The instrument's own words
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party executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged said
instrument, by him self executed, to be his free act and deed.
George Lo. Cross
Notary Public
received for record Dec. 19, 1896 at 3 o clock PM.
and recorded by George Lo Cross Town Clerk
Know All Men That we Edwin Milner, Silas
R. Richmond and George E. Tillingshast Trustees under the last
will and testament of David L. Aldrich late of Hopkinton
in the State of Rhode Island deceased, said David L. Aldrich
being the Mortgagee named in a certain Mortgage deed recorded
in the Town Clerks office in the Town of Richmond R I in real
estate mortgage book 11 at page 260 27 and in the Town
Clerks office in the Town of Charlestown R I in real estate
mortgage Book 12 page 98, 99, 92, 93 94 by George
Bernham and Nellie A. Beamish called Dated March 25
1887 in consideration of the sum of one dollar to be paid by
Susan A. Matrons the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
do hereby grant bargain transfer and make over to the said
Susan A. Matrons her heirs executors administrators and
assigns the above described Mortgage deed with the note and
debt thereby secured and all our right title and interest by
virtue thereof in and to the estate described therein.
To have and to hold the same with the Mortgage and
appurtenances thereof to her the said Susan A. Matrons her
heirs executors administrators and assigns in as ample
manner as we now hold the same hereby substituting
and appointing the said Susan A. Matrons her executors
administrators and assigns as the Attorney or Attorneys
irrevocable of said mortgage under and with all the
powers in said deed granted and contained,
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this eleventh day of December in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety six (A.D. 1896)
Signed and sealed
in presence of
Edwin Milner L.S.
Silas R. Richmond L.S.
George E. Tillingshast L.S.
Trustees estate of David L. Aldrich
State of Rhode Island re
Providence Sc. In the City of Providence this
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eleventh day of December AD, 1876 before me personally appeared
the above named Edwin Butler, Silas R. Richmond and George
E. Tillmont, Trustees as aforesaid, to me known and known by me
to be the parties who executed the foregoing instrument and
severally acknowledged the foregoing instrument, by them signed
to be their free and voluntary act and deed.
Job S. Carpenter
Notary Public
Received for record Dec 28th 1876 at 11-30 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George G. Cross Town Clerk
Having received full payment and satisfaction I hereby
cancel and discharge this mortgage deed. Witness my
hand and seal this 28th day of May 1709 Severin A. Dexter
In presence of Joseph H. Moore George G. Cross Town Clerk
Respectfully submitted May 17 1879
To All the People to whom these presents shall come I,
Ishmael S. Sullivan of Richmond, County of Washington, State of
Rhode Island sole executor of the last will and testament of
Joseph A. Sullivan late of Charlestown in said County deceased,
Send Greeting. Whereas, the said Joseph A. Sullivan in
and by said will and testament authorized, empowered
and directed the executor of said will to sell and convey a
certain farm situated in said Charlestown, described as
follows, beginning at a stone at the southeast corner of
said tract at the South Kingstown line at a point where
a small creek runs from the East to said South Kingstown
line, by the North side of a bog or swamp, thence West 48
rods 14 links to a stone set in the ground, thence North 80
degree West 34 rods to land of William Read, to stone set
in the ground, bounding on the South by land formerly of
Elihuah Kenyon, then East on land of William Read, Northby,
on land formerly of Stephen Locke, Eastly on South
Kingstown line, and land of William Browning to the
first mentioned bound containing by estimation ninety
acres more or less with a dwelling house and other
buildings thereon standing either at public or private
sale according to the direction of said executor for the
purposes set forth in said will. Now Therefore Know
all that I the said Ishmael S. Sullivan sole executor aforesaid
by virtue of the authority and direction and in pursuance
of the discretion given to me in and by said will, and
in consideration of Eight Hundred Dollars to me
paid by Thomas G. Collette of South Kingstown in said
County and State, the receipt whereof is acknowledged
have granted, granted, bargained and sold, and by these