The instrument's own words
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premises to the said grantee his heirs and assigns against all the
lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever
forever to warrant seame and defend by these presents.
And I Charlotte Chappell wife of the said Oliver A.
Chappell in consideration of the sums paid as aforesaid
do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said grantee
his heirs and assigns all my right of dower in and to the
aforementioned premises. In testimony whereof
we have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty seventh
day of March eighteen hundred and eighty seven,
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
W. H. Kingsley
J. M. Kingsley
Oliver A Chappell L.S.
Charlotte Chappell L.S.
State of Connecticut Sc
County of New London
On Lebanon this twenty seventh day of
March AD 1887 Oliver A Chappell personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by
him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
And then and there the above named Charlotte Chappell
also personally appeared before me, and being by me
examined knewly and apart from her said husband
acknowledged the same instrument shown and explained
to her to be to her be her free and voluntary act and deed
and declared to me that she did not wish to retract the
same.
Walter H. Kingsley Justice of the Peace
for New London county in said
said State of Connecticut
Received for record June 7th 1887 at 4 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George b Loose Town Clerk
To All people to whom these presents shall come I
Stanley Hopkins of Charlestown County of Washington in
the State of Rhode Island, send Greeting Know ye that I
the said Stanley Hopkins hereinafter called the grantor
for and in consideration of the sum of fifty dollars to me
in hand before the annealing hereof well and truly paid by
George b Loose of said Charlestown the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge and am therewith fully satisfied
contented and paid and proud thereof and of every part and
parcel thereof do segregate acquire and discharge the said
George b Loose his heirs executors and administrators
forever by these presents have given granted bargained
sold altered conveyed engrossed conveyed bargained and confirmed and
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by these presents do freely, fully and absolutely give, grant, bargain
sell, alien, enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said George L
Cross hereinafter called the grantee his heirs and assigns
forever, A certain tract of land situated in said Charlestown
with a dwelling house thereon and contains five acres more or less
bounded southerly Easterly and northerly by land of [illegible]
Brownell and westerly by land of said Brownell and land found
of said Hopkins or however bounded.
To have and
to hold the said grant and bargained premises with all the appu
tenances, rights, liberties and commodities to the same belonging, or
any way appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
forever, to him and their only proper use benefit and behalf forever.
And I the said grantor for myself and for my heirs, executors and
administrators do covenant promise and grant to and with the
said grantee his heirs and assigns that at and before the delivery
hereof I am the true sole and lawful owner of the above bargained
premises and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same in
my own proper right and free perfect and absolute estate of
inheritance in fee simple, and I have in myself 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 grantee his heirs and assigns shall and
may from time to time and at all times forever hereafter by
his own just virtue of these presents lawfully, peaceably and
quietly have hold use occupy possess and enjoy the said
demised and bargained premises with the aforementioned free
and clear and fully and clearly acquitted exonerated and
discharged of and from all and all manner of tenure or other
gifts grants bargains sales leases mortgages mills estates
tenures grants judgments executions encumbrances
of what name or nature whatever sever that might in any manner
or degree obstruct or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said grantor for myself and for my
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 these presents
The condition of this deed is such that whereas I the said
Dudley Hopkins have executed my negotiable promissory note
for the sum of fifty dollars payable bearing date hereinafter
and made payable to the said George Cross on one year
after date with interest at the rate of six per centum per
annum payable annually till said principal sum is paid white
at or after maturity and all interest in arrears to be paid
at the date aforesaid of full term Therefore I the
said Dudley Hopkins or my heirs executors administration or
assigns assign any other person acting for me or them shall have said note
at maturity together with the interest thereon according to the tenor
whereof then this deed shall be void otherwise shall be and
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remain in full force and effect
Furthermore I the said
Dudley Hopkins do hereby constitute and appoint the said grantee
his executors administrators and assigns my Attorney irrevocable
with full power of substitutions and revocations for time and in my
name or in their names or names at any time in due case default shall
be made in the payment of said note or the annual interest due
thereon and such default shall continue for the term of ten days
to sell at public auction through such time and place as the premise
or not as they deem advisable the premises aforesaid or any part
thereof and to bid whom and become the purchaser thereof they
first giving after the expiration of said term of ten days written
notice of such sale in some one of the public newspapers
published in this State and in my name or in their names or
names to make special 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 thereon and on sale thereof
hereby granting unto my said Attorney full power to continue
or adjourn such sale from time to time I do authorize my said
Attorney to 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
secured I hereby agreeing that in case of a sale for default
in the payment of said annual interest the principal money of
said note shall be deemed due and payable on the day of such
sale accounting to me or my heirs and assigns for all
sums over and above the amount thereof I hereby ratifying
approving and confirming such sale or sales as may be made
or caused to be made by virtue hereof
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this 8th day of June in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty seven
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Charles Cassell Dudley Hopkins L.S.
[illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible]
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington to
at Charlestown this 8th day of June A.D. 1887
the above named Dudley Hopkins personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument buy him signed to
be his free and voluntary act and deed
L.S. George E. Brandall
Notary Public
Received for record June 9 1887 at 11 o clock AM
and recorded by George E. Coone Clerk