The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these presents shall come I Gideon Ammons
of Charlestown in the county of Washington in the State of Rhode Island
about speaking — Greeting — Know ye, that I the said Gideon Ammons, for and in
consideration of the sum of one dollar dollars in hand before the
executing hereof, well and truly paid by Albert D. Bundrick of said
Charlestown the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and in
consideration fully, satisfied, contented and paid, that through me and of every
part and parcel thereof, to operate agent and discharge here the said
Albert D. Bundrick his heirs apparent and administrators forever by
these presents do fully fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell alienate
deliver sell alienate unencumbered convey and confirm grant, granted, bargainet, bargained,
sold, alienated unencumbered conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents
do freely fully and absolutely give grant, bargain sell alienate offise,
convey and confirm unto the said Albert D. Bundrick his heirs and
assigns forever, a certain tract of land situated in said Charlestown
containing about twenty five acres, more or less, with a dwelling house
and other buildings thereon standing, bounded as follows, to wit
West by land of Philip Slocum, on the North by a highway, on the
East by land of Joshua land and on the South by the 도로 the 도로 Smith brother
or however otherwise bounded.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises
with all the appurtenances privileges and conveniences connected to the same
belonging or any ways appertaining to the said Grantee his
heirs and assigns forever, to his his and their sole proper use, benefit
and behoof forever. And of the said premises for myself, my heirs
executors had administrators, do covenant, promise and grant to and
with the said Grantee his heirs and assigns, that at one 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 good perfect and absolute
estate of inheritance in fee simple, and have in my own right,
full power and lawful authority to grant, bargain sell convey and
confirm the said bargained premises in manner or occasion and that
the said Grantee his heirs and assigns shall and may from time
and at all times forever hereafter by force and virtue of these
presents, lawfully and peaceably and quietly have hold enjoy,
possess and enjoy the said claimed and bargained premises
with the aforementioned free clear and full perfectly, and clearly,
acquitted, exonerated and discharged of and from all and
all manner of former or other gifts, grants, bargains, sales,
leases, mortgages, wills, entails jointures doweries, judgments,
executions and encumbrances of what name or nature soever,
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that naught may in any measure or degree obstruct or make void this
present deed. I Kintheormone I the said Gideon Ammons for myself
and for my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant and engage
that the above described premises to the said Albert B. Dunkle his heirs &
assigns against the lawful claims or demands of any persons or persons
whatsoever forever to covenant, secure and defend by these presents.
The consideration of this deed is declared that whereas I the said Gideon
Ammons have executed my negotiable promissory note for the sum of
one hundred dollars bearing non date herewith and made payable to
the said Albert B. Dunkle on three months after date with interest
at the rate of eight per cent per annum
And that now, if I the said grantor or my heirs, executors administrators
or assigns, or any other person for me or for them shall fail paid said note
at maturity, together with the interest thereon, according to the terms thereof
then this deed shall be void, null and void and owned in void full force
and effect. Furthermore I the said grantor do hereby constitute and
appoint the said grantee his executors, administrators and assigns my
attorneys irrevocable, with full powers of substitution and revocation
for me and in my name more or in their name or names at any time in
case default shall be made in the payment of my said note or of the
annual interest thereon, and such default shall continue for the
term of ten days to sell at public auction the premises aforesaid or any
part thereof they first giving after the expiration of said ten days ten days
current days notice of such sale in some one of the public news papers
printed in the county of Washington, and in my name or in their name
or names to make, execute, seal, acknowledge and deliver to the purchaser
thereof or purchasers thereof, any deed or clause that may be necessary to rat
in such purchaser or purchasers a full and absolute estate in fee simple
thereof and said buyer’s hereby grants unto me said attorney
powers to continue or adjourn such sale from time to time. I do further
the said attorney to receive the amount the same may be sold for and
after the payment of all expenses incident 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 hereby mentioned I hereby agree
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 I hereby agreeing
offering and confirming such sale or sales as may be made or
carried to be made by virtue hereof—In Testimony whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourth day of September
in the year of our Lord One Thousand eight hundred
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and eighty
Signed, Sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles Cross
Gideon Ammons L.S.
State of Rhode Island ya
Washington Sc.
In Charleston from this fourth day
of September 1880, Gideon Ammons personally appeared before
me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument buy him
signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Charles Cross
Gunn Clerk
Entered for record September 4th 1880.
at 1 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by
Charles Cross
Gunn Clerk
I Gideon Ammons the mortgagor above named do
hereby agree that, as the interest on said mortgage has not
been paid, the principal of the note secure thereby
shall grow compound interest at the rate mentioned
therein till paid.
Witness my hand and seal this 4th day of November
1884
In presence of
Geo. L. Lownd
Gideon L. Ammons
Charleston R.I. May 13th 1885
I Albert D. Burdish hereby acknowledge the receipt
of one hundred and thirty dollars and 20c of Gideon
Ammons the same being the principal and interest due
on this mortgage to date and I hereby acquit and
discharge all claims under this mortgage having
been paid in full
Witness
Geo. Carmichael J
Albert D. Burdish
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