The instrument's own words
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To All People to whom these Presents shall come, I John A.
Mackdonald of Charlestown, County of Washington in the State of
Rhode Island send Greeting; I know ye. That I the said
John Macdonald hereinafter called the grantor for and in
consideration of the sum of Eleven hundred and fifty (1150)
Dollars to me in hand before the sealing hereof well and
truly paid by John A. Covery of Hopkinton in said county and
John own Covery of Charlestown aforesaid, the receipt whereof I do
hereby acknowledge and am herewith fully satisfied, contented
and paid, and thereof and of every part and parcel thereof
do covenant, agree accept and discharge the said John A.
Covery their heirs, executors and administrators forever by
these Presents have given, granted bargained sold, alienated,
enfeoffed conveyed and confirmed and by these present
do hereby fully and absolutely give, grant bargain sell,
alienate, enfeoff convey and confirm unto the said John
A. Covery and John own Covery hereinafter called the grantees
their heirs and assigns forever, two certain tracts or parcels
of land situate in Charlestown aforesaid described and bounded
as follows to wit: the first tract contains by estimation three
hundred (300) acres be the same more or less, with a dwelling
house, barn and other buildings and improvements thereon,
and is bounded as follows, to wit: on the North and East
by a highway, on the South by land of Benjamin T. Brownell
and the Cedar Swamp, and on the West by land of George
A. T. Dennis. The second tract is a cedar swamp and
contains by estimation thirty (30) acres be the same more
or less and is bounded as follows to wit: Easterly by
lands lote of George Bennett deceased and Charles A. Dunfee
Southerly by the Indian Cedar Swamp as called, Westerly
by land belonging to E. Dennis and Northerly by the
tract above described, Excepting and reserving
however from said Premises the tracker bunnel lot
thereon eighty (80) feet square with the right of passing
to and from the same at all times with teams and
otherwise; and also all rights which more owners of the
owners of the cedar swamp lots on the South of the premises
hereby conveyed to have cedar and other wood on the land,
and to carry away said cedar and other wood, but
premises along the same was conveyed to this grant
by these grantees by their deed bearing an date
thereunto and to be recorded.
I have not and to hold the said granted and bargained
premises with all the appurtenances privileges and
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58 commodities to the same belonging or in any use appertaining
to the said grantees their heirs and assigns forever to them
and theirs only proper use benefit and behoof forever. And
I the said grantor for myself and for my heirs executors
and administrators do covenant promise and grant to and
with the said grantees their heirs and assigns that at and
before the executing hereof I am the true sole and lawful
owner of the above bargained premises and am lawfully
seized and possessed of the same in some further right
pure perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee
simple and have in myself good right full power and
lawful authority to grant bargain sell convey and
confirm the said bargained premises in manner aforesaid
that the said grantees their heirs and assigns shall
and may from time to time and at all times forever
henceforth by force and virtue of these presents lawfully
peaceably and quietly have hold use occupy possess
and enjoy the said bargained and bargained premises
with the appurtenances free and clear and freely and
clearly acquitted concerted and discharged of and
from all and all manner of former or other gifts
grants bargains sales leases mortgages wills entails
jointures doweries judgments executions and encumbrances
of what name or nature soever that might in any measure
in degree obstruct or make void this present deed.
To witness more I the said grantor for myself and for
my heirs executors and administrators do covenant and
oblige the above named premises to the said grantees their
heirs and assigns against the lawful claims or demands
of any person or persons whatsoever forever to warrant
defend and defend by these presents [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
Let it be known that the said John T. Macdonald in consentation
Macdonald with of the sum paid as aforesaid do hereby release and forever
relinquish unto the said grantees their heirs and assigns
all my right of owner in and to the aforementioned premises.
The consideration of this deed is such that whereas I the said
John T. Macdonald have executed my certain mortgage
to John T. Macdonald for the sum of several hundred and fifty
(1150) dollars being oven date herewith and payable by way as follows
to the said John T. Macdonald and John Le Cory as follows
one hundred and fifty dollars in one year one hundred
forty in two years one hundred dollars in three
years and eight hundred dollars in four years from
date with interest at the rate of six per centum per
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immune payable semiannually from date till said principal sum
is paid whether at or after maturity and all interest in arrears
to bear interest at the rate aforesaid till paid,
Now Therefore I the said John H. Macdonald or my heirs
executors administrators or assigns or any other person for
me or for them shall pay, said note of 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
John H. Macdonald do hereby constitute and appoint the said
grantee his executors administrators and assigns my attorneys
irrevocable with full power of substitution and revocation for me
and in my name manner or in their name or names at any time in
case default shall be made in the payment of my said note
or the semiannual interest due thereon or breach shall be made
of the covenant 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 and
to bid and become the purchaser thereof they shall first giving after
the expiration of said term of ten days thirty days notice of
such sale in some one or of the public newspapers published
in said County of Washington 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
that may be necessary to vest in such purchaser or
purchasers a full and absolute estate in fee simple therein
and on sale thereof hereby granting unto my said attorney
full power to continue for as long appoint such sale from time to
time I do authorize my said attorney to receive the amount
of the same any he may be sold for and after the payment of all
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 said note hereby
secured I hereby agreeing that in case of a sale for a
default in payment of said semiannual interest or
breach of said covenant of Insurance the principal of
my 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
virtue hereof. Furthermore I the said grantor
for myself and for my heirs executors administrators and
assigns do hereby covenant with the said grantee there
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heirs or assigns that Insurance against loss by fire shall be kept
and maintained upon the buildings on the premises aforesaid in
a sum not less than Eleven hundred and fifty (1150) dollars
and that the Policy or Policies of such Insurance shall be assigned
and transferred to the said grantees and their assigns as
collateral security hereto in default thereof It is hereby agreed
that the said grantees or their assigns may effect such Insurance
and the premiums therefore paid shall be a further
lien upon the said estate added to the amount of said note and
secured by these presents.
In testimony whereof
we have hereunto set our hands and seals this fourteenth
day of November in the year of our Lord one Thousand
eight hundred and ninety seven. (1897)
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
Geo. H. Olney signature of John
Ea. S. [illegible] [illegible] John C. Macdonald B.
[illegible] [illegible] J. Etta Macdonald L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington ss
On this fourteenth day of November AD 1897 before me in Hopkinton in said county this fourteenth
day of November AD 1897 the above named John C.
Macdonald personally appeared before me and
acknowledged the following instrument by him signed
to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
Geo. H. Olney
Notary Public
Received for record Nov 29th 1897 at 10.40 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George C. browse Town Clerk
For transfers of this mortgage see page 72
The page as recorded
