The instrument's own words
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Date of Rhode Island ss
county of Washington ss
In Charlestown this 22nd day
of January A.D. 1889 The above named John S. Kelly
personally appeared before me and acknowledged the
foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free and
voluntary act and deed, George R. Coasse
Notary Public
Received for record January 22nd 1889 at 5 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George R. Coasse town clerk
Lo All People to whom These Presents shall come
We Henry M. Taber and Abby Do. Taber, wife of said Henry
M., of Charlestown in the county of Washington State of
R.I. hereinafter called the grantors, send Greeting,
Know all that we the said grantors for and in consideration
of the sum of own hundred and twenty five dollars to us
in hand before the executing hereof well and truly paid
by Josiah M. Burdick of said Charlestown, R.I. hereafter
hereinafter called the grantee the receipt whereof we
do hereby acknowledge and are herewith fully satisfied
contented and paid; and of and every part and parcel
thereof do exonerate, acquit and discharge the said grantee
his heirs, executors and administrators forever by these
Presents, have granted bargained, sold, aliened
enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed; and by these presents
do fully sell land and absolutely give grant bargain sell
alien enfeoff convey and confirm unto the said grantee
his heirs and assigning forever A certain lot of land
situated in said Charlestown with a dwelling house
thereon standing bounded and described as follows,
beginning at a stake and stone by the East side of the
highway leading from Cross Mills to the saltpond,
thence running Easterly thirty feet, thence northerly in
a general line thirty feet with said highway nearly fifty feet thence
Westerly thirty feet to said highway thence by said
highway ninety feet to the place of beginning, bounding
Easterly on said highway, Northerly Easterly and bound
southerly on land of Charles Coasse in however bounded,
To Have and to hold, the said granted and
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bargained premises with all the appurtenances privileges
and immunities to the same belonging, or in any wise
appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
forever, to this and their only proper use, benefit and
behoof forever. And we the said grantors for ourselves
our heirs, executors, and administrators do covenant,
promise and grant to and with the said grantee his heirs
and assign, that at at and before the executing hereof we
are the true, sole and lawful owners of the above bargained
premises and are lawfully seized and possessed of the
same in our own proper right as good, perfect and
absolute estate of inheritance in the fee simple; and have
in ourselves 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 force and virtue of these presents lawfully, peaceably,
quietly have, hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the
said demised and bargained premises, with the appurtenances
free and clear and freely and clearly acquitted, exonerated
and discharged of and from all and all manner of
tenure or other all suits, charges, savings, 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 we the said grantors for ourselves our heirs
executors and administrators do covenant and engage
the above demised premises to the said grantee his
heirs and assigns against all lawful claims or demands
of any person or persons whatever, forever to warrant,
defend and defend by these presents,
The Condition of this deed is such, that whereas we
the said Henry M. Taber & Anna S. Taber have executed
on negotiated promissory note for the sum of four
hundred and twenty five dollars bearing even date
herewith and made payable to the said Robert S.
Burdick or order on demand with interest at the rate of
five per cent per annum payable semiannually till
said principal sum is paid whether at or after
maturity and all installments of interest in arrears
whether before or after maturity to bear interest at the
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60 rate aforesaid paid. Some Therefore if we
the said Henry W. Taber and Abby do Taber and our heirs,
executors, administrators or assigns or any other person for us
or for them shall pay any said note at maturity, together
with the interest thereon according to the tenor thereof
then this deed shall be void, otherwise shall remain
remain in full force and effect. Furthermore
we the said Henry W. Taber and Abby do Taber do
hereby constitute and appoint the said Charles En-
Purwich his successors administrators and assigns our
Attorneys irrevocable with full Power of substitution
and revocation for us and in our name or in their
name or names at any time, in case default shall be
made in the payment of said note or of the semiannual
interest due thereon or breach shall be made of the
covenants of insurance hereinafter contained and such
default or breach shall continue for the term of ten
days, to sell at public auction the premises aforesaid
or any part thereof they first giving after the expiration
of said term of ten days twenty days notice of such
sale, in some one of the public newspapers printed in
this State, and in our name or in their name a names
to make, execute, seal, acknowledge and deliver to the
purchaser or purchasers thereof any such deed or deeds that
may be necessary to vest in such purchaser a purchaser
a full and absolute estate in the simple therein, and
on sale thereof hereby granting unto said Attorneys
full power to continue in adjoining such sale from
time to time) We do authorize said Attorneys to receive
the amount the same may be sold 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, We here hereby agreeing
that in case of a sale for default in the payment of
said semiannual interest or for breach of said covenants
of Insurance, the principal of said note shall be deemed
due and payable on the day of such sale) accordingly to
us or our heirs and assigns sum over and above
the amount thereof we hereby ratifying, approving
and confirming such sale or sales as may be made
or could be made by virtue hereof
Furthermore we the said grantors for ourselves and
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for our heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, do hereby
covenant with the said granter his heirs or assigns, that
Insurance against loss by fire shall be kept and maintained
upon the buildings on the premises aforesaid, in a sum not
less than seven hundred dollars and that the Policy or
Policies of such Insurance shall be assigned and transferred
to the said granter his heirs and assigns, as collateral
security hereto and in default thereof he hereby agree that
the said granter his heirs or assigns may effect such
Insurance, and the premiums or premiums paid thereon
shall be a further lien upon said estate added to the
amount of said note and secured by these presents.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 22nd day of January in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine (1889)
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
George Le Converse Henry M. Taber L.S.
Henry G. Converse Abby L. Taber L.S.
State of Rhode Island
Washington Ss
In Charlestown on this 22nd day of
January, AD 1889 the above named Henry M. Taber
personally appeared before me, and acknowledged the
foregoing instrument by him signed, to be his free and
voluntary act and deed and there and there the above named
Abby L. Taber wife of said Henry M. Taber also personally
appeared before me, and being by me examined privately
and apart from her said husband acknowledged
and declared the same instrument, shown and explained
to her by one to be her voluntary act, and that she did
not wish to retract the same,
George Le Converse Notary Public
Received for record Jan. 22nd 1889 at 6 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George Le Converse Town Clerk
This mortgage is discharged in full
Charles M. Burdick
recorded by George Le Converse Town Clerk
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