The instrument's own words
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Whereas James Ho. Mattheson of Richmond R.I. on the 7th
day of January 1840 made and executed a mortgage deed of
certain real estate, hereinafter described, to Beniah G.
Kenyon for the purpose of securing the payment of an
indebtedness promissory note therein described and in
which said mortgage were certain powers of sale in case
of default in the payment of said note all of which
now more fully and clear reference to said mortgage
deed which is recorded in said town's R.I. in Book
10 page 516 to 518 of the records of Real Estate mortgage
of said town And whereas the said Beniah G. Kenyon
did on the 12th day of September 1857 assign, transfer
and set over unto Ruth B. Matteson of said [illegible]
the said mortgage deed, the note and claims thereby secured,
and all his right title and interest in said premises,
and did substitute the said Ruth B. Matteson her heirs
and assigns to be the attorneys of the said James
Ho. Mattheson with all the rights and powers possessed
by said Beniah G. Kenyon by virtue of said mortgage
deed And whereas default has made in the pay-
ment of said note and said default continued for
more than ten days, and whereas the said Ruth B.
Matteson advertised said mortgaged premises for sale
at public auction in the Sentinel-Advertiser, one of
the public newspapers printed in Washington county
for more than twenty days prior to the day of sale
and after the expiration of said term of ten days
And Whereas at the public auction held in pursuance
of said advertisement on the first day of January 1891
Isaac M. Andrews of said [illegible] being the highest
bidder for said premises became the purchaser thereof
for the sum of four hundred and thirty dollars
Now therefore the said Ruth B. Matteson in
consideration of said sum of four hundred and
thirty dollars to be paid by said Isaac M. Andrews
the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged hereby
by virtue of the power conferred upon me by said
deed of mortgage, grant bargain sell and convey
to said Isaac M. Andrews his heirs and assigns
forever, a certain tract of land being in said
[illegible] and bounded and described as
follows, on the North by lands of Peter Lacher
and Indian Land, Easterly by land of Johnna Area
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and the highway, Southerly by lands of the heirs of Arbinlle
Sartin, North with land and land of Matilda Perry, westerly
by a brook which separates it from land of Matilda Perry,
or however otherwise the same may be bounded, containing
by estimation one hundred acres more or less. To have and
to hold the aforesaid premises with the privileges and
appurtenances thereunto belonging to the said Isaac W.
Andrews his heirs and assigns forever. In witness
whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 15
day of January 1891
For Presence b
Leon L. Cornell Ruth B. Matteson Sel.
Read H. Burdick
State of Rhode Island ss
Washington ss
In Richmond this 13 day of January
1891 Ruth B. Matteson personally appeared before
me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by
her signed to be her free act and deed.
Joseph E. Lamphear
Notary Public
I Ruth B. Matteson named in the foregoing deed
on oath depose and say that pursuant to the provisions
of the mortgage deed above referred to I advertised
the sale of the above described property four times viz
on the eleventh eighteenth twenty fourth days of
December 1890 and the first day of January 1891
in the Sentinel Advertiser one of the newspapers
printed in said Washington County by a notice of
which the following is a true copy:
Mortgagee's sale,
Estate of the late Rufus own Matteson deceased,
Will be sold at public auction on the premises at
12 oclock noon on Thursday Jan 1 1891 C of Jan 1st
next ran week day (the) estate of the late Rufus
own Matteson deceased near the Passaic state school house
in Scituate town consisting of a farm of 90 acres more or
less, house with 8 rooms, Barn with room for 5 cows and
2 horses, Wood Shop, Wood shed, Wagon house
and other buildings thereon, Also a few tons of hay,
said farm is suitably divided into tillage and
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practice and is well located.
Ruth B. Matteson, Mortgagee
& P. Stopbie, Auctioneer
And I further depose and say that pursuant to
said notice and at the time place thereim
appointed, said premises were sold at public
auction
Ruth B. Matteson
State of Rhode Island &c
Washington Ss
Sworn to in Richmond this 31 day
of January 1891 Ruth B. Matteson subscribed it
the foregoing affiant personally appeared before
me and made oath as to the truth of the same
[illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible]
L.S.
Received for record January 31/89 at 8 oclock A.M
and recorded by Edgar G. L. Covey Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that we
Gordon Clarke and Harriet C. Clarke his wife
in the right of said Harriet both of the Town of Hopkinton
in the county of Washington and state of Rhode
Island for and in consideration of the sum of
two hundred and eighty dollars to us paid by
Thomas E. Gardners of the Town of Westerly in
the county and state aforesaid, its receipt whereof
we do hereby acknowledge, have remised, released
and forever quit claimed, and by these presents
do remise, release and forever quit claim unto
him the said Thomas E. Gardners his heirs
and assigns forever, all the right title, interest
property claim and demand, which we now
have, or of right might have, or claim, in
and to the undivided one seventh part of all
and entire the real estate with the improvements
thereon standing of which John Gardners late
of the Town of Charlestown, in the county and
State aforesaid died, seised and possessed lying
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