The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these presents shall come: I Nathan H.
Champney of Hopkinton in the county of Washington and State of Rhode
Island land letting - know ye that I the said Nathan H. Champney
hereinafter called the grantor do grant and convey in consideration of the sum of three
Hundred (300) dollars in hand before me the undersigning receipt of all and
fully paid by Harriet M. Savage wife of William M. Savage of said Hopkinton
to recruit whereas I do hereby acknowledge and concede, and am in manner fully
satisfied contented and paid, and of the said sum every part and parcel thereof
do renovate assign and quit claim the said Harriet Savage her heirs
executors and administrators forever by these presents: after given
bargained sold aliened enfeoffed conveyed assigned and confirmed and they there
present do fully fully and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien
enfeoff convey sell and confirm unto the said Harriet M. Savage hereinafter
called the grantee her heirs and assigns forever Two certain lots of
land situate in Rhode Island in said County of Washington deemed and
described as follows: First the first tract contains by estimation eighty
(80) acres be the same more or less with dwelling house barn and other
buildings thereon and is bounded as follows: on the cornering at the
south westerly corner of said tract by the highway there running southerly
partly in line of the heirs of George H. Briggs deceased and partly on
land of Thomas H. Crandall and right to the Pawcatuck river so called
thence perpendicularly on said river to a birch dividing line so land from
land of Stephen Champney thence nearly the same course on said
Champney's land to a stake thence Easterly on said Champney's
land to a stone thence Easterly on said Champney's land to said brook
thence Easterly on said brook to a highway thence Southerly or spair
Highway to the highway first named thence Southerly on the last named
Highway to the corner first named The second tract is a mound
lot and contains by estimation forty (40) acres be the same more or less
and is bounded as follows: on the cornering at the north westerly corner
of said tract by the highway thence running Southerly on said highway
to fence of Abel Barker thence Easterly on said fence to land of Harriet
Savage to a chestnut and thence probably on said Savage's land
to a land of the heirs of Benjamin Brindley deceased thence Easterly on said
land to a land of the heirs of Benjamin Brindley deceased thence Easterly on said
land to the corner first named The said premises being formerly the
estate conveyed to this grantor by my father M. A. Briggs William M. Savage
and Harriet M. Savage by their deed dated September 12th 1833
do have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises
with all the appurtenances privileges and commodites to the said
belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said grantie her heirs and
assigns forever to her and their own proper use for their
forever And I the said grantor for myself and for my heirs executors
and administrators do covenant promise and grant to and with the
said grantee her heirs and assigns that at and before the executing
hereof I was the true right and lawful owner of the above bargained
premises and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my
own proper right as my good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
on fee simple and that I have in my good right full power and lawful
authority to grant bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargained
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premises in manner as aforesaid, And That the said grantee her heirs
and assigns, shall and may from time to time, and at all times hereafter
quietly, by force and virtue of these Presents, lawfully, peaceably and
quietly have, hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the said devised and
bequeathed premises, with the appurtenances, free and clear and
fully, and clearly acquitted, conveyed, discharged and freed from
all and all manner of claims of persons or other gifts, grants, bargains, sales,
leases, conveyances, wills, entails, jointures, deeds, judgments, assignments
and conveyances, of what name or nature soever, that
might in any case or deluge or device of herself or make void this present
deed.
And furthermore I the said grantor for myself
and for my heirs executors and administrators do covenant and
agree the before devised premises to the said grantee her heirs and
assigns against the lawful claims & demands of any person or
persons whatsoever, hereby to warrant recount and defend by these
presents.
And I drawn Champlain wife of said Chapman
H. Champlain in consideration of the sum summed aforesaid as
hereby release and forever give up and quit claim unto the said grantee her
heirs and assigns all her right of dower in and to the aforementioned
premises. The condition of this fee simple deed is such that whereas the
said Nathan H. Champlain has executed my negotiable promissory
note for the sum her hundred dollars ($200) bearing on date
herewith and made payable to the order of the said Richard De Range
in one years from the date hereof with interest at the rate of six per centum
per annum payable reasonably fully said principal sum is paid
whether at or after maturity and all installments of interest are paid
whether before or after maturity to her interest at the rate aforesaid is paid
full. Now therefore if the said grantor or my heirs
executors administrators or assigns any other person for me or for
them shall say not paid at maturity together with the interest thereon
according to the tenor thereof then this deed shall be void, therefore
shall be and remain in full force and effect.
Furthermore, I the said grantor do hereby constitute and appoint
the said grantee her executors administrators and assigns my
attorneys irrevocably, with full powers of substitution and
revocable 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 my
said note or of the supplemental interest due thereon and such deficit
shall continue for the space of ten days, to sell at public auction the
premises aforesaid, or any part thereof they fully giving notice after the
expiration of said term of ten days, twenty days notice of such
sale in one of the public newspapers printed in said Rhode
Island County of Washington and in my name or in their name
or names, to make, execute, seal acknowledge and deliver to the
purchaser or purchasers thereof any deed or deeds that may be
necessary to put such purchaser or purchasers there a full and
absolute estate in fee simple in and in sale thereof thereby
granting unto my said attorneys power to continue or adjourn
such sale from time to time) I do authorize my said attorneys
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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, and appropriate
the residue thereof to the payment of the amount of principal and interest
of said note hereby secured, I (hereby) agree that in case of a sale for
defect in the payment of said sum aforesaid while the principal of my
said note shall be due and unpaid and payable on the day of such sale
according to me or my heirs and assigns, for all such sums over and above
the amount thereof I hereby ratifying approving and conforming such
sale or sales as may be decided to be made by the mortgagee providing hereof
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this
eighth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty three, 1883.
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
Geo E Greene
Secy H. Obney
Nathan H. Champlin L.S.
Susan Champlin L.S.
State of Rhode Island, ss
County of Washington ss
In Hopkinton this eighth day
of September 1883 Then Nathan H. Champlin known to me
personally personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument to be his free and
voluntary act and deed.
Geo H. Obney
Notary Public
Received for record Sept 11th 1883 at 6 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George Le Cross Town Clerk
Having received full payment and satisfaction for the
debt secured by the within mortgage, we do hereby cancel and
discharge the within mortgage.
Dated at Hopkinton R.I.
this Twenty third day of September A.D. 1887
Witness
Geo H. Obney
John Landon
William H. Baggs L.S.
Jeanette L. Baggs L.S.