The instrument's own words
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Whereas, Aldrich Potter of the Town of Charlestown, County
of Washington and State of Rhode Island died on the second day
of October AD 1878 makes and executes his certain deed of mortgage
of certain real estate with the buildings and improvements thereon,
situated in said Charlestown, and hereinafter described, to Charles
P. Bigelow of the Town of Johnston in said State, to secure the pay-
ment of a certain promissory note, to be try reference to said record of
mortgage which is in record in said Charlestown will more
fully appear. Now whereas said Aldrich Potter in said by
said mortgage did expressly fully authorized said Charles P. Bigelow this
executor commissioned administrator and assigns to sell and convey the
property described in said mortgage deed, moreover the conditions
and in the manner specified therein, either in the name of said
Aldrich Potter, or in the name of said Charles P. Bigelow, this
executor administrator or assigns. And whereas default was
mortgage deed was made and given on condition that if the
promissory note and the interest thereon should be paid according
to the tenor thereof then said deed to be void, otherwise to be and
remain in full force and effect. And whereas default was
made in the conditions of said deed in this the said promissory
note became due and payable and remained unpaid for more
than ten days from the time of the maturity thereof, and that
the said Charles P. Bigelow did after said default had continued
for more than ten days auctioned the premises described in
said deed for sale at public auction in the Providence Day
Journal one of the public newspapers printed in this State for
more than thirty days before the day of sale named thereby
said mortgage but all further action in the premises on the fourteenth
day of September AD 1881 in accordance with said advertisement
said premises were purchased by William H. Olney of said
{illegible} being the highest bidder today for the sum of
eight hundred and ten dollars, for this therefore know
all men that I said Charles P. Bigelow, by virtue of power and
authority conferred upon me in and by said deed of
mortgage, for and in consideration of the sum of eight hundred
and ten dollars to me and paid by said William H. Olney the
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged have given granted
bargained sold and conveyed unto the said William H. Olney,
his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract of land situated
in said Charlestown with a dwelling house & the buildings
thereon, containing thirty acres more or less, bounded as follows
beginning at the West highway at the Southwest corner of said tract
thence North 26th West 30 chains and 18 links to a heap of stone
thence North 78 West 11 chains about 1 chain to a heap of stones
of the East water thence about 97 chains by a Brook east to the
marked by the highway, thence Easterly by the highway, about 10
chains to a heap of stones, thence South 87 East 20 chains &
a rock at the ends of a wall, thence S. 53 E. 4 chains & 13
links to the highway, thence southerly by the highway to the
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place of beginning or however otherwise the same may be bounded,
to have and to hold the same with all the rights privileges
and appurtenances to the same belonging to him the said William
R. Brown his heirs and assigns forever, reserving however to myself
and my heirs forever, and to the heirs of said Josiah Potter forever
the burial grounds situated on said lot consisting of a lot 64 feet East
and West and about 42 feet North and South with a right of
way to and from the same at all times forever hereafter.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this fourteenth day of September AD 1882
Signed present
Charles Brown
Charles P. Bitgood S.S.
State of Rhode Island
Washington Sc
On Charlestown in the
county of Washington and State aforesaid on this 14th day
of September 1882, Charles P. Bitgood personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument be him
signed and sealed to be his free and voluntary act and deed
Charles Brown
Justice of the Peace
Received for record September 14th 1882 at 3 oclock
& Mr. and recorded by George C. Brown Town Clerk
The page as recorded
