The instrument's own words
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quietly have and enjoy the said premises, and that I the said
grantor with me, and my heirs, executors and administration shall
warrant and defend the same to the said grantee and his heirs
and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of
all persons. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and seal this 2nd day of March in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety eight.
Signed and sealed in presence of
George Calves Harriet Colberry L.S.
George Calves
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington.
On this Charleston on the 2nd day of March A.D. 1898
before me personally appeared Harriet Colberry to me known
and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument
and she acknowledged said instrument by her recitals, to be
her free act and deed.
George Calves
Notary Public.
Received for record March 9th 1898 at 10 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George Calves dep Clerk.
KNOW ALL MEN by these Presents, That I Herbert
De Stillman of Charlestown, county of Washington, State of Rhode
Island hereinafter called the mortgagor in consideration of
One Thousand Dollars to me paid by Harriet B. Colberry of
Charlestown aforesaid hereinafter called the mortgagee, the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant,
bargain, sell and convey into the said mortgagee and her heirs
and assigns forever, a certain farm situated in said Charlestown
containing fifty acres more or less with a house with a dwelling house
and other buildings thereon standing and bounded as follows, on
the North by the North Road, East by land of Charles J. Greene et al and
South partly by land of said Charles J. Greene et al and land
of Jed Ashley and East by land of Asa Johnson.
To have and to hold the before granted premises, with all the
privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto and to the
use of the said mortgagee and her heirs and assigns forever,
And I the said mortgagor do hereby for myself and for my
heirs, executors and administrators covenant with the said
mortgagee and her heirs and assigns that i am lawfully
seized in fee simple of the said granted premises That the same
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are free from all incumbrances that I have good right full power
and lawful authority to sell and convey the same in manner
as aforesaid. That the said maltgage and her heirs and assigns
shall by these presents at all times here to fore peaceably and quietly
have and enjoy the said premises and that I the said maltgage
will and my heirs executors and administrators shall warrant
and defend the same to the said maltgage and his heirs and
assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all
persons. And for the consideration aforesaid I Sarah G
Silliman wife of said Robert G. Silliman do hereby release all
my right of bottle in and to the said granted premises unto the
said maltgage and her heirs and assigns forever,
Provided nevertheless this conveyance is made upon the express
condition that if the said maltgage or his heirs executors admini-
strators or assigns shall pay her with the said maltgage or her heirs
administrators assigns the sum of one thousand dollars acknow-
ledging the said maltgage has made a negotiable promissory
note for said aggregate sum remaining due with these presents
and made payable to the order of Harriet B Perry six months
from the date hereof with interest thereon at the rate of six per
centum per annum payable semiannually until said principal
sum is paid whether on or after maturity and all installments
of interest in arrears whether before or after maturity and shall also bear
interest at the rate aforesaid until paid and shall also pay
all taxes and assessments of every kind levied or assessed upon or in
respect of said premises then the deed as also said promissory
note shall become and be absolutely void to all intents and
purposes whatsoever. But if default shall be made
in the payment of the said note or of said interest at the time
thereunto annexed aforesaid or of any 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 covenant
for sale herein after contained then it shall be lawful for
the said mortgage his executors administrators or assigns to sell
together or in parcels all and singular the premises hereby
granted or intended to be granted or any part or parts thereof
and the benefit and equity of redemption of the said Robert G
Silliman and his heirs executors administrators and assigns
therein at public auction upon the premises and to bid for and
become the purchaser or purchasers at any such sale (and as the
purchaser or purchasers shall be accountable for the application
of the purchase money) first giving notice of the time and place
of sale by publishing the same at least once each week for three
consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in Washington
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beauty with power to adjourn such sale from time to time, provided
that the publishing of said notice shall be continued, together with a
notice of the adjournment or adjournments, at least once each week in
the same newspaper, and in my name or their names or names as
the attorney or attorneys of the said debter to Stillman 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 a purchaser at such sale a good and
sufficient deed or deeds of said premises in fee simple, and to
receive the proceeds of such sale or sales, and from such proceeds
to retain all sums hereby secured, whether then due or to fall
due thereafter, in the principal thereof remaining unpaid, and also
the interest due on the same, together with all expenses
incident to such sale or sales, for making deeds peradventure,
and for fees of counsel and attorneys, and all costs or expenses
incurred in the exercise of said power, and all taxes, assessments
and premiums for insurance, if any, either therefore paid by
the said mortgagee her executors, administrators or assigns, or
then remaining unpaid upon said granted premises, reserving
and paying the surplus of said proceeds of sale, 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 Hebert De Stillman her
heirs executors, administrators or assigns, which sale or sales
made as aforesaid shall forever be a perpetual bar both in
law and equity against the said Hebert De Stillman his
heirs executors administrators and assigns, and all persons
claiming said premises, or said lot, from or under him, them
or any of them. And I the said mortgagor for myself
and for my heirs executors administrators and assigns,
hereby covenant with the said mortgagee and her heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns, that I and they will
upon request execute such deed or deeds confirmatory of
said sale or sales as may be required,
And furthermore, I the said mortgagor, for myself and
for my heirs executors, administrators and assigns, hereby
covenant with the said mortgagee and her executors, administrators
and assigns that insurance against loss by fire shall be kept
and continued on the buildings on the premises aforesaid in
such office or offices as the said mortgagee and her executors
administrators or assigns shall approve, in a sum not less
than five hundred dollars and that the policy or policies
of such insurance shall be assigned and transferred or
made payable in case of loss to the said mortgagee or her
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432 executors, administrators or assigns, as collateral security hereto, and
in default thereof, hereby agree that the said mortgagees or their
executors, administrators & assigns, may effect such insurance
in the name of the said mortgagor, and his heirs and assigns,
payable in case of loss to the said mortgagees and the executors,
administrators or assigns, and that the premiums premiums
paid therefor shall be a further charge upon said granted premises
secured by these presents.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 3d day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety eight
Signed and sealed in presence of
George La Cross Herbert La Stillman Sd.
Mary E. Cross Sarah E. Stillman Sd.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On Charlestown on the 3d day of March AD
1898 before me personally appeared Herbert La Stillman and
Sarah E. Stillman his wife to me known, and known by me
to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and severally
acknowledged said instrument they executed, to be their free
act and deed.
George La Cross Notary Public
Received for record March 10, 1898 at 10 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George La Cross Town Clerk
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