The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these presents shall come, I Dr Joseph Lo
church land Elizabeth church his wife of Eastcastle town, county of Washington
in the state of Rhode Island send Greetings Know ye that we the said
Dr Joseph Lo, Elizabeth church pruna the called the by the loss and in come
legation of the Return of this day 1796 dollars (80) in hand signed by the sneakers
jest and fully and truly paid, by Peter G Palmer of Providence R.I. on said land
& site the receipt hereof note do hereby acknowledge and are Moreover fully
satisfied contented and paid with and thereof and of every part and parcel
thereof to convey assign acquire and dispose the wide Plot of land premises
specifid and administering forever by these presents give grant bargain however
sell allinded in appurtenances conveyed confirmed and forever by the said parties to
fully and absolutely and grant bargain sell all and appurtenances convey and contain
into the wide Plot of land hereafter mentioned called the grant this page however says
One corner out of 10 rods distance of those premises mill in the stream of the Providence
and contains one contiguous lot now and that more or less with a dwelling
house and other privileges thereon standing boundary of as follows Boundly by
the highway Carefully by land of Isaac H. Stafford Southly by and West land and
Standford for the most part Also at most part of land containing ten acres more a
less bounded Southly by the highway and Northly by land of Isaac H. Stafford Eastly
of the highway Stafford Carefully by land of Samuel H. Stafford Westly of land of
Isaac H. Stafford Carefully by land of Samuel H. Stafford Southly by land of
Isaac may be bounded. To have and to hold the said granted and
bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to
the same belonging or in any manner appertaining to the said granted and
assign forever it his and their heirs or their successors benefit also and before forever
And we the said grant or ourselves our heirs and executors and administrators do
covenant promise and grant to and with the said grantee for their and assign
that at and before the executing hereof we are the true sole and lawful owners of
the above described premises and are truly and lawfully seised and possessed of the
same in our own and other proper right as good full perfect and absolute sole and independent
in fee simple and have in our absolute good right full power lawful and careful entitle
to grant or convey in all colony equally complete the said bargained premises in
manner as above And that the said grantee his heirs and assigns the premises
and may enjoy from time to time and at all times forever securely by peace and
quietly by these presents lawfully peaceably and quietly and happily hold use
occupy possess enjoyingly the said premises and dignified bargained premises with all the
appurtenances however free clear and clean and freely and quietly acquired furnished and
discharged of and from all and all manner of former of any other gifts grants bargain
sales leases mortgages mortgages covenants jointures doweries payments executions
seizures and assignments of what name or nature suppose that in no way may we measure
or dignite obstruct a make void this precious 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
do all claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever warrant
secure and defend by their proofs
The condition of this deed is and
that whereas we the said Joseph Lo and Elizabeth church have spent on
the nimble promissory note for the sum of six hundred dollars bearing interest
at herewith and made payable to Mr order of Peter G Palmer on page
in date with interest at the rate of six per centum per annum payable
annually till said principal sum it shall be paid whether at or after maturity and
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all installments of interest in arrear whether before or after maturity, to bear interest
at the rate of [illegible] per cent paid till paid, For these reasons of the lasty grantors or
our heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, or any other person, for us or for them
shall have said note of maturity together with its interest then due, according to the
terms stated in this Deed shall by void, whereby other shall be and remain in
full force and effect. Furthermore, we the said grantors do hereby
convey and appoint the said grantee his executors administrators
and assigns, my Attorney irrevocable, with full power of substitution and
revocation for us and in our name or names or in their name or names, at any
time or times in case default shall be made in the payment of any part or all of
the annual interest due thereon and such default shall continue for the space
of ten days following the date of maturity the plenary power aforesaid or any part
thereof, that giving notice of such sell in some one or more of the publick newspapers printed
in this state and in our names or in their names manage, transact, execute, sell,
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 absolute estate in fee simple forever, and on sole heritable (thereby granting
to our said Attorney power to continue or adjourn such sale from time to
time, do or do not authorize the said Attorney to reduce the amount the same may
be sold for, and after the payment of all the expenses necessary to such
sale or sales, to apply and appropriate the produce first to the payment of
the amount of the principal sum and all interest and waste note first due, and save
hereby agreeing that in the case of a partial default in the payment of the partial
annual interest the principal part of our said note shall be deemed due and
payable on the date of the said default, accordingly to us or our heirs and assigns
for all sums once over and about the amount thereof we hereby ratifying and
confirming such sale or sales as may be done or cause to be done
and made by our attorney hired in our Testimony whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and seals this 12th day of July in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and eighty eight.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered
In presence of
George A. Cross
Joseph A. Chace
Elizabeth Chace
George A. Cross
Loren Lohrak
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in North Kingstown ss.
I, the honest Clerk on this 12th day
of July 1788 the aforementioned fore a Chace personally appeared, of pressed before
me that after considering the foregoing instrument to be signed witness to be his free
and voluntary act and deed and then that the aforementioned Elizabeth Chace
also personally appeared before me and being by me examined and sworn stated
from her said husband acknowledged the aforementioned instrument shown explained to
her by him, to be her free and voluntary act and deed, and that she did act with
to retract the same
George A. Cross
Loren Lohrak
Received for noted July 18th 1788 at 7 oclock P.M. executed by George A. Cross from the
This mortgage is hereby discharged May 19 1894 at ten oclock P.M.
In presence of Mary E. Banks
P.P. Blinn
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