The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents, that we Miller I. Greene
and Thankful Greene wife of said Miller I. Greene of the town
of North Kingstown in the State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum
of Two hundred to we paid by the North Kingstown Savings Bank of
North Kingstown in Rhode Island do bargain and sell to the said
Savings Bank their successors and assigns a certain tract or
parcel of land situated in the village of Casentino, town of Exeter
town and state of Rhode Island along with all the buildings and
improvements thereon standing the same being bounded and
described as follows to wit on the North by lands of Oliver Cole
East by land of Charles Holden South by land of Thankful
Greene and West by the highway or however otherwise bounded
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises
with the privileges and appurtenances thereof to the said
Savings Bank their successors and assigns forever
and we do hereby covenant with the said Savings Bank, that
the above granted premises are free from all incumbrances
and that we will warrant all and defend the same to the said
Savings Bank, their successors and assigns, against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons except a mortgage to
said Savings Bank dated June 9th 1868 and recorded in
said Savings Banks Books Part 9 page 248
266. The condition of this deed is such that whereas
the said miller I. Greene has executed his negotiable
promissory note bearing oven date herewith and made payable
to the said Savings Bank or their assigns months after date for
the sum of two hundred dollars which note is contemplated
to renew from time to time, either for the whole amount of the
same or for a part thereof Thus if the said
Miller I. Greene or any other person for him shall pay said
note and all renewals of the same, at maturity, according
to the tenor thereof this deed shall be void; otherwise shall
remain in full force, Furthermore, we the said Miller
I. Greene and Thankful Greene do hereby appoint the said
Savings Bank or its successors and assigns our attorney
irrevocable with full power of substitution and of revocation to
sell at Public Auction the said premises at any time after and
Note a Notes shall become due and remain unpaid for the
space of ten days, first giving notice thereof for at least three
weeks in some Public Newspaper published in the town of North
and upon such sale shall in our name or in his name execute
good and sufficient deed absolute of said premises with the
usual covenants of warranty, so as to vest in the purchaser
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a purchase an estate in fee simple in the premises, and
may collect and secure the purchase money and after paying
all the costs and expenses of such sale, and all other sums
due from us to said Savings Bank, to pay the residues to us or
our heirs and assigns, hereby ratifying of all things which may
be legally done by our said Attorney for the purpose aforesaid.
Furthermore, we the said Millen S. Greene and Thankful
Greene do hereby covenant with the said Savings Bank that
Insurance against loss by fire shall be kept and maintained
upon the buildings on the premises aforesaid, at such office
or offices as shall be appointed by them, in a sum not less than one
thousand dollars, and the premiums thereon duly paid
and the funding & policies of such Insurance shall be assigned
and transferred to the said Savings Bank as collateral security
hereto: and in default hereof do hereby agree that the said
Savings Bank may effect such Insurance, and the premium
or premiums paid therefore shall be a further lien upon said
estate. In Testimony Whereof, we have hereunto set
our hand and seal this 1st day of November in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety one.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Eugene B. Pendleton
Millen S. Greene L.S.
Thankful Greene L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
Washington ss
On this 1st day of November
Millen S. Greene and Thankful Greene personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the within instrument by them
signed to be their free and voluntary act and deed And
then and there on the same day, also the above named Thankful
Greene wife of said Millen S. Greene personally appeared
before me and being by me examined freely and apart from
her said husband, did acknowledge the within deed, which
was by me shown and explained to her, to be her free and
voluntary act and deed and declared to me that she did not
wish to retract the same.
E. B. Pendleton
Notary Public
Received for record Nov 20th 1891 at 11 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George La Bonne Town Clerk
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