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164 To All People to whom These Presents shall come, I
Abel Cartwright of westerly, in the State of Rhode Island,
send Greeting Know ye, That I, the said Abel Cartwright,
hereinafter called the grantor, for and in consideration of
the sum of one dollar And other good and valuable consid
eration in hand before the ensuing seal witnessed and fully
paid by the American Society Company of New York, the
receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, and the amount
fully satisfied, entered and paid; and therefore, and of every
part and parcel thereof, Soft, etc. minutes account and discharge
the said American Society Company of New York, its
successors and assigns by my self furthermore give, grant,
bargain, sell, deliver, suffered, conveyed and confirmed,
broigned, sell and by these presents do freely fully and absolutely give,
grant, bargain, sell, all, alone, entirely, convey and confirm
unto the said American Society Company of New York
successors excel the grantee, its successors and assigns,
given an undivided right is) a certain farm, namely all
the mining and natural rights thereon, situated in the Town
of Charlestown, known as the Robert Faunce farm, containing
by estimation 140 acres, more or less, bounded as follows,
Beginning at the southeast corner of said farm at the
post road then running southerly by land of Seth Hazard
until it comes to Indian land then running Easterly
and southerly on said Indian land land of Stanton S Brown
and land of James H Kenyon until it comes to said post
road, then running Northerly on said road to the place
of beginning, or however otherwise bounded.
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained
premises with all the appurtenances privileges and
con sites to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining
to the said grantee its successors and assigns forever,
to its own proper use, benefit and behalf forever,
And I the said grantor for myself, my heirs executors
and administrators, do covenant promise and grant, to and
with the said grantee its successors and assigns, that as at
void the ensuing witness here I am the true, sole and
ful owner of the above bargained premises, and am
lawfully seized and possessed of the same in my own
proper right as good, perfect and absolute estate of
inheritance in fee simple; and have in one 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
[Left Margin Note]:
The above deed was
recorded in the town
of Charlestown on
the 13th day of
August 1848 by
the order of the
town council
and the fees
paid for the
same.
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its successors and assigns, shall and may from time to time, and
at all times hereafter, by these and virtue of these presents,
absolutely, peaceably and quietly, have, hold, use, occupy, possess
and enjoy the said revised and bargained premises, with the
appurtenances thereunto clear and clear, and fully and clearly, acquitted
released and forevered of and from all and all manner of
claims on their parts, suits, vaunts, voyages, sales, leases, mortgages,
bills, wills, jointures, doweries, judgments, executions and
encumbrances, of what name or nature soever, that might in
any manner or degree disturb or make void this presents
deed.
Furthermore, I the said grantor, for myself
my heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant and
agree to defend the above described premises to the said grantee it
successors and assigns, against any lawful claim or demand
of any person or persons, whatsoever, forever to warrant secure
and defend by these presents.
And I Elizabeth
certify my seal as aforesaid hereby release and forever
quitclaim unto the said grantee its successors and assigns
all my right of dower in and to the aforesaid premises.
The conditions of this deed is such, That whereas the
American Surety Company of New York Ltd at the special
request of this grantor has become surety on the bond of
Robert Lomelle company for the sum of Eight Hundred
& Fifty dollars said bond being dated the Twenty fourth
day of October AD 1885 which said bond runs to the
Township of Hartland in the State of Connecticut and
is conditioned for the proper fulfillment of certain obligations
by the said Robert Lomelle company to have a certain
Concrete which is detailed in said bond a copy of which
bond is here annexed and made a part hereof
Now therefore the said Robert Lomelle company
and this grantor indemnify and save harmless and forever
keep indemnified and free harmless the said American Surety
Company of New York from and against all loss costs
charges, suits, damages, counsel fees and expenses of whatever
part or nature which said American Surety Company of
New York shall or may for any cause at any time sustain
or incur or be put to for or by reason or in consequence of
said company having become surety on said bond then this
deed is to void otherwise to be and remain in full force
and effect.
Furthermore, we the said
grantors do hereby constitute and appoint the said
grantee the said American Surety Company of New York
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166 its successors and assigns, one attorney's irrevocable, with full
power of substitution and revocation, for us and in our names
or in its name or names at any time in default seen or made
in its executions or this deed and such default or arrears shall
continue for the term of ten (10) years, to sell at auction another
the premises conveyed, or any part thereof the spirit giving after
the expiration of said term of ten (10) years, monthly (30) days
notice of such sale in one or more of the newspapers hereabove mentioned
the city of Providence, in the County of Providence, in said State
of Rhode Island, and in our names or in its name or names
to make, execute, seal, acknowledge and deliver to the purchaser
or purchasers hereof, any deed or deeds that may be necessary
to vest in such purchaser or purchasers a free and unencumbered
estate in the said premises, me receiving payment upon said
attorneys' power to continue or expire in our concern from time to
time, and to become the purchaser of said premises if such
unfortunate time shall do occur and otherwise to ensure the
immediate sum that shall be paid for and after the payment of
all expenses incident to such sale or sales to apply and
appropriate the residue thereof to the payment of the annual
due under and on account of the said unsecured surety
company of New York according to its terms and assigns
accounting to said Abel Cartwright his heirs and assigns
for all such sums over and above the amount thereof, and hereby
ratifying, approving and confirming such sale or sales as
may be made or caused to be made in connection therewith.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this fifth day of November A.D. 1875.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Albert Baberoth
and L. E. Eccles
Abel Cartwright
Elizabeth Cartwright
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington
On this fifty fifth day of November A.D. 1875
before me in my Notary this fifth day of November A.D. 1875
personally appeared before me, the within named Abel Cartwright
and Elizabeth Cartwright and acknowledged the foregoing
instrument being them signed to be their free and voluntary act
and deed.
Albert Baberoth
C. Notary Public
over
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167.
We the Westerly Concrete Company ? in westerly, Rhode Island,
consisting of William London and Has Unite the Owners, doing business
under the firm name of the Westerly Concrete Company, as principal
and the insurance company concrete company a corporation organized under
and pursuant to the laws of the State of Rhode Island and doing business
in said City, county and State of said State of Rhode Island, as surety and
firmly and jointly and severally in the Borough of Langluck
a municipal corporation in the town of [illegible] Connecticut, in
the sum of eight hundred and fifty dollars to be paid to
said Borough by its secretary or other attorney or agent or the
treasurer of the Borough of Langluck, to which payment and full
security is made and true, on the said obligation, to bind ourselves
and our heirs, executors, successors and administrators and assigns
in each and every thing for them and for the whole primarily by these
presents.
Signed, witnessed and sealed with our seal
at Langluck Sept 24th and delivered this day of October 1895.
The condition of the obligation is such that whereas the said
Westerly Concrete Company of westerly, Rhode Island consisting
of William London and Has Unite the London of westerly Rhode Island
have entered into a certain agreement and contract with the
said Borough of Langluck, in relation to the furnishing of
material and labor all the work and laying a concrete wall
on Hillside Avenue in said Borough of Langluck and guarantee
with said Borough of Langluck that said wall shall well last
and be in good substantial condition for a period of ten years,
and that the Westerly Concrete Company have agreed to make
all the necessary repairs on said concrete wall that they make
build and put on said Hillside Avenue in said Borough for
a period of ten years, said contract and agreement being dated
this 24th day of September 1895 and is nearly annexed to this bond
and made part of the same. Now, therefore, if the said
Westerly Concrete Company of Westerly Rhode Island, shall well
and truly do and perform all of the covenants and agreements
and conditions mentioned in said contract between said
Westerly Concrete Company and the Borough of Langluck,
dated October 24th 1895, then this obligation shall be null and
void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect.
Westerly Concrete Co. L.S.
By Wm London mgr
Manager
Received for record Nov. 9. 1895 at 11.30 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George Lawrence Town Clerk
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