The instrument's own words
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and to the aforementioned Premises. In Testimony Whereof
we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 13th day of March AD
1818.
Signed Sealed and Delivered
in presence of
Henry Whipple
Oliver D. Clarke L.S.
Anna B. Clarke L.S.
State of Rhode Island, fg
County of Washington
SS.
I, Henry Whipple, in my Notary, this 13th day
of March AD 1818 Oliver D. Clarke personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the within instrument by him
signed, to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Henry Whipple,
Notary Public
Received for record March 13th 1818 at
8 o'clock P.M and recorded by Geo. Delanoe Dept-Clk.
Know all Men by these Presents that I, William S.
Gardner of Westerly, County of Washington & State of Rhode Island for
and in consideration of the sum of Six Hundred Dollars well and
truly paid by Robert L. Greene of said Westerly the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, by these Presents grant, bargain sell,
convey and confirm unto the said Robert L. Greene his heirs and
Assigns, forever all the right title & interest estate have in and unto
certain tract or parcel of land lying & being in Charlestown County
State aforesaid as follows to wit namely the first tract is known as
the "Bridger's lot" is bounded Easterly on the high way running from
Narraticet to the East North Roadly on the land of heirs of Patrick Belrose
Westerly on the land of James S. Kenyon, & Northerly on land of heirs of
Barry Meads the second tract a broad lot called the "Colberry lot" is
bounded Easterly & Northerly by land of heirs of Simon Clarke, Westerly
on land of heirs of Joseph Bromfield & Southerly on land of heirs of
Henry Clarke the Third a march lot is bounded Easterly by the
Old Beach Roadly Northerly Westerly by the said Road & Southerly by land of
heirs of Edward Nibson & also all my right title interest & estate in and
unto a certain tract or parcel of land lying & being partly in said town
of Charlestown & partly in said town of Westerly containing by estimation
one hundred acres with a dwelling house Barn & other improvements
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396.
Hereon standing, bounded as follows Eastside on lands of heirs of
Jonathan [illegible] and land of John Miller Northerly on land of heirs of
Stephen Taylor Westside on land of Oliver Davitt Common Lot and
Southerly by the salt marsh or however otherwise the said tract or
either of them may be or is bounded. Meaning & intending to do do
hereby convey unto the said Albert MeKeter his heirs & assigns
forever all the right title interest property estate I have or ought to
have in & into each & every part of the aforementioned & described parcel
of land however the same has been or may be obtained, whether
by deed gift devise purchase or inheritance To Have and to
Hold the said granted and bargainned Premises with all the party
and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining
to the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever. And I the said
grantor for myself my Heirs Executors and Administrators do
covenant to and with the said grantee his Heirs and assigns that
it and before the ensuing hereof I am the lawful owner of the abon
bargained Premises and am seized and possessed of the same in my
own right as full good and absolute state of inheritance in fee
simple and have good right to sell convey and grant from the said
bargained Premises in manner as aforesaid And that the said
above named and bargained Premises with the aforesaid premises be free
from all incumbrances of what name or nature sever, that might
in any measure or degree affect or make void this Present deed
Furthermore I the said grantor for myself my Heirs Executors
and Administrator do covenant that engage and the above demise
premises conveyes to the said grantee his Heirs and Assigns against
the lawfull claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever
forever immanent, you are and shall be defended by these Presents.
And I Coleman Davitt on be half of William D. Davitt in
consideration of the sum aforesaid as aforesaidly release
and forever quitclaim unto the said grantee his Heirs and
Assigns all my right of Owner in and to the aforementioned Premises
The Consideration of this Indenture is such that whereas the said
William D. Davitt have executed my neat hand a promissory
note for the sum of one Hundred Dollars bearing from date
herewith and made payable to the said Albert MeKeter on or
demand with interest of 6 per cent per annum
payable annually $10 per half year if the said grantor or
any other person on shall pay said note at maturity together
with the interest thereon according to the tenor thereof then this
Deed shall be void other wise shall be and remain in full
force and effect. Furthermore I the said grantor do
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hereby constitute and appoint the said grantee His Executors, Administrators
creators and Assigns my Attorney irrevocable, with full powers of
substitution and revocation 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 note or of the annual interest due thereon, and such appointment
shall continue for the term of ten days, to sell at public Auction the
premises aforesaid or any part thereof they find giving twenty days
notice of such sale, in some of the public newspapers printed in this
said State and in my name or in their name or names to make
and deliver 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, and on sale thereof thereby granting
unto my said Attorney power to continue or adjourn such sale
from time to time I do authorize my said Attorney to receive the
amount the same may be sold for, after the payment of all
the expenses incurred 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 partly settled, thereby agreeing that
in case of a sale for default in the payment of the said annual
Interest the principal of said note shall be deemed due and
payable on the day of such sale, accounting to me or my Heirs
and assigns, for all sum over and above the amount thereof I
hereby ratifying and confirming such sale or sales as may be
negotiated or caused to be made by virtue hereof Withmore
The said grantor for myself and for my Heirs, Executors
Administrators and Assigns, do hereby covenant with the said
grantee His Heirs or Assigns, that Insurance against fire by
fire shall be kept and maintained upon the buildings on
the premises aforesaid, in a sum not less than Six Thousand
dollars, and that the Policy or Policies of such Insurance shall be
assigned and transferred to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
as collateral security hereto, and in default hereof do hereby
agree that the said grantee his heirs or assigns may effect
such Insurance, and the premium or premiums paid thereon
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 19th day of March A.D. 1811.
Signed, Sealed and delivered
in presence of
Saml H Comse
H S Ginnitt Sq
Eleanor Ginnitt Sq
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398 State of Rhode Island, Nc
In Westerly, this 17th day of March AD
1818 William D. Smith personally appeared before me and
acknowledged the aforegoing instrument to him signed, sealed, to
be his free and voluntary act and deed, And that after there on
the same day, also appeared Eleanor Gawitt wife of said
William D. Smith personally appeared before me, and being by
me examined privately and apart from her said husband, she
acknowledged the Indenture deed which was by me shown and
explained to her to be her free and voluntarily act and deed,
and declared to me that she did not restrict the same.
Saml. R. Cogswell
Justice of the Peace
Received for record March 21st 1818 at 1/2 dollar fee
and recorded by Geo. Belknap Depy Town Clerk
I Samuel Belknap deputy town clerk for the town of Westerly in the
County of Kent in the state of Rhode Island certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the entry in the books of the town of Westerly and that the said instrument was delivered to me to be recorded on the 21st day of March 1818 and entered by me on the hundredth
27th day of the same month in page 398 of said book of deeds and that
the said instrument is now delivered to the applicant and
of the date of this my certificate the 21st day of January 1823
Samuel R. Belknap,
Deputy Town Clerk
K 2000 all more by these Presents That We William T.
Tucker & Company, S. C. Tucker his wife, Benjamin A. G. Randall &
Mary E. Randall his wife, Herman G. White & the Rev. E. White
his wife, Oliver Hall of Charlestown, County of Washington
State of Rhode Island for our consideration of the sum of One
Thousand & Sixty Dollars to be paid by Elmerne U. Gates of said
Charlestown the receipt of which we do hereby acknowledge in
writing, release, remise and quit claim unto however all the rights interests in & to
his heirs & assigns forever all our right title interest in & to
a certain tract of land or farm situated in said Charlestown
containing by estimation several acres more or less with an
dwelling house & their privileges thereon including swimming
ponds, the ferry, & the ferry by leave of the Grantee & land of Herman
G. White & the ferry by leave of Cyrus Watson & the ferry
E. Michael Smith & the ferry by the highway & pond of
David Kingston & the ferry by the ferry of Hazard Stebbins
& however otherwise described Do give and grant to hold the same
with all the rights & privileges to the same belonging to him
the said Elmerne U. Gates his heirs & assigns forever. Signed
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