The instrument's own words
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34 Know all men by these Presents that the Saints
Savings Bank of Westerly and the Mechanics Savings
Bank of Westerly both of said Banks being located and
doing Business in the Town of Westerly in the county of
Washington and State of Rhode Island, the mortgagees
named in a certain deed of mortgage bearing date the
24th day of June A.D. 1860 and recorded in the Town
Record of the town of South Kingstown in the county and
State aforesaid in Real Estate Mortgage Book No 1
at pages 88, 89, 90, 91 and 92 also recorded in Real
Estate mortgage Record of the Town of Richmond in the
county and State aforesaid in Book No 12 at pages 445-
446, 447 and 448 also recorded in Real Estate Mortgage
Book No 11 of the town of Charlestown in the county and
State aforesaid at pages 392, 393, 394, 395 and 396 made
by the Berneham Manufacturing Company a
Corporation created under and by the laws of the said
State of Rhode Island the offices of said company being
located in said Westerly, and in consideration of
the sum of seven Thousand Dollars to them the said
Saints Savings Bank and said Mechanics Savings Bank
paid by David L. Aldrich of the town of Hopkinton
in the county and State aforesaid the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged to be fully grant assign, transfer and
make over to him the said L. Aldrich his heirs and
assigns the premises and estate with all water rights and
all rights privileges and easements connected or appur-
tenant thereto and all and singular the machinery described
in the heretofore mentioned deed of mortgage and all
the right title and interest of the said Banks therein and
the debt and notes secured thereby It being understood
however that the said Savings Banks have released to the
Carolina Mills Company of said town of Richmond
all claims under the aforesaid mortgage arising from
or by reason a or on account of any changes that have
been made in the rolling way a waste way of said
Carolina Mills Company by putting waste piles therein
as authorized by said Berneham Manufacturing Company
by its agreement with said Carolina Mills Company
bearing date December 28 AD 1887 as will duly appear by
an instrument bearing date the 9 day of April AD
1888 and executed by said Banks. To have and to
hold the same to him the said David L. Aldrich his
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heirs and assigns forever in as ample manner as they the
said Shantie Savings Bank and Mechanics Savings Bank
might hold and enjoy the same by virtue of the deed of
mortgage hereinbefore referred to and not otherwise.
And I Thomas Vincent Treasurer of the said Shantie
Savings Bank and I J. Barclay Foster Treasurer of the
said Mechanics Savings Bank do hereby substitute
and appoint in place the said David L. Aldrich
to be the attorney of the said Carmichael Manufacturing
Company to do and perform all the acts matters and
things that we the said Thomas Vincent and J. Barclay
Foster Treasurers as aforesaid might or could do or
perform by virtue of the power of attorney contained
in the deed of mortgage hereinbefore mentioned or
referred to and as fully and effectually in all
respects and to all intents. In witness whereof
the said Shantie Savings Bank has caused its corporate
name signed and its corporate seal affixed by Thomas
Vincent its Treasurer for that purpose duly authorized
and empowered and the said Mechanics Savings Bank
has caused its corporate name signed and its corporate
seal affixed by J. Barclay Foster its Treasurer for that
purpose duly authorized and empowered and the said
Thomas Vincent Treasurer of the said Shantie Savings
and said J. Barclay Foster Treasurer of the said
Mechanics Savings Bank have hereunto set their hands
and seals this 11 day of April AD 1855
In presence of (all signatures and attestations made before expiration)
William Hoosey. Shantie Savings Bank S.S.
by Thomas Vincent Treasurer
Thomas Vincent Treasurer of
Shantie Savings Bank of Westerly R.I. S.S.
Mechanics Savings Bank of
Westerly By J. B. Foster Treasurer S.S.
J. B. Foster Treasurer of Mechanics
Savings Bank of Westerly S.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington ss In Westerly in
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said county on this 11 day of April AD 1888 personally
appeared Thomas Vincent, Treasurer of the Granite
Savings Bank of Westerly and acknowledged the within
instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of
the said Granite Savings Bank and his own free act and
deed as well. And at the same time and place person-
ally appeared J. Barclay Foster Treasurer of the
Mechanics Savings Bank of Westerly and acknowledged
the within instrument to be the free and voluntary act
and deed of said Mechanics Savings Bank and his own
free act and deed as well.
Before me, William Hossey
Notary Public
Received for record Oct. 2. 1888 at 11 o'clock AM
and recorded by George W. Lowes Town Clerk
Know All men by these Presents that I William
H. Potter of Westerly in the county of Washington State of
Rhode Island do in consideration of the sum of one
dollar to me paid by Georgiana Brightman of said
Westerly wife of Francis J. Brightman the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge have remised, released, and
forever quitclaimed, and by these presents do remise
release and forever quitclaim unto the said Georgiana
Brightman her heirs and assigns, forever all the
right title, property, claim and demand which
I now have or of right ought to have, or claim, in and to
All the real estate which I hold by deed from Francis
J. Brightman, dated August 1887 which said estate is
situated in the towns of Northton, Westerly and Charlestown
in said Washington county reference to the same
being hereby had and made. To have and to
hold the same with all the rights, privileges and appurten-
ances thereto appertaining To the said Georgiana Brightman
her heirs and assigns forever. And I the aforesaid William
H. Potter for myself and for any heirs, executors and
administrators do covenant with the said Georgiana Brightman