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592 State of Rhode Island viz
County of Washington Sc
before me personally appeared Edwin B. Webster As Administrator of the Estate of William
N. Smith, Samuel & Melinda Webster Married of Webster Stong A. Smith and
Charles H. Webster by their Attorney William own Webster for that purpose au
thorized and empowered, and the said William H. Webster for himself in
the said Administrative N. Webster, Guardian in his due capacity signers of the forge
instrument and severally and acknowledged the same to be their free act and deed
Before me Same No Cross
Town Clerk
Received for Record March 11th 1881 at 2 oclock P M entered in Land
Evidence Books of Westerly N. Book No 25 at page 119 r
Attest Same No Cross
Town Clerk
Received for Record March 11th 1881 at 11 oclock AM and
recorded by Charles Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by These Presents That I,
Sophia E. Colbridge of Northman county of Washington
State of Rhode Island do grant and in consideration of the
sum of five hundred dollars well and truly paid by
Alexander H. numb of Westerly in said county & State
the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge, by these
presents do give, grant bargain sell convey and confirm
unto the said Alexander H. numb and his heirs apput
tions forever That certain piece or parcel of land
situated in Westerly being part of the land of my
county County of Washington on and state of Rhode Island
enlimited by stimulation for acres be the same more o
less with dwelling house and shop improve rights
there belonging as follows viz boy south line
Daniel north of family of the heirs of James Bishing
and land J Brackett and Simon Webster and partly North
on land of Benjamin Oak and land north of namely
Benjamin Pease and North hill by land north of
Culb & Saunders and east Eastly by land nor
or formerly of the heirs of Colonel Webster and is
that piece of land described in a deed from
lebonous Sisson and others to Daniel R. Webster otherwise
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593
bearing date Sept. 27th 1806 not recorded in Land Evidence
of North Kingstown at page 191 etc.
To have and to hold the said premises warranted and conveyed
Premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances to the
same, ongoing, or in any way appertaining to the said
grantor gives the heirs and assigns forever, And I the said
grantor for myself my heirs, execs, tests and administrators
do covenant with the said grantee his heirs and
assigns that at or before the executing hereof I am
the lawful owner of the above bargained Premises
as seized and possessed of the said premises in my own right
as good, pure and absolute state of inheritance in fee
simple; and have good right to sell, convey and
confirm the said bargained Premises, in manner and
adventure, And that the said demised and bargained
Premises, with all the appurtenances are free from all
incumbrances of what name or nature soever, that
might in any mean measure or degree, obstruct or make void
this present deed. Furthermore I the
said Grantor for myself my heirs, execs tests and
administrators do covenant and engage to the said Grantee his heirs
and assigns, against the lawful claims or demands
of any person or persons whatsoever however Jacob & Margaret
Searle and deceased by these presents And
Janet & Eldredge wife of the said Charles F
Eldredge in consideration of the sum specified as afore
said, do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto
the said grantee his heirs and assigns, all my
right of dower in and to the aforementioned Premises
The condition of this deed is such that whereas I
the said Charles F Eldredge have executed my
sealable promissory note for the sum of five hundred
Dollars, bearing date Seventh [illegible] and made payable
to the said Alexander F. Brewster or order on demand
with interest payable semiannually,
Now Therefore if me the said grantor or any other
person for us shall pay said note at maturity together
with the interest thereon according to the tenor thereof
Then this Deed shall be void otherwise shall it
and remain in full force and effect.
Furthermore we the said grantas do hereby
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594 continue and appoint the said grantee his Executors,
Administrators his assigns our Attorney's irrevocable with
full power of substitution and revocation for us and in
our name or in their name or names at any time in case
of default shall be made in the payment of said note or
the semiannual interest due thereon, and not paid due, but shall
continue for a term of ten days to settle the double question
thereupon as agreed, or any part thereof they first giving
twenty days notice of said sale in some one or the public
newspapers printed in said Sale and in some other time or
in their name or names to make and desire to be the purchase
or purchasers thereof an Estate in fee simple throughout and
the sale thereof hereby granting unto our said Attorney
power to continue or adjourn such sale from time to time
and to mortgage or sell to recover the amount
the same may be sold for, and after the full payment all
the expenses incident to such sale, or default to a public
and private residue thereof to the purpose of the
brought and prime part and install of said note fully
settled (save for accruing that in case of a sale for
default in the payment of said semiannual interest
the principal of said note shall be deemed due and
payable on the day of such sale,) accounting to us our
Heirs and Assigns for all sums over and above the amount
thereof we hereby ratifying and confirming such sale or
safer as may be legally or honest to be made, by virtue
hereof
In testimony whereof we have executed
our hands and seals this 7th day of March AD 1849
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of Charles F. Eldredge L.S.
Linn H. Cross Hartree F. Eldredge L.S.
State of Rhode Island &c In Masterly by this
7th day of March AD 1849, Charles F. Eldredge
personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the aforegoing instrument by him signed, to be his free
and voluntary act and deed.
Saml H. Cross Town Clerk
Received for record March 1849 at 11 oclock AM
and recorded by Chas Cross Town Clerk