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224 MORTGAGE DEED
I, Adelaide B. Richmond of East Greenwich, County of Kent and State of Rhode Island
for consideration paid, grant to Howard E. Thorp of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island with MORTGAGE COVENANTS, to secure the payment of Fifteen Hundred
(1500) Dollars with Interest at Five (5) per cent per annum, payable semi-annually in advance,
as provided in a certain negotiable promissory note of even date herewith.
A certain tract or parcel of land situated in the Town of Charlestown, at
Quonocutcong, so called, in said County of Washington, with number cottage
and other improvements thereon found and described and bounded as follows, to wit:
Beginning at a point on the easterly shore of Quonocutcong Pond, said point
being the northeasterly corner of land conveyed from Samuel Underwood and the southeasterly
corner of land formerly of John E. Taylor; thence running easterly bounded, northeasterly
by said Taylor's land to a stone wall; thence running southerly, thence southerly and
easterly by said stone wall projected street 130 feet; thence westerly in a line 130 feet
distant from and parallel with said stone wall a distance of 175 feet, thence running
less, to the shore of said pond; thence northerly, following the shore of said
pond, to the point and place of beginning, or otherwise however the same may be
bounded or described.
Also a right-of-way, in common with others, for foot travel only and
across a certain lot four hundred feet wide and running to the Atlantic Ocean, said plot being
bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the northeasterly corner at a stub
in the ground at the northeasterly corner of land formerly of Lila C. Crapo; thence running
southerly 300 feet to the southeasterly corner of said land; thence westerly 100 feet, crossing
in a line parallel with the sea; thence running westerly 10 feet; thence running northerly
and continuing to the sea; thence running westerly 10 feet; thence running northerly
distant therefrom to the northeasterly corner of said right of way; thence running easterly
adjacent to the point of beginning, the whole of said tract being easterly by land
Crapo, southerly by the ocean, westerly by the lands of Sophia M. Downey and northerly by
land of and from H. B. Dow; Reserved and retained to the grantor a right of way
over and across a right-of-way extending from the premises hereby described to the
highway across land of Lila C. Crapo, Sophia M. Downey and of Emma B. Dow.
Meaning and intending to convey in fee simple the premises and privileges as conveyed
to this mortgagor by Richard L. Barrer by deed dated June 1st, 1944, and duly
recorded in the Land Evidence Records of the Town of Charlestown.
This mortgage is made upon the STATUTORY CONDITION and with the STATUTORY
POWER OF SALE.
Frederick R. Richmond husband of the mortgagor, release to the mortgagee all
my right of curtesy and all other interest in the aforesaid premises.
WITNESS our hands this 10th day of June 1944.
ADELAIDE B. RICHMOND
FREDERICK R. RICHMOND
In presence of
Helen C. Anderson
STATE of RHODE ISLAND, ETC.)
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County of Kent )
In East Greenwich on the 10th day of June, 1944 before me personally appeared
Frederick R. Richmond and Adelaide B. Richmond, both to me known and known by me to be the
parties executing the foregoing instrument, and they severally acknowledged said instrument,
by them executed, to be their free act and deed.
HELEN C. ANDERSON
Notary Public
Received for record June 12th, A. D. 1944 at 10:05 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
Town Clerk
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DISCHARGE OF MORTGAGE
The undersigned, having received full payment and satisfaction of the within mortgage recorded
in the Town of Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island, in the Land Evidence Records Book
No. 29 page 224, hereby cancel and discharge the same. And covenant to and with the payer
that I will forever warrant owner of said mortgage.
Witness, this 5th day of October, 1956. HOWARD E. THORP
Witness: James D. Thornton, Jr.
Received for record October 18th, A. D. 1956 at 3:20 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by
Town Clerk