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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, RICHARD A. RATHBONE, of the Town of Charles-
town, Washington County, Rhode Island (hereinafter called the mortgagor) in consideration of
FIFTEEN HUNDRED and 00/100 ($1500.00) Dollars, to me paid by WAKEFIELD TRUST COMPANY, a corpo-
ration created by the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, located and transacting
business in the Town of South Kingstown, County of Washington, in said State, the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey unto said Wakefield
Trust Company, its successors and assigns forever:
One certain parcel of land containing 50 acres, more or less,
with the buildings and other improvements thereon, bounded northerly by
lots of land now or lately of John S. Snyder, et al; easterly by land now or
lately of said Williams and by the Post Road; southerly by the Post
Road, westerly by lots of land now or lately of the heirs of Frank A. Sny-
dold and by the brook and pen. Pending the premises which were conveyed
to me by William B. Rathbone by deed dated August 7, 1924 and recorded on
1924, July 21, 1924, August 7, 1924, and November 26, 1924, and recorded-
in the town records of Charlestown, Rhode Island, in book 13, page 351,
pages 108, 311, 327 and 361, respectively, EXCEPTING, however, from said
premises approximately 1.5 acres, consisting of approximately 852 feet, more
or less, westerly from an offset on Post Road and measuring 852 feet, more
or less, northerly and northwesterly, respectively, in curved lines and con-
verging at a point 160 feet, more or less, distance from the center of the
town line, conveyed to John S. Snyder alone.
Also a tract of wood land containing twenty-three and three quarters
(23 3/4) acres and ten (10) square rods, more or less, bouts being 8 lots and
9 1/2 lots in division of land of the late John Perry, deceased and said tract
being recorded in Deed Book 8 at page 160 in office of the Town Clerk
of said Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, the premises conveyed to me by
William B. Rathbone by deed dated August 7, 1924, and recorded in the
records of deeds of Charlestown in book 13 at page 351.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the aforesaid premises, with all the privileges and appurten-
ances thereunto belonging, unto and to the use of said WAKEFIELD TRUST Company, its successors
and assigns, forever.
And I the said mortgagor do hereby, for myself and for my heirs, executors, and admin-
istrators, covenant with said WAKEFIELD TRUST Company, its successors and assigns that I am
lawfully seized in fee simple of said premises and that I have good right to give and some all
incumbrances, that I have good right, full power and lawful authority to sell and convey the said
premises in manner aforesaid; that I and my heirs, executors and administrators shall and
premises at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly hold and enjoy the said premises; and
that I the said mortgagor will, and my heirs, executors and administrators shall, warrant and
defend the said premises against the lawful claims of all persons, its successors and assigns, forever,
the lawful claims and demands of all persons who ever claimed the same.
And I, Richard A. Rathbone, covenant the same as is herein before mentioned.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, this conveyance is made upon the express condition, that
if I, the said mortgagor, or my heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, shall pay unto said
Wakefield Trust Company, its successors or assigns, the sum of FIFTEEN HUNDRED and 00/100
($1500.00) Dollars, with interest thereon at the rate of six (6) per centum per annum, as
said aggregate sum, bearing even date with these presents and made payable to the order of the
said Wakefield Trust Company, its successors or assigns, shall become due and payable before or
at mature of six (6) per centum per annum, payable semi-annually in advance until said principal
sum is paid in full, together with all taxes and assessments levied upon or imposed on said premises
or after maturity, to bear interest at the rate aforesaid until said principal sum is paid in
full, and shall also pay all taxes and assessments of every kind levied upon or imposed on said premises
in respect of said premises until paid, said Wakefield Trust Company, its successors or assigns, may
be called upon to pay, whether assessed under these statutes in force now or that may be subsequently
enacted or imposed, and that the said mortgage shall be null and void and of no further force or
all intents purposes and whatsoever,
but IF DUE OR PRINCIPAL shall be made in the payment of the said principal sum or of said
interest at the time or times on or before the in the manner aforesaid, or, of the taxes or assessments afore-
said, as the same become payable, or, of any of either of them, or of any part thereof, or if breach
shall be made of the covenants herein contained, then said Wakefield Trust Company, its successors
said Wakefield Trust Company, its successors or assigns, to sell, together or in parcels, and all sing-
larity and plurality of the said premises, and all the buildings and other improvements thereon, and
the benefit and the equity and redemption of said the mortgagor his heirs, executors, administra-
tors shall be forever barred, and said Wakefield Trust Company, its successors or assigns, may sell
ers at any such sale, (and no other purchaser or purchasers shall be answerable for the appli-
cation of the proceeds of such sale), and the proceeds of such sale shall be applied first to pay
the same at least once each for three successive weeks in some newspaper published in
Washington County, Rhode Island, and the notice of such sale shall be given in such manner and
time,
provided that the publishing of said notice shall be continued, together with a notice of the
adjournment or adjournments, at least once each week in the same newspaper; and said sale to be
upon upon a day fixed and appointed in the said notice, and the purchase shall be made in the
names, or as the attorney or attorneys of the said mortgagor (for that purpose these presents
duly empower them) and the purchase shall be made as a trustee or trustees, and said trustee or
deliver and the purchase to purchasers at such sales or sales a good and sufficient deed or
deed of trust provided that said Wakefield Trust Company, its successors or assigns, may recover
therefrom to retain all sums hereby secured, whether then due or fell to due thereafter, or the
part thereof then due and payable, together with all interest, costs and charges of the said
expenses incident to such sale or sales, and all counsel fees and other expenses, incurred in, or
are in connection therewith, and the residue, if any, shall be paid to the said mortgagor, or his
said, all premiums for insurance, if any, either therefore paid by said Wakefield Trust
Company, its successors or assigns, or then remaining unpaid, rendering and paying the surplus of
said proceeds of sale, if any there be, over and above the amounts so to be retained as aforesaid,
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together with a true and particular account of such sale or sales, expenses and charges to,
the said mortgagor, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, which sale or sales
made as aforesaid shall forever be a perpetual bar both in law and equity against the said
mortgagor his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, and all persons claiming said
premises under him by any title whatsoever.
AND I, the said mortgagor, for myself and for my heirs, executors, administrators
and assigns, hereby covenant with said Wakefield Trust Company, its successors and assigns
that if any of them with reason require execute such deed or delivery of satisfactory of sale or sales
as may be necessary or desirable.
AND FURTHERMORE I, the said mortgagor, for myself and for my heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns, hereby covenant with said Wakefield Trust Company, its successors
and assigns, that insurance against loss by fire hurricane and windstorm on said keep and
maintenance of the building(s) erected on said premises, or other office or offices shall be kept
Wakefield Trust Company, its successors and assigns, shall approve, and in the sum of
Five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) Dollars, that the policy or policies of insurance subject to in-
surance said buildings shall be made payable to said company or sale payable to said company in
loss, to said Wakefield Trust Company, its successors and assigns, as collateral security hereto
annexed, and that the policy or policies of insurance of said Wakefield Trust Company, its successors
and assigns, may effect such insurance either in its own or in their own name, or in the name of
Richard A. Rathbone, or in the name of his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, and that the pre-
miums paid therefor shall be a further charge upon said granted premises, secured by these
present premises.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 13th day of August
A. D. one thousand nine hundred and forty-five.
Signed, sealed and delivered }
in presence of }
FRANK I. CRANDALL } RICHARD A. RATHBONE (SEAL)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND,)
County of Washington )
In So Kingstown, on the 13th day of August A. D. 1945 before me personally appear-
ed the above named Richard A. Rathbone to me known and known by me to be the party executing
the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument, by him executed, to be his
free act and deed.
FRANK L. CRANDALL (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public.
Received for record August 14th, A. D. 1945 at 4:20 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
The Providence Union National Bank Wakefield Trust Office Wakefield, Rhode Island in
South Kingstown, having received full payment and satisfaction of the within mortgage,
does hereby release and discharge the same.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, said Trust Company has caused these presents to be signed and
its Corporate Seal to be hereunto affixed by the Treasurer thereof, duly authorized
this 16th day of June A. D. 1952.
Signed and Sealed }
in presence of }
Margaret B. Walker } PROVIDENCE UNION NATIONAL BANK
Wakefield Trust Office (Corporate Seal)
Wakefield, Rhode Island
Richard A. Helliwell Vice President
Leroy C. Whitford Asst. Cashier
Received for record June 19th, A. D 1952 at 4:35 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk