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To all People to whom these presents shall come, I, William
Ellery of Jamestown, County of Newport 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 Eight pounds twelve shillings in hand, before the sealing
thereof well and truly paid by Jesse S. Dexter of Smithfield,
county of Providence state of Connecticut hereinafter
called the grantee, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
and am hereby fully satisfied, convinced and paid aforesaid
thereof, and of every part and parcel thereof, all minerals,
appurtenant and belonging to the said grantee his heirs, executors and
administrators forever by these presents, have given, granted,
bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed,
and by these presents do fully, freely and absolutely give, grant,
bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said
grantee his heirs and assigns forever, a certain piece of land
situated in said Jamestown consisting three acres more
or less with a dwelling house and other improvements thereon
standing, bounded as follows, beginning at the Northwest
corner of said tract, thence easterly bounding westerly by
land of Garnett & Co Eng Land Co and of Cohles & [illegible]
thence Southerly bounding easterly by land of said Garnett et al
to the highway, thence westerly bounding northerly on said
highway to land of Case County, thence Northwesterly bounding
Westerly on said land to the place of beginning or
otherwise thereunto connected. To have and to
hold, the said granted and bargained premises, with all the
inheritances, 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 I the said grantor for
myself, my heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant,
promise and grant, to and with said grantee his heirs and
assigns, That at and before the executing hereof I am the sole
sole and lawful owner of the above bargained premises, and
am lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own
proper right as good, lawful 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 as aforesaid,
And that the said grantee his heirs and assigns shall
and 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
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and enjoy the said demised and bargained premises with the
indemnities free and clear and fully and clearly acquitted
released and discharged of and from all and all manner of
rents annuities debts profits bargains sales cases mortgages
liens rates points penalties payments presents and with
all immunities of name none or nature soever that might in
any manner or way encumber or make void this present deed
Furthermore I the said grantor for myself my heirs servants
and administrators executors and assigns my heirs laws heirs
promises to the said grantee his heirs and assigns against the
lawful claims and demands of my heirs or kinsfolk whatever
forever to warrant seise and defend as his true premises
unless’d [illegible] of the said William C. Perry in consideration
of the sum paid as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quitclaim
unto me the said grantee his heirs and assigns all my right of
owner in and to the aforementioned premises
The condition of this deed is such that whereas the said
William C. Perry have executed my negotiable promissory note
for the sum of eight hundred dollars owing unto state
heirwith and made payable to the said P. Borber on
year now rate note interest at the rate of six per centum
per annum payable annually till and principal sum
is paid whether on or after maturity and not until maturity
of interest in any other option over our maturity to bear
interest at the rate aforesaid paid
And if some of I the said grantor or my heirs servants
administrators or assigns or any person who may be a for
him shall pay 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 his successors administrators and
assigns my Attorney irrevocable with full powers of
substitution and revocation for me and in my name or in
his or their name or names at any time in case default
shall be made in the payment of my said note or of the
interest incurred thereon or which shall be made of
the payments of insurance certificates continued and such default
a near shall continue for the term of ten days to take all steps
against the premises aforesaid or any part thereof they find owing
after the expiration of said term of ten days twenty days notice
of one sale in some one of the public newspapers printed in
said Barrington or county RI and in my name or in their name
or named to make execute seal acknowledge and deliver
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To the purchaser or purchasers thereof, any deed or release that may be
necessary to vest in such purchaser or purchasers a full and absolute
estate in fee simple forever, and on said heritof, housing & uniting unto
my said Attorneys, power to continue or affirm such sale from time to
time) I do authorize my 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
thereof to the payment of the amount of principal and interest of said
note hereby described (I reserving any right in case of a sale for
default in the payment of said sum or amount of interest, or for breach
of such covenants of insurance, the purchase of said note shall
be deemed void and purpose 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 deed or sale as may be made or caused to be made by
police power.
Ditto the summe, the said g. lunds for
myself, with for my heirs, executors administrators and assigns
to forever covenant with the said r. w. harris 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 Eight Thousand Dollars and that the Policy or Policies of
such Insurance when received and transferred to the said
r. w. harris and assigns, or collateral security heirs, and in
default thereof, do hereby agree that the said g. lunds or assigns
may effect such Insurance and premium paid shall
may be a further lien upon 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 10 day of October in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety five.
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
George G. Loros
Battie E. Perry
Henr G. Perry L.S.
Eva A. Perry L.S.
State of Rhode Island se
County of Washington se
on October 10, 1895, William Perry personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him
signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
George G. Loros
Notary Public
Received recorded Oct 10, 1895 at 11.30 o'clock P.M.
and readed by George G. Loros Town Clerk
Having read and found just and true the
Title, my seal and signature thereto
attached.
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