possess and enjoy, the said
demised and bargained premises, with all the appurtenances
free and clear, and free and purely, and in all ways acquitted, encumbered
and discharged of and from all and every manner of former
or other gifts grants bargains sales deeds, mortgages, wills entails
jointures doweries judgments executions and encumbrances of
what name or nature soever, that may in any measure or
degree obstruct or make void this Present deed,
Furthmore the said grantor for my self my Heirs,
Executors and Administrators covenant and agree to convey the
above demised premises to the said grantees their Heirs and
Assigns, against the lawful claims or demands of any person
or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant, secure and defend by
these Presents The condition of this Deed is such that
whereas the said Brister & Michael have executed my respectable
promissory note for the sum of One hundred dollars ($100)
bearing even date herewith and made payable to the said
George W Morris Esq. or order four years after date with
interest at the rate of 6 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 be paid interest at the rate aforesaid will paid
Now Therefore if said the said grantor or my Heirs,
Executors Administrators or Assigns, some other person, for
me or for them, 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. Furthmore, I the said grantor do hereby
constitute and appoint the said grantees their Executors,
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370... Administrators and Assigns my Attorneys irrevocable, with
full powers of substitution and revocation from me and in my
name or in their name or names, at any time, in case default
shall be made in the payment of my said mote or of the annuse
interest due thereon and such default shall continue for the
term of ten days, to sell at public Auction the Premises above
described or any part thereof, they first giving, after the expiration
of said term of ten days, thirteen 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 presents,
sell acknowledge and execute to the purchasers or purchase
Thereof any Deed or Deeds that may be necessary to vest in
such purchasers or Purchasers a full and absolute Estate
in simple therein, and on sale or sales thereof Clearly granting
until my said Attorneys powers to continue or delay run
such sale from time to time) I do authorize any said Attorneys
to receive the amount the same may be sold for, and after the
payment of all the expenses incurred in such sale or
sale to apply and appropriate the residue thereof
to the payment of the amount of principal and interest
of said note hereby secured I hereby agreeing that in
case of a sale for default in the payment of said annual
interest, the Principal of my said note shall be deemed
due and payable on the day of such sale) accounting to me
or my Heirs and Assigns for all sums over and above the
amount thereof & hereby ratifying and approving and confirming
such sale or sales as may be made or ought to be made
by virtue hereof. In Testimony Whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this thirteenth
day of December in the year of our Lord One Thousand
eight hundred and seventy seven.
Signed sealed and Delivered
in presence of B.G. Michael Lss.
Charles Larose
State of Rhode Island, Sc. I, Ch. Larose noth
this thirteenth day of December 1877 Before me B.G. Michael
personally appeared, and before me acknowledged the
forgoing Instrument to him signed, to be his free and
voluntary act and deed.
Charles Larose Justice of the Peace
Received for record Dec. 13, 1877 at 11
o'clock A.M. and recorded by Secy. C. Larose
Deputy Town Clerk
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