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So all People to whom these Presents shall come: we
Edward De Schutters and Augusta De Schutters both of the town of
Charlestown in the state of Rhode Island, said preceding,
and we, that we the said Edward De Schutters and Augusta
De Schutters hereinafter called the grantors of one and in consideration
of the sum of Six hundred Dollars to in hand before the
executing hereof, well and truly paid by Joseph B Leampshire
of the town of Richmond in said State, the receipt whereof
we do hereby acknowledge and are hereby fully satisfied,
contented and paid of, and of every part and
parcel thereof, do remise, release, acquit and quitclaim the said
Joseph B Leampshire his heirs, executors and administrators
forever in they premises, have given, granted, bargained, sold,
released, conveyed, conveyed and confirmed, and by these
presents, do fully, freely, fully and absolutely give, grant bargain,
sell, release, convey, convey and confirm unto the said
Joseph B Leampshire hereinafter called the grantee his
heirs and assigns forever, Two certain lots of land situated
in the town of Charlestown R.I. the first lot containing one
acres more or less with a dwelling house and other buildings
thereon, bounded Northerly by land now or formerly of the heirs
of William Card land of E, and partly by H. H. Slocum, easterly partly
by a highway and partly by land of a formerly of Kingston
Rhode Island, Southerly partly by a highway and partly by land
of or formerly of the heirs of said William Card land of E, and
westerly by land of or formerly of Given Card, reserving the
same bridal lot maintained and reserved in a deed from
Welcome Card dated January 1, 1867 and duly recorded in
said Charlestown. The second lot contains forty acres
more or less and is bounded Northerly partly by land of or
formerly of Samuel Nebels and partly by a highway,
Easterly by land of or formerly of the heirs of William Card
land of E, Southerly by land of or formerly of said heirs and
westerly by land of or formerly of said heirs and partly
by a highway, or however either of said lots may be
bounded, To have and to hold, the said granted
and bargained premises, with all the appurtenances,
privileges and commodities to the same belonging or in
any wise appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and
assigns forever to his and their only proper use, benefit and
behoof forever. And we the said grantors for
ourselves and for our heirs, executors and administrators
do covenant promise and grant to and with the
said grantee his heirs and assigns, that at all and
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before the sealing hereof We are the sole, sole and lawful owners
of the wood varnished premises and are lawfully seised and
possessed of the same in our proper, right as good, perfect
and absolute estate of inheritance in all respects, and have
in us all right, full power and ample authority to grant
convey, sell, convey and appertain the said premises hereby
in manner as follows That for the said granted his
heirs and assigns, lawful heirs and may done time now, and at
all times hereafter by and with all power & force presents
unconditionally, necessarily, and sufficiently round now necessary, possess
convey the said named and appertained premises, with
the appurtenances full and clear, and free purely and exactly
unencumbered, unburdened and uncharged of all and
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do hereby constitute and appoint the said granted his executors,
administrators and assigns as attorneys, irrevocable, with full power
of substitution and revocation for us and in our names or in their
names or names, at any time, in case default shall be made in
the payment of said mote, in the annual interest due
thereon, or breach shall be made of any covenant of insurance
hereinafter contained, and under license or lease which shall continue
for the term of an year, to go to all courts and before all persons, the Premises
observed or any part thereof, they giving prior notice to the opposite
said name of the said note, twenty days before notice of such event,
some one of the houses most safely situated in the county of
Washington or in the state in our names or in their names or names, to
make, sell, execute sell, mortgage and convey and in their names
or their names execute any deed or deed thereof may be necessary
to put in order any such purchase or conveyance a sum equal and equivalent
what is in its simple value therein, and on our behalf, noting payment
unto our said attorneys full power to continue or adjourn such
sale from time to time, to do advance on said mortgage and
to become the amount the same may have sold for, and to receive the
payment of all the expenses incident to such sale or sales, &
all this and a further with the said attorneys, to the payment of
the amount of principal and interest of said note ready payment
he hereby agreeing that in case of default in the
payment of said annual interest or any of each of said
covenants of insurance, the said mote shall be null
or become our and pay all of the dues of said sale,
accounting to us or to our heirs and assigns, for all sums
received and above the amount thereof, readily satisfying, adjusting
and compensating such sale or sales as they may or would
be made or be made by write receipt
Furthermore, we the said grant to ourselves and for our
heirs, successors, administrators and assigns, do hereby covenant
with the said grantee, his heirs or assigns that insurance
against loss by fire will be kept and maintained upon
the buildings on the premises conveyed, in a sum not less
than six thousand dollars and that the policies of
such insurance shall be assigned and transferred to the
said grantee and his assigns, as additional security
whereof and in default thereof, do hereby agree that the said
grantee or his assigns may effect such insurance, and
the premium or premiums herefore shall be a further
lien upon said estate added to the amount of said
note and secured by these presents.
In testimony whereof we have hereto set our hands
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and seals this 21st day of December in the year one thousand
eight hundred eighty seven and ninety five.
had all signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
C. [illegible]
Edward Lewis Semuttes Sd.
Augusta Emiline Semuttes Sd.
State of [illegible]
County of [illegible] ss
Before me the undersigned on this 21st day of December
1895 the above named Semuttes sd. Administrix and Augusta
E. Semuttes personally appeared and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by them signed to be their free and
voluntary act and deed and then and there the
above named Augusta E. Semuttes appeared
of me and me being duly sworn joined and adopted the same
act and acknowledged the acknowledged and received the same
instrument from them and delivered it over to me to be
not conveying act and deed and stated she did not wish to retract the
same.
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
[illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
Received for word deed on 21 1895 at 4 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George B. Cross Com Clerk.
Having received full payment and satisfaction I
hereby cancel and discharge this mortgage deed.
Witness my hand and seal this 21st day of
Sept 1899
In presence of
Charles H. Bond
Joseph E. Baushear Sos
Recorded by George B. Cross Com Clerk.