The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these presents shall come: I David Booth of the city and
County of Providence and State of Rhode Island, send Greeting. Know ye that
I the said David Booth for and in consideration of the sum of fourteen thousand dollars
in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid by Matthew the Northeast
and Connie B. Degnan wife of Joseph Degnan both of said Providence the receipt
whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and am therefore fully satisfied, contented and
paid from and free of any fact and parcel there of by these presents, acquit and
discharge the said Matthew the Northeast and Connie B. Degnan their heirs and
executors and administrators forever by these presents, have given granted bargained
sold, altered conveyed, conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do freely,
fully, and absolutely grant, give, grant releasing sold alienate, convey, convey and
confirm unto the said Matthew the Northeast and Connie B. Degnan their heirs and
assigns forever A certain tract or parcel of Salt Marsh land, situate in Chalcotown
in the County of Washington and State aforesaid and containing by estimation thirteen
thirty pieces acres in the above more or less bounded southerly by the Ocean
northerly by land of James G. Bournville northerly by land of James G. Bournville southerly
by the Salt Pond and Easterly by land of James G. Bournville or possessor
whosoever the same may be lawfully entitled Also a certain tract or parcel of land
situate in said Chalcotown and known as the Beauchamp farm with the
buildings thereon and is bounded and described as follows, northerly partly by
Westbury Pond and partially by Indian farm bounded Easterly partly by a tract of land of
Sewen and partly by land of Matthew Beauchamp, southerly by Tennegrate or
Beauchamp pond and Westerly by Salt Pond and partially by land fully entitled
owned by John Potter deceased and partly by land of Samuel Stephens however
or whoever otherwise the same may be law or entitled containing by estimation eleven
hundred acres be the same more or less, the said premises conveyed and subject to the
following reservations (say) that the school house & lot and the family grave paid
shall be and are hereby reserved to the present owner thereof together with all the
privileges and appurtenances thereto appertaining Being the same property conveyed to
me by said Matthew the Northeast by indenture dated August 4 Degnan the said property
deed of conveyance with these presents I do reserve and to hold the said granted
and bargained premises with all the appurtenances privilege and communicated to the
same belonging or in any purpose appertaining, to the said grantees their heirs and assigns
forever to them and their only proper use, enjoyment and benefit of forever
And I the said grantor, for myself and my heirs, grants, remnants and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to and with the said grantees their heirs and
assigns that at and before the succeeding survey I am the true sole and lawful
owner of the above bargained premises and am lawfully seized and possessed of the
same in such manner as good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in
fee simple and here in me good right full power and lawful authority to grant,
bargain sell, convey and confirm the said bargained premises in manner aforesaid
And that the said grantees their heirs and assigns shall from time to time and
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504 set all times former hereafter by force and virtue of these presents perfectly prevent
and quietly have, hold secure, assuredly possess and enjoy The said deed signed and sealed and
delivered with the aforementioned party clear and free and clearly and shortly acquitted released
and discharged of and from all and all manner of person or persons other quite bought sold or
leased mortgaged sold, entitled pictures, dowries, judgments, allotments and covenants leases
of what name or nature diverse such right and measure or degree subject or noble state or
right the present deed clear and void nullmation as aforesaid Furthermore I shall hold
grantor for myself and for my heirs executors administrators to come enclosed and engage with
above described premises to the said party presents their heirs and assigns against the hostile
claims and demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever to warrant securement
defend these presents against these prescriptions as aforesaid.
The condition of the said deed is that whereas the said First Brother here
granted my her negotiable promissory note, signed for the sum of one thousand dollars
each, and five of the sum of ten thousand dollars each having said having said to be delivered in
much parallel to the said deed whereas the Materials and frame to be forged - under
the first day of january in years then 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888,
1889, 1890 and 1891 respectively, without grace with interest at the rate of five
per cent annum prime january 1 1891 the said prime sum is paid whatever at the rate monthly and all installments of interest or principal
in arrears to easy interest at the rate of five per cent for annum the therefore
if the said grantor or any his heirs executors administrators or assigns or any thing for me
or for them shall fail their paid date and maturity, together with the entire undivided accrued
to the lower terms of this said deed shall be null void and shall be cancelled null and void
force and effect Furthermore the said grantor do hereby covalently and constitute and appoint
the said grantee their executors administrators or assigns any attorney irrevocable the
with full power of substitution and re-assignments force some calling naming reserving or their name
or names at any time in any case default shall be made in the payment of any one of
said notes or of the aforementioned interest due thereon or breach shall be subject the
the covenants of insurance or other covenants hereinbefore contained, and such default or
breach shall continue, for the longer of ten days to elapse to said public execution of the premises
aforesaid or any part thereof, thus first paying for the expiration of said period of ten
days, twenty days elapse of such date one some of the public premises presented to
said grantee, and in any measure or within this measure to make assets, sale, absolute
edge and sales to the purchaser or purchasers thereof any said debt or debts that may be
to post in such purchaser or purchasers full and entire estate in a simple fee simple and
on sale thereof hereby granting unto said attorney force to continue or extend said
sale from time to time I do authorize the said attorney to ascend the amount due as
be held for any part of the payment of all expenses incident to such sale or sales to apply
and appropriate the residue thereof to the payment of the amount first principal and
interest of said notes denoting several I thereby agreeing that in case of a default for default
in the payment of said aforementioned interest or in such breach of said covenants of insurance
or other covenants, the principals of each said all said notes shall be deemed clear and
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percell on the thirty day of such sale) accounting to me in my heirs and assigns for all sums over and
above the amount thereof I hereby ratifying of confirming and confirming such sale or sales as may
be made or caused to be made by him parties hereof. Southernmost, I the said grantor for myself and
for my heirs executors administrators and assigns do hereby covenant with the said grantee their
heirs and assigns that neither they nor father shall do sell null nor encumbrances for three years and running
the entire of their deed, unless the term of sale shall be bought by good security equivalent in value
to such that they nor father do sell and also that a barn shall be erected and built farmhouse on or near
the said farm by the first August of 1880 by the grantee his heirs or assigns at a cost of not less than
three thousand dollars Southernmost, I the said grantor for myself and for my
heirs executors administrators and assigns do hereby covenant with the said grantee their heirs
or assigns that insurance against loss by fire shall be kept and maintained upon the premises the
house within the premises valued sum and not less than three thousand dollars, upon the
cottage house in a sum not less than three hundred dollars, and upon the barn after
the said barn shall have been erected as forecasted provided as a sum not less than three
thousand dollars and that the policy or policies of such insurance shall be assigned and
transferred to the said grantee and their assigns as collateral security hereinto, and in
default thereof as hereby agree that the said grantor or their assigns may effect such
insurance and the premiums paid therefore shall be a further lien upon
the said estate, added to the amount of their notes and secured by these presents.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal that this find day of
November in the year eighteen hundred and seventy nine.
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
Edgar P. Ballou
Fred. Booth. L.S.
State of Rhode Island
Providence Sc— On Providence this first day of November AD 1879
the above named Fred Booth personally appeared before me and acknowledged that
this foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
Edgar P. Ballou Notary Public
Received for Record Nov 7th 1879
at 11 o'clock AM and Recorded by
Charles Corwin Town Clerk
The page as recorded
