The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these presents shall come I Daniel Shater
of Charlestown County of Newport in the State of Rhode Island
send Greeting Whereas that the said Daniel Shater hereinafter
called the grantor of and in consideration of the sum of two hundred
dollars in hand received hereby acknowledging myself well and truly paid by
George H Pope of said Charlestown in the receipt whereof I do hereby
acknowledge and by these presents fully satisfied contented and paid
and of my own free will give Grant bargain sell alien convey and confirm
and discharge the said George H Pope his heirs assigns and administrators
forever by these presents given seized barred signed sealed and delivered
unfeigned conceded and confirmed and by these presents do fully fully
and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien convey and confirm
unto the said George H Pope hereinafter called the grantee his heirs and
assigns forever all that certain tract of land situated in said Charlestown
containing by estimation measuring and full 8 pieces acres more or less with a
dwelling house other buildings thereon standing it being the same
premises which I bought of the heirs of Margaret Green deceased (as called
by law) beginning at the southwest corner of a road (called the
Tops road) running westerly bounding northerly on land owned by
Jonathan Pike thereof bounding westerly on land owned by said
Jon on the north by land of John H Pike his heirs and in the East by land of Walter
H Pope & George H Pope and signed of the size of Elder Day
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises with
all their hereditaments privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging
or in any piece appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
forever for his their and their only proper use benefit and behoof forever
And I the said grantor for myself for my heirs executors administrators
and covenants premises and grant to and with the said grantee his heirs
and assigns that at any and all time before the said grantee or some other lawfull
and lawful title of the above bargained premises and am lawfully
signed and possessed of the same in my own right as good forever and
an absolute estate inheritable while ample and I have in myself
good right full power lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey
and confirm the said bargained premises in manner as before said
And that the said grantee his heirs and assigns shall may from time
to time at all times forever in peace by force and virtue of these presents lawfully
peaceably and quietly have occupy possess and enjoy the said
deeded and bargained premises with the appurtenances free clear and
freely and clearly acquired admitted seized and seized of and from all and
all manner of persons or tenures of their gifts grants bargains sales leases mortgages
writs entails jointures doweries fees settlements executions and embankments of
what name or nature soever that might in any measure or degree obtain or
make void this present deed
Furthermore I the said grantor
do covenant my heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage
against the above described premises to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever
according to present secure and defend by these presents
The Condition of this deed is that whereas I the said Daniel Shater
have executed my negotiable promissory note for the sum of two hund
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do bars bearing same date herewith and made payable to the order of
George H Hopells for twelve years and six months with interest at the rate of six per
centum per annum payable annually, till said sum is paid
payable at [illegible] month, and get all payments of interest at the rate aforesaid whether
before or after maturity to bear interest at the rate aforesaid till paid,
For these premises, if the said grantor a any of his heirs executors administrators
a trustees or any other person or persons for or on their behalf shall fail in any way or
manner to pay the interest upon the same, according to the tenor of the meaning of this
present deed the same shall be deemed of force otherwise and shall be held and maintained in full
force and effect
Furthermore I the said grantor do hereby declare and delineate and
do know the said grantee and his executors administrators assigns and assignees my
attorneys irrevocable with full power to me in my name or in the name of any one at any time in
case of default in any of the payments made in the instrument hereby made of said note or the
sums principal and interest and the sum in short shall entitle the of the
sum of the days of [illegible] of said note given in the premises aforesaid, in whole or any
part thereof, they may go after the expiration of said note on one or in two
twenty days pieces of such note in some one of the public newspapers
published in this State and in my name or in their name or manner to make
separate sale all acknowledged and delivered to the purchasers or purchasers of the
any Deed or Deeds may be necessary to convey the same in such purchaser or
purchasers a full and absolute title in the simple possession and on sale
thereof (hereby granting unto my said attorney power to continue or
adjourn said sale for some time) and to authorize my said attorney to
receive the amount the same may be sold for and after the payment of
all the expenses incurred in such sale or sales to apply said amount as
ate the residue to the payment of my aforesaid promise and promises first
interest first note second’ly the principal and so on in this order of
salient deficit in the payment of said principal and accrued interest on the principal
of my said note while not be declared one debt and payable on the day of
such sale) accounting to me any heirs sons and assigns for all sums
over and above the amount thereof hereby promising approving
and confirming such sale or sales as may be made by said attorney before
my heirs any other heirs etc. In testimony whereof I have
hereunto my seal set marked and sealed this 21st day of July in the year of
our lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one
signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
George la lamba
Daniel Skater S.S.
State of Rhode Island ss Washington Co In the Court of Charleston
this 11th day of July 1781 personally appeared Daniel Skater and
acknowledged that the following instrument by him signed is his free act
and deed
Before me George G Jones
Justice of the Peace
Received in record July 11th 1781 at 1 o’clock PM & recorded by George G Jones Bm Clk
Charleston December 1783 Then received of Daniel Skater
the mortgagor above named the full amount due on the foregoing mortgage and
thereby discharge the same in full, Witness my hand & seal, G. H. Hopells S.S.
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