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Esther Macdonald wife of said James Macdonald in consideration
of the sum paid at aforesaid, do hereby, release and forever
quitclaim unto the said grantees their heirs and assigns, all
my right of dower in order to the aforementioned premises.
In Testimony Whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals the 30th day of June AD 1882.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Saml H. Groves James Macdonald L.S.
Esther Macdonald L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
Washington county sd
On Notary this 30th day of June AD
1882 James Macdonald personally appeared before me and
acknowledged the within instrument to be his signed to be his
free and voluntary act and deed. Saml H. Groves
Notary Public
Received for regist Aug 17th 1882 at 4 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George H. Groves Sam Clerk
I know all men by these presents that we John St.
McDonald of and Perry [illegible] Notary both of North Kingstown, county
of Washington and state of Rhode Island, for and in consideration
of payment of sum of two thousand dollars well and truly paid
by John W. McDonald of North Kingstown, county & state aforesaid the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, by these presents do
give, grant bargain sell convey assign and convey unto the said
James Macdonald his heirs their heirs by assigning forever,
all that certain piece of land lying and being part of the [illegible]
(map) the first of said lots is bounded Northerly in the state
Rhode Island in land now or formerly belonging to the heirs of
Joshua Chipman his deceased, accordance Northerly, or of said piece of land is
bounded east on land owned by Robert H. [illegible] of North Kingstown
containing by estimation or measurement 1/2 acres the same
more or less & is the westerly half of the [illegible] known as the cabin
the second part is a lot comprising one half of the property known
situated on Narragansett Island so called the third part
is a good lot & is bounded Easterly, partly on land now owned
owned by Samuel Bray & Thomas Perry & partly on [illegible]
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gave and granted, by Clerk Binning Binning, South westerly, m. line of Joshua Tooker
on the Norths land to be on East, North westerly by the land of [illegible] more or
less being to belonging to the heirs of Amos Henison deceased & partly in
and partly more a formerly piece of land by Joshua Tooker, m. line, make or
less gave and granted, by James Ness, containing, by estimation four acres be
more or less all this. The above described premises are the same
which were conveyed by Sarah & W. Ness by a deed from House Keepers
& others dating date September 20th 1784 & 1788 & is recorded in Council
of Purchases of said Westerly Town Books 8 page 176 176 177
which being’ then made to make more about for a more precise description
& to the bounds of said premises & frame the same a deed of a piece of premises
and land and to hold, the said granted and bargained premises
with all the waterage, and a privileges to the same, belonging
or in any way appertaining to the said grant his executors successors and
heirs forever, and not to sell grant convey or give his heirs executors any
indemnities, etc. moreover, it and with the said grant his heirs executors and
assigns that at and for the said License since, these are the lawful
owners of the above bargained premises and are here and respite since
possessed of the same, in our own right and his good perfect and a absolute
title of her heritages, etc. see sum pile, and more right to sell
convey buy exchange in the said, original premises or manner aforesaid
and that the said deed and granted and bargained premises, with the options
more are free from all encumbrances of any nature or manner nature sever,
that might in any manner prejudice or damage either naturally or against this present
deed.
And furthermore in the said John f. Knowles and
Henry E. Hossey for our heirs executors and administrators do prevent
convey lease the above denoted premises to the said James Knowles his
heirs assigns against the lawful claims or demands of any
person or persons whatsoever forever to warrant secure and defend aforesaid
by this presents
And also Colton Macdonell ind. wof the
said John f. Knowles and G. I. Comeline wife of Jeffrey Hossey,
in consideration of the sum said aforesaid and hereby releases and
gives quit claim into the said granted his heirs and assigns all rights,
right of longer in and to the aforesaid premises
The condition of this deed is such that whereas the said John
f. Knowles and G. I. Hossey have executed our negotiable promissory
note for the sum of thy thousand of Lires bearing on date hereafter
not made payable to the said James Knowles or others for five years
after date with interest at five percent per annum payable conveniently
until said note is paid in full.
Against therefore, if any of the
said grantors or any other person for us shall fail in the rules of maturity
together with the interest thereon according to the libery thereof then this
deed shall be void otherwise shall be and remain in full force and
effect.
Furthermore we the said grantors do hereby
constitute and appoint the said grantee his executors administrators
and assigns our Attorneys irrevocable with full powers of
substitution and revocation for use and in our name or in their
name or names at any time in case default shall be made in the
payment of said note, or of the semiannual interest due thereon and
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such default shall continue for a term of ten days, to sell at publick
auction the premises aforesaid or any part thereof of them first giving twenty
days notice of such sale in some one of the publick newspapers published
in said county of Washington for and in our name or names or names
to make and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof any deed
or lease that may be necessary to vest in such purchaser or purchasers
an estate in fee simple absolute therein unless in sole tenancy thereof thereby granting
unto one said Attorney power to continue and adjourn such sale for other
time to time he thinks we hereby authorizing our said Attorneys to receive the summe
the same may sell for and after the payment of all the expenses
incident to such sale or sales to levy a poll duty and apply the residue here
thereof to the payment of the amount of principal and interest of said
note hereby secured and we hereby agreeing that in case of a sale for
default in the payment of said principal and interest the principal of
said note not recovered be deemed dues and payables on the day of such
sale accounting to us as our heirs and assigns for all sums over
and above the amount of the note hereby mortgaging and conveying
such sale or sales as may be possible or capable to be made by
virtue hereof Furthermore we the said grantors for
ourselves and for our heirs successors assigns administrators and assigns
do hereby covenant with the said grantees their heirs or assigns that
Insurance against fire shall be the right and maintenance of a fire
building on the premises aforesaid in a sum not less than
Eight hundred dollars and that they the Grantees and their heirs of such insurance
shall be assigned and transferred to the said grantee his heirs
and assigns as collateral security and in default thereof
do hereby agree that the said grantee his heirs or assigns may
of their own cognizance and the sum of money paid
thereon shall be a further lien upon the said estate subject to
the amount of said note and securities by these presents
in delivery whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 17th day of August AD 1882
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles Legore
John H Macdonald S.S.
Henry H Hopkins S.S.
George H Macdonald S.S.
Ira Macdonald S.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
In Charlestown this seventeenth day
of August AD 1882 before me John H Macdonald & Henry H Hopkins
personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument to be their free and voluntary act
and deed
Charles Legore
Justice of the Peace
Received for records Aug 17th 1882 at 8 o'clock PM
and received by Legore 50 cents for recording fees Lawre Davis Clerk
Having received full and entire satisfaction of the mortgage dated 17th August 1882 signed by the mortgagors listed
herein above and acknowledged before me and read the day before this date written witness
in presence of
John H Macdonald S.S.
Ira Macdonald S.S.
Lawre Davis Clerk
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