The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I Emma E. Atwell
of Mansfield in the County of Tolland in the State of Connecticut in
consideration of the sum of fifteen hundred dollars ($1500) to me paid
by the Westerly Savings Bank of Westerly in Rhode Island be bargaining
and sell to the said Savings Bank its successors and assigns three
certain tracts or parcels of land with all the buildings and improvements
thereon standing bounded as follows situated in Charlestown County
of Washington State of Rhode Island First tract known as the
Foster farm containing two hundred sixty one acres more or less
with dwelling house and other buildings known bounded and
described as follows to wit commencing on the East side of said
farm at the shore of the Foster Cove so called thence running Southly
crossing the Post Road bounded Eastly by the land of J Augustis
Rogers to land now or formerly of Samuel Dawson thence thence
running Westerly bounded Northly by said Dawson's land to
Indian land Thence Westerly bounded Northly by said Indian
land to the fork road way leading to Watchung Pond Thence Southly
bounded Eastly by Indian land to said Pond thence Westerly
on said Pond from fork road thence Southly bounded Westerly by
land of Gideon P. G. Hoxie to a corner near Impressed Pond
thence Westerly crossing said Pond bounded Northly by said
Hoxie's land and land formerly of Obadiah Colonds to land of
the heirs of Jared Babcock Thence Southly bounded Westerly by
said Babcock's land to land of William Sumner thence
hence Eastly bounded Southly by said Dawson's land and
Samuel Babcock's land to a corner thence Southly bounded Westerly
by land of said Babcock and land formerly of Joshua
Clarke and Matthew Austin to the Post Road crossing the
road running Southly and bounded Westerly by land
formerly of Joshua Clarke to hand cove thence by said cove
and the Salt Pond on the South to the creek leading from
Foster Cove to said Salt Pond and thence across said cove
to its starting point End also a second tract of land
known as the Harvey lot containing by estimation eighteen
acres more or less bounded and described as follows to wit
Northly by Watchung Pond Eastly by land of J Augustis
Rogers and Southly and Westerly by land of heirs of
Samuel Bromming and Indian land Also a certain
other lot of land known as the Shrews lot bounded and
described as follows to wit Northly on Watchung Pond
Eastly and Southly on land of heirs of Samuel Bromming
and Westerly on land of P. G. Hoxie or however
same may be bounded within the boundaries here
described is a Tract of land which Samuel Bromming owned
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To George Warwick near North Kingstown Road which is in or conveyed or
intended to be conveyed by this instrument
To have and to hold the said granted and bargained premises
with the privileges and appurtenances thereunto to the said Westerly
Savings Bank its successors and assigns forever, and I do
hereby covenant with the said Savings Bank that the above
granted premises are free from all incumbrance, and that I
will warrant and defend the same to the said Savings
Bank its successors and assigns against the lawful right
claims and demands of all persons whatsoever.
And I Charles G. Allen of said Mansfield Connecticut
husband of the grantor in consideration of the sum paid as
aforesaid do hereby release and forever quitclaim to the said
Savings Bank its successors and assigns all right of dowerty
in and to the above granted premises.
The conditions of this deed is such that whereas the said grantor
has executed her Westerly Promissory Note bearing seen date
herewith and made payable to the said Savings Bank or other
six months after date for the sum of fifteen thousand dollars
with interest at 5 per cent per annum which note it is contemplated
to renew from time to time either for the whole amount of the
sum or for a part thereof.
Now this deed if the said
grantor or any other person ore shall pay said
Note and all renewals of the above at maturity according
to the tenor thereof from this deed shall be void otherwise shall
remain in full force.
Further more, I the
said grantor do hereby appoint the said Savings Bank
its successors and assigns my attorney irrevocable with
full power of substitution and of revocation, to sell at
Public auction the said premises at any time after said
Note or Notes shall become due and remain unpaid for
the space of ten days just giving notice thereof for at least
three weeks in some public newspaper published in the town
of Westerly and upon such sale shall in my name
or in its name execute good and sufficient deeds
of said premises with the usual covenants of warranty as
to vest in the purchaser or purchasers an estate in fee
simple in the premises and may collect and receive the
purchase money and after paying all the costs and
expenses of such sale and all other money due from
me to said Savings Bank to pay the residue to them or
their successors and assigns I hereby ratifying all the
things which may be legally done by my said attorney
for the purpose aforesaid.
[Signature]
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said grantors do hereby covenant with the said Swings promised that
Insurance against loss by fire shall be kept and maintained
upon the buildings on the premises aforesaid and at such office or
offices as shall be approved by them, in a sum not less than
ten thousand dollars and that the assessments thereon duly paid
and the policy or policies of such insurance shall be assigned and
transferred to the said Swings binding as collateral security hereby
and in default thereof, do hereby agree that the said Swings bind
may effect such insurance, and the premium or premiums
paid therefore shall be an further lien upon said estate.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this fifteenth day of February in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and one.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Augustinus L. Leamington
Thomas H. Poston
Henry B. Wight
Eranna C. Akers L.S.
Charles O. Akers L.S.
State of Rhode Island
in Providence SS
On this fifteenth
day of February AD 1901 before me personally appeared
Eranna C. Akers and Charles O. Akers each to me known
and known to me to be the individuals described in and
who executed the foregoing instrument and they severally
acknowledged and ratified this instrument to be their free acts and deed.
Augustinus L. Leamington
Notary Public L.S.
Received for record Feb 16 AD 1901 at 11 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George C. Converse Town Clerk
For transfer of above mortgage see Book No 13 page 77
The page as recorded
