The instrument's own words
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308 To all People to whom these presents shall come
One Henry N. Taber and Abby S. Taber wife of said Henry
N. of Charlestown in the county of Washington and state of
R.I. Send greeting, Know ye that we the said Henry
N. & Abby S. Taber (hereinafter called the grantors) for our
in consideration of the sum of Three Hundred Dollars in
cash hand before the sealing hereof well and truly paid by
George La croix of said Charlestown the receipt whereof
we do hereby acknowledge and are therewith fully satis
facted and paid, and Thereof and of every part and
parcel Thereof do execute acquit and discharge the said
George La croix his heirs successors and administrators
forever by these Presents, have given granted bargained
sold assigned transferred conveyed and confirmed And
by these presents do hereby fully and absolutely give
grant bargain sell assign transfer convey and confirm
unto the said George la croix (hereinafter called the
grantee) his heirs and assigns forever, A certain lot
of land situated in said Charlestown with a dwelling
house thereon standing bounded and described as follows
beginning at a stake and stone by the East side of the
highway leading from town house white to the Salt Pond, thence
running Eastward thirty feet thence Southerly a hundred
five with said highway ninety feet Thence Westerly ninety
feet to said highway, thence by said highway ninety five
to the place of beginning, bounding Westerly on said highway
Northerly Easterly and Southerly on land of Cohalan tvers
or however bounded, To have and to hold the
said granted and bargained premises, with all the ap
purtenances privileges and commodities to the same
belonging or in anywise appertaining to the said grant
his heirs and assigns forever, to his and to their own proper
use benefit and behalf forever. And we the said grant
for ourselves our heirs executors and administrators do
covenant promise and grant to and with the said
grantee his heirs and assigns, that at and before
the sealing 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
as good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in
fee simple; and have in ourselves good right full
power and lawful authority to grant bargain sell
convey and confirm the said bargained premises
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in manner as aforesaid. And that the said grantee his heirs
and assigns shall and may from time to time, and at all
times hereafter, by force and virtue of these presents,
lawfully, peaceably, and quietly have hold, use occupy possess
and enjoy the said demised and bargained premises with
all the appurtenances free and clear, and freely and clearly
acquitted, exonerated and discharged of all and
all manner of power or other gifts, grants, bargains
sales, leases, mortgages, wills, entails, jointures, dower
judgments, executions and encumbrances, of what
nature or nature ever, that might in any measure
or degree obstruct or make void this present deed,
Furthermore we the said grantors for ourselves our
heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant and
engage the above demised premises to the said grantee
his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims or
demands of any person or persons whosoever, forever
to warrant same and defend by these presents.
The condition of this deed is such that whereas we
the said Henry M. Allen and Abby S. Allen have executed
our negotiable promissory note for the sum of three
Hundred Dollars being with date herewith and
made payable to the order of George L. Cross
on demand with interest at the rate of five per centum
per annum payable semiannually till said principal
sum is paid whether at or after maturity, and all
installments of interest in arrears whether before or after
maturity be then interest at 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,
administrators and assigns an Attorney irrevocable
and with full powers of substitution and revocation for us
and in our name or in his or their name or names at
any time in case default shall be made in the payment
of said note, or of the semiannual interest due thereon
or breach shall be made of the covenants of Insurance
hereinafter contained, and such default or breach,
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shall continue for the term of ten days, to sell at publick
auction the premises aforesaid, or any part thereof; they
first giving, after the expiration of said term of ten days,
twenty days notice. If such sale shall be some of the
publick newspapers printed in Providence, Rhode Id,
and in [illegible] or in their 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 just and absolute estate in fee simple therein, and of
said thereof; thereby granting unto said Attorneys power
to continue or adjourn such sale from time to time and we do
authorize said attorneys, to receive the amount of the sums
may be sold for, and after the payment of all the expenses
incident to such sale, to absolutely and absolutely distribute
the residue thereof to the payment of the amount of principal
and interest of said note hereby secured, (and we hereby agree
that in case we do not pay the same in full by payment of
semiannual interest, and the said covenants of
insurance, the principal of said note shall be deemed
due and payable on the day of such sale,) accounting to
us or our heirs and assigns, for all sums over and above
the amount thereof we hereby satisfying, confirming and
conforming such sale or sales as may be made or caused
to be made by virtue hereof. Furthermore we,
the said grantors for ourselves and for our heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns do hereby covenant with the
said grantee, his heirs and assigns that Insurance against
forcible fire shall be kept and maintained upon the
buildings on the premises aforesaid, in a sum not less than
seven Hundred Dollars. And that the policy or policies
of such Insurance shall be assigned and transferred to
the said grantee his heirs and assigns as collateral
security hereto, and in default thereof we do hereby agree
that the said grantee his heirs or assigns may effect
such Insurance, and premiums or premiums thereon
shall be a further lien upon the said estate added to
the amount of said note and secured by these premises.
In Testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 10th day of October in the year of our lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety three,
Signed sealed delivered
in presence of Reuben J. Labor Seal
Lohonia Labor Aluda Labor Seal
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State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington &c
In Charlestown in said County on this
10 day of October AD 1891 Henry M Labor personally
appeared before me, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument
made by him to be his free and voluntary act and
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