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8/31/1883 · MORTGAGE · book 11 page 176 doc 4837

From DURFEE CHARLES A life, DURFEE EMMA J life
To STEERE FREDERICK life
Consideration one hundred and twenty nine (129) dollars
Premises twenty acres · one undivided part of a certain lot of land (Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

deed heirs of [illegible] Collins
“being the same estate now held by deed from the heirs of [illegible] Collins deceased.”
no book and page cited; the source is named, not recorded here
read by: gemma

The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1883 · DEED · COLLINS RACHEL BY GUARDIAN; COLLINS JESSIE R BY GUARDIAN; COLLINS CARR → DURFEE CHARLES A · book 11 p 172
◀ 1883 · DEED · STEERE FREDERICK; STEERE LOANZA; WELLS WILLIAM H; WELLS MARY E; QUILTY → DURFEE CHARLES A · book 11 p 174

Forward — where this land went

Follow forward ▶ 1957 · DEED · CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; GROVER ELLEN M → PRESCOTT WILLIAM A; CHOINIERE VIRGINIA P · book 36 p 176
“the will of Ellen M. Grover, deceased”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1883 · DEED · STEERE FREDERICK; STEERE LOANZA; WELLS WILLIAM H; WELLS MARY E; QUILTY → DURFEE CHARLES A · book 11 p 174

Bounded by

Benjamin Steere

The instrument's own words

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176 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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178 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

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