The instrument's own words
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124 Know all men by these presents That I Joseph
Bent of the town of Cohasset town, in the county of Washington
and State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the
sum of Two hundred and fifty dollar value well and truly
paid by Annie B. Jones wife of James Jones of the town of
North Kingstown in the county and State aforesaid, the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, by these presents do grant
grant bargain, sell, convey and confirm unto the said
Annie B. Jones her heirs and assigns forever, the under-
signed one half part of a certain tract of land lying and
being in the said town of Charlestown the same being the
one half part of lots No three (3) and four (4) on a certain
plat entitled Indian Reservation East side surveyed
and platted by Melleneve, which said plat is recorded
in the records of land evidence of said North Kingstown,
reference to the same being hereby made and
as the undivided one half part of being all my right
title and interest in & to all these tracts or parcels of land
land lying and being said town of Cohasset town of which
my mother Nancy Bent did, seise & possessed, however the
same may be bounded & described Also the
undivided one half part of being all my right title
interested in & to all those three tracts or parcels of land lying
and being in said town of Cohasset town of which
father Thomas Bent did, seise & possessed however the
same may be bounded & described To have and
to hold, the said granted and bargained premises, with all the
privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging, or
in any ways appertaining to the said granted her heirs
and assigns forever, And I the said grantor for myself
my heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant to
and with the said grantee her heirs and assigns, that at
and before the executing hereof I am the lawful owner
of the above bargained premises, and any seised &
possessed of the same, in my own right as 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 demised
and bargained premises, with the appurtenances are free
from all encumbrances, of what name or nature sever, that
might in any measure of degree obstruct or make void
this present deed. Furthermore I the said grantor
for myself & my heirs, executors and administrators &c
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covenant and engage the above described premises to the said
grantee her heirs and assigns, against the lawful claims or
demands of any person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant,
secure and defend by these presents.
The Condition of this deed is such, that whereas I the said
Joseph Burt have executed my negotiable promissory note
for the sum of two hundred eighty dollars bearing even
date herewith and made payable to the said Ruth B. Jones
over three years after date with interest payable annually
at the rate of five per centum per annum
And if myself of the said grantor or any other person
for me shall pay said note at maturity together with
the interest thereon according to the terms 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
her executors, administrators and assigns my Attorneys
irrevocable, with full power of substitution and revocation
for me and in my 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 annual 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 if she first give twenty days notice
of such sale, in some one of the public newspapers
printed in said vicinity and in my name or in their
name or names to make and deliver to the purchaser
or purchasers thereof any deed or deeds that may be
necessary to vest in such purchaser or purchasers an
estate to be fee simple therein, and in sale thereof hereby
granting unto my said Attorneys power to continue
or adjourn such sale from time to time. I do authorize
said Attorneys to receive the amount the same may be
sold for, and after the payment of all the expenses
incident thereto of 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 do hereby agreeing that in case of a sale for
default in the payment of said annual 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 for all sums over and above the amount thereof
I hereby ratifying and confirming such sale or sales
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as may be made or caused to be made by virtue hereof
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this 23rd day of September A.D. 1889
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
William Hossey Joseph Bent L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
Washington ss
On this twenty this 23rd day of
September A.D. 1889 Joseph Bent personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by
him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
L.S. William Hossey Notary Public
Received for record September 23, 1889 at 4 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George Converse Town Clerk
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Know All men by These Presents That we Benjamin
A. Clarke and Mary A. Clarke wife of said Benjamin A.
of the District of Saratoga sett county of Washington State
State of R.I. for and in consideration of the sum of one
hundred dollars well and truly paid by Niles H. Clamp
of Charlestown in said County and State the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, by these presents do give
grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said Niles
H. Clamp his heirs and assigns forever, two certain tracts
of land situated in said Charlestown, containing thirty
acres more or less, which two tracts together are known
as the homestead farm of Ben Clarke. Beginning at the
first tract is bounded on the Hollows, on the North by land of
the heirs of Sarah M. Ledet, on the East by land of said
Clarke's heirs on the North and West by the highway leading
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