The instrument's own words
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deed, And then and there the above named Louisa E. Deere also personally
appeared before me and being 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 by me that
she did not wish to retract the same.
A. H. Gockelston J.P.
Mary Valles
State of Rhode Island (
County of Washington ) ss.
In Richmond June 2nd AD 1843
Then Harriet E. Collins one of the subscribers to the within
instrument personally appeared and acknowledged the same to be her free
and voluntary act and deed. Before me A. H. Gockelston
Notary Pub.
Received for record Apr 3rd 1843 at 12 o'clock M.
and recorded by George Blossom Tom Collector
To All People To Whom these presents shall come I Charles
A Durfee of North Kingstown County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island
send Greeting In these that the said Charles A Durfee hereinafter
called the grantor in consideration of the sum of one hundred and
twenty nine (129) dollars in hand borne the signing hereof well and truly
paid by Frederic Dehon newly entered by death of land of westerly and dato aforesaid the
receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and am therewith fully
satisfied contented and paid; and therefore grant and convey pass and convey
thereof, do forever assign and discharge the said I there his heirs, executors
and administrators forever by these presents, given granted, bargained
sold, claimed, enjoyed, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents de
freely, fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell alone enough
convey and confirm unto the said I there hereinafter called the grantee
his heirs and assigns forever, one undivided part of a certain lot of land
located in the town of Charlestown in the County and State aforesaid
containing by estimation twenty acres in the whole to be the same more or
less Bounded Northly and easterly by land of [illegible]
easterly by the [illegible] road southly it called by [illegible] boundaries bounded
being the same estate now held by deed from the heirs of [illegible]
Collins deceased. To have and to hold the said granted and
bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commod
ties to the same belonging in any manner whatsoever to the said
grantee his heirs and assigns forever free from any proper
fee, benefit and behoof of none. I the said grantor for myself
and my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant promise
and grant to the and grantee with the said grantee his heirs and assign that at
and before the creating hereof I am the true, sole and lawful owner of
the above bargained premises and am lawfully seized and enjoyed possession
of the same it is my own proper right act goods perfect and absolute
estate of inheritance in fee simple; and have in me good right
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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 and may from time to time and
at all times forever hereafter be free and quiet of these premises lawfully,
peaceably and quietly have hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the said
denised and bargained premises, with the appurtenances thereof clear and
freely and clearly acquitted, exonerated and discharged of and from all and
all manner of hands or others of all gifts grants bargains sales leases mortgages
wills entails finesments dowerments expeditions and encumbrances of
what name or nature soever judgments in any manner or degree established
or made against the present deed. Furthermore I the said grantor
grant for myself for my heirs executors and administrators do convent
and engage that if a bona fide owner of the premises to the said grantee his heirs and
assigns against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons
whatever forever to warrant secure and defend by these presents.
and I Emma J. [illegible] my wife of the said [illegible] in consideration of the sum
paid as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quitclaim into the said
grantee his heirs and assigns all my right title and interest in and to the
aforementioned premises. The consideration of this deed is such that
whereas I the said [illegible] [illegible] have received my negotiable
promissory note for the sum of one hundred and twenty nine ($129) dollars
bearing date [illegible] and made payable to the bearer of said note
three years after date with interest at the rate of six per centum
per annum payable semiannually until said principal sum is paid whether
at or after maturity, and all installments of interest in arrears whether
before or after maturity to bear interest at the rate aforesaid till paid
and I [illegible] of the said grantee or my heirs executors administrators or
assigns, or any other person for me or on their behalf shall pay said note at
maturity, together with the interest thereon accruing before the term thereof
this my deed shall be void null and void shall be held remain in full
force and effect. Furthermore I the said grantor do hereby
constitute and appoint the said grantee his executors administrators and
assigns my Attorneys irrevocable with full powers of substitution and
recalculation for me and in my name in any of their names or names
at any time in any jurisdiction shall be made in the payment of my
said note or of the semiannual interest due thereon and in case default
shall continue for the term of ten days to sell of purchase and then
the premises aforesaid, or any part thereof their first conveying after the
expiration of said term of ten days twenty days notice of such sale
in some one of the public newspapers printed in the county of
Washington and in my proper name or in their name or names to make
thereof a seal act acknowledge and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers
thereof any deed or debt not may be necessary to vest in such
purchaser or purchasers a full and absolute title in said fee simple
and on sale thereof hereby granting unto my said attorneys power to
continue or adjourn said sale from time to time I the authoring my
said Attorneys to receive the amount the same may be sold for and after the
payment of all the expenses incident to such sale to apply
and appropriate the residue thereof to the payment of the amount of
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principal and interest of said note hereby secured, (I hereby agreeing that
in case of a sale for default in the payment of said summed interest the
principal of my said note shall be deemed due and payable on the day of
such sale) according to me or my heirs and assigns for all sums due
and above the amount thereof, I hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
such sale or sales as may be made for called to be made by write hereof.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this
18th day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
eighty three (1883)
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
C.A. Nesbitt
C.H. Eccleston M.D.
Charles A. Durfee L.S.
Emma J. Durfee L.S.
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington ) ss
In Richmond this tenth day of July
AD 1883 Charles A. Durfee personally appeared before me and
acknowledged that the foregoing instrument by him signed, to be his free
and voluntary act and deed.
C.H. Eccleston, M.D.
Notary Public
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington ) ss
In Richmond this tenth day of July AD 1883
personally appeared before me Emma J. Durfee & below, by one
examined against her said husband acknowledged that foregoing
instrument by her signed to be her free & voluntary act and deed
C.H. Eccleston, M.D.
Notary Public
Received for record Aug. 31st 1883 at 12 o'clock M.
and recorded by George S. Cross, Town Clerk