The instrument's own words
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560 To all people to whom these presents shall come:
We Nathan Labenchempted and Mary A. Labenchempted his wife of blocktown
in the State of Rhode Island Know ye that we
the said Nathan Labenchempted and Mary A. Labenchempted, hereby sell for called
the granters, for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars
in hand before the signing of hereof well and truly paid by Charles Burdick
of blocktown aforesaid, the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge, and
are therewith fully satisfied contented and paids thereof and of any
part part and parcel thereof, the appurtenances, rights and advantages the said Charles Burdick
his heirs, executors and administrators forever by these presents, have given
granted, bargained sold, aliened, conveyed and confirmed, and
by these presents do hereby fully and absolutely give, grant bargain sell,
aliened conveyed assign and confirm unto the said Charles Burdick dwelling
called the granters this deed and assigns forever. A certain lot of
land situated in said blocktown with a dwelling house and other
buildings thereon including shelving containing solely acres more or less and bounded
as follows, Beginning at the Northeast corner of said tract near Champlin
Bridge, thence running southeasterly by the highway, to border search
Brook, thence westerly by said Brook until it comes to intersect formally
crossed by Spurrier's Roadway, thence by said Road westward until it
comes to the river, thence by said river to the place of beginning, or
however otherwise bounded Describing a spare space where the house ground
is now situated on the premises above described not exceeding
quarter of an acre with a right of way to and from the same at all times
also a right to build a fence around the same
Do have and to forbid the said granted and bargained premises, with
all the appurtenances, privileges and immunities to the same belonging, or any
enjoyments appertaining to the said Granter his heirs and assigns forever, to the
and their own proper use however and behalf forever. And we the said
granter for ourselves, our heirs executors and administrators, do covenant promise
grant and agree with the said grantee his heirs that at and
before the executing hereof ever on the one hand, sole and lawful owner of the
above bargained premises and are lawfully seized and possessed of the same in
every proper right as good, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in
fee simple and have an absolute good right full power and lawful
authority to grant bargain sell, convey and confirm the said bargained premises
in manner as aforesaid, that the said grantee his heirs and assigns shall
and may from time to time, and at all times hereafter, by these presents, lawfully peacefully and quietly have hold
possess and enjoy the said claimed and bargained premises, with the appurtenances
free and clear and frankly and clearly acquitted, exonerated and discharged and
and from all and all manner of former or other gifts grants, bargains, sales
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leases, mortgages, wills, entails, jointures, claimeries, judgments, equities and
incumbrances, of what name or nature soever, that i may in any measure or
degree obstruct or make void this present deed.
Furthermore we the said grantor for ourselves, our heirs, executors and
administrators do covenant and agree the above described premises to the
said grantee his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims or demands of
any person or persons or beings whatever to warrant secure and defend by
these presents.
The condition of this deed is such, that whereas i the said
Nathaniel houghton has executed any negotiable promissory note for the
sum of five hundred dollars, leaving ten dollars herewith, and made payable to
the order of said Silas harris Benedict, with interest at the rate of six
per cent per annum, payable annually till said principal sum is
paid, whether all or a portion mutually, and all installments of interest in
arrear whether before or after maturity, to be paid interest at the rate of six
aforementioned said field, seventy five dollars of the principal of said note to
be paid annually, as well as the annual interest due thereon.
Now Therefore since we the said grantor on our heirs, executors
administrators or assigns, or any other person for us or them, shall fail
pay said note or maturity, together with the interest thereon, according
to the terms thereof this deed shall be void, otherwise shall be
and remain in full force and effect.
Furthermore we the said grantor, do hereby constitute and appoint
the said grantee his executors, administrators and assign our attorneys
irrevocable, with full power of substitution and reservation, for us
and in our names, in his or names, in or at any time, in any
case default shall be made in the payment of said note or of the
annual interest due thereon and such default shall continue for the
term of ten days, to sell and publick execute the premises aforesaid, or
any part thereof, their first giving, after the expiration of said term of ten
days, thirty days notice of such sale, in some one of the publick newspapers
printed in the county of Washington, and in our names, in his name
or names, to make, execute, seal and deliver deeds and clauses to those
purchasers or purchasers buying any parcel or clause that may be necessary
to vest in such purchasers or purchases a full and absolute estate in
fee simple therein and via sale thereof, hereby granting our said
attorneys power to continue to adjourn such sale from time to time and to
enterize and said attorney to receive the amount the same may be sold
for, and after the payment of all Expenses incurred in such sale or sales
to apply and effectuate the residue thereof to the payment of the amount
of principal of said note hereby secured; (see rider), agreeing that in case
of a sale for default and the payment of said annual interest the principal
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of said note shall be deemed clear and payable on the first day of such sale,)
accounting to us or our heirs and assigns, for all sums over and above the amount stated
we hereby ratifying, approving and confirming such sale or sales as may be made
or caused to be made by parties hereto.
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this fourteenth
day of October in this year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and eighty
signed, sealed and delivered
Nathan Champlin L.S.
in presence of
Charles Cross
Mary A Champlin L.S.
State of Rhode Island to wit
County of Washington s.s.
I in Charlestown in said county on this 14th day of
October 1880, Nathan Champlin personally appeared and acknowledged the
following instrument by him here signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed
And at the same time and place, Mary A Champlin wife of said Nathan
Champlin personally appeared and being examined privately and apart from her
husband and having seen and examination shown and explained to her by me, the
being so apart, and signed said instrument) acknowledged the same to be her
free private and voluntary act and deed, and that she did not wish to void
the same.
Before me
Charles Cross
Justice of the Peace
Received for Record Oct. 14th 1880
at 5 o'clock P.M and recorded by
Charles Cross Town clerk
Charlestown R.I. Oct 15 1887
Having received full payment and satisfaction
of the debt secured by the above mortgage both
principal and interest, I hereby cancel and
discharge the same. Witness my hand and seal
In presence of
Jos. De Lobes Charles Bunsell
[Stamp: OP]
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