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224 MORTGAGE DEED
I, Adelaide B. Richmond of East Greenwich, County of Kent and State of Rhode Island
for consideration paid, grant to Howard E. Thorp of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island with MORTGAGE COVENANTS, to secure the payment of Fifteen Hundred
(1500) Dollars with Interest at Five (5) per cent per annum, payable semi-annually in advance,
as provided in a certain negotiable promissory note of even date herewith.
A certain tract or parcel of land situated in the Town of Charlestown, at
Quonocutong, so called, in said County of Washington, with manner pasture
and other improvements thereon bounded and described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at a point on the easterly shore of Quonocutong Pond, said point
being the northeasterly corner of land conveyed and transferred by the northeasterly
corner of land formerly of John E. Taylor; thence running easterly bounded, northeasterly
bounded by said Taylor land and others; thence southerly bounded, thence southeasterly
easterly by said property street 130 feet; thence westerly on the shoreline 130 feet
distant from and parallel with the sea; thence southerly a distance of 175 feet, running
less, to the shore of said pond; thence northerly, following the shore of said
pond, to the point and place of beginning, or otherwise however the same may be
bounded or described.
Also a right-of-way, in common with others, for foot travel only and
across a certain lot four hundred feet wide, running to Atlantic Ocean, said path being
bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the northeasterly corner at a stub
in the ground by the northeasterly corner of land formerly of Lila C. Crapo; thence running
northerly 300 feet; thence running easterly 100 feet; thence southerly 300 feet, running
in a line parallel with the sea; thence running westerly 100 feet; thence running northerly
until continuing to the sea; thence running westerly 10 feet; thence running northerly
distant therefrom to the northeasterly corner of said right of way; thence running easterly
distant therefrom to the point and place of beginning, saidly by land of others; thence
southerly, by the ocean, water, by the shoreline of Ms. Sadie M. Downey and northerly by
land of and from H. B. Downey, a right-of-way extending and returning as described
over and across a right-of-way extending from the premises hereby described to the
highway across land of Ms. Sadie M. Downey and land of H. B. Downey.
Meaning and intending to convey in fee simple all the privileges and advantages as conveyed
to this mortgagor by Richard L. Barber by deed dated June 1st, 1944, and duly recorded
in the Land Evidence Records of the Town of Charlestown.
This mortgage is made upon the STATUTORY CONDITION and with the STATUTORY
POWER OF SALE.
Frederick R. Richmond husband of the mortgagor, release to the mortgagee all
my right of curtesy and all other interest in the aforesaid premises.
WITNESS our hands this 10th day of June 1944.
In presence of ADELAIDE B. RICHMOND
Helen C. Anderson FREDERICK R. RICHMOND
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC.)
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County of Kent )
In East Greenwich on the 10th day of June, 1944 before me personally appeared
Frederick R. Richmond and Adelaide B. Richmond, both to me known and known by me to be the
parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they severally acknowledged said instrument,
by them executed, to be their free act and deed.
HELEN C. ANDERSON
Notary Public
Received for record June 12th, A. D. 1944 at 10:05 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
Town Clerk
DISCHARGE OF MORTGAGE
The undersigned, having received full payment and satisfaction of the within mortgage recorded
in the Town of Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island, in the Land Evidence Records Book
No. 29 page 224, hereby cancel and discharge the same. And covenant to and with the payer
that I am the present owner of said mortgage.
Witness, this 5th day of October, 1956. HOWARD E. THORP
Witness: James D. Thornton, Jr.
Received for record October 18th, A. D. 1956 at 3:20 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by
Town Clerk