The instrument's own words
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M. Palmer and Emma L. Palmer his wife to me known, and
known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument
and further acknowledges said instrument, by their signatures,
to be their free act and deed.
Thomas A. Gardner
Notary Public.
LS.
Received for record Feb 4, 1877 at 2-15 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George Collette Town Clerk
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Know All Men by these Presents That I Samuel E.
Weeden of Anarga in the County of boquis and State of
Illinois in consideration of One Thousand dollars (1000) paid
by Benjamin M. Palmer of Kingston in the County of
Washington and State of Rhode Island, the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant bargain, sell and
convey unto the said Benjamin Palmer his heirs and assigns
all that certain farm situated in Charlestown in said County
of Washington and State of Rhode Island known as the
General Stanton farm, containing eighty seven (87) acres
more or less with the dwelling house and other buildings thereon
standing, bounded by the Post Road, westerly on land of james
A. Kenyon and there Westerly bounding southerly on land
of Father A. Kenyon until it comes to brook Mill Pond, Thence
bounded westerly on said hill Pond, thence Easterly bounded
Northerly on land of abby Perry, Thence Southerly bounded
Westerly on land of said Perry Pond, Thence Northerly on land late of
Joseph H. & George Merced, partly and partly on land owning
of Samuel Ward and partly on land of isaah Chubbes
deceased, Easterly on land of said abby Perry and land of
Henry K. Gardner, else a lot of land in said
Charlestown containing ten (10) acres more or less and
known as the den Lake lot bounded Northerly on land of
Joseph G. Coffin heirs there, Easterly on land of Joseph G. Coffin
Southerly on the Pond Pond and westerly on the Post Road or
however either of said tracts may be bounded or described,
I have and am to hold the above granted premises with
all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging to
the said Benjamin M. Palmer and his heirs their
assigns to Their use and behalf for ever, And I the
said Samuel E. Weeden for myself and my heirs, execute
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and administrators, do covenant with the said Benjamin W
Palmer and his heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seised
in fee simple of the aforegranted premises; that they are free
from all incumbrances that I have right to sell
and convey the same to the said Benjamin W. Palmer
and his heirs and assigns forever as aforesaid; and that
I will and my heirs executors and administrators shall
warrant and defend the same to the said Benjamin W.
Palmer and his heirs and assigns forever, against the
lawful claims and demands of all persons.
The condition of this deed is that if the said mortgagor
my executors, administrators or assigns shall well and truly
pay to the said mortgagee or his personal representatives or
assigns the sum of one thousand dollars in three years from
the date hereof with interest thereon at the rate of six per centum
per annum payable semiannually, and all installments of
interest in arrears carrying interest at the same rate until
paid, according to a promissory note signed by the said
mortgagor or voucher for value received I promise to pay
the mortgage or order for the said sum and interest and the
said mortgagor shall in the meantime keep the buildings
on the said premises, if any, insured against fire in a
sum not less than one thousand dollars for the benefit
of the said mortgagee and his representatives and assigns
in some insurance office to be approved by the said
mortgage, and shall during the continuance of this
mortgage pay all taxes and assessments which shall
be levied upon the said mortgaged premises, and shall
not remove any buildings or improvements from the
said premises or do any other act or thing whereby the
value of the said premises shall be lessened as a security
for the said mortgage debt then this deed and said
promissory note shall become void, otherwise it shall be
and remain in full force. And in default of the
performance of any condition hereof the said mortgagee
or the person or persons who may have his interest in
the said mortgaged premises, may sell the said premises
in one or more parcels by public auction, said sale to be
in or near the premises, and after the same shall have
been advertised for at least three successive weeks next
preceding such sale in some news paper published in
the County of Washington and after such sale shall
make, execute and deliver, to the purchaser a purchase
deed either in his or their own name or names as
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the attorney or attorneys of the mortgagor, good and sufficient
deed or deeds of the said premises, which shall be sufficient
to convey all of the interest of the said mortgagor at the time of
the execution hereof in and to the said mortgaged premises, and may
receive the money the said premises shall sell for and
apply the same to the payment of the said mortgaged debt
or so much thereof as shall remain due and unpaid, and
shall account for the balance of such purchase money after
paying the said debt and the costs incident to the said sale
and conveyance to the mortgagor or to such their person or
persons as may be legally entitled to receive the same
with an account of his doings in the premises. And the
mortgagee has a right preferentialy buy at any sale of
the said mortgaged premises, and no other purchaser shall be
answerable for the application of the purchase money; but
until a breach of the condition hereof the mortgagor may
remain in possession of the mortgaged premises and receive
the rents and profits thereof, and that by my such breach
and promissory note and all such principal money shall
become due, payable and collectible though said note
may not have arrived at maturity. In witness
whereof I the said Samuel E. Deeder have hereunto set my
hand and seal this first day of February in the year of
our Lord eighteen hundred and ninety seven.
Signed, sealed and delivered the made city of [illegible] erased and
in presence of County of DuPage state of Illinois before
Isaac Linnerman signing "dover case" erased before signing
Chauncy C. Boords, Samuel E. Deeder L.S.
State of Illinois ss
County of DuPage ss In Aurora Illinois on this
first day of February A.D. 1897 then personally appeared
the before named Samuel E. Deeder to me personally
known and known to me to be the party described in and
who executed the before written instrument and he acknowledge
edged the before written instrument to be his free act and deed.
Before me Isaac Linnerman Notary Public L.S.
Received for record Feb 6, 1897 at 2:30 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George C. Boords Town Clerk.
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