The instrument's own words
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and seals this 26th day of October in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety eight
Signed and sealed in presence of
George G. Converse George Carmichael Seal
Nellie H. Carmichael Seal
Revenue Stamp
State of Rhode Island 3.00
County of Washington
In Charlestown on the 26th day of
October AD 1898 before me personally appeared George
Carmichael and Nellie H. Carmichael to me known and
known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing
instrument, and they severally acknowledged said instrument
by them executed, to be their free act and deed,
George G. Converse Notary Public
Received for record Oct 26 1898 at 11 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George G. Converse town Clerk
Know All Men by these presents that I Jennie
A Read of Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts in
consideration of Three Hundred dollars paid by Jacob Binkley
of said Pittsfield the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,
do hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey unto the
said Jacob Binkley a certain tract of beach land situated
in Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island containing 2800
square feet bounded as follows: Beginning at the highest
part of the beach bank There Easterly along said beach
bank 40 feet There Southerly 70 feet There Westerly 40
feet There Southerly 70 feet to the place of beginning,
bounded on all sides by land of mine or formerly Billings D.
Macomber, granting also unto said grantor his heirs and
assigns a right to pass and repass either with teams or
on foot over the premises of mine or formerly said Billings D.
Macomber to the land herein conveyed, also a right of way
in pert wide to pass on foot from said tract to the ocean
But said grantee is to place no obstruction on said right
of way also the right to take water from the wall on
the farm of the said Macomber for use on said beach
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To have and to hold the granted premises, with all the privileges
and appurtenances thereto belonging to the said Jacob Gimbick and
his heirs and assigns, to their own use and behoof forever.
And I hereby for myself and my heirs, executors and administrator,
covenant with the grantee and his heirs and assigns that I and my
lawfull heirs seized in fee simple of the granted premises, that they are
free from all incumbrances, that I have good right to sell and
convey the same as aforesaid, and that I and my heirs, any heirs
executors and administrator shall warrant and defend the same
to the grantee and his heirs and assigns forever against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons. Provided nevertheless
that if I or any my heirs, executors, administrators or assigns shall pay
unto the grantee, his executors, administrators or assigns, in the sum
of three hundred dollars or on demand from this date, with interest
thereon annually at the rate of six per cent per annum, and until
such payment shall pay, all taxes and assessments to
whomever levied or assessed, whether on the granted premises
or any without there on, or on the deed secured hereby, shall
keep the buildings on said premises insured against fire in
a sum not less than three hundred dollars, for the benefit of
the grantee and his executors, administrators and assigns, in
such form and at such insurance offices as they shall appoint,
and shall not commit or suffer any ship or waste of
the granted premises, or any of each of any covenant herein
contained; then this deed, as also a note of every date herewith
signed by me whereby I promise to pay to the grantee or
over the said principal sum and installments of interest
at the times aforesaid, shall be void. But upon any
default in the performance or observance of the foregoing
conditions the grantee or his executors, administrators or
assigns, may sell the granted premises, or any portion
thereof as other remains subject to this mortgage in case of any
partial release hereof together with all improvements that
may be thereon, by public auction and sale laborers just
publishing a notice of the time and place of sale once each
week for three successive weeks in some one news paper
published in Dexterity in said Rhode Island and may convey
the same by proper deed or deeds to the purchaser of purchase
absolutely land in fee simple; and such sale shall forever
bar me and all persons claiming under me from all
right and interest in the granted premises, whether at
law or in equity. And out of money arising from
such sale the grantee or his representatives shall be
entitled to retain all sums then secured by this deed,
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whether then or thereafter payable, including all costs, charges
and expenses incurred or sustained by them by reason of any
default in the performance or observance of the said conditions,
reducing the surplus, if any, to me or my heirs or assigns;
and I hereby for myself and my heirs and assigns covenant
and agree with the grantee and his heirs, executors, administrators and
assigns that in case a sale shall be made under the foregoing
power, I they will upon request execute, acknowledge and
deliver to the purchaser or purchasers a deed of release
[stamp] confirming such sale. And it is agreed that the grantee
or his executors, administrators or assigns, or any person or
persons in their behalf may purchase at any sale made
as aforesaid, and that no such purchaser shall be accountable
for the application of the purchase money; and that while
'default' in the performance or observance of the condition of this
deed, I and my heirs and assigns may hold and convey
the granted premises and receive the rents and profits thereof
without the consideration aforesaid, I Cohas N. Read husband
of said Jennie A. Read in token of my release of all right
and title to convey in the granted premises,
Do witness whereof we the said Jennie A. Read and Cohas
N. Read hereunto set our hands and seals this 8th day
of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and
ninety eight.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of Jennie A. Read L.S.
Cohas N. Read L.S.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Berkshire S.S. November 1898 Then personally
appeared the abovenamed Jennie A. Read and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument to be her free act and deed.
Before me Oliver S. Read
Revenue stamps
10 cents Justice of the Peace.
Received for record November 18th 1898 at 11.30 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George A. Cross Clerk
For discharge of above mortgage see Book No 15 page 307
The page as recorded
