The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that whereas
Samuel Green of the town of Charlestown in the county of
Washington and State of Rhode Island set on the 12th day
of July 1843 make execute and deliver his certain deed by
of mortgage of that state conveying the premises hereinafter
described to Edward A Browning of the town of North
Kingstown in the county and State aforesaid to secure the
payment of a certain negotiable promissory note for the
sum of one hundred dollars bearing date June 1st 1833
and made payable to the said Edward A Browning an order
as per reference to said deed of mortgage recorded in Book
A No 1 page 149 of the record of the town of Charlestown
applicable for recording mortgages of Real estate rate
house fully appurtenant And whereas said Samuel
died on and by his said deed of mortgage constituted
and appointed said Edward A Browning his executor
administrator and assignee to be his true and lawful
attorney or attorneys forever with full power s
in substitution and revocation for him and in his name
or in their name or names in any case default
should be made in the payment of said note or of the
interest due thereon and such default should continue
for the term of ten days to sell at public auction the
premises aforesaid or any part thereof by them first
giving after the expiration of said term of ten days
twenty days notice of such sale by advertisement in
some one of the public newspapers printed in said
Washington County and in his name or in their name a
named 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 her estate in fee simple
the same and whereas said Edward A Browning died on
the 17th day of March 1873 and agent assign transfer
and set over to Julia A Brown wife of Cullinan A Brown
of Westerly R I and to her heirs and assigns the premises
described in the above mentioned mortgage deed and also
his right and powers possessed by him by virtue of
said deed of mortgage said assignment being recorded
in Book 12 page 128 Evidence of said town in Charlestown
page 335 and whereas said Edward A Browning
and in by said deed of assignment substituted
and appointed in his place said Julia A Brown to be the
attorney of the mortgagor Samuel Green to do and
perform all the act matters and things which said
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Browning might or could do or perform by virtue of the powers
conferred on him in and by the letter of attorney in said
mortgage deed and are of fully and effectually in all respects
and to all intents and whereas default was made in
the payment of said note and of the interest due thereon and
such default did continue for more than the term of ten days
And to cause said Julia B Brown assignee aforesaid
did advertise said premises for sale at public auction in the
Weekly Daily Sun one of the public newspapers printed
in Westerly in said Washington County for more than twenty
days prior to the day of the sale and after the expiration
of said term of ten days in all respects conforming to the
terms of said deed of mortgage, and whereas at the public
auction held in pursuance of said advertisement on
Monday the 8th day of November 1849 at 10 oclock Aft. on the
premises Sallie T. Webster being the highest bidder for said
premises did become the purchaser thereof Now therefore
know ye that I Samuel Green by my lawful attorney
Julia B Brown for me and in consideration of the sum
of ten dollars to me paid by said Sallie T. Webster of said
town of Charlestown (the same being the amount bid by
her for said premises) the receipt whereof I do hereby
acknowledge, do hereby grant bargain sell, and convey
to said Sallie T. Webster her heirs and assigns forever
a certain tract of land situated in said Charlestown
containing forty acres more or less and bounded as
follows On the West by a highway, on the North by
land of William H. Lead, on the East by land of
Geo. T. & S. A. Lounge; and on the South by land of
John R. Browning or whoever owned the same
may be bounded, being the same premises described
in the above referred to deed of mortgage
To have and to hold the same with all the rights
privileges and appurtenances thereto appertaining
to her the said Sallie T. Webster and to her heirs and
assigns to her and her sole use benefit and behoof
forever. In testimony whereof the said Samuel
Green by my Attorney Julia B Brown have hereunto
set my hand and seal this 7th day of November A.D.
1849
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
George Lelannsy
Samuel Green
By his atty
Julia B Brown
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52 State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington ss
In Charlestown this 19th day of
November 1894 personally appeared before me Julia
A. Brown attorney for Samuel Green land and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by her signed to be the free act
and deed of her principal aforesaid and her own free act
and deed as well George lo loves
Notary Public
I Julia A Brown of Charlestown in the County of
Washington, State of Rhode Island of lawful age
on oath declare and say that I am the person to whom the
executed the foregoing deed, that I caused an advertisement
of the sale of the premises described in said deed to be
published in the Narragansett Times a newspaper published
in Westerly Rhode Island on the days and times following
to wit, on the 11th 18th and 25th day of October and the
12th day of November 1894 being one a week for four
successive weeks prior to said sale that said soil was
by public auction on Monday Nov 19th 1894 at 10 oclock
A.M. on the premises and was made made in my presence
and under my direction by Samuel B. Honble an
auctioneer of said Charlestown pursuant to the notice
of sale aforesaid, a copy of which is hereto attached
and is as follows
Julia A Brown
State of Rhode Island &c
County of Washington ss
In Charlestown this 19th day of
November 1894 subscribed and sworn to
Before me George lo loves
Notary Public
Received for record Nov 19th 1894 at 4.30 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George lo loves Town Clerk
The page as recorded
