The instrument's own words
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106 To All People to whom these presents
shall come, I George W. Chase of Charlestown
in the county of Washington State of RI send Greeting
Know Ye That I the said George W. Chase (hereinafter
called the grantor) for and in consideration of the sum
of five hundred and fifty dollars in hand before
the executing hereof well and truly paid by Isaac M.
Andrews of Charlestown aforesaid the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge and am therewith fully
satisfied contented and paid, and thereof and of every
part and parcel thereof do hereby demise grant bargain
the said Isaac M. Andrews his heirs, executors and
administrators forever by these presents have given
granted bargained sold alienated enfeoffed conveyed
land confirmed, and by these presents do freely fully
and absolutely give grant bargain sell alien
enfeoff convey and confirm unto the said Isaac M.
Andrews (hereinafter called the grantee) his heirs
and assigns forever, a certain farm situated in
said Charlestown containing by estimation one hundred
& thirty acres more or less with all the buildings thereon
bounded as follows Beginning at [illegible] from
by land of heirs of George Ball, Southerly on said
land land and land of James W. Hodge, Easterly
on land of heirs of Nathaniel Allen, Northerly in
land of heirs of said Green land to said first
thence on said hand to the place of beginning or
however otherwise bounded, to have had to
hold, the said granted and bargained premises with
all the appurtenances privileges and commodities to
the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the
said grantee his heirs and designs forever to his and
their proper use benefit and behoof forever, and
I the said grantor for myself and for my heirs, executors
and administrators do covenant promise and grant to
and with the said grantee his heirs and assigns That that
and before the executing 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
whatsoever in the simpli and have in myself good
right full power and lawful authority to grant
bargain sell convey and confirm the said bargain
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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 hereafter, by force and
virtue of these presents lawfully, peaceably, and quietly
have, hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the said
devised and bargained premises, with the appurtenances
free and clear, and freely and clearly acquitted, exempted
and discharged of all and from all suit and all manner of
former or other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgage
mills, 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
devised premises to the said grantee his heirs and
assigns against the lawful claims or demands of any
person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant, secure
and defend by these presents. And I Mary
E. Chaffee wife of said grantor, in consideration of the
sum paid as aforesaid, do hereby release and forever
quitclaim with the said grantee his heirs and
assigns, all my right of dower in and to the afore-
granted premises. The condition of this deed is
such, that whereas I the said George M. Chaffee have
executed my negotiable promissory note for the sum of
Five hundred and fifty (550) dollars bearing even
date herewith and made payable to the order of Isaac
M. Andrews on demand with interest at the rate of
six per centum per annum payable annually
till said principal sum is paid whether at or after
maturity, and all installments of interest in clear
whether before or after maturity to bear interest at
the rate aforesaid till paid. Now therefore
if I the said grantor or my heirs, executors, adminis-
trators or assigns, or any other person, for me or for
them, shall say said note at maturity together with
the interest thereon, according to the tenor thereof then
this deed shall be void, otherwise shall be and
remain in full force and effect.
Furthermore I the said grantor do hereby constitute
and appoint the said grantee his executors, adminis-
trators and assigns my Attorneys irrevocable, with
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full powers of substitution and revocation for me and
in my name & in his or their name or names, at any time
in case default shall be made in the payment of said note
or of the annual interest due thereon and such default
shall continue for the term of ten days, to sell publick
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
publick 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 a purchaser a full and
absolute estate in fee simple therein, and on sale
thereof, hereby granting unto my said Attorneys
power to continue overdown such sale from time to
time, I do authorize my said Attorneys to receive
the amount the land may be sold for, and after the
payment of all the expenses incident to such sale
or sales it apply and apply distribute the residue
thereof to the payment of the amount of principal and
interest of said note by me hereby secured, hereby agreeing
that in case of any sale for default in the payment of the
annual interest the principal of said note shall be
deemed due and payable on the day of such sale,
accounting to me on any day here and hereafter for all sums
over and above the amount thereof I hereby ratifying,
approving and confirming such sale or sales as may
be made or cause to be made by virtue hereof,
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our
hands and seals this 21st day of May in the year of
our lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine,
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
George M. Laflee Lob
George R. Bowls
Isaias G. Laflee Lob
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington ss
In town of North Kingstown in said
county on this 21st day of May 1889 George M. Laflee
and Isaias G. Laflee appeared before me, and acknowledged the
foregoing instrument their sign signed, to be their
free voluntary act and deed
George R. Bowls
Received for record May 21 1889 at 4 o'clock P.M.
Notary Public
recorded by George R. Conv. North Kingstown Clerk
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