The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these presents shall come, Whereas Louke
Hopkins of Charlestown in the county of Washington state of Rhode Island
did by a certain mortgage deed bearing date May 4th 1877 recorded in the
said town evidence records of said Charlestown in Book 40 page 359 & 360
bargain sell & convey unto Benjamin M Lease of South Kingstown in the
said state aforesaid all the premises hereinafter described to the
extent of the premises [illegible] certain premises more in said mortgage
said premises were maintained & upon times in said deed particularly declared
and whereas heretofore payment has been made in the payment of said debt
and whereas said premises were buy the said Benjamin M Lease as the attorney
of the said Louke Hopkins duly authorized in the Newspaper called The
Providence Journal for public sale on the premises the 17th day of May 1884 at 10
oclock in the forenoon which said advertisement was in the manner
prescribed by said deed and whereas whose premises were upon
day & hour at the place last aforementioned in presence of seorang
notary public at the public auction at said sale Millard F Ping of both
Kingstown aforesaid was the highest bidder & paid his bid for said
premises the sum of two hundred & fifty five (255) dollars.
Now therefore know all men by these Presents, that I the said
Louke Hopkins by my attorney the said Benjamin M Lease duly
authorized and empowered the aforesaid mortgage deed annul my
hand & seal for and consideration of the aforesaid sum of Two
hundred & fifty five dollars to me made buy the aforesaid Millard
F Ping the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge to be hereby giving
grant bargain sell and convey unto said Millard F Ping his heirs
& assigns forever all that certain plot of land situated in said town of
Charlestown containing eleven one half acres more or less & bounded
as follows viz Northly on land of Sampson Ellis estate or land of
heirs of Dean Dexter Southly partly on land of Mary Linn Hopkins
partly on land of heirs of Obadiah Perry and westerly on land of
Hannah Fagond with a dwelling house and other improvements thereon
standing or thereafter however bounded with all the privileges & appurtenances
I have and to hold the same with all the privileges & appurtenances
to the same belonging to the said Perry his heirs & assigns forever.
In witness whereof the said Louke Hopkins by his attorney the
said Benjamin M Lease thereunto duly authorized & empowered buy
the aforesaid mortgage deed has hereto set his hand & seal this
24th day of May AD 1884 at South Kingstown aforesaid.
Signed sealed & witnessed
in presence of
Edward Lusker.
Louke Hopkins L.S.
by his attorney Benjamin M Lease.
Date of Rhode Island se
County of Washington Se
on this 24th day of May AD 1884 then personally came Benjamin
M Lease attorney of the said Louke Hopkins as aforesaid &
acknowledged the foregoing instrument buy him signed in his said
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capacity to be his free act & deed
Before me Edward Luckher
Justice of the Peace
I Benjy M. Lease of South Kingstown Washington County State of Rhode
Island on oath this 24th day of May That the premises in the foregoing instrument described
as conveyed were his in accordance with the provisions of the mortgage day
in said instrument mentioned advertised for sale at public auction on said
premises on the 17th day of May AD 1884 at 10 oclock AM by publishing
said notice of sale for six successive weeks in the Narragansett Times a
public newspaper printed & published in said South Kingstown in the
County State aforesaid in the issues of April 11th 1884 April 18th 1884
April 25th 1884 May 2nd 1884 May 9th 1884 May 16th 1884 a copy of
which notice being hereunto said instrument is hereunto attached viz:
Mortgagee's Sale.
By virtue of a power of sale contained in a certain mortgage deed dated
July 1st 1871 made and executed by Stephen Hopkins and transferred in
said Evidence at the town of Charlestown Rhode Island in Book 110
at pages 379 & 380 reference hereto being made the condition of said mortgage
deed having been broken will be sold at Public Auction on the said
mortgaged premises on Saturday the 17th day of May AD 1884 at 10 am
in the common a certain tract of land situated in said town of Charlestown
containing thirteen and one half acres more or less and bounded northerly on
land of heirs of Yarnum Clarke easterly on land of heirs of Aaron White
southerly partly on land of many heirs of many heirs of many heirs of
heirs of Phineas Clancy and westerly on land of Hezekiah Hazard
or number bounded with dwelling house & thereon Conditions more
known at time and place of sale and the mortgagee hereby gives
notice that it is his intention to bid up to his interest the above described property
advertised for sale. The power of Mortgagees.
South Kingstown R.I. April 9th 1884
And that pursuant to said notice said auction sale was held on said
premises on the day & hour at the hour aforesaid for the same by
said notice that said premises were sold smack off to Millard Amy
who was the highest bidder therefor for the sum of three hundred & fifty
five dollars by John Longdon the auctioneer at said sale,
Benjy M. Lease
Mortgagee & Attorney of State for Phineas
Subscribed & sworn to buy the above named affidavit in South Kingstown
in the County & State aforesaid on this 24th day of May AD 1884
Before me Edward Luckher
Justice of the Peace
Received for record May 24th 1884 at 10 oclock AM
and recorded by George G. Coase Town Clerk
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