The instrument's own words
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June 1903 personally appeared before me Marie E. Bullock
And Robert R. Hill to me known and known by me to be the
parties who execute the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
the same by them signed to be their free act and deed,
as mutual consent the void final signature the number of spaces
this lease is to run is changed to three
George C. Cross
Notary Public
Received for record June 15-1903 at 9.30 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George C. Cross from Clerk
Is All People to whom these Presents shall come
I Daniel T. Babcock of Charlestown County of Washington
in the State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor
Send Greeting know Ye, that I the said grantor for
and in consideration of the sum of fifty find dollars
to me in hand before the executing hereof well and
fully paid by Benjamin M. Thaler of Westerly in said
County and State hereinafter called the grantee, the
receipt whereof I do hereby well acknowledge, and am
thereby fully satisfied contented and paid, and
thereof, and of every part and parcel thereof do execute,
acquit and discharge the said grantee his heirs executors
and administrators forever by these presents, have
given granted bargained sold alienated enfeoffed
conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents do
fully fully and absolutely grant bargain
sell lease enfeoff convey and confirm unto the
said grantee his heirs and assigned forever, a certain
lot a parcel of land lying and being in said
Charlestown with the Buildings and Improvements
thereon standing bounded beginning at the Northwest
corner thereof at a stake in the ground about 15 feet
South from the old beach and on the east side of
the highway nearly opposite land of Stephen Beckham
100 feet thence Southly on a line 10 feet from the
Highway 90 feet thence Westerly to the highway to
a point 90 feet South from the first mentioned
point thence Northerly along the highway 90 feet
to point of beginning To have and to hold
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132 the said granted and bargained premises, with all the
appurtenances, privileges and commodities to the same
belonging, or in any wise appertaining to the said grantee
his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their only proper
use, benefit and behalf forever. And I the said grantor
for myself and my heirs, executors and administrators,
do covenant, promise and grant to and with said
grantee his heirs and assigns that at and before the
delivery of this deed I am the true, sole and lawful owner
of the above bargained premises, and am lawfully
seised and possessed of the same in my own proper
right as a good, perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
in fee simple, and have in me good right full power
and lawful authority to grant bargain sell, convey
and confirm the said bargained premises in manner as
aforesaid. And that the said grantee his heirs and
assigns, shall and may from time to time, and at all
times forever hereafter by force and virtue of these presents
lawfully, peaceably and quietly have, hold, use, occupy,
possess and enjoy the said demised and bargained
premises, with the appurtenances free and clear and
fully and clearly acquitted, exonerated and discharged
of and from all and all manner of sums or other
gifts, grants, bargains sales leases mortgages, wills,
entails, jointures doweries, judgments creditors and
assurances, of what nature or nature soever, that
might in any measure or degree obtrude or make
void this present deed.
Furthermore, I the said grantor, to myself and my
heirs, executors 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 recurse and defend by these presents.
The condition of this deed is such that, whereas
I the said Daniel Babcock have execute my signature
promissory note for the sum of fifty five dollars bearing
even date herewith, and made payable to the said
Benjamin H. Barber six months after date with interest
at the rate of six per centum per annum payable
semi annually until said principal sum is paid, like the
at or after maturity, and all installments of account
in writen, whether before or after maturity, to bear
interest at the rate aforesaid until paid. Ans
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Therefore, if I the said grantor or my heirs, executors, administrators
or assigns or any other person, for me or for them, 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 I the said grantor do hereby constitute
and appoint the said grantee his executors, administrators
and assigns, my attorney irrevocable, with full powers
of substitution and revocation for me and in my name
or in his or their name or names, at any time, in case
default shall be made in the payment of my said note, or
of the semiannual interest due thereon and such default
shall continue for the term of ten days, to sell at public
auction the premises aforesaid or any part thereof they first
giving after the expiration of said term of ten days, twenty
days notices of such sale, one or more of the public newspapers
printed in said county, and in my name or in their
name or names, to make, execute, seal, acknowledge and
deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof any deed
or deeds that may be necessary to vest in such purchaser
or purchasers in full and absolute estate in fee simple
therein, and on sale thereof hereby granting unto my
said attorneys power to continue or adjourn such sale
from time to time) I do authorize my said attorney 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, I hereby agreeing that in
case of a sale for default in the payment of said
annual interest, the principal of said note shall
be deemed due and payable on the day of such sale,
accounting to me or to my heirs and assigns of all
sums over and above the amount thereof, I hereby
ratifying, approving and confirming such sale or
sales as may be made or caused to be made by virtue
hereof.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this 1st day of June in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and three.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Joseph C. Moore Daniel F. Babcock
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State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington ss
In Westerly this 10 day of June AD 1863
Daniel L. Babcock to me known who known by me
to be the person described in said and who executed the
foregoing instrument personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument he him
signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed,
Joseph Le Moine
Notary Public
Received for record June 15 1903 at 9-30 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George La Cross Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, That
we George M. Nebecker and Lucy A. Nebecker wife of
said Geo. M., and in right of said wife of inhabitants
town, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island
in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to us paid
by Albert B. Dixon of said Charlestown the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise,
release and forever quitclaim unto the said
Albert B. Dixon his heirs and assigns forever, all
the right title, interest property, claim and demand
which we have have, or of right ought to have, or claim
in and to a certain tract of land situated in said
Charlestown, bounded and described as follows,
beginning at the Southwest corner of land of John M.
Pendrick and Ariel B. Kenyon, at the shore of Charlestown
Pond thence Northerly bounding Easterly by land of said
Pendrick & Kenyon to a stone post set in the ground
thence Northwesterly bounding Northeasterly by land
of grantor about one hundred seventy-one and one
half feet to a stone post thence Southwesterly bounding