The instrument's own words
page 1
436 To all People to whom these Presents shall come,
I James Brockett of Charlestown, County of Washington
in the State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor
Send Greeting, Know ye, that I the said grantor for and
in consideration of the Sum of Seven Hundred & fifty
Dollars to me in hand, before the sealing hereof, well
and truly paid by Mary A. Seekins of Branton, County
of Providence State of Rhode Island hereinafter called
the grantee, the receipt of which I hereby acknowledge,
and am therewith fully satisfied contributed and paid;
and thereof, and of every part and parcel thereof, do
remise, acquit and discharge the said grantee Mary
A. Seekins her heirs, executors and administrators
forever by these presents: have given, granted, bargained,
sold, assigned, enfeoffed, conveyed, confirmed, and by
these presents do hereby fully and absolutely give, grant
bargain, sell, alien, convey assign and confirm
unto the said grantee her heirs and assigns forever,
A certain half of land with a new dwelling house and
other buildings thereon standing situated in said Charlestown, bounded as follows, beginning at the highway and
bounding southerly, westerly and northerly on land
of the heirs of Leroy Kelly and easterly on the highway,
or however bounded, containing by estimation ten (10)
acres be the same more or less. Being the premises formerly
owned by Thomas Butler 2nd. To have and to hold, the
said granted and bargained premises, with all the ap-
pertenances, privileges and commodities to the same
belonging, or in any wise appertaining to the said grantee
her heirs and assigns forever to her and her only
proper use, for herself and behalf forever. And I the
said grantor for myself and my heirs, executors and
administrators do covenant promise and grant, to and
with said grantee her heirs and assigns that at and at
before the sealing hereof I am the true, sole and
lawful owner of the above bargained premises, and
am lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my
own further right as good, perfect and absolute settle-
of inheritance in fee simple; and have in myself good
right full power and lawful authority to bargain,
bargain, sell, convey and confirm the said bargained
premises in manner as aforesaid. And that the
said grantee her heirs and assigns, shall and
page 2
may from time to time, and at all times forever hereafter,
by force and virtue of these presents, lawfully, peaceably and
quietly have, hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the said
devised and bargained premises, with the aforementioned free
and clear, and quietly and clearly acquitted, exonerated and
discharged of and from all but manner of former or
other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, wills,
entails, jointures, dowries, judgments, executions and every
branch, of what name or nature soever, that might in
any measure or degree obstruct or make void this present
deed. Furthermore, I the said grantor for myself,
my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant and
enlarge the above demised premises to the said grantee her
heirs and assigns, against the lawful claims or demands
of any person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant,
seize and defend by these presents.
And I Callas
G. Corbelette wife of James Corbelette in consideration of
the sum aforesaid to her duly release and forever
quitclaim unto the said grantee her heirs and assigns
all my right of dower in and to the aforementioned
premises The condition of this deed is such
that whereas I and the said James Corbelette have executed
a negotiable promissory note for the sum of Seven
Hundred & Fifty (750) Dollars bearing even date herewith
and made payable to the owner of Mary L. Corbelette
one year after date with interest at the rate of six per
centum per annum, payable semiannually till said
principal sum is paid whether at or after maturity,
and all installments of interest in arrear, whether before
or after maturity to be interest at the rate aforesaid
till paid Now therefore if I the said grantee
or my heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, or any
other person, for me or for some, shall fail 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 I the said grantor do hereby constitute
and appoint the said grantee her executors, administrators
and assigns my Attorney irrevocable, with full powers
of substitution and revocation, for me and in my name
or in her in their name or names, at any time in case
default shall be made in the payment of my said
note or of the semiannual interest due thereon, or breach
page 3
438 shall be made of the covenants of Insurance hereinafter
contained, and such default or breach shall continue for
the term of ten days, to sell at public auction the premises
aforesaid or any part thereof they first giving after the
expiration of said term of ten days, twenty days notice of
such sale, in some one of the public newspapers printed in
Washington County and in my name or in their name or
names, to make, execute, seal, acknowledge and deliver to
the purchaser or purchasers thereof any deed or deeds of
that may be necessary to vest in such purchaser or
purchasers a full and absolute estate in fee simple
therein, and on sale thereof I hereby granting unto my
said Attorneys former to continue or adjourn such sale
from time to time.) I do authorize said attorneys to
receive the amount the same may be sold for, and after
the payment of all the expenses incident to such sale
or sales, to apply and appropriate the residue first to
the payment of the amount of principal and interest of
said note wholly secured, (I hereby agreeing that in case
of a sale for default in the payment of said remittances
interest or for breach of any covenants of Insurance, the
Principal of said note shall be deemed due and payable
on the day of such sale,) accounting to me or my heirs
and assigns for all sums over and above the amount
thereof. I hereby ratifying approving and confirming
such sale or sales as may be made or caused to be
made by my said attorney. Furthermore, I the said
grantor for myself and for my heirs, executors, administrators
and assigns, do hereby covenant with the said grantee
her heirs or assigns, that Insurance against loss by
fire shall be kept and maintained when the building
on the premises aforesaid, in a sum not less than seven
Hundred & fifty dollars, and that the Policy or Policies of
such Insurance shall be assigned and transferred to the
said grantee and assigns, as collateral security hereto,
and in default thereof, do hereby agree that the said
grantee or assigns may effect such Insurance and
any premium or premiums paid thereon shall be a further
lien upon the said estate added to the amount of said
note and secured by these presents,
on testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 18th day of March in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety three.
page 4
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Elisha S. Nickham
Enoch W. Vars
James Lawskett L.S.
Ella own Lawskett L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington se
South Kingstown this 18th day of March
A.D. 1893 James Lawskett & Ella own Lawskett personally
appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument they have signed to be their free and voluntary
act and deed; and further that the above named
Ella own Lawskett wife of James Lawskett also personally
appeared before me and was by me examined privately
and apart from her said husband, and while so privately
and apart from her said husband, I showed and explained to her the foregoing
instrument they her signed, and she acknowledged the
same to be her free and voluntary act and deed, and
declared to me that she did not wish to retract the same
Enoch W. Vars
L.S. Notary Public
Received for record March 20 1893 at 1 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George C. Converse Town Clerk
Having received full payment and satisfaction of the
above mortgage I hereby cancel and discharge
the same this 14 day of Sept. A.D. 1901
Harry A. Lockwood
Witness B. T. Lockwood Jr.
The page as recorded
