The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these Presents that we Frederick
M. Brudick and Mary do. Brudick his wife of Charlestown, County of
Washington, State of Rhode Island, for and in consideration of the sum
of Seven Hundred (700) Dollars bail and truly paid by William
H. Lawton of said Charlestown the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
by these presents do give, grant bargain sell, convey and confirm
unto the said William H. Lawton his heirs and assigns forever, a
certain tract or parcel of land with a dwelling house and other
buildings thereon standing situated in said Charlestown and bounded
and described as follows, beginning at the S W corner of the premises
hereby conveyed at a stone bound set in the ground with a drill
hole in it thence N 26° 32' E to 137.8 feet to the end of a stone wall
thence S 23° 23' 32" E 336 feet to the corner of a wall, thence S
78° E 30 feet, thence southerly in a straight line 233.5 feet to a
stone bound set in the ground with a drill hole in it, then north
west corner of their premises, thence Easterly in a straight line
to another stone bound set in the ground, thence again southerly
crossing the fresh water pond to a marked stone on the South
edge of the Salt Pond, thence again Easterly and by and with said Salt
Pond to land of Welcome H. Foster, hence N 28° 5' E, and by and with lands
of Welcome H. Foster and Perry H. House to the Post Road, thence
Westerly by and with said Post Road a distance of 500 feet to place
of beginning, containing by estimation 9 acres the same more or
less. Being the same premises conveyed to the said henry
Brudick formery married to champagne by deed from Elizabeth
Lohman, Abbie Lohman and Sarah Lohman received in
said Charlestown Book No 13 page 156.
To have and to hold, the said granted and bargained
premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same
belonging or in any way appertaining to the said grantee his
heirs and assign forever. And we the said grantors for
ourselves our heirs executors and administrators do covenant
and to and with the said grantee his heirs and assigns that at
and before the executing hereof we are the lawful owners of
the above bargained premises and are seized and possessed of
the same, in our own right as good, perfect and absolute
estate of inheritance in fee simple, and have good right to
sell bargain and confirm the said bargained premises in
manner aforesaid. And that the said demised and
bargained premises, with the appurtenances are free from
all 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
Frederick M. and Mary L. Brudick for ourselves our heirs
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executors and administrators do covenant and engage the above
demised premises to the said William K. Cover his heirs and
assigns, against the lawful claims or demands of any person
or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant, secure and defend by these
presents.
And I Frederick M. Peludick in consideration
of the sum paid as aforesaid, as hereby release and forever
quitclaim unto the said grantor his heirs and assigns, all
my right of curtesy in and to the aforementioned premises.
The condition of this deed is that whereas we
the said Frederick M. Peludick and Mary G. Peludick have executed
an negotiable promissory note for the sum of Seven Hundred
(700) dollars bearing even date herewith, and made payable
to the said William K. Cover on five years after date with
interest at the rate of five per centum per annum payable
annually. Now therefore, if we the said grantors or any
other person, for us shall pay said note at maturity together
with the interest thereon according to the tenor thereof, then
this deed shall be void, otherwise shall be and remain in full
force and effect.
Furthermore we the said grantors
do hereby constitute and appoint the said grantee his surviving
administrators and assigns our attorneys irrevocable, with
full powers of substitution and revocation for us and in
our name or in their name or names at any time in
case default shall be made in the payment of our said
note or of the interest due thereon, and such default shall
continue for a term of ten days, to sell at public auction
the premises aforesaid, in any part thereof first giving
twenty days notice of such sale, in some one of the public
newspapers printed in said Washington county and in
our name or in their name or names to make and
deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, any deed or
deed that may be necessary to vest in such purchaser or
purchasers the estate in the simplest terms and in
sale thereof, hereby granting unto said attorneys
power to continue or prolongs such sale from time to time
we do authorize said Attorneys to receive the amount the
same may be sold for, and after the payment of all
the expenses incident to such sale or sales, to apply and
appropriate 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 interest the principal
of said note shall be deemed due and payable on the
day of such sale) according to us or our heirs and
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assigns, for all sums over and above the amount thereof we hereby
ratifying and confirming such sale or sales as may be made or
caused to be made by virtue hereof.
Furthermore, we the said grantors for ourselves and for our heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns, do hereby covenant with
the said grantees their heirs and 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 seven hundred
dollars and that the policy or policies of such insurance shall
be assigned and transferred to the said grantees and assigns
as collateral security hereby, and in default thereof we hereby
agree that the said grantees or assigns may effect such insurance
and the 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 28th day of February AD, 1901
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
George C. Owen
Fred W. Burdick L.S.
Mary L. Burdick L.S.
State of Rhode Island
Washington ss
In S. Charlestown this 28th day of
February 1901 before me personally appeared Frederick W.
Burdick and Mary L. Burdick his wife, to me known and
known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument
and they acknowledged said instrument by them executed to
be their free act and deed.
George C. Owen
Notary Public
Received for record March 1st 1901 at 10 oclock AM
and recorded by George C. Owen Town clerk
Having received full payment and satisfaction
of the note secured by the foregoing mortgage both
principal and interest, I hereby cancel and
discharge the same.
Witness my hand and seal this 8th day of
November 1896.
In presence of
George C. Owen
William H. Owen
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