The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents, that I Gertrude
L Crook, wife of Joseph O. Crook, of the town of Richmond, County
of Washington and State of Rhode Island, (hereinafter called the
mortgagor) in consideration of six hundred forty (640.00) dollars
to me paid by Industrial Trust Company, a corporation created
by the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, and located and
conducting business in the City and County of Providence in said
State the receipt whereof is acknowledged, do hereby grant, bargain,
sell and convey unto said Industrial Trust Company its successors
and assigns forever, certain real estate as follows, situated in
the Town of Charlestown, in the village of Ninigret so called, in said
County and State, with a dwelling house built there, all improvements
thereon standing, which contains one acre, be the same more or less,
and which is bounded and described as follows: Beginning at
the Southwest corner of the said lot at a stone set in the ground,
and running Easterly at right angles ninety six (96) rods, until it
comes to a stone set in the ground, bounded on the North by land of
John S. Kenyon, running southeasterly at right angles sixteen (16)
rods until it comes to the north line of the highway, which runs
Northeasterly from the village of Ninigret by John Kelley's bounded
stump south from there to the village of Quaise pump well, the said
highway running here laid out in 1784 bounded on the East by
land of John S. Kenyon, running westerly directly ten (10) rods
until it comes to a stone set in the ground, bounded on
the south by the said highway, and thence running northerly
at right angles sixteen (16) rods until it comes to the place
of beginning at the first mentioned stone set in the ground,
at the said Southwest corner, bounded on the West by land of
Fred G. Nestor and wife. Being the same premises conveyed
to the grantor this date from Charles E. Farrington, dated the
sixth day of July, 1871, page 428 of Book C. and
sold the aforementioned premises, with their appurtenances unto
and to the use of the Industrial Trust Company its successors
and assigns theirs. And I the said mortgagor do hereby
for myself and for my heirs, kin, species and administrators,
covenant with said Industrial Trust Company, its successors
and assigns, that I am lawfully seised in fee simple of
the said granted premises that the same free from all
incumbrances that I have good right full power and
lawful authority to sell cind convey the same in manner
as before aforesaid, that said Industrial Trust Company
its successors and assigns shall by these presents
at all times hereafter peaceably have and enjoy
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and assigns my Attorneys irrevocable, with full powers of
substitution and revocation for me and in my name or in her or
their name or names at any time, in case default shall be made
in the payment of my said note or of the renewal 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 first giving, after the expiration of said term of ten
days, timely notice of such sale, in some one of the public
newspapers printed in this State and in my name or in their
names 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 a full and
absolute estate in fee simple throughout and on sale thereof hereby
granting my said Attorneys powers to continue or re-initiate
such sale from time to time if I do anything to revoke my 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 to 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 by default in the
payment of said annual interest the principal of my said note
shall be deemed due and payable on the day of such sale,
according to me or my heirs and assigns, for all sums over
and above the amount then due, hereby fully approving and
confirming such sale or sales as may be shall be carried to the
made by virtue hereof. In Testimony whereof we
have hereunto set our hands and seals this 16th day of June
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty
two.
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of
George La Crosse
Joseph C. Browning L.S.
Emma C. Browning L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence ss.
In Charlestown on this 16th
day of June 1882 before me Joe Ph C Browning personally
appeared before and acknowledged to me the foregoing instrument
to have signed to be his free act and deed
George La Crosse
Sam Leleuch
Received for record Oct 29th 1882 at 4 clock PM
and recorded by George La Crosse from Leleuch
Having received full payment and satisfaction of the note secured by
the above and foregoing mortgage both principal and interest I hereby
cancel and discharge the same!
Witness my hand and seal this 19 day of August 1911
In presence of
George La Crosse
Harriet B. Stanton L.S.
Received Aug 19, 1911 by George La Crosse from Leleuch
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further that I am well acquainted with the handwriting
of such Notary and verily believe that the signature to the said
Certificate of proof is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and affixed the seal of the said Court and County the 13
day of September 1904.
Peter J. Booting Clerk
Received for record September 15, 1904 at 9 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George W. Cross Town Clerk
I the undersigned having received full payment and satisfaction of the mortgage mortgage
recorded in the records of land evidence of the Town of Charlestown in the State of Rhode
Island, in Book 37 page 322 of said book’s county and discharge the same, and I
convey and release the same to the said mortgagor and his heirs and assigns to the use of the same
day of August 18, 1911. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th
day of August 1911.
In the presence of
[?]
Albert L. Sweeny
State of New York
County of New York SS.
Before me the 18th day of August 1911 before me personally came Albert
L. Sweeny to me known and declared to me to be the individual described
in the foregoing instrument and he acknowledged to me that he
executed the same.
Albert L. Sweeny
[?] Notary Public Kings Co.
Cert. filed in S.T. Office.
The foregoing discharge received
and 20/11/1911 by George W. Cross
Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, That I
Frederick I. Dane of the City of Providence State of Rhode
Island hereinafter called the mortgagor in consideration
of Fifteen Hundred (1500) Dollars to have paid by Robert
M. R. Booth of Dover New Hampshire hereinafter called
the mortgagee, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
do hereby give, grant, bargain sell and convey unto
the said mortgagee and his heirs and assigns forever,
That tract of land situated in the town of Charlestown
in the State of Rhode Island, containing by estimation
eight (8) acres, more or less, and bounded as follows,
Beginning at the Southwest corner of said tract
and at the Southeast corner of land of Charles
Burdick on the Burdickville Road, so called, Thence
extending Northerly bounded Westerly by said Burdick
land about three hundred (300) ft to a wall, Thence
Easterly following said wall, about one hundred sixty
(160) feet to a corner in said wall, and bounded
Northerly by land of Constantine B. J. Patterson, Thence
Northerly still following said wall to another
wall and bounded Westerly by land of said
Patterson Thence Easterly following said wall
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A.D. 1937 before me personally appeared John H. Macdonald to me known
and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and
he acknowledged signed and delivered by him executed to be his free and voluntary deed.
George S. [?]
Witness [?]
Received for record August 17th 1937 at 1 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by Rebecca L. Conner Town Clerk
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Know All men by these presents that we Emery G. Burgess,
Lucy A. Hope s and James J. Hope s of the town of Charlestown, William
C. Burgess of the town of Westerly both in the county of Washington, State of
Rhode Island and Louisa M. Watson of Danbury, State of Connecticut, doing
sole business as owners of Company [?], Rhode Island, in consideration of the sum
of one dollar to be paid by said William C. Burgess and said Lucy Agnes
and Emery G. Burgess in Danbury, and operating doing business in said industry
and manufacture under the name of [?] Profit, and having the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release, remise and
forever quitclaim unto the said William C. Burgess and Lucy Agnes
and Emery G. Burgess as their heirs in their interest and shares in said co-partnership
may appear, and their respective heirs, executors and assigns forever, all the right,
title, estate, property, claims and demand whatever the said parties may
right now have, or in the future right may have, to any claim, in or to the following described piece
of parcels of land situated in said Charlestown and Westerly as
hereinafter described to wit: The first tract contains approximately
seventy five acres more or less land's and boundeth as follows: viz:
beginning at the Northwest corner of the tract hereby conveyed by the
New London highway so called, thence Northerly bounded Westerly by
said highway until it comes to the Rhode Island bound, and thence
thence Easterly bounded Northerly by said road and land of said
Daniel Hughes, thence Southerly bounded Westerly by said
bound until it comes to the Shunturnaconne road s.w. corner, thence Easterly
bounded Northerly by said road to land of Frank H. English,
(formerly of William R. Cornwall) thence Southerly bounded Easterly by
said land of said English to the said Rhode Island bound, thence Northwesterly
bounded Easterly by said road and land ofDebbie A. English to the
drill or Benny Hardy brook so called, thence Easterly bounded
Southerly by said brook to the corner of land of Peter English
thence Northerly bounded Easterly by land of said English
to the first mentioned bound or starting point. The above