The instrument's own words
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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 towards the
payment of the amount of principal and interest of said
note hereby secured becoming due to me my heirs and assigns
for 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 had 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 assignable 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 the premium or premiums
said thereon shall be a charge 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
Sole of Rhode Island & sc George L Cross
this 27th day of September AD 1880 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 17th day of Sept 1880 I aware of the full amount of this mortgage bond and covenants
hereby by the parties concerned
and the terms thereof.
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