The instrument's own words
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556 To all People to whom these presents shall come
I William Gregan m. of Charlestown County of Washington
in the State of Rhode Island - Land Recording Records
that I the said Wm Gregan for and in consideration
of the sum of one hundred fifty dollars in hand recd
before the executing hereof well and truly paid by
Ozias Carol of Narragansett Country of North Kingstown
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and admit
and I herewith fully satisfied contented and paid as well of
all and every part and parcel hereof desist desonate against
and not challenge the said Ozias Carol his heirs executors
and administrators forever by these presents have given
granted bargained sold & delivered conveyed and sold and
confirmed and by these presents do freely fully and
absolutely give grant bargain sell and convey fully
convey and confirm unto the said Ozias Carol his heirs
and assigns forever a certain tract of land situated in said
Charlestown containing by estimation fifty acres more or
less with all the buildings and improvements thereon
bounded as follows in the East by Quassaquesset brook
on the South by Quassaquesset pond and on the West &
North by land of Queen Card oh [illegible] otherwise the
same may be bounded To have and to hold
the said granted and bargained premises with all the
appurtenances privileges and commodites to the
same belonging or in any wise pertaining to the said
Grantee his heirs and assigns forever to his and their
only proper use benefit and behalf of forever And I
the said grantor for myself my heirs executors and
administrators do covenant promise and grant to and
the said grantee his heirs and assigns that at
and before the executing hereof I am the true sole and
full 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 myself good right
full power and lawful authority to grant bargain sell
convey and confirm the said bargained premises in
manner as aforesaid And that the said grantee his
heirs and assigns shall and may from time to time
and of all times forever hereditably by free and virtue
of these presents lawfully peaceably and quietly have
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hold use, occupy, possess and enjoy the said demised
and bargained premises with the appurtenances free
and clear, and fully and clearly, acquitted, exonerated
and discharged of and from all and all manner of offense
or other gifts, grants, bargains so buy, leases, mortgages, wills,
warrants, tenures, devises, judgments, expectations and encumbrances
of whatsoever nature, whatsoever, that might in any measure
or degree obstruct or make void this present deed,
Furthermore I the said William Greenman free
and clear my heirs executors and administrators do covenant
and promise the above demised premises to the said
Harris Lewis his heirs and assigns against the lawful
claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever,
forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents,
The conditions of this deed is void that whereas as
the said William Greenman have executed my negotiable
promissory note for the sum of one hundred fifty
dollars bearing date hereon written and made payable
to the said Harris Lewis or order within one year after date with
interest Therefore if I the said grantor
or my heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, or any
other person, for me or for them, shall pay said note
at maturity, together with the interest thereon according
to the terms thereof, then this deed shall void and otherwise
shall be and remain in 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 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 said
note or breach shall be made of the covenants of insurance
hereinafter contained and such default or breach 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 term of
ten days, twenty days notice of such sale in some one
of the published newspapers printed in this state and
in my name or in their name or names 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
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absolute estate in fee simple therein, and on sale thereof
hereby granting into my said Attorneys power to continue
or adjourn such sale from time to time) I do authorize the said
attorneys 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 secured becoming due to me my heirs and assigns
for any sums over and above the amount thereof I hereby
ratifying, approving and confirming such sale or sales as
may be made or caused to be made by virtue hereof.
Furthermore 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 loss by fire shall be kept and maintained
upon the buildings on the premises aforesaid, in a sum
not less than one hundred & fifty 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 thereof also hereby
agree that the said grantee his heirs or assigns may
at their own cost pay the premium on such insurance
and their cost thereon shall be a first lien upon the said estate
added to the amount of said note and secured by these
presents.
In Testimony Whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this 24th day of September
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eighty.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of William Greenman sd
George L Cross
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Providence ss
I George L Cross Justice of the Peace
do hereby certify that William Greenman
personally appeared before me and acknowledged the
foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free and
voluntary act and deed.
George L Cross
Justice of the Peace
Received for record Sept 27th 1880 at 12 oclock pm and
recorded by Chas Cross Town Clerk
On this 27th day of Sept 1880 I certify that the full content
of this instrument was read to the parties concerned
hereby by me George L Cross
Town Clerk