The instrument's own words
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Whereas, Varnum Ennis and Phebe E. Ennis (his wife)
of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
did, on the 16th day of November 1846 make and execute their
certain deed of mortgage of that date, to the Kingstown Savings
Bank a corporation created by the General Assembly of said
State, located and doing business in South Kingstown in the
above named County and State, of certain real estate
hereinafter described, with the buildings and improvements
therein, which said mortgage is duly recorded in real estate
mortgage book No 11 page 412, 413, 414 in said town of
Charlestown. And whereas said deed of mortgage was
made and given on the condition that if the said
Varnum Ennis should sell and fully pay, or cause to be
paid to said Kingstown Savings Bank or order a certain
negotiable promissory note signed by said Varnum Ennis
bearing date of November 16 1846 for the sum of fourteen
Hundred (1400) dollars with interest thereon at the rate
of seven (%) per centum per annum, six months after date,
And whereas the said Varnum Ennis and Phebe E. Ennis
in and by said deed of mortgage appointed the said Kingstown
Savings Bank its successors and assigns, their attorneys
irrevocable, at any time in case Default should be made
in the payment of said note, or the interest due thereon,
and such default should continue for the term of ten
days, to sell at public auction the said mortgaged premises
or any part thereof, the said Kingstown Savings Bank its
successors and assigns first giving, after the expiration
of said ten days, ten days notice of such sale in
some one of the public newspapers printed in said
County of Washington, and in the name of said
mortgagor, or in the name of said attorney or attorneys
to make, seal, acknowledge and deliver unto the purchaser
or purchasers thereof any deed or deeds that should be
necessary to vest in such purchaser or purchasers a
full and absolute estate in fee simple in and to
said premises, And whereas default was made in
the payment of said promissory note and the interest
due thereon, and such default did continue for more
than ten days before the same was advertised for sale,
And whereas the real estate mentioned in said deed
of mortgage and hereinafter described was advertised
for sale at public auction, notice of such sale having
been given by such advertisement being published
in the Hope Valley Advertiser, a public newspaper,
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printed in the town of Hopkinton, at hope Valley, county
and State above named, for more than twenty days after
said default of payment of said note and interest to wit:
in the issues of that newspaper printed and dated respectively
Feb. 23rd, Mar. 4, 11 and 18, 1897. And whereas said
Kingston Savings Bank did give public notice of its intention
to hold at said sale in the Store referred to advertisement.
And whereas at a sale at a public auction of said
mortgaged premises in accordance with said advertisement
and after the expiration of said twenty days and after
the last such default as aforesaid, the same was
purchased by Cohal J. Greene of Richmond in the County
and State aforesaid, for the sum of Seven Hundred ($700)
Dollars, he being the highest bidder therefor.
Now therefore, Know all men by these presents That
the Kingston Savings Bank mortgagee and attorney of
Vermont County and Phebe Co. trustee aforesaid the mortgagor
herebefore named, for and in consideration of the sum
of Seven Hundred ($700) dollars to said Kingston Savings
Bank paid by Cohal J. Greene of Richmond in the above
named County and State, the receipt hereof is hereby
acknowledged, do hereby give, grant bargain, sell and
convey and confirm unto the said Cohal J. Greene his
heirs and assigns forever, all the real estate and improve-
ments thereon as fully described and bounded in said
deed of mortgage hereinbefore referred to, and delivered to
the same and the deed therefor is hereby had for a full
and particular description and boundary of the same.
To have and to hold, the same with all the rights
privileges and appurtenances thereof to him the said
Cohal J. Greene, his heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof, said Kingston Savings Bank has
caused these presents to be signed by its Treasurer, thereunto
duly authorized, and has caused its corporate seal to be
hereunto affixed this 24th day of March in the year
Eighteen Hundred and ninety Seven.
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
A. H. Greenwalt
Kingston Savings Bank
By M. T. Perry Treas S.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington Sc
In Court Kingston March 24, 97 AD
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1897. Then Millard F. Perry Treasurer of the Kingston Savings
Banks personally appeared before me, being is me well known
and known by me to be the person and official executing
the foregoing instrument and acknowledged the said instru-
ment but him here signed, in his above named capacity to be
his free act and deed and also the free act and deed of
said Kingston Savings Bank
A. A. Greenman
Notary Public
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington be
I, Millard F. Perry of South Kingston
in the County and State aforesaid, on oath make
affidavit and say That I am Treasurer of said Kingston
Savings Bank, That there was default in the pay ment
of the note mentioned in the foregoing deed and that such
default had continued for more than ten days before giving
the notice of sale mentioned in the foregoing deed; that I
was authorized and directed by said Kingston Savings
Bank to make sale of the premises described in said
mortgage and described in the aforesaid deed; that I gave
notice of the sale of the same by advertisement in
The South County Advertiser, a public newspaper published
and printed in South Kingstown in the aforesaid County
and State, and that said advertisement was published
in said newspaper in the issues thereof printed and dated
Feb 25; March 11 and 18, A.D. 1897 and that the annexed
is a true copy of the notice and advertisement so published
to wit:
That in pursuance of said notice said premise were sold
at public auction on the premises on the 19th day of March
A.D. 1897 by Samuel H. Hopkins a duly qualified auctioneer
of the town of Charlestown in said County and State under
my direction for the sum of the sum of Seven Hundred (700) dollars
to Robert Greene who was the highest bidder at said
sale; that I have received the full amount of said
purchase price and have made and executed the
foregoing deed to complete said sale Kingston Savings Bank
By M. F. Perry Treas A.D.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me at South Kingstown in
said County and State, this 24th day of March AD. 1897
A. H. Menceman
[illegible]
Received for record March 24, 1897 at 6.15 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George Colbourn Town Clerk
Know All Men by these presents, that I Charles
J. Greene of Richmond, County of Washington and State of
Rhode Island hereinafter called the Grantor in consideration
the sum of one (1$) dollar and other good and valuable consideration
s to me paid by Lucella E. Goss wife of Mortimer E. Goss
of the City and County of New London State of Connecticut
hereinafter called the Grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, do hereby give, grant bargain sell and convey
unto the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns forever
a certain tract of land situated in the Town of Charlestown
and the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island,
containing by estimation seventy five acres be the same
one or more with dwelling houses and other buildings
thereon, and is bounded as follows, Beginning at the South
east corner of said tract at a stake and stones, thence
running Northeasterly bounded in the Northeast partly by
land of George Carmichael and heirs of Abby C. Carmichael
and partly by a highway until it comes to land of Underwood
Estates thence running Northeasterly bounded on the
Northeast by said Estates land until it comes to land
formerly owned by Dennis Green and now owned by said
Estates thence running Southeasterly bounded on the Southeast
by said Gates land until it comes to the corner of the "Dove
Dot" so called thence running Southwesterly bounded on the
Northwest by said Gates land until it comes to land of
Geo. H. Dyson thence running Southeasterly bounded on the
Southeast by said Dyson land partly and partly by land
formerly belonging to Lucius Matson until it comes to a highway,
thence in said highway to the place of beginning, a survey of
the same may be furnished, the property mortgaged
to the Kingstown Savings Bank by Garmin Enns and
Phebe lo Enns his wife Apr 12 1889 and sold by said
Bank at a mortgage sale Mar. 19 1897 to the said Cohas
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