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292 Know all men by these Presents That I George
St. Ennis of Richmonds in the county of Washington
State of RI for and in consideration of the sum of
fourteen hundred dollars value well and truly paid by Henry
St. Nichols of South Kingstown in said county & State
and Henry G. Holden of Westfield, Allegany County
State of New York the receipt whereof i hereby ac-
knowledge by these presents do give, grant bargain, sell
convey and confirm unto the said grantees their heirs
and assigns however, a certain farm situated in Collaton
town said Washington County R.I. containing three
hundred acres more or less with a dwelling house and
other improvements thereon standing and is bounded
as follows, one partly North by Benjamins Thrasher
and partly of land formerly owned by Dennis Temple
deceased. Easterly partly by land of David Teffley land
of Benjamin Alcorns heirs partly by a publick
Highway and land of Benj. Tucker eitherly partly
by Indian land and partly by land of heirs of Benj.
Tucker deceased, and Westerly by the highway
leading from Richmond switch to Cross Mills for known
bounded, to have and to hold, the said granted and
bargained premises with all the privileges and appurtenances
belonging to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to
the said grantees their heirs and assigns forever. And
I the said grantor for myself my heirs, executors and
administrators, do covenant and with the said grantees
their heirs and assigns, That at all and before the executing
hereof I am the lawful owner of the above bargained
premises and seised 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 to sell and convey the said bargained premises
in manner as aforesaid. And that the said demised
and bargained premises, with all the appurtenances, are free
from all encumbrances, of what name or nature soever,
that might in any measure or degree obstruct or make
void this present Deed. except a mortgage to the Kings
Saving Bank. Furthermore I the said grantor
for myself my heirs, executors and administrators do
covenant and engage the above demised premises to the
said grantees their heirs and assigns against the lawful
claims or demands of any person or persons whatever
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forever to warrant seise and defend by these presents,
except the mortgage aforesaid
The construction of this deed is such that whereas I the said
George H. Ennis have speculated my sigs negotiable promissory
notes bearing date as follows Aug 16 1840 for $250 & Oct 20
1840 for $250 and Oct 27 1840 for $250 payable to Henry
L. Nichols or order on demand with interest And Sept 16
1840 for $250 & Sept 1 1840 for $150 & Oct 27 1840 for
$300 payable to Henry H Holten or order on demand with
interest Now therefore If the said grantor or any
other person for me shall pay said notes at maturity
together with the interest thereon according to the tenor thereof
then this deed shall be void otherwise to remain in full force
and effect Furthermore I the said grantor as
hereby constitute and appoint the said grantees their executor
administrators and assigns my attorneys irrevocable with
full powers 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 notes
and said default shall continue for a term of ten days
to sell at public auction the premises aforesaid or any
part thereof they first giving twenty days notice of such
sale in some one of the public newspapers printed in
said Washington county and in my name or in their
name or names to make and deliver to the purchaser
or purchasers thereof any deed or deeds that may be
necessary to vest in such purchaser or purchasers an
estate in fee simple therein and in such sale thereof
I hereby granting unto my said Attorney power to
continue or adjourn such sale from time to time I do
authorize my said Attorney to receive the amount the
same may be sold for and after the payment shall
the expenses incident to such sale or sales to apply
and appropriate the residue thereof to the payment
of the amount of principal and interest of their notes
hereby secured accounting to me or my heirs and
assigns for all sums over and above the amount
thereof I hereby ratifying and confirming such sale
as a deed as may be made by a cabased to be made
by virtue hereof
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this 18th day of September A.D. 1841
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
George H. Ennis L.S.
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State of Rhode Island sc
Washington &
In Cohassetstone this 8th day of September
Ad 1891 George T. Ennis personally appeared before
me and acknowledged the within instrument by him
signed, to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
George G. Larue
Notary Public
Received for record Sept 8, 1891 at 8 o'clock PM
and returned to George G. Larue Notary Public
Know all men by these presents that I Robert D. Babcock of Hopkinton, County of Washington,
State of Rhode Island, do hereby sell, grant, bargain, release and quit claim unto the said
Grantee all that certain piece of land situated in the Town of Cohassetstone, County of Washington,
State of Rhode Island, and bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast corner of land
belonging to Job E. Coffin Esquire it being lot No 1 and 2
and a continuation of said lots, running Easterly along the
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