The instrument's own words
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328.
Know all Men by these Presents - That we
Charles F. Eldredge and Harriet F. Eldredge husband and
wife of Westerly County of Washington and state of
Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of
Eight hundred and fifty dollars well and truly paid by
Alexander B. Dunn of said Westerly the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged by the presents do give grant bargain
sell convey and confirm unto the said Alexander B. Dunn
his heirs and assigns forever a certain lot or parcel of land
lying and being in the town of Charlestown in the county
and State aforesaid and bounded Northly by land of
Jonathan Tarkington Easterly by land of David Henry, southerly
by land of Samuel Palmes and Westerly by the Beach or
however otherwise bounded being the same lot of land
said Harriet F. Eldredge purchased of said Henry by deed
dated August 26th 1841 and recorded in the Land records
of said Charlestown in Book No. 13 page 170. Also all those
certain other tracts or parcels of land lying and being partly
in said Charlestown and partly in said Westerly containing
by estimation 100 Acres more or less with a dwelling house
and other improvements thereon standing and bounded
southerly now or formerly of heirs of Mercy Phillips and
land of Bradford Olney Westerly and partly Northerly by
land of Benjamin Young and land now or formerly, by
Benjamin Hayward partly Northerly by land now or formerly
of Caleb P. Saunders and wife and Easterly on land now or formerly
of the heirs of Edward Wilcox or however otherwise bounded
being the same premises said Charles F. Eldredge purchased of
Edmund S. Webster and others by deed dated February 23, 1831
and recorded in the Land Records of said Westerly in
Book No. 25 at page 119. and also recorded in the Land
Records of said Town of Charlestown To Have and
to Hold the said granted and bargained Premises with all
the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging
or in any wise appertaining to the said grantee his heirs
and assigns forever. And we the said Grantors for ourselves
our heirs Executors and Administrators do covenant and to
the said Grantee his heirs and assigns that at and before
the ensealing hereof we are the lawful owners of the above
bargained Premises and are seized and possessed of the
same in our own right as good perfect and absolute
estate of inheritance to sell enable and have good right
to sell convey and confirm the said bargained premises
in manner aforesaid And that the said premises and bargained
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Premises with the appurtenances are free from all Incumbrances
of what name or nature soever that might encumber any means
or degree of trust or make void this present deed
I Furthermore we the said Grantors do covenant and engage the
above demised premises to the said Grantee his Heirs
and Assigns against the lawful claims or demands of any
person or persons whatsoever forever to warrant secul
and defend by these Presents
and I Harriet & Eldredge wife of said Charles F
Eldredge in consideration of the Sum parts as aforesaid
do hereby release and forever quit claim into the said
Grantee his Heirs and Assigns all one right of
power we and to the aforesaid granted Premises
The conditions of this deed is void that Whereas we the
said Charles F and Harriet F Eldredge have executed our first
and several negotiable promissory note for the sum of eight
hundred and fifty dollars bearing date herewith and
made payable to the said Alexander B Brunt or order six
months after date with interest payable semi annually at
the rate of six per centum per annum Now therefore if one
the said Grantee or any other person for us 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
we the said Grantors do hereby constitute and appoint
the said Grantee his executors Administrators and Assigns
our Attorneys irrevocable with full powers of substitution and
revocation for us and in our names in their name or names
at any time in case default shall be made in the pay ment of
said note or of the semiannual interest on thereon and such
default shall continue for a term of ten days to sell at publ
Auction the premises aforesaid or any part thereof they first
giving twenty days notice of such sale in some one of the
Public newspapers printed in said Newport and in our names
or in their names or names to create and deliver to the purchasers
or purchasers thereof any deed or deeds that may be necessary
to vest in such purchasers or purchasers an Estate in fee simple
therein and on sale thereof hereby granting unto our said
Attorneys power to continue or adjourn such Sale from time to time
we do authorize said Attorneys to receive the amount the same
may be sold for and after the pay ment 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
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330: and interest of said note hereby secured we hereby agreeing
that in case of a sale for default in the payment of said
semiannual interest the principle of said note shall be
deemed due and payable on the day of such sale accounting
to us or to our heirs and Assigns for all sums over and above
the amount thereof we hereby ratifying and confirming
such sale or sales as may be made by or chosen to be made by
virtue thereof Furthermore we the said grantors for ourselves
and for our heirs executors Administrators and assigns do hereby
covenant with the said grantee his heirs or 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 one hundred dollars and that the Policy or
Policies of such Insurance shall be assigned and transferred
to the said Grantee his heirs and assigns as collateral
security hereto and on default thereof do hereby agree that
the said Grantee his heirs or assigns may effect such
Insurance and the premium or premiums therefore paid then
shall be a further Lien upon said Estate added to the amount
of said note and secured by these presents
In Testimony Whereof we have herunto set our hands
and seals this 22nd day of February A.D. 1897
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of Charles F. Eldridge L.D.
William Horsey Hattie F. Eldridge L.D.
State of Rhode Island sc
Washington sc
Before Me Notary this 22 day of February A.D. 1897
before me personally Charles F Eldridge and Hattie F
Eldridge each known to me known and known to are to be the
individuals described in and who executed the foregoing
instrument and they severally acknowledged said instrument
to be their free act and deed
William Horsey
Notary Public
Received for record April 5th 1897 at 10 o'clock AM
and recorded by George B Cross Town Clerk
[Vertical text on left margin]:
Knowing received filed foreground and
notarized by the undersigned
notary public for the state of Rhode Island
and delivered to the register of land evidence
for the town of Washington Rhode Island
and entered in the land evidence records
of said town on the date written above
Received by George B Cross Town Clerk
The page as recorded
