The instrument's own words
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L all People to whom these Presents shall come,
Whereas the Carmichael Manufacturing Company a
corporation duly created by the General Assembly of the
State of Rhode Island having an office in Westerly in the
County of Washington in said State did on the twenty
sixth day of June A.D. 1840 make and execute a certain deed
of mortgage of certain real estate situated partly in the town
of Richmond and partly in the town of Charlestown in said
county of Washington to the Rustic Savings Bank and the
Mechanics Savings Bank corporations legally created
and both located and doing business at said Westerly, to
secure the payment of certain negotiated promissory
notes as well as per reference to said deed of mortgage
which is recorded in the records of said Richmond for
recording mortgages of Real Estate in book No 12 at pages
445, 446, 447 and 448 and also recorded in the records of
said Charlestown for recording mortgages of Real Estate
in book No 11 at pages 392, 393, 394, 395 and 396,
And
whereas the said Carmichael Manufacturing Company
did said mortgage deed fully authorizing and empowering
the said Rustic Savings Bank and the said Mechanics
Savings Bank their respective successors and assigns
to sell and convey the property described in and conveyed
by said mortgage deed under the conditions and in the
manner specified in the same their in the name of
the said Carmichael Manufacturing Company & in their
names,
And whereas the said Rustic Savings
Bank and the Mechanics Savings Bank did execute a deed
dated April 11, 1847 and recorded in book number 12 at
pages 508 and 509 in said records in said and also
recorded in book number 12 at pages 34, 35 and 36
in said records in said town of Richmond did assign to
said David A. Aldrich of Westerly in said county of
Washington his heirs executors administrators and assigns
forever all the right title and interest of said Banks
in and to said properties described in deed and to the premises
therein described and the debt thereby secured and did
substitute and appoint said David A. Aldrich to be
the attorney of the said Carmichael Manufacturing
Company under said deed. And Whereas the
aforesaid mortgage deed was made and given on
the condition that if the promissory notes either
of them mentioned and described therein and the
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interest thereon should be paid according to the tenor thereof
then said [illegible] to be void otherwise to be and remain in full
force and effect. And whereas default was made in
the condition of said deed in this: The interest on said
promissory notes and the said promissory notes became
due and payable and remained unpaid for more than ten
days past the maturity thereof and before the giving of
the notice of sale by advertisement newspaper mentioning
thus whereas the said David L. Aldrich did after
the said default had continued more than ten days
advertise the premises described in said deed and the
remaining unpaid, for sale at public auction in the
Manufacturers Journal one of the public
newspapers printed in the city of Providence in said State
and also in the Weekly Rhode Island Gazette Weekly one of the
public newspapers printed in said Weekly for more
than three weeks before the day of sale named therein
and therein gave notice of his intention to sell when the
property advertised at said sale thereof. And whereas
at a public auction held on the premises in said Richmond
on the twelfth day of March A.D. 1889 at twelve oclock noon
in pursuance of said and in accordance with said advertisement
and notice of sale, the said premises over hereased by
Edwin Milnor of Cranston County of Providence and
State of Connecticut, he being the highest bidder whereas
for the sum of Forty Seven Hundred Dollars ($4700) that
being the highest sum bid, I Chad Freestone, from
all men by these presents, that me the said Carmichael
Manufacturing Company by the said David L. Aldrich
their Attorney duly authorized here aforesaid and the said
David L. Aldrich by virtue and in execution of the
power contained in said mortgage deed aforesaid, and
of every other power and authority me hereby enabling,
do, in consideration of said sum of Forty Seven Hundred
Dollars ($4700) to be paid by the said Edwin Milnor, the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged have given, granted
bargained, sold and conveyed and by these presents do
quit, grant bargain, sell convey and confirm unto the
said Edwin Milnor his heirs and assigns forever, The
following described real estate, being that portion of
the real estate described and conveyed in the above
mentioned mortgage deed now remaining unsold, to wit
Also one other tract or parcel of land comprising four
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(9) Lots known as the "Shamrock Mills" situated in the town of
Richmond and the town of [illegible]
County, consisting of a manufacturing property and mill
estate with all the buildings thereon standing and
bounded and described situated as follows viz:
The first lot of land situated in said town is bounded
as follows viz: Northerly by the highway which crossed
the Pawcatuck river, on the easterly by said Pawcatuck
river, and on the southerly and westerly by the lands of
the heirs of Obadiah [illegible] deceased and contains
by estimation three (3) acres be the same more or less,
The first lot of land in said Richmond is bounded
as follows viz: Northerly by the New York
Providence and Boston Railroad, in the Easterly by
the aforesaid highway, on the southerly and westerly
by said Pawcatuck river and contains by estimation
eight (8) acres be the same more or less. The said
second lot in said Richmond is bounded as follows,
viz: beginning at the Northwesterly corner of said lot
and at the corner of the highway where said highway
intersects said railroad and running in an easterly
direction by and with said railroad to a fence of
Martin Parks, thence southerly by and with said
Martin Parks fence and with the land of
M. L. Leanfeather
thence again Easterly by and with the southerly line
of said Leanfeather's land to the highway thence
Southerly by and with said highway to said
Pawcatuck river, thence Westerly by and with said
river to another highway, thence northerly by and
with said last mentioned highway to the place of
beginning, The said third lot of land in said
Richmond begins at the Northwest corner of said lot
on the line of said railroad and adjoining the premises
of M. L. Leanfeather and now runs by said Leanfeather as
a place of residences, running in an Easterly direction
by and with said railroad to a fence of Martin Parks,
thence southerly by and with said Parks land to the Pawcatuck
river, thence Westerly by and with said river to the
highway, thence northerly by and with said highway to the lands
of M. L. Leanfeather, thence again Easterly by and with
the southerly line of said Leanfeather, thence, thence
again northerly by and with the East line of said
Leanfeather's said premises to the place of beginning.
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Together with all water rights and all rights, privileges
and easements connected with or appurtenant thereto
except the right conveyed to Abby S. Carmichael by
said Carmichael Manufacturing Company by deed bearing
date September 29, 1887 and recorded in the Land Evidence
records of said North Johnston book number 11 at pages
269, 270 and 271 reference being hereby had to said deed
for a full description of said rights there by excepted.
Said premises being also subject to the taxes accrues
against the same in said town of Richmond in the years
1886 and 1887 and the interest costs and expenses thereon.
To have and to hold the same with all the rights
privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging unto him
the said Edwin Butler his heirs and assigns to his
and their use here fit and behoof forever.
In Witness whereof the seal of the said Carmichael Manufacturing
Company by their said attorney and the said David L.
Aldrich have here unto set their hands and seals this
nineteenth (19) day of March in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty nine (1889)
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Geo. G. Greene
Geo. H. Olney
Carmichael Mfg. Co.
David L. Aldrich Attorney L.S.
David L. Aldrich L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington S.S.
In the town of Hopkinton in said
county this 19th day of March A.D. 1889 before me personally
appeared before me, the above named David L. Aldrich
the attorney for the Carmichael Manufacturing Company
to me well known and acknowledged the above and
foregoing instrument to be his free and voluntary act
and deed, and the free and voluntary act and deed of
the Carmichael Manufacturing Company.
Geo. H. Olney
L.S. Notary Public
I David L. Aldrich of Hopkinton county of
Washington make affidavit and say, I am the person
who caused the sale mentioned in the preceding deed
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To be made: The following is a copy of the advertisement
in pursuance of which each sale was made.
Said advertisement was published in the
Manufacturers and Farmers Journal
a public newspaper published in the
city of Providence eight times to wit:
on February 14, 18, 21, 23, 25 and 28 and
on March 4, 7 and 11, 1889 and was
also published in the Westerly Arrangement
Weekly a public newspaper published
in the Town of Westerly four times to wit:
February 14, 21, 28 and March 7, 1889
being published in each of said newspapers
for more than three weeks before the
day of sale named therein.
The said sale was made at public
auction at the time and place
designated in said advertisement
and the premises were sold by
David R. Kenyon a duly qualified auctioneer, to
Edwin Milnek who made the highest bidder therefor,
for the sum of Party Seven Hundred Dollars ($700)
David S. Aldrich
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington Se
In the town of Hopkinton in
said County this 19th day of March AD, 1889, Personally
appeared before me the above named David S. Aldrich
if me well known and made oath that the above
statement signed by him is true,
George M. Olney
Notary Public
L.S.
Received for record March 28th 1889 at 3 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George B. Lawes Town Clerk