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8/3/1956 · MORTGAGE · book 35 page 417 doc 5027@35/417

From THORNTON BERTHA E, THORNTON RICHARD A life
To CYR ALFRED A, CYR ETHEL C
Premises Lot 16 on Plat of House Lots on Hill Pasture (Charlestown, Hill Pasture)
Also on this page: DEED THORNTON BERTHA E; THORNTON RICHARD A

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◀ 1956 · DEED · CYR ALFRED A; CYR ETHEL C → THORNTON BERTHA E; THORNTON RICHARD A · book 35 p 417

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▶ 1956 · DEED · CYR ALFRED A; CYR ETHEL C → THORNTON BERTHA E; THORNTON RICHARD A · book 35 p 417
▶ 1958 · RELEASE · CYR ALFRED A; CYR ETHEL C → THORNTON BERTHA E; THORNTON RICHARD A · book 35 p 418
▶ 1958 · DEED · CYR ALFRED A; CYR ETHEL C → WHITMAN ELSIE; WHITMAN HARRY D · book 36 p 465

The instrument's own words

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417 KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, ALFRED A. CYR and ETHEL C. CYR, husband and wife, both of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to RICHARD A. THORNTON and BERTHA E. THORNTON, husband and wife, both of the City and County of Providence, State of Rhode Island, as Joint Tenants and not Tenants in Common, with QUIT-CLAIM COVENANTS: That certain lot or parcel of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, known and delineated as Lot Number 16 (sixteen) on that certain plan or plat entitled, "Plat of House Lots on Hill Pasture in Charlestown, belonging to Edward Z. Burdick, Scale 50 feet to the inch, October, 1923, Earl C. Whaley, Surveyor" said plat being filed with the Records of the Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, in Flat Book No. 1 at Page 7. Reference to said plat being hereby made and made for a more complete and detailed description of the premises herein conveyed. Meaning and intending to convey a portion of the premises conveyed by deed of Walter R. Corey to these Grantors; said deed bearing date of August 3rd, A. D. 1948 and recorded in said Records of Land Evidence, Book No. 31 at Page 245. We, Alfred A. Cyr and Ethel C. Cyr, release to said Grantees all our right of curtesy and dower, respectively, and all other interest in the aforementioned premises. WITNESS our hands this 2nd day of August, 1956. ALFRED A. CYR ETHEL C. CYR (DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $4.40) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF WASHINGTON In Charlestown, on the 2nd day of August, 1956, before me personally appeared Alfred A. Cyr and Ethel C. Cyr, husband and wife, both of me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public Received for record August 3rd, A. D. 1956 at 9:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [?] Town Clerk ---- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that we, RICHARD A. THORNTON and BERTHA E. THORNTON, husband and wife, both of the City and County of Providence, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid, grant to ALFRED A. CYR and ETHEL C. CYR, husband and wife, as Joint Tenants, both of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, with MORTGAGE COVENANTS (5) to secure the payment of THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,000.00) in Five years, with interest at Five (5) per centum per annum, as provided in a certain negotiable promissory note of even date hereby attached That certain lot or parcel of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island shown and delineated as Lot Number 16 (sixteen) on that certain plan or plat entitled, "Plat of House Lots on Hill Pasture in Charlestown, belonging to Edward Z. Burdick, Scale 50 feet to the inch, October, 1923, Earl C. Whaley, Surveyor" said plat being filed with the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, in Flat Book No. 1 at Page 7. Reference to said plat being hereby made and made for a more complete and detailed description of the premises herein described. Being the same premises conveyed by deed of Alfred A. Cyr and Ethel C. Cyr bearing even date herewith and recorded in said Records of Land Evidence, Book No. 35 at Page 417. This mortgage is made upon the STATUTORY CONDITION and with the STATUTORY POWER OF SALE.
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418 We, Richard A. Thornton and Bertha E. Thornton, husband and wife, the Mortgagors, release to the said Mortgagees all our respective right of curtesy and dower and all other interest in the aforesaid premises. WITNESS our hands this 2nd day of August, 1956. RICHARD A. THORNTON BERTHA E. THORNTON STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF WASHINGTON In Charlestown, on the 2nd day of August, 1956, before me personally appeared Richard A. Thornton and Bertha E. Thornton, husband and wife, both to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they severally acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. LINTON L. BROWN Received for record August 3rd, A. D. 1956 at 9:05 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk ---- DISCHARGE OF MORTGAGE The undersigned, having received full payment and satisfaction of the within mortgage recorded in the Records of Land Evidence, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, in Book No. 35 at Pages 417 and 418, hereby cancel and discharge the same. And covenant to and with the party that we are the present owners of said mortgage. Witness: George E. Mitchell Alfred A. Cyr Ethel C. Cyr Received for record September 13th, A. D. 1958 at 11:30 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk ---- KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, JOHN H. JOLLIE, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for consideration paid grant to CAROLINA BAPTIST CHURCH, a religious corporation, of said Town, County and State, with QUIT-CLAIM COVENANTS That certain lot or parcel of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, bounded and described as follows: NORTHERLY : by land of Marion G. Cyr; EASTERLY : a distance of 79.4 feet by a street; WESTERLY : by land of Linton L. Brown a lot and SOUTHERLY : by land of the westerly of John W. Money. Said lot or parcel of land containing by estimation one-half (½) acre. I, Joan I. Jollie, wife of the grantor, release to said grantee all my right of dower and all other interest in the aforesaid premises. WITNESS our hands this 4th day of August, 1956. JOHN H. JOLLIE JOAN I. JOLLIE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF WASHINGTON In Charlestown, on the 4th day of August, 1956, before me personally appeared John H. Jollie and Joan I. Jollie, his wife, both to me known and by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act and deed. LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public The consideration of this deed is such that no Internal Revenue Stamps are required. Received for record August 4th, A. D. 1956 at 9:55 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk

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