The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents, That whereas John E Meeden
of Nastiaty in the townshipt of Washington State of Rhode Island is the
owner of certain mill privilege & water rights situated in the towns
of Hopkinton and Colchester in said county of Washington commonly known
& called Bundishmills; said estate consisting of two tracts or parcels of land
one lying in the town of Hopkinton aforesaid containing eight rods more
or less & is bounded northerly by the highway Eastly by land now
formerly of Olive Davenport and Pawtuxet River, southerly by land
of the heirs of Albert Bassett northerly by land, westerly by land formerly
belonging to Paris Coleridge and land now a formerly belonging to the heirs
of James Keen with a highway running through the land together
with the following quitclaim, leveling houses thereon standing, the
other of the aforesaid tracts is situated in Colchester aforesaid containing
about one fourth of an acre with buildings thereon and is bounded
northerly Eastly bounded southerly by land now a formerly owned by Isaac Lyon
westerly by the Pawtuxet River which is the lot on the East side of
Pawtuxet River near Broms bridge land whereas the said estate
comprises also a certain mill privilege and water rights and whereas
John E Meeden of Nastiaty in said county of Washington is the
owner of a certain other manufacturing privilege of textile situated next
below said Bundishmills privilege on said Pawtuxet river and having
a dam & certain water rights thereunto pertaining, Now therefore
in consideration of the sum of fourteen hundred dollars to me the said
John E Meeden paid by William B Meeden of Providence in the
Community of Providence & State of Rhode Island the receipt whereof I
do hereby acknowledge by these presents give grant sell & convey
unto the said William B Meeden his heirs & assigns the full free
and absolute right & license forever to flow back the water from
Bundishmills dam and privilege the waters of said Pawtuxet river so
far as said flow shall proceed form or be occluded by the maintenances
of said dam at pwantice the same height and the same length of filling
that it now is, or likely were above the old cap stone of said dam at
least, before the first passing of said dam by William B Meeden deceased,
free and clear of interference or any claim of damages on the part of this
grantor or his heirs & assigns, and that I said John E Meeden for myself
my heirs, executors & administrators do covenant with the said William
B Meeden that I am lawfully seized in fee of said premises & will
warrant & defend the same to the said William B Meeden his heirs
& assigns forever. Provided however and this deed is void when this
condition is that whereas i have this day executed my note payable
on demand to the order of said William B Meeden for the sum of
fifteen hundred dollars with interest fundable One thousand five
said John E Meeden or my legal representatives shall well & truly
pay said note on demand this deed shall be void & of no effect
Otherwise it shall remain in full force.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 2nd day of April Act 1844-
Signed & sealed in presence of
Eugene B. Pendleton John E Meeden L.S.
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State of Rhode Island
County of Washington ss
By me Notary, this second day of April 1886.
Personally appeared John C. Reeden who signified the within and
acknowledged signed the same to be his own free act and deed
E. B. Bendelston
E. B. Bendelston Notary Public L.S.
Town Clerks Office Hopkinton R.I.
Received the following instrument for record April 3rd 1886 Act
1886 at 11 oclock am and recorded same in Land Evidence of said
Hopkinton in Book No 21 at pages 583 & 584
Witness E. R. Allen Town Clerk
Received for record April 11th 1886 at 11 oclock Am.
and recorded by George G. Comes Town Clerk
Know all men that I Thomas D. Davis of Stonington, New
London county and State of Connecticut the mortgagor named in a certain
mortgage deed given by me Anna B. Colarks, Guardian of the persons and
estated of Henry S. Colarks, Lisa R. Colarks, Keaugh D. Colarks, Olive D.
Colarks and Mary V. Colarks minor heirs of Oliver D. Colarks late of the
Town of Charlestown in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island.
to said Thomas D. Davis to secure the payment of Twenty Hundred
dollars, dated the 5th day of November A.D. 1880 and recorded in the Land
Evidence records of said Charlestown Book 113 at pages 583 & 584 in
consideration of the sum of Twenty Hundred dollars to me paid by Anna
B. Colarks said Charlestown the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,
do hereby sell, assign, transfer, set over and convey onto said Anna B. Colarks
her heirs and assigns said mortgage deed the real estate thereby conveyed
and the promissory note, debt and claim thereby secured, and the
covenants therein contained To have and to hold the same to
her the said Anna B. Colarks her heirs and assigns to her their use and
behoof forever, subject nevertheless to the conditions therein contained and to
redemption according to law.
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this 19th day of April A.D. 1886.
In presence of Thos M. Davis L.S.
William Hossey
State of Rhode Island ss
Washington County to
I Notary in said County this 19th day of
April Act 1886. Thomas M. Davis personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the within instrument by him signed and sealed to be his free and voluntary act
and deed. William Hossey Notary Public
Received for record April 17th 1886 at 7 1/2 oclock PM.
and recorded by George G. Comes Town Clerk
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