The instrument's own words
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KNOW All men by these Presents, that we Asa T. Hosie and
Nancy B. Hosie of Quakertown County of Washington in the State of Rhode
Island in consideration of the sum of three hundred dollars to us paid
by the Mechanics savings Bank of Westerly in Rhode Island, do bargain
and sell to the said savings Bank their successors and assigns a certain
tract or parcel of land situate in said Quakertown with all the buildings
and improvements thereon standing bounded as follows on the North
by land of the heirs of Thomas Hosie deceased on the East by land of
the heirs of Samuel Warren deceased on the South by land of Isaac
Santana there and on the West by land of George Nelson however
of late known as the bought land of the honestman named
of Edward Pelton late of said Charlestown deceased)
to hold the said granted bargained and premises with the buildings
and improvements thereon to the said Mechanics savings Bank
their successors and assigns forever and we so hereby covenant with
the said savings Bank that the above granted premises are free from
all manner of incumbrance and we will warrant and defend the same
against the lawful claims of all persons
The Condition of this Deed is such that whereas the said Asa
T. Hosie and Nancy B. Hosie have executed our negotiable promissory
note bearing date the twenty second of March 1883 to the said savings
Bank or order for six months after the date for the sum of three hundred
dollars in which note it is covenanted to renew from time to
time, together with interest while the whole or some of it for a part thereof
is not paid the said Asa T. Hosie and Nancy B.
Hosie or any other person for us shall pay and set about all
reservable of the same at maturity according to the tenor thereof
Then this Deed shall be void otherwise shall remain in full force
Furthermore we the said Asa T. Hosie and Nancy B. Hosie do
hereby appoint the said savings Bank our Attorney irrevocable unable
with full power of substituting and revoking to sell at public
auction the said premises or any other part thereof should the note
become due and remain unpaid for the space of ten days past
giving notice hereof for at least three weeks prior in some public
Newspaper published in the town of Westerly And upon such
sale shall in our name or in the name of our attorney exhibit good and
sufficient deed or deeds of said premises with the usual covenants
of warranty so as to vest in the purchaser or purchased an
estate in simple in the premises and may collect and receive
the purchase money and after paying all the costs and expenses
of such sale and all other money due from us or either of us
to said savings Bank try to apply the residue to either of us or
our heirs and assigns hereby ratifying all things which may be
legally done by our said attorney for the purpose aforesaid
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this first day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty three
over
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Signed sealed and delivered
in my presence of
George C. Cross
Mary E. Cross
Asa I. Kossie S.S.
Nancy B. Kossie S.S.
State of Rhode Island, ss
Westerly
On this first day of
May AD 1883 Asa I. Kossie personally appeared before me
and acknowledging ledged the within instrument by him signed
to be his free act and voluntary act and deed. Also that
there on the same day, also the above named Nancy B. Kossie
wife of said Asa I. Kossie personally appeared before me
and being by me examined oathly and a part from her said
husband the acknowledged ledged the within deed, which was by me
shown and explained to her, to be her free and voluntary act
and deed, and declared to me that she did not wish to retract
the same.
George C. Cross
Town Clerk
Received for record May 1st 1883 at 8 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George C. Cross Town Clerk
Westerly May 6, 1899
Having received satisfaction in full of the
loan secured by the within mortgage the same is hereby
discharged.
Mechanics Savings Bank
of Westerly
By J. B. Foster Treasurer
Recorded this discharge June 21st 1899
Witness George C. Cross Town Clerk