The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these presents shall come, I Samuel Green of Charlestown
in the county of Washington in the state of Rhode Island, Send greeting
Know ye that I the said Samuel Green for and in consideration of the
sum of Eighty pound sterling (£80.00) in hand before me receiving hereby
paid and fully paid by Hannah Green of said Charlestown, the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge and am therefore fully satisfied, contented and paid;
and thereof and of every part and parcel therefore do approve execute and discharge
the said Hannah Green below her heirs, executors and administrators forever by these
presents; give grant promised bargained Sold, aliened enfeoffed conveyed and
confirmed, and by these presents do hereby fully and absolutely give, grant,
bargain sell alienate, enfeoff, convey and assign unto the said Hannah Green
her heirs and assigns forever, a certain piece of land situated in said Charlestown town
on the northmost part of John Green's Estate of said Charlestown, deceased
extending by estimation eighty acres be the same more or less, bounded as
following beginning at the South West corner at the North West corner of the
School house then by the distance of three rods bounding Westerly on said
distance to land of William To land of Thomas running North bounding
Westerly on said land to land of title of Whipple running then North bounding
Westerly on said land to land of the heirs of James Green
deceased, then Northly bounding Easterly bounding Northerly partly on said Green's land
and partly on land bounded running to the highway
then Southerly bounding Easterly partly on said Green's land
and partly on land bounded running to the highway
then Southerly bounding Easterly partly on said highway and partly by land
of Jason Green to the south east corner of the school house three rods East
around said school house lot to the place of beginning.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with
all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to the same belonging to her or assigns
appertaining to the said grant her heirs and assigns forever to her and their
only proper use, benefit and lawful benefit forever. And the said grant for myself
my heirs executors and administrators the convent premises grant and to grant and with
the said grant her heirs and assigns, that at all and forever to the everlasting forever
I and the true sole and lawful owner of the above begun premises and am
lawfully seized and possessed of the same on my own proper right, as good perfect
and absolute title of inheritance in fee simple, and that in myself good
right full power and lawful authority to grant bargain sell, convey and assign
the said bargained premises as witness is appeared And that the said premises
her heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time and at all times forever
henceforth for her and heirs and titles of their family, peacefully and quietly have,
hold, use and enjoy forever and enjoy the said deemed and bargained premises with
all the appurtenances free and clear, and fully and clearly acquitted released and discharged
of and from all and all manner of former or other gifts grants bargains sales liens mort-
gages Wills entails jointures doweries judgments executions and encumbrances, of what
name or nature diverse that might on any person or degree disturb or make void this
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482 Present deed — Gentlemen I the said Samuel Greene for myself, my heirs
executors and administrators, do covenant and engage the above named premises to the
said Normal Greene her heirs and assigns against the lawful claims or demands
of any person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant defend and defend for
this present indent. And I Mary G Greene, wife of said Samuel Greene in consideration
of the same paid as aforesaid hereby release and forever quit claim the said grant
her heirs and assigns, all my right of dower in and to the aforementioned premises
The conditions of this deed is such, that whereas the said Samuel Greene,
have executed my certain negotiable promissory notes, for the sum of eight
hundred dollars ($800.00) bearing even date, Providence and made payable to the
said Normal Greene or order her nine years after date, with interest at the rate of
five per cent per annum. Now therefore, if the said grantor or my heirs,
executors administrators, or any other persons for or behalf of me, shall
pay said note at maturity, together with the interest thereon accruing to the time
thereof This deed shall be null and void otherwise shall he and remain in full force
and effect. Furthermore I the said grantor do hereby entrust confidently and appoint
the said grantee her executes administrator and assign my attorney in irrevocable
with full power of substitution and revocation for me and in my name or in this
name or manner at any time in case default shall be made in the payment of
my said note, or of the annual interest thereof therefore and such default state
continue for the term of ten days to sell at public auction the premises aforesaid
or any part thereof, the first giving of ten days after the expiration of said term of ten days,
county days notice of sale of said land in one of the publick newspapers printed in
this state, and my name or in this or manner 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 purchaser or purchasers a full and absolute estate in the simple
tenure and on said these premises during my note shall be attorney power to continue
or assign such sale from time to time) I do authorize the said attorney to receive
the amount the premises may be sold for and use the payment of all expenses incurred
to such sale or sales, to offset and apply the surplus there to the payment of the
amount of principal and interest of said note newly mentioned I hereby agree that
in case of a sale for payment of the purpose of said attorney in executing the aforesaid
my said note shall be deemed one null and void prepaid on the day of such sale attorney
to me or my heirs and assigns for all or some over and above the amount thereof,
hereby notifying apprising and convening such sale or sales as may be rented by law
In testimony whereof as have hereunto set my hand and seal this first day of July
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy one (1871)
Signed Sealed and delivered Samuel Greene L.S.
in presence of
Mary G. Greene L.S.
Charles Love
State of Rhode Island to w I J. R. Sheldon L.S. certify this third day of July 1871, that
between formerly appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his
by him free and voluntarily act and deed Charles Love Justice of the Peace
Witnessed for record July 5th 1871 at 10 oclock A.M. signed & received by Charles Love Clerk
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