The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these presents shall come, the John U.
Hopie and Joanna J. Hopie wife of said John U. of Richmond in the
County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island, Hand Greeting. Know
all men by these that we said John U and Joanna J. Hopie hereinafter called
the grantors for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars
to be in hand before the sealing hereof well and truly paid by J.
M. Raypole of Charlestown in said county and states the receipt being
one do hereby acknowledge and are therefore fully satisfied content
and paid of and every part of and parcel thereof the said Raypole his heirs executors and
assigns and discharge the said John U. Raypole the heirs executors and
administrators forever given granted bargained
sold leased conveyed conveyed and confirmed and by these presents
do freely fully absolutely give grant bargain sell alien convey
confer and confirm unto the said John U. Raypole hereinafter
called the grantee his heirs and assigns forever A certain tract of
land situated in said North Kingstown known as the devis Lyon farm
for a description of which reference is hereby had and made to a deed
of said property from Mary and Baker to Joanna J. Hopie dated April
18th 1817 and in deed in said North Kingstown To have and to hold
the said granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances
privileges and immunities to the same belonging or in any wise
appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and assigns forever to
his and their only proper use benefit and behalf forever And we
the said grantors for ourselves and for our heirs executors and
administrators do covenant premises and grant to and with the said
grantee his heirs and assigns that at and at before the sealing hereof
we are the true sole and lawful owners of the above bargained premises
and are lawfully seised and possessed of the same in our own right
right as good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in the fee simple
and paid in part of our own right full power and lawful authority to
grant bargain sell convey land confirm the said bargained premises
in manner as aforesaid And that the said grantee his heirs and
assigns shall may and forever from time to time and at all times forever
quietly have by force and virtue of these presents lawfully peaceably
and quietly have hold use occupy possess and enjoy the said
devised and bargained premises with the appurtenances free and
clear and freely and clearly acquitted liberated and discharged
of and from all and all shatter of former or other gifts grants
bargains sales leases mortgages rolls entails utilities doweres
encumbrances executions of what name or nature
soever that might in any measure or degree obstruct or make void
this present deed.
Furthermore we the said grantees
for ourselves and for our heirs executors and administrators do covenant
and engage the above demised premises to the said grantee his heirs
and assigns against the lawful claims or demands of any person
or persons whatsoever forever to warrant secure and defend by this
presents. The condition of this deed is such that whereas we
the said John U. and Joanna J. Hopie have executed one negotiable
promissory note for the sum of two hundred dollars bearing ann
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date hereunto and made payable to the said John H. Reynolds or order one
year after date with interest at the rate of six per centum per annum
payable annually till said principal sum is paid whether at or after
maturity and all interest in arrears to bear interest at the rate
aforesaid till paid
Now therefore we the said John H.
& Joanna H. Reynolds or our heirs executors administrators or assigns
or any other person for us or for them shall pay said note at maturity
together with the interest thereon according to the tenor thereof then
this deed shall be void otherwise shall be and remain in full force
and effect
Furthermore we the said John H. & Joanna
H. Reynolds do hereby constitute and appoint the said grantor his heirs
executors administrators and assigns our attorneys irrevocable with
full power of substitution and revocation for us and in our name
or in their name or names at any time in his case of default shall
be made in the payment of our said note or the annual interest
due thereon and such default shall continue for the term of ten
days to sell at public auction at such time and place or
the premises or not as they deem advisable the premises aforesaid or
any part thereof and to bid upon and become their purchaser
thereof they grant and give after the expiration of said term of ten
days twenty days notice of such sale in one of the public
newspapers published in this state and in our name or in their
name or names to make presents seal acknowledge and deliver
to the purchaser or purchasers thereof any deed or deeds that may
be necessary to vest in such purchaser or purchasers a full and
absolute estate in fee simple hereinafter and on sale thereof hereby
granting our said Attorneys full power to continue or adjourn
such sale from time to time the said attorneys to receive the amount
receive the amount the same may be sold for and after the
payment of all the expenses incident to such sale or sales to
apply and appropriate the residue thereof to the payment of the
amount of principal and interest of said note hereby recalled and
hereby declaring that in case of a sale for default in the payment
of said annual interest the Principal sum of said note shall be
deemed due and payable on the day of such sale accounting to us
or one of his heirs and assigns for all such done or above the amount
thereof we hereby ratifying approving and confirming such
sale or sales so made by our said attorneys by virtue
hereof
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto
set our hands and seals this 1st day of May in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty seven
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
George G. Lowes
Mary E. Lowes
John H. Hossie L.S.
Joanna H. Hossie L.S.
State of Rhode Island ve
county of Washington sc
In Charlestown this 1st day of May A.D.
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1887 the above named named John W. Hospie personally appeared before
me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed to
be his free, and voluntary act and deed. And on the same day
at said Charleston Joanna S. Hospie wife of said John W.
Hospie also personally appeared before me said being by me
examined knewly and clearly and apart from her said husband after the
foregoing instrument had been shown and explained to her
the same she being as apart she acknowledged and declared to me
that said instrument was her free and voluntary act and deed
and that she did not wish to retract the same
George Lo Corso Notary Public
Received for record May 9th 1887 at 11 o'clock am
and recorded by George Lo Corso Some fee paid
Having received full payment and satisfaction of the within mortgage
recorded in Book 10 at page 936 of the records of town meetings of real
estate for the town of Charlestown and the indebtedness thereby owed
I hereby cancel and discharge this mortgage Deed and release to John W.
& Joanna S. Hospie and their heirs and assigns all my right title
and interest in and to the premises herein described and conveyed.
Witness my hand and seal this 15th day of June 1887 John H. Reynolds L.S.
In presence of
George Lo Corso
Know all men by these Presents that we Samuel &
Baldwin Reynolds, William B. Reynolds and Elias G. Baldwin of Hopkinton
and Daniel G. Reynolds of Richmond, County of Kent in the
State of Rhode Island in consideration of fifty dollars
paid us by Alexander G. Lemuth of Newport, County and state
aforesaid the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge as,
hereby give, grant bargain sell and convey unto said Alexander
G. Lemuth his heirs and assigns forever, a certain lot or parcel
of land located in Charlestown county and state aforesaid, and
marked "Yard 2" including two lots on a plan on file in the
Town Clerks office Charlestown R.I and marked "Plan of estates
site surrounding Point bank" and bounded as follows. South by the
lot No. 13 Estate by the lands of three of juniors North by the
lots 7 and Westly by the road as follows. To have and to hold the
said granted and bargained premises with all the privileges and
appurtenances thereof Excepting the easements and reserved
privileges so called which the grantors reserve to themselves
To him the said Alexander G. Lemuth his heirs and assigns
forever, and we the grantors for ourselves our heirs executors as
administrators do covenant with the said Alexander G. Lemuth his
heirs and assigns, that we are lawfully seized in the fee
of the premises, that we have a good right to bargain and
sell the same in manner aforesaid and that we will warrant
and defend the same unto the said Lemuth his heirs and
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