The instrument's own words
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340 To All People to whom these Presents shall come
Me John H Horse and Sarah H Horse his wife (in the
right of the wife) of Richmond in the county of Washington
in the state of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantors
Send Greeting. Know all, that we the said grantors for
and in consideration of the sum of three hundred (300) Dollars
to us in hand, paid before the ensuing premises well and truly
paid by sewage E Horse of September in the county and
state aforesaid hereinafter called the grantee the receipt
whereof we do hereby acknowledge and, and are therewith
fully satisfied, contented paid and paid, and of and
every part and parcel thereof do remise, release, acquit and discharge
the said grantee his heirs, executors and administrators forever
by these presents, have given, granted, bargained, sold, alienated,
enfeoffed, conveyed and confirmed and by these presents do
fully, fully and absolutely give, grant, bargain, sell, alien,
enfeoff, convey and confirm unto the said grantee his heirs
and assigns forever, a certain tract of land situated in
Charlestown in said county and state bounded and
described as follows beginning at the southwest corner of
said tract and at the North west corner of land of the
heirs of George W Horse, thence Northerly bounded westerly
on land of Heirs of Albert J Peter, one hundred and
fifty (150) feet, thence Easterly bounding Northerly by
land of the grantor of the (50) feet, thence Southerly boundry
Easterly by land of the grantor one hundred and fifty
(150) feet to land of the heirs of George W Horse, thence
Westerly bounding [illegible] forty feet (40) feet to the
place of beginning with a cottage house and other improvements thereon, being the same estate held by deed of
of Joseph Schmidt and wife of march 25th 1827 and
recorded in records of deeds in said Charlestown in Book
No 12 page 331. Reference thereto being hereby had.
To have and to hold, the said granted and bargained
premises, with all the appurtenances, privileges and
commodities to the same belonging or in any wise
appertaining to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
forever, to him and their only proper use, benefit and
behoof forever. And we the said grantors for ourselves
and for our heirs, executors and administrators do covenant
promise and grant to and with said grantee, his heirs
and assign that at all and before the executing hereof
we are the true, sole and lawful owners of the above
bargained premises, and are lawfully seized and
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possessed of the same in our own proper right, as good
perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple; and
have in us 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 his heirs and assigns, shall and may from time to
time, and at all times there hereafter, by force and virtue
of these presents, lawfully, peaceably and quietly have, hold,
occupy, possess and enjoy the said devised and bargained
premises, with the appurtenances free and clear, and fully,
and clearly acquitted exonerated and discharged and of from
all and all manner of forever of other gifts, grants, bargains,
sales, leases, mortgages wills entails, judgments debts, jointly
meuts, settlements and encumbrances of what name or
nature soever, that might in any measure or degree
obstruct or make void this present deed.
Furthermore, we the said grantors for ourselves and
for our heirs, executors and administrators 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 seise and defend by these presents.
The condition of this deed is such that, whereas I
the said John O'Connell have executed my negotiable
promissory note for the sum of three hundred (300) dollars
bearing even date herewith, and made payable to the
order of George E. House with interest at the rate of
6 per centum per annum, payable semiannually till
said principal sum is paid, whether at or after maturity
and all installments of interest in arrear, whether before
or after maturity to bear interest at the rate aforesaid till
paid.
Now therefore, if we the said
grantors or on our heirs, executors administrators or assigns
or any other person for us or for them, shall pay said
note at maturity together with the interest thereon
according to the tenor thereof, then this deed shall be void
otherwise shall it 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 name
or in his or their names names, at any time in
case default shall be made in the payment of said
note or of the semiannual interest due thereon or breach
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shall be made of the covenants of Insurance hereinafter
contained, and such default or breach shall continued for the
term of ten days, to sell at public auction the premises aforesaid
or any part thereof they first giving after the expiration of said
writ of ten days, twenty days notice of such sale in one
of the public newspapers printed in the county of Washington
and in our name or names or in their names, to make seals,
seal acknowledge and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers
thereof any deed or deeds that may be necessary to vest in
such purchaser or purchasers a full and absolute estate in
fee simple therein and on sail thereof (we hereby granting unto
our said attorneys power to continue or adjourn such sale
from time to time) to do anything our said Attorneys to
receive the amount the same may be sold for, and before the
payment of all the expenses incident to such sale or sales,
to apply and appropriate to the residue thereof to the
payment of the amount of principal and interest of said
note hereby secured (we hereby agreeing that in case of
a sale for default in the payment of said sum mentioned
interest or for a breach of such covenants of Insurance, the
principal of said note shall be deemed due and payable
on the day of such sale), accounting to us or our heirs
and assigns, for all sums over and above the amount
thereof, we hereby ratifying, approving and confirming
such sale or sales as may be made or caused to be made
by write hereof.
Furthermore, we the said grantors for ourselves and
for our heirs, executors, administrators and assigns do
hereby covenant with the said grantee their 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 three hundred dollars
and that the policy or policies of such Insurance shall be
assigned and transferred to the said grantee and assigns
as Collateral security hereto, and in default thereof do
hereby agree that the said grantee or assigns may effect
such Insurance, and premiums or premiums paid thereon
shall be a further lien upon the said estate added to the
amount of said note and secured by these presents.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 24th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety seven. 1897.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
John T. Hopkins L.S.
Ruth M. Hopkins L.S.
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343
State of Rhode Island re
County of Washington Se
In Richmond this 30th day of June
AD 1897 before me personally appeared John M. Hosie and
Ruth M. Hosie his wife to me known and known by me to
be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and severally
acknowledged said instrument by them signed to be their free
act and deed.
H.P. Clarke
T. Clk
Received for record June 25-1897 at 4 o'clock A.M.
and returned by George E. Cross Town Clerk
Having received full payment and satisfaction I hereby cancel
and discharge this mortgage deed
Witness my hand and seal this eighteenth day of February 1902
In presence of
Sd Richmond George E. Cross
record Feb 22 1902 by George E. Cross Town Clerk
KNOW all men by these Presents, That I Catherine
Blakely (wife of James M. Blakely) of Worcester, county of
Worcester State of Mass, hereinafter called the Grantor, in
consideration of Seventy Dollars to be paid me by John Blakely, in
of North Smithfield County of Providence State of Rhode Island,
hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, do hereby give, grant bargain, sell and
convey, into the said grantee and his heirs and assigns
forever, A certain lot in a parcel of land situate or lying in North
Smithfield is called, in the town of North Smithfield, county of
Washington State of Rhode Island, Bounded described
as follows to wit: Beginning at the southeast corner of
said lot at the southeast corner of lot owned by a [illegible]
on the North side of highway hence running Northerly
bounded on the West by lot of said [illegible] one (100) hundred
feet to said [illegible] Southeast corner, thence Easterly forty
(40) feet thence Southerly on a line parallel with said [illegible]
one hundred (100) feet to the highway it a point forty
(40) feet East from the first boundary, thence Westerly along
the highway forty (40) feet to point of starting, measuring
and containing to convey the lot deed from Albert S. Baker
to Wm Smyth & Catherine Blakely Sept 17th 1849
& recorded in Town clerks office of North Smithfield R.I. Feb 22
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