The instrument's own words
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State of Rhode Island
Washington, ss.
On Westerly this 21st day of January AD
1888 personally appeared before me George Carmichael J President
of the Carmichael Bank & acknowledged the aforegoing instrument
by him signed to be his & their free act and deed.
Convox M. Mars
Notary Public.
Received for record January 21st 1888 at 12 oclock mr
and recorded by George A. Cross Town Clerk
To All People to whom these Presents shall come, I William
Leemanman of Charlestown, county of Washington, in the state of
Rhode Island having after called the grantee the grantee, send Greeting
Know Ye That I the said grantor for and in consideration of
the sum of One hundred and eighty dollars to one in hand
before the executing hereof well and truly paid by George T.
Harris or Richmond in said county and state hereinafter
called the grantee, the receipt hereof I do hereby acknowledge
and am herewith fully satisfied contented and paid; and
thereof and of every part and parcel thereof of all covenants
acquit and discharge the said grantee his heirs, executors and
administrators forever, by these presents; have given, granted,
bargained, sold and delivered, conveyed conveyed and confirmed
and by these presents do fully absolutely and quietly give, grant
bargain sell alone convey convey and confirm unto the said
grantee his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract of land situated
situated in said Charlestown with all the buildings thereon
standing, containing fifty acres more or less and bounded as
follows. On the South West by Road by the land of his heir of Leaven
Legard, and on the East by Bequiat's brook and on the North by
Paget's land or however otherwise bounded.
To have and to hold, the said grants and bargained premises
with all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to the
same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said grantee
his heirs and assigning forever, to his and their only proper use
benefit and behalf forever. And I the said grantor for myself
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 executing hereof I was the true sole and
lawful owner of the above bargained premises, and was lawfully
seized and possessed of the same in my own proper right by
good, 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
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grantee his heirs and assigns, shall and may from time to time, and
at all times forever hereafter, by free and virtue of these presents
lawfully, peaceably and quietly have, hold, use, enjoy possess and
enjoy the said demised and bargained premises with the appurtenances
there the clear, and freely and clearly acquitted, exonerated and
discharged of and from all and all manner of former or other
gifts grants bargains sales leases mortgages wills entails
titles debts judgments executions and encumbrances of
what name or what sort they be, that might in any measure or
degree affect or make void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said grantor for myself 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. And I Hannah Freeman wife of said
William Freeman in consideration of the sum of ten cents paid
as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quit claim unto the said
grantee his heirs and assigns all my right of
Dower in and to the aforementioned premises.
The Condition of this deed is such, that whereas I the
said William Freeman have executed my negotiable
promissory notes for the sum of one hundred and eighty
dollars bearing condensate herewith and made payable to the
order of George Davis with interest at the rate of six
per centum per annum, payable annually, I will furnish
said notes whether at or after maturity, and all installments
of interest in arrear whether before or after maturity to be
paid interest at the rate aforesaid paid full.
Now Therefore, if the said grantor or my heirs executors
administrators or assigns, or any other personly for me or
for them, shall have paid said notes at maturity together with
the interest thereon, according to the tenor thereof this
this deed shall be void, otherwise shall be and remain in
full force and effect.
Furthermore I the said grantor do hereby constitute and
appoint the said grantee his executors administrators and
assigns my Attorneys irrevocable, with full power of
substitution and revocation for me and in my name or in
his or theirs name or names in case default
shall be made in the payment of my said notes or of the
annual interest due thereon and such default shall
continue for the term of ten days, to sell at publick auction
the premises aforesaid, or any part thereof the first giving
after the expiration of said term of ten days, twenty days
notice of such sale in some one of the publick newspapers
printed paid state and in my name or in their name or
names, to make, execute, seal, acknowledge and deliver to the
purchaser a purchase thereof, any deed to conclude that may be
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necessary to vest in such purchaser or Purchasers a full and
absolute estate in fee simple therein, and on sale thereof (hereby
granting unto my said Attorneys power to continue said sum and
sale from time to time) I do authorize my said Attorneys to
receive the amount of the same my self 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 defaults
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 to me or my heirs and assigns for all sums over
and above the amount thereof I hereby ratifying approving
and confirming such sales as may be made or caused
to be made by mine hereby
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this tenth day of September in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty seven.
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
William Greenman L.S.
Harriet Greenman L.S.
Geo. G. Cross
State of Rhode Island ss,
County of Washington ss,
On this tenth
day of September A.D. 1887 William Greenman personally
appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
George G. Cross Notary Public
Received for record January 5th 1888 at 11 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George G. Cross Town Clerk L.S.
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