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46 Lo All People to whom these Presents shall come,
I Vardaman Tucker of Charlestown in the county of
Washington state of R I deed Indenture Know Ye
that I the said Vardaman Tucker (hereinafter called the
grantor) for and in consideration of the sum of one
hundred and five dollars in hand before the
execution hereof well and truly paid by William B. Howice
of Richmond & the county the state heretofore the receipt
whereof I do hereby acknowledge and am Therein fully
satisfied contented and paid And therefore of every part
and Parcel thereof do renovate assign and deliverage the
said William B. Howice his heirs, executors and administrators
forever by these presents: have given granted bargained, sold
aliened enfeoffed conveyed sold and confirmed and by these
presents do fully fully and absolutely give grant bargain
sell alien enfeoff convey and confirm unto the said
William B. Howice (hereinafter called the grantee his
heirs and assigns forever the undivided one third part of
the real estate which formerly belonged to my father the
late John V. Tucker deceased and which was given to
me by will Said deceased situated in said Charlestown
and being two lots bounded as follow First lot is bounded
as follows Westerly on land belonging to heirs of Stephen
Day deceased Northerly partly on Mosey Brunsland and
partly on Sagittarius lot to land formerly of Joseph Browning
deed Dexterly on said Browning land Northerly on land by
formerly of Beny Tucker deed Containing liberty acres
or more less Second lot contains 40 acres more or less
and is bounded on the North by land formerly of John V. Tucker
East by land formerly of John Browning which land of William
head & Sagittarius held South on Reley lands land Beny Tucker
West on land formerly of Nathan Day or however either of
said lots may be bounded meaning to convey all my
interest in the real estate given to me by John V. Tucker
deceased, by which will is on record in said Charlestown
To have and to hold the said grant let and bargained
premises, with all the appurtenances, privileges and commodities
to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the
said granted his heirs and assigns, forever to his and their
own proper use benefit and behoof forever and I the said
grantor for myself my heirs, executors and administrators do
Covenant prohibit grant and to unto the said granted
his heirs and assigns that at and before the execution
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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 as good perfect and
absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple; and 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 these and witnesses of these presents,
lawfully peaceably and quietly have, hold, use, occupy,
possess and enjoy the said demised and bargained premises
with the appurtenances fee and clear and free helds and
clear by acquitted exonerated and discharged from
all and all manner of former or other gifts grants bargains
sales leases mortgages wills entails jointures dowries judgments
executions and encumbrances of what name or nature
soever that might in any measure or degree obstruct 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 leave and defend by these
presents. And I Abby Tucker wife of said
Gammon Tucker in consideration of the sum paid as
aforesaid, do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto
the said granted 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 Gammon Tucker have executed my negotiable
promissory note for the sum of one hundred and fifty
five dollars ($155) bearing the date herewith and
made payable to the order of William Cole, Repose one
year from date with interest at the rate of six per centum
per annum payable semiannually till said sum principal
is paid, whether at or after maturity, and all installments
of interest in arrears whether before or after maturity to
bear interest at the rate aforesaid till paid.
Son therefore, if the said grantor or my heirs,
executors, administrators or assigns or any other person for
me or for them shall pay said note at maturity together
with the inte rest thereon according to the tenor thereof then
this deed shall be void otherwise shall be and remain
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in full force and effect. Furthermore, I the said grantor do
hereby institute and appoint the said grantee his executors,
administrators and assigns my Attorneys irrevocable
with full powers of substitution and revocation for me and
in my name or in his or their name or names, at any time in
case default shall be made in the payment of my said note
or of the semiannual interest due thereon, and such default
shall continue for the term of ten days, to sell at public
auction the premises aforesaid, or any part thereof their
said giving, after the expiration of said term of ten days,
twenty days notice of such sale in one or more of the public
newspapers printed in this State, and in my name or in
their name or names to make, execute, 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 therein
and on sale thereof, (hereby granting unto my said Attorneys
power to continue or purchase such sales from time to time.) I
do authorize my said Attorneys to receive the amount the
same may sell 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 carved
(whereby agreeing that in case of a sale for default in the
payment of semiannual 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 of all sums
occurring and above the amount thereof) hereby ratifying,
approving and confirming such sale or sales as may be
made or caused to be made by virtue hereof.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 26th day of November in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty eight.
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
C. A. Kenyon
Varnum Lucker S.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington ss In Richmond in said
County on this 26th day of November A.D. 1888, Varnum Lucker
personally appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and
deed.
Edwin A. Kenyon Notary Public
Received for record Nov 27 at 1 o'clock p.m.
and recorded by George A. Brown some fee paid.
Richmond R.D. June 2nd 1891.
Recorded this Twenty third day of December 1888.
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Richmond R.D. June 2nd 1891.
Recorded this Twenty third day of December 1888.
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