4/19/1903 · MORTGAGE · book 14 page 407 doc 5913

407 Signed and sealed in presence of Nathan R. Vars Enoch M. Vars David Heget L.S., State of Rhode Island County of Washington In Majesty on the 27th day of March AD 1903 before me personally appeared David Heget to me known, and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and he acknowledged said instrument to be his free act and deed, Enoch M. Vars Notary Public L.S. Received for record April 19, 1903 at 2 oclock PM, and recorded by George C. Cross Town Clerk KNOW all MEN by these presents That I, Harriet F. Sterling of the town of Westerly in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of twenty dollars well and truly paid Joseph Le Moore of said Westerly the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged by these presents do give, grant bargain sell, convey and confirm unto the said Joseph Le Moore his heirs and assigns forever, a certain piece of land situated at Summercoming Beach in the town of Charlestown in said County and State with all the buildings and improvements thereon standing and bounded and described as follows, to wit, Westerly forty feet feet by the Beach, Southerly by land of Samuel Palmer, Easterly 40 feet by the highway and Northerly by land of Samuel Peckham, or however otherwise bounded. To have and to hold, the said granted and bargained premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same belonging, or in any wise appertaining to the said grantor his heirs and assigns forever. And I the said grantor for myself land my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant and band with the said grantee his heirs and assigns that at and before the executing hereof I am the lawful owner of the above bargaines

408 premises, and am seized and possessed of the same in my own right, as good, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple; and have good right to sell, convey and confirm the said bargained premises in manner aforesaid, Added that the said tenured 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 I the said grantor for myself and my heirs, successors and administrators do covenant and engage the above described premises to the said Grantee his heirs and assigns against the lawful claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant remise and defend by these presents. And I Charles F. Clerke husband of the said Harriet F. Clerke in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quitclaim unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns all my right of claim in and to the aforementioned premises, The conditions of this deed in so far that whereas me the said grantor have executed on promissory note for the sum of Ninety Dollars bearing every date herewith, and make payable to the said recipient on a six six months after date with interest at the rate of six per cent per annum 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 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 executors administrators and assigns our Attorney in perpetuity with full powers of substitution and revocation for us and in our names 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 semiannual interest thereon, and such default shall continue for a term of six days, to sell at Public auction the premises aforesaid or part thereof first giving twenty days notice of such sale in some of the Public newspapers printed in said Bristol, and in our names or in their name or names to make and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof any deed or deeds that may be necessary to vest in such purchaser a fee simple therein and on sale thereof (hereby granting unto an

409 said Attorneys power to continue or adjourn such sale from time to time and 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 received, we hereby agreeing that in case of a sale or default in the payment of said commercial interest, the principal of our said note shall be deemed due and payable on the date of such sale,) accounting to us and to our heirs and assigns for all sums over and above the amount thereof he hereby ratifying and confirming such sale or sales as may be made or caused to be made by virtue hereof. In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 4 day of April AD 1903. Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Harry B. Agard. Hattie L. Eldredge L.S. Charles F. Eldredge L.S. State of Rhode Island ss Washington Co In Westerly this 4th day of April AD 1903 before me personally appeared Charles F. Eldredge and Hattie L. Eldredge each to me known and known to me to be the individuals described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and they severally acknowledged said instrument to be their free act and deed, Harry B. Agard. W. Harry Public Received for record April 19, 1903 at 3 oclock P.M. and recorded by George G. Bowen Town Clerk.