The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these presents shall come Whereas Louke Hopkins &
Mary H. Hopkins his wife of Charlestown, Washington County in the State of Rhode
Island did quit by a certain mortgage deed bearing date July 8th AD 1876 & recorded
in Book No 160 page 245 of Land Evidence records for said Charlestown, bargain
sell & convey unto Charles W. Wilcox of South Kingstown in the County & State
aforesaid all the premises hereinafter described to secure the payment of a
certain promissory note in said deed particularly mentioned original time in
said deed hereinafter declared And whereas default has been made in
the payment of said bond & note & the said premises were by the said Louke
W. Wilcox as the attorney of the said Louke Hopkins duly advertised for sale
by public auction the advertisement being on the premises on the 17th
day of May AD 1889 at 10 oclock in the forenoon, which said advertisement
was also in the newspaper as provided in said deed. And whereas aforesaid premises
were on the day & year at the place last mentioned advertised, in
premises of said note sold by public auction, and at said sale
Millard F. Terry of South Kingstown aforesaid was the highest bidder
thereby bid & sold aforesaid premises for the sum of one dollar.
Therefore know all men by these present that we the said Louke
Hopkins and Mary H. Hopkins his wife on applying the said Millard F. Wilcox
having acknowledged & compounded by the aforesaid mortgage deed unless
and hereby sold & conveyed for and consideration of the aforesaid sum of
one dollar to be paid by the aforesaid Millard F. Terry the receipt
whereof we do hereby acknowledge, do hereby give, grant bargain
sell & convey unto said Terry his heirs & assigns forever all that
certain tract of land situated & located in said town of Charlestown containing
threeen & one half acres more or less and bounded & described as
follows, viz: by Authority on land of Narrum Hilles, Easterly on land
of heirs of Grant Watson, Southerly partly on land of Mary Atkin
Sharpe & partly on lands of heirs of Louke Hopkins & Westerly on land of
Hannah Hazard, with a dwelling house & her buildings thereon
standing or hereafter constructed, with all the privileges & appurtenances
to have had & to hold the same with all the privileges & appurtenances
to the same belonging to said Terry his heirs & assigns forever.
In testimony whereof the said Louke Hopkins & Mary H. Hopkins
his wife their said attorney Charles W. Wilcox thereunto
duly acknowledged & witnessed, have hereunto set their hands & seals
this 29th day of May AD 1889 at South Kingstown aforesaid.
Signed, sealed & delivered
in presence of
Edmond Lusher
Louke Hopkins L.S.
Mary H. Hopkins L.S.
By their attorney Charles W. Wilcox
State of Rhode Island se
Washington County Se
On this 29th day of May AD 1889 then personally came Charles W. Wilcox
attorney of the said Louke Hopkins & Mary H. Hopkins as aforesaid
and he acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him subscribed in
his said capacity to be his free & deed act.
Before me Edmond Lusher Justice of the Peace
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I Charles W. Miles of South Kingstown Washington County Rhode
Island on oath do depose & say that the Premises in the foregoing instrument
described & conveyed mere by me in accordance with the terms of the
mortgage deed referred to in said instrument 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 four successive weeks in the
Narragansett Times a public newspaper published & published in the
Town of Wakefield in the County of Kent a friend of the issues thereof on
April 17th April 24th May 1st May 8th May 15th all in the year of the
1884 a copy of which notice taken from said newspaper is hereto
attached herewith.