The instrument's own words
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64 To all to whom these presents shall come,
Whereas, Anne P. Green of Charlestown, in the county
of Washington Rhode Island did on the sixteenth day of
April 1877 make and execute a certain deed of mortgage
of certain real estate situated in said Charlestown to
William H. B. Barney to secure the payment of a certain
promissory note, as will more fully appear by reference
to said deed of mortgage, which I recorded in the records
of said Charlestown for recording mortgages of real estate
in Book 10 at pages 473 and 474. And whereas said
Anne P. Green by said mortgage did fully authorized
and empowered the said William H. B. Barney with his executors
Administrators and assigns, to sell and convey the premises
described in and conveyed by said mortgage deed, under
the conditions and in the manner specified in the
same, either in the name of said Anne P. Green or
in the name of said William H. B. Barney his executors
administrators and assigns. And whereas in said deed
of mortgage named Nancy H. Green wife of said Anne P. Green
and Ellas her lawyer and guide in the power of sale
aforesaid, And whereas said William H. B. Barney by
deed dated April 19 Ad 1877 and recorded in Book
10 at page 509 in said records did assign to Edwin A.
Smith of Providence Rhode Island, his executors, adminis-
trators and assigns forever, all his rights title and interest
in and to said mortgage deed and to the premises therein
described, and the debt thereby secured; and did substitute
and appoint said Edwin A. Smith to be the Mortgagee
of said Anne P. Green and Nancy H. Green under
said deed, and whereas the aforesaid mortgage deed
was made and given on the condition that if the
promissory note mentioned and described therein, and
the interest thereon, should be paid according to the tenor
of their and deed, to be void, otherwise to be and
remain in full force and effect. And whereas
default was made in the execution of said deed, in this:
the interest on said promissory note and the said promissory
note became due and payable and remained unpaid
for more than ten days from the maturity thereof and
before the giving of the notice of sale by advertisement
as heretofore mentioned. And whereas the said Edwin
A. Smith did, after the said default had continued more
than ten days, advertise the premises described in said
deed, for sale at public auction in the Manufactures.
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and Farmers Journal, one of the publick newspapers printed
in the city & Province for more than twenty days before
the day of the sale named therein, and therein gave notice of
his Intention to bid upon the property advertised at said
sale thereof. And whereas at a publick auction held
on the premises hereinafter mentioned on the sixth day of
December AD 1799 at three o'clock P.M. in pursuance of and
in accordance with said advertisement and notice of sale
the said premises were purchased by said Edwin A. Smith he
being the highest bidder thereof for the sum of nine hundred
dollars. Know all men by these
presents that we Amos Green and James [illegible] by and by
our attorney Edwin A. Smith, duly authorized in and by said
mortgage and in consideration of the sum of nine hundred
dollars to us paid by said Edwin A. Smith the receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, have given, granted, bargained
sold and conveyed, and by these presents do give, grant
bargain, sell, convey and confirm unto the said Edwin
A. Smith and his heirs and assigns, his forever, two certain
lots of land situated in said Berkshire town. The first lot
containing sixty acres more or less, with a dwelling house
and other buildings thereon, bounded Northerly partly by land
now or formerly of the heirs of William Board of E. and
P. and formerly of H. Sisson, Easterly partly by a highway and
partly by land of or formerly of Henry Johnson, Southerly
partly by a highway, and partly by land of or formerly
of the heirs of said William Board of E. and Westerly by
land of or formerly of George Card. Reserving the said
first lot aforementioned and received in a deed from
Welcome Card dated January 7, 1767 and duly received
in said Berkshire town. The second lot contains forty
acres more or less and is bounded Northerly partly by
land of or formerly of Bethuel Weber and partly by a
highway, Easterly by land of or formerly of the heirs
of William Card of E, Southerly by land of or formerly
of said heirs and Westerly by land of or formerly of land
Thars and partly by a highway or however said lot
may be bounded. Being the same premises described
in said mortgage deed. To have and to hold
the same, with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances
thereto belonging, unto the said Edwin A. Smith his
heirs and assigns to him and his benefit and
behoof forever. In witness whereof
we by our said attorney hereunto set our hands and
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sealed this 21st day of December in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety four.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Louis own L. Angell
Amos P. Greene
by Edwin A. Smith Atty Sol
Harvey M. Greene
by Edwin A. Smith Atty Sol
State of Rhode Island
Providence SS
In the City of Providence this twenty first
day of December AD 1899 personally appeared before me the
above named Edwin A. Smith Attorney for Amos P. Greene
and Harvey M. Greene and acknowledged the above instrument
to be his free and voluntary act and deed, and the free
and voluntary act and deed of said Amos P. Greene and
Harvey M. Greene
Louis own L. Angell
Notary Public
I Edwin A. Smith make affidavit and say: I am the
person who caused the sale mentioned in the preceding
deed to be made. The following is a copy of the advertisement
in pursuance of which such sale was made.
[illegible]
Said advertisement was published in the
Manufacturers and Farmers Journal a
public newspaper published in the City of
Providence seven times to wit: November 19
1899 and each succeeding Monday and Thursday
until the date of the sale. The said sale was
made at public venue at the time and place
designated in said advertisement and the
premises were sold by Samuel B. Horris a duly qualified
auctioneer to Edwin A. Smith who was the highest bidder
therefor for the sum of nine hundred dollars
Edwin A. Smith
State of Rhode Island
Providence SS
In the city of Providence this twenty first day of
December AD 1899 personally appeared before me the
above named Edwin A. Smith and made oath that the
above statement signed by him is true Louis own L. Angell
Notary Public
Received for record Dec 24 1899 at 11-30 o'clock pm
and recorded by George Colvin Town Clerk