3/15/1889 · MORTGAGE · book 12 page 76 doc 5131

76 Know all men by these presents That I William H Kenyon of the city of Bridgeport in the State of Connecticut of age in consideration of the sum of Twenty five hundred Dollars well and truly paid by Peleg D Barber of the town of Stonington in the State of Connecticut the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged by these presents do give grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said Peleg D Barber his heirs and assignses Forever certain lots tracts or parcels of land with the buildings and improvements thereon standing being and being in the town of Charlestown in the County of Kent within and state of Rhode Island containing by estimation sixty five acres the same more or less and bounded Northerly by land of Boyers Bridge Easterly by land of Billings & Maconocher southerly by land of Sarah Hatch and Westerly by land of the heirs of Israel Babcock and the said land or premises the same may be bounded, To have and to hold, the said granted and bargained premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said same belonging his heirs and assigns forever And I the said grantor grantise his heirs and assigns assigne that at and before the executing hereof I am the lawful owner of the above bargained premises, and am seized, and possessed of the same in my own right good, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple; and have good right to sell convey and confirm the said bargained premises in manner aforesaid And that the said devised and bargained premises premises, with the appurtenances are free from all 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 William the Kenyon for myself my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant and warranty the above devised premises to the said Peleg D Barber his heirs and assigns, against the lawful claims a demands of any person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant secure his right by these presents, And I Susan H Kenyon wife of said William H Kenyon in consideration of the sum aforesaid, do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns, all my right of dower in and to the aforegranted premises The condition of this deed is such, that whereas I the said William the Kenyon

have executed my negotiable promissory note for the sum of twenty five hundred dollars bearing even date herewith and made payable to the said Peleg S. Barber or order on demand with interest payable semiannually till paid The more over if I the said grantor to any other person for me shall pay said note at maturity together with the interest thereon accruing to the time thereof then this deed shall be void otherwise shall he and remain in full force and effect Furthermore we the said grantors do hereby constitute and appoint the said grantee his executors administrators and assigns our Attorneys irrevocable with full powers of substitution and revocation for us and in our names or in their name or names at any time in case default shall be made in the payment of said note or of the interest due thereon and such default shall continue for a term of ten days to sell at Public auction the premises aforesaid or any part thereof they first giving twenty days notice of such sale in some one of the public newspapers printed in Newport Rhode Island and in our names or in their name or names to make and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof such deed or deeds that may be necessary to vest in such purchaser or purchasers an estate in fee simple therein and on sale there hereby granting our said Attorneys power to continue or confirm said sale from time to time we do authorize said Attorneys 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 we hereby agreeing that in case of a sale for default in the payment of said interest the principal of said note shall be deemed due and payable on the day of such sale only accounting to me and hers and assigns of all sums over and above the amount thereof we hereby ratifying and confirming such sale or sales as may be made or caused to be made by virtue hereof Furthermore I the said grantor for myself and for my heirs executors administrators and assigns do hereby covenant with the said grantee his heirs and 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 one thousand dollars and that the policy or policies of such insurance

78 shall be assigned and transferred to the said grantee his heirs and assigns as collateral security hereunto, and in default thereof do hereby agree that the said grantee his heirs or assigns may sell such securities, and the premium or profit thereon shall be a further lien upon the said estate added to the amount of said note and secured by these presents. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this sixth day of March A.D. 1889. Signed, sealed and delivered In presence of William Ho. Kenyon L.S. Charles Perrin [illegible] George W. Noble [illegible] Susan L. Kenyon L.S. Howard H. Hubbell [illegible] Innis B. Beardsley Kenyon State of Connecticut SS. New London County SS. On this sixth this sixth day of March A.D. 1889 William Ho. Kenyon personally appeared before me and acknowledged the aforegoing instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed, Charles Perrin L.S. Notary Public State of Connecticut SS. Fairfield County SS. Bridgeport March 7 A.D. 1889 Susan L. Kenyon wife of said William Ho. Kenyon personally appeared before me, and being by me examined privately and apart from her said husband she acknowledged the within deed which was shown and explained to her by me to be her free and voluntary act and deed and declared to me that she did not wish to retract the same, Innis B. Beardsley L.S. Notary Public Received fareend March 15, 1889 at 11 o'clock A.P.M. and recorded by George B. Coone Town Clerk For discharge of the foregoing mortgage see Book 114 page 315.