The instrument's own words
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348 To all Persons to whom these Presents shall come:
We Napoleon R. Eddy and Abby J. Eddy wife of the
said Napoleon R. Eddy inhabitants of the town of Charlestown County of
Providence in the State of Rhode Island Signed Sealed
Know all, that we the said Napoleon R. Eddy and Abby J.
Eddy hereinafter known as Grantors, for and in consideration
of the sum of twelve Hundred Dollars to me in hand
before the executing hereof well and truly paid by the
Wickford Savings Bank a corporation legally incorporated
and established and transacting business in the village
of Wickford town of North Kingstown in the State of
Rhode Island the receipt whereof we do hereby acknowledge
and we are therewith fully satisfied contented and paid
and hereof and of every part and parcel thereof do
renounce acquit and discharge the said Wickford Savings
Bank and its successors forever by these Presents here by
give granted bargained sold aliened enfeoffed conveyed
and confirmed and by these presents duly released free
fully and absolutely quit grant bargain sell alien enfeoff
convey and confirm unto the said Wickford Savings
Bank its successors and assigns forever That certain
tract or parcel of land known as the "Charles Holden farm"
situated in the Town of Charlestown County of Washington
and state aforesaid near the village of carlstown and
containing by estimation thirty (30) acres more or less
Together with all the buildings and improvements thereon
and is bounded as follows: Southerly by the Charlie
river and land now or formerly of Jesse B. Ryder and
land now or formerly of Circulated Barber Easterly by
the said Charlie river Northerly by the New York Southern
and Hartford Railroad and a highway Westerly by
the highway leading from Hope Valley to carlstown or
however otherwise the same may be bounded Being the
same estate conveyed to these Grantors by the heirs of
Charles Holden I have and hold this said
granted and bargained premises with all the appurtenances
Privileges and commodities to the same belonging or in
any wise appertaining to the said Wickford Savings Bank
its successors and assigns to it and to them only forever
benefit and behalf before forever
And we the said Grantors
for ourselves our heirs executors and administrators do covenant
promise and grant to and with the said Wickford Savings
Bank its successors and assigns that at and before the
executing hereof we are the true sole and lawful owners
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of the above bargained premises, and we are lawfully seized
and possessed of the same, in our own proper right, as good,
perfect and absolute estate of inheritance, in fee simple; and
have in ourselves 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 Wickford
Savings Bank, its successors and assigns, shall and may from
time to time, and at all times hereafter, by force and
virtue of these presents, lawfully, peaceably and quietly have,
hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the said devised and
bargained premises, with the appurtenances, and that free
and clear and free and clearly acquitted, exonerated and
discharged of and from all and all manner of forms of
other gifts grants, grants, bargains, sales, leases, mortgages, wills
estates, jointures, doweries, judgments, executions 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 our heirs, executors and administrators, do covenant
and engage the above described premises to the said Wickford
Savings Bank, its successors and assigns, against the
lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever
forever to warrant, maintain and defend by these presents
I and Abby I Eddy wife of the said Napolean B. Eddy
in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid do hereby also
and forever quitclaim unto the Wickford Savings Bank its
successors and assigns all my right of dower in and
to the aforementioned premises Provided nevertheless
that if we the said Grantors or our heirs, executors, administrators
or assigns shall pay unto the said Wickford Savings Bank
its successors and assigns the sum of twelve hundred
dollars in six months from the date hereof, with interest
thereon at the rate of six per centum per annum, payable
semiannually in advance till said principal sum is
paid whether at or after maturity, and all installments
of said interest in arrear to carry interest at the rate
aforesaid till paid and shall also pay all taxes and
assessments of every kind levied or deserved upon said
premises, that this deed as well as certain promissory
note bearing even date with these presents signed by the
said Grantors whereby we promise to pay the said Wickford Savings Bank) a sum the
said sum with interest as aforesaid at the times
aforesaid shall be and become absolutely void to all
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intents and purposes whatsoever, But if default shall
be made in the payment of the money above mentioned, or
of said interest at the time aforesaid, or of the taxes or assessments
aforesaid as the same become payable, or of any or either of them
or of any part thereof or if breach shall be made of the covenants
for insurance hereinafter contained, then it shall be lawful
for the said Midfield Savings Bank, its successors or assigns,
to sell and dispose of together or in parcels, all and singular
the premises hereby granted or intended to be granted, or any
part a parts thereof and the benefit and equity of redemption
of the said Grantor, or their heirs, executors administrators
and assigns thereof, at Public auctions, and to bid or
become the purchaser at any such sale, first giving notice
of the time and place of sale by publishing the same at least
once each week for three successive weeks in some newspaper
printed in the said state of Rhode Island, and such
sale or sales to be upon the premises sold or elsewhere as
specified in such notice, with power to adjourn such sale
from time to time, and in its or their own name or names
as the Attorney or Attorneys of the said Grantors (for
that purpose by these presents duly authorized and appointed
with full power of substitution and revocation) to make,
execute and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof,
a good and sufficient deed or deeds of the same in fee
simple; and to receive the proceeds of such sale or sales, and
from such proceeds to retain the said sum of twelve
hundred dollars or the part thereof then remaining unpaid,
and also the interest then due on the same, together with the
taxes assessments and premiums & insurance, any
metertofone paid by the said Midfield Savings Bank, its
successors or assigns, upon said premises, rendering
and paying the surplus of said proceeds or value if any
there be, over and above the amounts to be retained as
aforesaid, together with a true and particular account of
such sale or sales, expenses and charges, to the said
Grantors or their heirs, executors administrators or assign,
which sale or sales so to be made shall forever be, a
perpetual bar both in law and equity, against the said
Grantors or their heirs and assigns, and all persons
claiming or to claim said premises as sold then, from or
under them or any of them. And Furthermore
we the said Grantors for ourselves and for our heirs,
executors administrators and assigns, do hereby covenant
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with the said Wickford Savings Bank its successors and
assigns that insurance against loss by fire shall be kept and
maintained upon the buildings on the premises aforesaid, in such
office or offices as the said institution its successor or assigns
shall approve, in a sum not less than twelve hundred dollars
and that the Policy or Policies of such insurance shall be assigned
and transferred, or in case of loss made payable to the said
Wickford Savings Bank its successor and assigns, as collateral
security hereunto, and in default thereof do hereby agree that
the said Wickford Savings Bank, its successor or assigns
may effect such insurance in the name of the said grantor
or their heirs or assigns, payable in case of loss to said
Institution, its successor or assigns, and the premium or
premiums therefor shall be a further charge upon
said granted premises secured by here presents.
In Testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 15th day of July in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety seven (1897)
Signed, sealed and delivered
In the presence of
Lance Be Jough
Napoleone B. Eddy L.S.
Abbie J. Eddy L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington to
On this 15th day of July AD 1897 in Kingston in said County
the above named Napoleone
B. Eddy and Abbie J. Eddy to me known and known by
me to be the parties herein the executed the foregoing instrument
personally appeared before me and acknowledged the
foregoing instrument by their signed to be their free
will voluntary act and deed. Lance Be Jough
Justice of the Peace.
Received for record July 16 1897 at 9.30 oclock After.
and recorded by George La Cosse Town clerk
The Wickford Savings Bank having received full payment and satis faction of the
mortgage note of Napoleone B. Eddy and Abbie J. Eddy recorded in the records of Charlestown vt
and etc state mortgage Vol 13 p 193 we now hereby cancel and discharge the same and
release to Napoleone B. Eddy and Abbie J. Eddy their heirs and assigns all the estate and interest of said
Institution by virtue thereof and in the estate specified in said mortgage deed.
In Testimony whereof, of said satisfaction has caused these presents to be signed and
any 17 its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed by the Treasurer thereof duly authorized
July 15th 1897 Wickford Savings Bank
This 15th day of August AD 1897
Signed and sealed in presence of
by Joseph H. Reynolds Treasurer Lot
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