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Know all men by these presents that we Jesse B. Greene and
Hannah lo Greene wife of said Jesse B. Greene of Charlestown, County
of Washington in the State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum
of One Thousand Dollars to us paid by the Westerly 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 Lands situated in
said Charlestown with all the buildings and improvements thereon standing
bounded as follows And by lands of Thomas Thrasher between Eastly by lands
of Thomas Thrasher South by lands of the heirs of Daniel Harton descendants hand of
Infant [illegible] & heirs of a lot of land Area Approx. 4 Acres Northly by the self paid
Westerly savings bank land property of Josh R. Paul father of Peter P. Paul descendants
heirs land Homely of Daniel B. Babcock & lands of Robert B. Salisbury descendants
heirs or whoever otherwise possessed containing by estimation one hundred
& forty five acres
To have and to hold the said granted and
bargained premises with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging fourth
the said Westerly Savings Bank their successors and assigns fourth
and we do hereby covenant with the said savings Bank their successors
and assigns that the above
granted premises are free from all encumbrances and that we will
warrant and defend the same to the said savings Bank their successors
and assigns against the lawful claims and demands of all persons
And I Hannah lo Greene wife of said Jesse B. Greene in consideration
of the sum paid as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quit claim
To the said savings Bank their successors and assigns all my right of
dower in and to the aforesaid premises The consideration of
this deed is paid with All these acts the said Jesse B. Greene has executed his
negotiable Promissory note bearing oven date herewith and made payable
To the said savings Bank or order six months after the date for the sum of
one thousand dollars which note is enforceable to renew from
time to time either for the whole amount of the same or for a part
Here of
And if therefore one of the said Jesse B. Greene and Hannah
lo Greene or any other person for us shall fail said note and all renewals
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 Jesse B. Greene and Hannah lo Greene
hereby appoint damn Foley Treasurer of said savings Bank or his
successors in said office as our Attorney irrevocable with full power of substitute
and of revocation Result at Rhode Island the said premises at any time
after said note or notes shall become due and remain unpaid for the space
of ten days first giving notice thereof for at least three weeks in some
publicly published paper published in the town of Westerly and when said
sale shall be made in our own or in his name means deeds good and sufficient title
or deeds of said premises with the usual covenants of warranty as to be set forth
in the premises or purchasers on estates in fee simple in the premises
and may collect and secure the same purchase money and all other money which shall
run to us either of us to said savings Bank to pay the residue to the a
after his heirs and assigns hereby ratifying all things which may
be legally done by our said Attorney for the purposes aforesaid
Furthermore I we the said Jesse B. Greene and Hannah lo Greene
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as hereby covenant with the said Savings Bank, that insurance against
loss by fire shall be kept and maintained upon the buildings on the premises
assured at such office or offices as shall be approved by them, in a sum
not less than one thousand dollars and the assessments thereon duly paid
and the Policy or Policies of such Insurance, shall be assigned and trans-
ferred to the said Savings Bank, as collateral security hereof, and in
default thereof do hereby agree that the said Savings Bank may
effect such insurance, and the premium or premiums paid therefore
shall be a further lien upon said estate.
In Testimony Whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals the 15th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty four.
In presence of
William Hoxie
Sealed and delivered
Jesse B. Greene L.S.
Hannah H. Greene L.S.
State of Rhode Island, S.S.
Washington Co.
On Westerly, this 15th day of March
A.D. 1884 Jesse B. Greene personally appeared before me and
acknowledged the within instrument by him signed to be his free
and voluntary act and deed and there and then did Style on the same
day, also the above named, Hannah H. Greene, wife of said Jesse B.
Greene personally appeared before me and being by me examined
sworn and put upon her said oath she acknowledged the
within deed between westerly, was shown and explained to her to be her
free will and voluntary act and deed and declared to me that she
did not wish to retract the same.
William Hoxie, Notary Public
Received for record March 31st 1884 at 11 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George G. Lowe Town Clerk
For transfer of above mortgage see Book No 13 page 66
Also discharge p. 67
The page as recorded
