The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these presents shall come. We Diggiman
B. Perry and Frances Perry wife of said doyman B. Perry of Charlestown
in the county of Washington State of RI Grand Greeting Know ye
that we the said Sophron B. and Frances Perry hereinafter called the
grantors for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and
forty dollars to us in hand delivered the receipt hereof well and
truly paid by George W. and Albert F. Hopkins of said Charlestown
the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge and are therewith
fully satisfied contented and paid and thereof and of every part
and parcel thereof we do separate acquit and discharge the said
George W. and Albert F. Hopkins their heirs success and administrators
forever by these presents have given granted bargained sold
delivered conveyed conveyed granted and confirmed all by these presents
do freely full and absolutely give grant bargain sell convey
transfer convey and confirm unto the said George W. and Albert
F. Hopkins their heirs and assigns called the grantees their heirs and
assigns forever a certain tract of land situated in said Charlestown
containing 16.5 acres and 3110 rods with a dwelling house and
other buildings thereon standing bounded as follows on the
West and Northwest by land of Hannah White by the East by land
of Matilda Longdon and on the South by the Saw mill road
so called or however otherwise bounded reference is hereby
made to a plat of the Indian Reservation on file in the town
clerks office of said town for a more particular description.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained
premises with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities
to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said
grantees their heirs and assigns forever to them and their only
proper use benefit and behalf forever And we the said grantors
for ourselves and for our heirs reasons and administrators do
covenant promise and grant to and with the said grantees
their heirs and assigns how that at and before the sealing hereof
we are the true sole and lawful owners of the above bargained
premises and are lawfully seized and possessed of the said
in our own proper right as good perfect and absolute estate
of inheritance in the simple and have in our selves good right
full power and lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey
and confirm the said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid
And that the said grantees their heirs and assigns shall
and may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter
by force and virtue of these presents lawfully peaceable and
quietly have hold use occupy possess and enjoy the said
devised and bargained premises with all the appurtenances free
and clear and fully and clearly acquitted exonerated and
discharged of all and any manner of former or other
gifts grants leases sales mortgages wills entails
exhibits doweries judgments executions and encumbrances of
what name or nature soever that might in any measurl or
degree obstruct or make void this present deed. Furthermore
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we the said grantors for ourselves and for our heirs, executors and
administrators do covenant and engage the above demised premises
to the said grantees their heirs and assigns against the lawful claims
or demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever to remain
secure and repelled by these presents.
The condition of this deed is such, that whereas we the said dygnam
B. Perry and Frances Perry have executed on negotiable promissory
notes for the sum of one hundred and forty dollars bearing our seal
hereunto and made payable to the said George H and Albert H Frances
or order one year after date with interest at the rate of six per cent
per annum payable annually until said principal sum is paid
whether at or after maturity and all interest in arrears to bear witness
at the rate aforesaid until paid, Now therefore we
the said Dogman B. Frances Perry our heirs, executors, administrators
or assign or any other person for us or for them shall pay said note
at maturity for their entire with the interest thereon according to the
terms then this deed shall be void otherwise shall be and remain
in full force and effect. Furthermore we the said dygnam
B. & Frances Perry do hereby constitute and appoint the said grantee
their executors, administrators and assigns our attorneys irrevocable
notwithstanding full power of substitution and revocation for us and in our name
or in their name names at any time in case default shall be made
in the payment of said note or of the annual interest due thereon and
such default shall continue for the term of ten days to sell at
publick auction at such time and place in the premises or not
deem advisable the premises aforesaid or any part thereof and
to find upon and become the purchasers thereof their first giving
after the expiration of said term of ten days notice of said note
of such sale in one of the publick news papers published in
this state and in our name or in their name or names to make to
execute seal, acknowledge and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers
thereof any deed any deed or deeds that may be necessary to vest in such purchase
or purchasers a full and absolute estate in fee simple then and
sale thereof hereby granting unto said Attorneys full power to
continue or prolong such sale from time to time, not authorize
said Attorneys to receive the amount the same may be sold for and
after the payment of all the expenses incident to such sale or sale
to apply and appropriate the residue thereof to the payment of
the amount of principal and interest of said note hereby reserving
we hereby agreeing that in case of sale for default in the
payment of said annual interest the principal of said note shall
be deemed due and payable on the day of such sale, accounting is
up our heirs and assigns for all sums over and above the amount
thereof we hereby ratifying approving and confirming such sale
or sales as may be effect or caused to be made by virtue hereof
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 24th day of March in the year of our lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty seven
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Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
George La Cross
Leholl Kenyon
Leymn. B. Berry L.S.
Frances Berry L.S.
mark
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington
On Charleston this 24th day of March
AD 1887, the above named Leyman B. Berry personally
appeared before me and acknowledged to be the foregoing instrument
he had signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
And on the same day at Charlestown Frances Berry wife of
said Leyman B. Berry also personally appeared before me and
being by me examined privately and apart from her said husband
after the foregoing instrument had been shown and explained to
her she while she being so apart she acknowledged and
declared unto me that said instrument was her free and
voluntary act and deed and that she did not wish to retract
the same
George La Cross Notary Public
Received for record April 14th 1887 at 2 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George La Cross Town Clerk
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