The instrument's own words
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216 To All People to whom these Presents shall come:
We Edmund P. Rose and Emma Rose wife of said
Edmund P. of Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island
hereinafter called the grantors Send Greeting Know
Ye That we the said grantors for and in consideration
of the sum of five hundred dollars to us in hand paid
the receipt thereof well and truly paid by John S
Renshaw of Richmond RI hereinafter called the grantee
the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge, and are
therewith fully satisfied, contented and paid; and thereof,
and of every part and parcel thereof Desiring to separate, acquit
and discharge the said grantee this her successors and
administrators forever by these presents have given,
granted, bargained, sold, alienated, conveyed,
conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents do
freely fully and absolutely grant bargain sell
transfer convey and confirm unto the said grantee
his heirs and assigns forever, a certain tract of land
situated in said Charlestown with a dwelling house and
other buildings thereon, and containing four acres more or
less and bounded as follows Beginning at a stone post
at the corner of land of the heirs of Henry Renshaw located
at the highway, North Southerly boundary bounding on said
highway to land of Albert D. Burdick, Thence Northwesterly
bounding partly in said Burdick's land and partly on
land of Elijah S. land to a stone post near a gate, thence
Easterly about 20 rods to another stone post thence
Southerly a straight line bounding on land of said M
& Albert H. Rose to the place of beginning or however
otherwise 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 their own proper use, benefit and
behoof forever. And we the said grantors for ourselves
our heirs, executors and administrators do covenant, promise
grant and to grant to and with said grantee his heirs and assigns
That but and before the ensealing hereof we are the true sole
and lawful owners of the above bargained premises and are
lawfully seized and possessed of the same in our own
proper right right as good perfect and absolute estate of
inheritance in fee simple; and have in ourselves a good right
full power and lawful authority to grant bargain sell
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convey and confirm the said bargained premises in a manner as
aforesaid, And that the said grantee his heirs and assigns
shall and may from time to time and at all times forever
hereafter, by lease and virtue of these present, lawfully, peaceably
and quietly have, hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the said
devised and bargained premises with the appurtenances
free and clear, and fully and clearly acquitted, exonerated
and discharged of all and from all and all manner of former
or other gifts, grants bargains, sales, leases, mortgages wills,
entails, jointures dowries judgments executions and other
branches, of what name or nature soever, that might in any
measure or degree obstruct or make void this present deed.
Furthermore, we the said grantors for ourselves and
for our heirs executors and administrators, do covenant and
convey the above demised 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
The condition of this deed is such That whereas we
the said Edwin P. Rose & Emmer Rose have granted
one negotiable promissory note for the sum of five
hundred dollars, bearing even date herewith and
made payable to the hand of John S. Conant one year
after date 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 arrear whether before or after maturity to
bear interest of the rate aforesaid till paid.
Now therefore if we the said grantors or our heirs,
executors, administrators or assigns, or any other person
for us or for them, shall pay 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, we the said grantors do hereby constitute
and appoint the said grantee his executors, adminis-
trators and assigns our attorneys irrevocable with
full powers of substitution and revocation for us
land in our name or in his or their name or names
at any living in case default shall be made in the
payment of one said note or of the annual interest due
thereon and such default shall continue for the term
of ten days, to sell at public auction the premises
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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 public newspapers printed in
this State and in our 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 dale thereof (hereby
granting unto our said attorneys power to continue or adjourn
such sale from time to time,) we do also authorize our said
attorneys to receive the amount the same may be sold for,
and after the payment of all the expenses incurred in and
sale of saids, to apply and be appropriate the residue thereof to
the payment of the amount of principal and interest of said
note hereby assumed, and we hereby agreeing that in case of a
sale not fully sufficient in the payment of said annual interest the
principal part of said note shall be deemed due and payable on
the day of such sale) accounting to us on our own and behalf
and assigns for all sums over and above the amount thereof we
hereby ratifying, approving and confirming such sale or
sales as may be made or caused to be made by virtue of this
hereof. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set
our hands and seals this 26 day of November in the
year of our lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
William J. Hibshol
Joseph E. Co. Lanshear
Edmon P. Rose L.S.
Emma S. Rose L.S.
State of Rhode Island )
County of Washington ) ss.
Town of Charlestown this 26th day of November AD 1890 Edmon P. Rose
personally appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument, by him signed to be his free and voluntary act
and deed; and then there the above named Emma S. Rose
also personally appeared before me and was by me
examined privately and apart from her said husband and while
so privately and apart I showed and explained to her the
forgoing instrument by her signed and she acknowledged
the same to be her full and voluntary act and deed and declared
to me that she did not wish to retract the same.
Joseph E. Co. Lanshear
Justice of the Peace & Notary Public
Received for record Nov 26, 1890 at 10 o'clock
and recorded by George Calones from L.S.