The instrument's own words
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510— Know all men by these presents, that I Albert Bundick of Westerly, in this
county of Washington in the State of Rhode Island, for and in consideration of
ten Sums of current Dollars, cash and fully paid by George A. Stanton of said
Westerly in said county of Washington, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, convey, and
convey unto the said George A. Stanton his heirs and assigns forever a
certain manufacturing privilege, also a tract or parcel of land situate
in Hopkinton in said county of Washington, the same containing eight
acres in the same more or less, bounded and described as follows Viz: Northerly
by the highway, Easterly by land of operator and the Pawcatuck River, Southerly
by land of the heirs of Albert Comins, Westerly by land formerly belonging to
Harris Colborn, and land belonging to the heirs of Horace Beede, with
a hewing mill running thereon, the same together with the fishery, sportfalls,
two dwelling houses and other buildings thereon standing. Also a lot or
parcel of land situate in Hopkinton in said County of Washington contains
about one fourth of an acre, bounded and described as follows Viz: North
by the highway, Easterly by land of Hon. Hooper, and Westerly by the
Pawcatuck River, the same lying on the East side of Pawcatuck
River near Monroe's bridge from about where said bridge—meaning and
intending hereby to convey all the land above conveyed to me said Albert Bundick
by George A. Tourmanier of St. Northeast, William P. Dorsey of Southampton
and Francis H. Maxwell of Westerly by deed dated the 30th day of December
AD 1879.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises, with all
the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging and in every way appertaining to the said
Grantee his heirs and assigns forever. And I the said grantor for myself, my heirs,
Executors and administrators, do covenant and agree with the said Grantee his heirs and
assigns that at all events and before the surfacing hereof I am the lawful owner of the land
bargained promised and are seised and possessed of the same in my own right,
as good, perfect and absolute title of inheritable in fee simple, and have good right,
sell, convey and confirm the said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid.
Claim that the said demised and bargained premises, with the appurtenances are
free from all encumbrances of what name or nature soever, that might in any manner
or degree, obstruct or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said Albert Bundick for myself my heirs, Executors
and administrators, do covenant and agree the above demised premises to the said
George A. Stanton his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims or demands of
any person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant seise and defend by their
And I Emma C. Bundick wife of said Albert Bundick in consideration
of the sum paid as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said
Grantee his heirs and assigns, all my right of spouse in and to the aforementioned premises
The condition of this deed is such that whereas I, the said Albert Bundick
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have appointed my assignable promissory note put for the sum of Fifteen thousand dollars
having been said eighty forty cuff
made payable to the said Bruce A. Stanton or others six months after date,
Now therefore if I the said grantor or any other person for me shall fray said
note of maturity together with the interest thereon accruing to the true theory
and all renewals thereof then this deed shall be void, otherwise shall he and
remain in full force and effect -- Furthermore the said Grantor do hereby run a
statute and suffer against the said Grantee his executors, administrators and assign my
full power attorney with full powers of substitution and revocation for me and
in my name or in those name or names at any time in due event default shall
be made in the payment of said note or of the interest due thereon or of the
renewals thereof and such default shall continue for the term of ten days
to sell of public auction the premises aforesaid or any part thereof then first
giving twenty days prior notice of such Sale in some one of the public newspapers
of Providence and Washington county and in my name or in those name or
names to make and execute the purchaser or purchasers thereof any deed or deeds that
may be necessary to put such purchaser or purchasers at ease in the simple
tenure and on sale thereof hereby granted unto my said attorney power for
continue or join such sales from time to time I do authorize my said
attorney to name the amount the same may be sold for and of the payment
of all the expenses incident to such Sale or sales to apply and appropriate
residue thereof to the payment of the amount of principal and interest of said note
being summed I hereby agreeing that in case of a sale for default in the
payment of the said interest the principal of said note shall be deemed clear and
payable on the day of such Sale accounting to me or my heirs and assigns,
for all sums over and above the amount thus hereby satisfying and confirming
such Sale or Sales as may be made or cause to be made by virtue hereof.
And furthermore I the said Grantor for myself and for my heirs, representatives administrators
and assigns do hereby covenant with the said Grantee for his heirs and assigns that insurance
against loss by fire shall be kept and maintained upon the buildings on the
premises aforesaid in a sum not less than four thousand dollars and that the
policy or policies of such insurance shall be assigned and transferred to the
said Grantee his heirs and assign as collateral security hereto and in default
thereof the said Grantee his heirs or assign 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 hereunto set our hands and seals this sixth day of
December AD 1878
Signed Sealed and delivered
[Signature] Albert Burdick S.S.
[Signature] Emma J. Burdick L.S.
in presence of
Edward H. Dixon
Nathan H. Dixon per
This words "and all renewals thereof" "after ten days" and "on the renewals thereof"
after the thousand are written before the execution of this mortgage deed P.G.D. per
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512 State of Rhode Island & Prov
Washington County ss
On Wednesday this first day of January AD 1880 Attest
Bernice perversely appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
by her hand signed to be her free and voluntary act and deed, And then and there on
the same day, also the above named Emma J. Bernice wife of said Attest Bernice
perversely appeared before me, and being by me sworn solemnly and affirm and appear from there
said instrument, she acknowledged the witness deed recited which says she and her
spouse had to be her free and voluntary act and deed, and declared to me
that she did not wish to retract the same
Matthews B. Degans for
Justice of the Peace
Recorded found Jan 1st AD 1880 at 8 o'clock P.M. and Recorded in presence of
my subscription A.H. Luck 1st Clerk Page 319 to 320
Attest A.H. Luck Town Clerk
Received from me in record book Vol 12 Feb 12th 1880 at 9 o'clock A.M. and recvd
by E. Gaskell Cross Brown Clerk
To the above description of the above mortgage see Book 11 page 11/10 page 16
Know all men by these presents, that I George W. Ward Collector of
taxes of the town of Charlestown in the County of Washington State
of Rhode Island by virtue of authority vested in me by law as collector
of taxes for and as consideration of the sum of Eleven dollars to me paid
by Alfred Bernice of said Charlestown the receipt of which I duly acknowledge
acknowledge do hereby in my said capacity of Collector bargain sell &
convey unto the said Alfred Bernice all the right title full and interest
which the Robert B. Bernice had on the 19th Day of December 1877 and
to a certain piece of land, situated in said town containing five acres
more or less, bounded as follows, beginning at the S.E corner of said lot
at a cedar fence, then Northly on said fence 20 feet to fence boundary and
partly in field running to shady hill, Northly on said fence 100 feet, running to Pleasant Valley
Christophers Elizabeth, then Easterly on said fence 100 feet, running to Pleasant Valley
until it comes to the edge of the bay, then Southly on the bay to the first
mentioned point. Being land levied on the 19th day of December 1877
for the purpose of paying the unpaid taxes & costs accrued against said lot
So come and sell and deed the same to the said Alfred Bernice his heirs
and assigns forever, with all the fixtures & appurtenances Heretofore belonging
said lot having duly suffered 3 statutory levyments’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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