The instrument's own words
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Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
George Co. Cross
Charles Cross
George S. Burdies ssl
State of Rhode Island & co
County of Washington sse
In Charlestown this 12th
day of October AD 1889, The above named, George S.
Burdies did personally appear before me, and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free
and voluntary act and deed.
George Co. Cross
Notary Public
Received for record Oct 14th 1889 at 10 o clock AM
and recorded by George Co. Cross Town Clerk
KNOW All Men by these presents, That I
George Co Cross and all of the town of Charlestown, county
of Washington in the State of Rhode Island in considera-
tion of the sum of seven ($700) Dollars to me paid by
the Peoples Savings Bank of Danbury in the State
of Connecticut do bargain and sell to the said savings
Bank their successors and assigns to a certain tract or
parcel of land situated in said Charlestown with all
the buildings and improvements thereon standing,
bounded as follows, Commencing at the southeast
corner of the premises at a certain barnway, thence
running five (5) rods north Thence 8 rods West Thence
5 rods south and Thence 8 rods East to said barnway,
bounded on the East North & West by land of Luis L.
Hopkins wife & on the north by the Rd called the
Road being the same premises conveyed to me by said Louis
Hopkins wife by deed dated the 10th day of March AD 1887
and recorded in land Evidence records of said
Charlestown Book No 11 at page 228 reference to the
same being hereby made, To have and to hold
the said granted and bargained premises with the
privileges and appurtenances thereof to the said
Peoples Savings Bank their successors and assigns
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forever, and I do hereby covenant with the said Savings
Bank, that the above granted premises are free from all
incumbrances, and that I will warrant and defend
the same to the said Savings Bank, their successors and
assigns, against the lawful claims and demands of all
persons.
And I, Josie B. Cornwell wife of said
George E. Cornwell in consideration of the sum paid as
aforesaid, do hereby release and forever quitclaim to the
said Savings Bank their successors and assigns, all my
right title however in and to the aforementioned premises.
The condition of this deed is such, that whereas the said
George E. Cornwell has executed his negotiable promissory
note bearing date Sept 9th 1859 and made payable to
the said Savings Bank or order on demand for the sum
of Seven hundred ($700) dollars which note it is contemplated
to renew from time to time, either for the whole amount
of the same or for a part thereof. Now therefore
if I the said George E. Cornwell or any other person
for me shall pay said Note and all renewals of the same
at maturity, according to the tenor thereof, then this deed
shall be void, otherwise shall remain in full force.
Furthermore, we the said George E. Cornwell & Josie
B. Cornwell do hereby appoint J. Albert Brown Treasurer
of said Savings Bank or his successor in said office my
Attorney, irrevocable with full power of substitution and
of revocation, to sell at public Auction the said premises
at any time after said Note or Notes shall become due and
remain unpaid for the space of ten days, first giving
notice thereof for at least three weeks in some public news-
paper published in the town of Bristol, and upon such
sale shall, in our names or in his name, execute good and
sufficient deed or deeds of said premises, with the usual
covenants of warranty so as to meet in the purchaser or
purchasers in estate in fee simple in the premises, and
may collect and secure the purchase money and after
deducting all the costs and expenses of sale and, all
other money due from us to said Savings Bank, to bring the
residue to us or our heirs and assigns; hereby ratifying
all things which may be legally done by said Attorney
for the purpose aforesaid. Furthermore I the said
said George E. Cornwell do hereby covenant with the said
Savings Bank that Insurance against loss by fire shall be
kept and maintained upon the buildings on the premise
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aforsaid, at such office or offices as shall be approved by them,
in a sum not less than seven hundred Dollars, and the
assessments thereon duly paid, and the policy or policies of
such Insurance shall be assigned and transferred to the said
Savings Bank, as collateral security hereto, and in default
thereof do hereby agree that the said Savings Bank may
effect such Insurance and the premium or premiums paid
thereon shall be a further lien upon said estate.
In Testimony Whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 14 day of October in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty nine.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Mary E Coesse
Charles Coesse.
George E. Brandall L.S.
Josie B. Brandall L.S.
State of Rhode Island, ve
Washington ss
In Charlestown this 14 day of October
A.D. 1889 George E Brandall personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the within instrument
by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed,
And then and there in the same day, also the above
named Josie B. Brandall wife of said George E. Brandall
personally appeared before me, and being by me
examined orally and aften from her said husband
she acknowledged the within deed, which was by me,
shown and explained to her, to be her free and
voluntary act and deed, and declared to me that she
did not wish to retract the same.
George E. Coesse
Notary Public
Received for record Oct 17th 1889 at 11 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George E Coesse Town Clerk
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