The instrument's own words
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196 State of Rhode Island and etc
Washington &c
In Charlestown on this 6 day of October
AD 1880 the above named Welcome H Foster personally
appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument by him signed, to be his free and voluntary
act and deed; and then and there the aforementioned Mania
H Foster wife of said Welcome H Foster also personally
appeared before me, and being by me examined plainly
and apart from her said husband acknowledged and
declared the same instrument shown and explained to
her by me, to be her free voluntary act, and that she
did not wish to rethink the same.
George B Lease
Notary Public
Received for record Oct 6, 1880 at 8 oclock PM
and recorded by George B Lease four dollars
Having received full payment and satisfaction
of the mortgage including both principal and interest
I hereby annul and discharge the same in full,
witness my hand and seal this 22nd day of June 1903
In presence of William H Town
George B Lease
To all People to whom these Presents shall come I
Henry G Harris of Charlestown RI hereafter called
the grantor, Send Greeting. Know ye, that I the said
grantor for and, in consideration of the sum of four
hundred and fifty dollars to me in hand, before the
ensealing hereof well and truly paid by William Killtown
of said Charlestown hereafter called the grantee the
receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and am thereby
fully satisfied contented and paid: have transferred of and
convey part and parcel thereof, do exonerate, acquit and
discharge the said grantee, his heirs, executors and assigns
forever, by these presents, have given, granted
bargained, sold aliened enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed
and by these presents do fully completely and absolutely give,
grant, bargain sell, alien, enfeoff, convey and confirm
unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns further,
two certain lots or tracts of land situated in said Charlestown,
the first tract is bounded Northerly on the Post Road.
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Westerly on land of the heirs of Christopher R. Kathanfelin,
Southerly on land of Melancthon H. Foster and wife and
Easterly on land of Stanton S. Green, containing by estimation
sixty acres more or less. The second tract is a wood lot and
is bounded Easterly partly on land formerly of Samuel &
Thomas Perry and partly on land formerly of Caleb
Browning, Southerly on land of Joshua Tucker or the Adams
land as called Westerly partly on land now or formerly
of the heirs of James Keen deed and partly on land
formerly owned by John Day and Southerly on land
formerly owned by Samuel Day, containing by estimation
forty acres more or less, or however either of said lots
may be bounded, To have and 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
assigns forever, To his and their only proper use, benefit
and behalf forever. And I the said grantor for myself
my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant,
promise and grant, to and with the said grantee his
heirs and assigns, that at and before the ensealing
hereof, I am the true sole and lawful owner of the
above bargained premises, and that lawfully seized and
possessed of the same in my own proper right as good,
perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple,
and have in myself good right, full power and lawful
authority to grant bargain, sell, convey and confirm the
said bargained premises in manner as aforesaid And
that the said grantee his heirs and assigns, shall
and may from time to time and shall times forever
hereafter by force and virtue of these presents, lawfully,
peaceably land quietly, have, hold, use, occupy, possess
and enjoy the said demised and bargained premises, with
the appurtenances fee and clear and clean, and fully and
clearly acquitted, exonerated and discharged of and from
all kind all manner of power or other gifts grants,
bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, wills entails jointures,
dowries judgments executions and encumbrances, of
what wants or nature soever, that might in any manner
or degree obstruct or makes void this present deed.
Furthermore I the said grantor for myself any heirs,
executors and administrators do covenant and engage
the above demised premises to the said grantee his
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heirs and assigns against the lawful claims or demands
of any person or persons whatever, forever to warrant,
defend and defend by these presents The condition of this
deed is such that whereas I the said Perry H Hosie have
executed my negotiable promissory note for the sum of four
hundred dollars bearing even date herewith and
made payable to the said William R Cleaver on or before five
years after date with interest at the rate of five per cent
per annum payable annually on January 1st July
until said principal sum is paid whether at or after
maturity, and all installments of interest in arrears whether
before or after maturity, to bear interest at the rate aforesaid
until paid Now therefore, If I the said Perry H Hosie
my heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, or any other
person for one or some of them shall pay said note at maturity
together with the interest thereon according to the tenor thereof
this deed shall be void, otherwise shall be and remain
in full force and effect Furthermore, I the said
Perry H Hosie do hereby constitute and appoint the said
William R Cleaver, his 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 or breach shall be made of the covenants of
insurance hereafter contained, and such default or a breach
shall continue for the term of ten days, to sell at public
auction the premises aforesaid, or any part thereof They first
giving after the expiration of said term of ten days, ninety
days notice of such sale in one of the public newspapers
printed in Washington county 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 or purchasers a
full and absolute estate in fee simple therein, and on sale
thereof, thereby granting unto my said Attorneys full power
to continue to adjourn such sale from time to time I do
authorize my said Attorneys to receive the amount the
same may be sold for after the payment of all the
expenses incident to such sale or sales to apply and
appropriate thereto the residue thereof to the payment of the principal and interest of said note hereby secured
hereby agreeing that in case of a sale for default
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in the payment of said semiannual interest or for breach of
said covenants If Insurance the principal of said note
shall be deemed due and payable on the day of such sale
accruing to me or my heirs and assigns, all sums
over and above the amount thereof I hereby ratifying of having
and confirming such sale or sales as may be made or caused
to be made by me or my heirs. Furthermore I the
said grantor for myself and for my heirs, executors, adminis-
trators, heirs and assigns, do hereby covenant with the said grantee
his heirs or 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 four hundred
fifty dollars, and that the policy or policies of such
Insurance shall be assigned and transferred to the said
grantee and assigns for collateral security hereto and
in default thereof, do hereby agree that the said grantee
his heirs or assigns may effect said Insurance, and
the premium or premiums therefor, shall be a further
lien upon the said estate, added to the amount of said
note and secured by these presents. And in witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
6 day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety (Ad 1890)
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Welcome R. Foster Perry G. Horris...
State of Rhode Island ss,
Washington Sc
In Charlestown on this 6th day of
October Ad 1890 the above named Perry G. Horris
personally appeared before me, and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his
free and voluntary act and deed
George W. Cores
Notary Public
Received for record Oct 6. 1890 at 8 o'clock AM
and recorded by George W. Cores Town Clerk
Having received full payment and satisfaction of the
debt secured by the following mortgage I hereby cancel
and discharge the same in full. Witness my hand and
seal this 10th day of Oct 1892 William R. Owen
Insurance of George W. Cores