The instrument's own words
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154
E
stone
J. M. Money
S 31 31 W 1010
N 62 51 E 430
Area 25 67/100 acres
Scale 200 feet to an inch
346 348
197
N 67 6 E 355
gut foot
S 22 59 W 715
Daniel Skelter
S 60 44 W
379 feet
stone in seven pine
"a"
S 27 27 W 572
milling place
S 11 25 E 263
John M. Money
To all People to whom these presents shall come
I Daniel Skelter, of Charlestown County of Washington State of
Rhode Island - Send Greeting. Know ye that I the said Daniel
Skelter, for and in consideration of the sum of (800) one hundred
and eighty dollars in hand, before the engrossing hereof well and
fully paid by J. M. Money of Charlestown County of Washington
State of Rhode Island I do hereby acknowledge
and do thereby fully satisfied, contented and forever tranqui and
free of every sort and piece of Money to convey, assign and discharge
the said John M. Money his heirs, executors and administrators there
by these presents have given granted, bargained, sold a conveyed offered
conveyed and appraised and by these presents do absolutely fully and
absolutely give, grant bargain sell leave forever convey and confirm
unto the said John M. Money his heirs assigns assigns forever a certain
tract or parcel of land situate in Charlestown aforesaid and bound
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and described as follows, beginning at a Northerly front of said
tract of land at a stake in the swampy lyde between the said grantor &
grantee thence North 60° 45' 48" 315 ft thence S 2° 54' 6" 475 ft thence
S 20° 43' 6" 118 feet to the South gate house thence S 36° 21' 6" 334 feet
to corner fence thence N 46° 54' 45" 147 feet thence N 48° 57' 40" 336 feet
to stump set in the ground bounded Northerly & Westerly & Northerly by the
grantee's land & home of his son Mr John Lake, thence S 31° 10' 30" 110 feet
to stump set in the ground thence S 22° 21' 6" 436 feet to stone set
in the ground thence N 27° 21' 11' 32 feet to stone near a dry driveway
thence N 48° 21' 21" 470 feet to the first mentioned corner, or further
thence the same way to be bounded Northerly, Easterly
& Southerly by the grantee's land, reference for a more particular
description being had to deed of conveyance from Mr Jones to Daniel Sekater
of the same tract of land. To have and to hold the said
granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances
privileges and commodities to the same belonging, in any prize
appertaining to the said grantee his heirs descendants & successors, to
him and theirs only, proper use, benefit and behoof forever, And I
the said grantor for myself and my heirs and executors and administering
estates do covenant insure and agree with to and with the said grantee
his heirs and assigns that at and the once entire lying heart of same
the true lawful and lawful owner of the above bargained premises
and are fully seized and possessed of the same in my own
proper right not encumbered and perfect and absolute estate of the heritages
in fee simple. And have in me good right full power and
lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the
said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid. And that
the said grantee his heirs and assigns shall well and may from time
to time and at all times forever reputable by force and plates of
these presents lawfully peaceably quietly and quietly have hold use
occupy possess and enjoy the said devised land & bargained premises
with the appurtenances free and clear and free & from all and clearly
acquired mortgaged and devoid of any lien or form of all and all
manner of former or other gifts grants bargains sales leases
mortgages bills bonds entails parities deeds assignments expectations
and all other burdens of every name or mailing whatsoever, that might
in any measure or degree be claimed or made void this present deed.
Furthermore the said grantor for myself and my heirs being
executors and administering do covenant and engage the above
devised premises to the said grantee his heirs undue assigning against
the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever
forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents.
I, Daniel Sekater will of Daniel Sekater in consideration
of the said sum paid as a further act do hereby release and
forever quitclaim unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns
all my right of over in and to the aforesaid premises.
The consideration of this deed is such that whereas I the said
Daniel Sekater have executed my negotiable promissory note
for the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars bearing even date
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Herewith and made payable to the said John Mc Gregor or order
Nor the face of this said Daniel Sekater any heirs executors
administrators or assignees or any other person for me or for them
shall pay said note at gratuity, together with the interest thereon
according to the tenor thereof, they this deed shall be void therefore
shall do and remain in full force and effect
Furthermore the said Daniel Sekater do hereby covenant and assignes
appoint said John Mc Gregor his executor administrator and assignees
my Attorney irrevocable with full power of substitution and
revocation for me and in my name or in their name or names at any
time, in case of default shall be made in the payment of said note or
the semiannual interest due thereon and such default shall continue
for the term of ten days to settle and purchase the premises
foreclosed or any part thereof first giving notice after the expiration of
said term of ten days to legally sell public sale in one of the
public markets well frequented in the county of Washington in any
manner or in their name or names to make, sell, convey etc all such conveyance
and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof any deed or deeds
that may be necessary to grant such purchaser or purchasers a full
and absolute estate in the said premises and in said estate of theirs
granting with my seal Witnesses full power to continue or adjourn
such sale from time to time and do authorize said attorney to
receive the amount the same may be sold for, and after the payment of
all the expenses incident to such sale or sales, to apply what
appropriate the residue hereof to the payment of the amount of
principal and interest of said note of one hundred and fifty
dollars hereby secured Otherwise agreeing that in case of a default
in the payment of said payment semiannual interest the principal
of said note of one hundred fifty dollars shall be deemed due
and payable on the day of the public sale according to me or my
heirs or assignees for all sums over and above the amount thereof
hereby setting poly taxing, approving and confirming such sale or sales
as may be made or agreed to be made by said attorney hereof
In Testimony hereof have I hereunto set my hand and seal this first
day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty three, 1883
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Daniel Sekater L. S.
Anna S. Sekater L. S.
Edwin A. Kenyon
State of Rhode Island
In Charlestown this first day of May Daniel
Sekater personally appeared before me and acknowledged the
aforegoing instrument by him signed to be his free and
voluntary act and deed, and then and there the above named
Anna S. Sekater also personally appeared before me and being
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by me examined privately and apart from her said husband
acknowledged the same instrument shown and explained to her by
me to be her free and voluntary act and deed and declared to
me that she did not wish to retract the same,
Edmnd A. Kenyon on
Mary Nobles
Notary Public
Received for record June 18 / 1883 at 10 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George L. Gross Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents That we Abel S
[illegible] and we in [illegible] of Charlestown in the county of Washington
State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of twelve hundred
dollars paid to us in hand by John S. Kelly of Worthington in the county of
New London state of Connecticut the receipt whereof we do hereby
acknowledge have remised released and forever quitclaimed and
by these presents do remise release and forever quitclaim unto
the said John S. Kelly his heirs and assigns forever all the right
title interest property claim and demand which we now have or
right to have or claim in and to a certain lot of land situated
in Charlestown with a dwelling house and blacksmith shop
thereon standing bounded and described as follows beginning at
a stake 8 meters by the east side of the highway leading from Cross
Hills to the salt bay hence running Easterly thirty feet three
inches to a parallel line with the highway hundred feet thence
Southerly thirty feet six inches hence by said highway ninety
feet to the place of beginning boundedly partly on said highway partly
Easterly and southerly on lands of Daniel Grosses heirs and to
hold the same with all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto
appertaining to the said John S. Kelly his heirs and assigns forever
And we the presenters Abel S. Stanton and Susan M. Stanton for ourselves
and for our heirs executors and administrators do covenant to warrant and
said John S. Kelly his heirs and assigns that we will warrant and defend
the aforesaid premises to the said John S. Kelly his heirs and
assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons
claiming by title coronary or under us
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this
seventh day of June in the year of our lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty three
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
George L. Gross
Mard B. Gross
Abel S. Stanton L.S.
Susan M. Stanton L.S.