The instrument's own words
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168 To all People to whom these presents shall come,
I Elisha S. Beckham of Charlestowns, County of Washington
in the State of Rhode Island, Send Greeting Know ye that I,
the said Elisha S. Beckham hereinafter called the Grantor, for and
in consideration of the sum of Three Hundred dollars to me
in hand fetched the sealing hereof, well and fully paid by
William S. Aldrich of Warwick Smithsonian county of her aforesaid
State Connecticut receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
and am therewith fully satisfied, contented and paid and
therefrom & it comes part and parcel thereof as general
receipt and discharge the said grantor his heirs, executors
and administrators forever by these presents, have given, granted,
bargained, sold alienated enlisted, conveyed and confirmed, and
by these presents do hereby fully and absolutely give, grant
bargain, sell, alien, convey convey and confirm unto the
said William S. Aldrich hereinafter called the Grantee his
heirs and assigns forever, my real estate situate in said
town of Charlestowns consisting of the following parcels, the first
To himself as land conveyed by said Grantee to be deed from
Eliza R. Colliery assignet dated the day of October AD 1852
and recorded in Book 117 Land Evidence for Charlestowns at
page 483 and 484 subject to an incumbrance of a mortgage
of five hundred dollars in favor of the Washington Trust Company
of Providence Rhode Island also this contains parcels conveyed to
said Grantor by deed from Ezra Beckham and wife dated
the third day of November 1873 and recorded in Book 182
page 495 Land Evidence of said Charlestowns
To have and to hold the said granted and
bargained premises, with all the appurtenances privileges, perquisites
and commodities to the same belonging or in any wise
appertaining to the said Grantee his heirs and assigns
forever to him and theirs only for their benefit and
behoof forever, And I the said Grantor for myself and for
my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant promise
and grant to and with the said Grantee his heirs and
assigns, that at that and before the executing hereof I am the
true sole and lawful owner of the above bargained premises,
and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same in
my own proper right as good perfect and absolute
estate of inheritance in fee simple, land and here in one
good right full power and lawful authority to grant
bargain, sell, alien convey and confirm the said bargained
premises in manner aforesaid And that the said
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Grantet 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 hold, use, occupy, possess and enjoy the
said demised and bargained premises, with the appurtenances thereunto
ever clearly and cleanly acquitted, quieted and discharged of and free
from all and any manner of tenure or other quit rents, grants, bargains,
sales, leases, mortgages, wills, brevities, presents, indentures, recognizances,
executions and encumbrances of what name or nature soever that
might in any measure or degree obstruct or make void this present
deed save for his said mortgage of five hundred dollars,
Furthermore, the said grantor for myself and to my heirs,
executors and administrators do covenant and engage the avoid
demised premises to the said grantee his heirs and assigns
against the lawful claims and demands of any person in general,
whatsoever, forever to maintain and secure and defend by these presents,
And I, Eva H. Peckham wife of Oliver H. Peckham in consideration
of the sum paid as aforesaid do hereby release and forever quit claim
unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns, all my right of
owner in and to the aforementioned premises,
The conditions of this deed is such that whereas I
the said Eliza O. Peckham have executed my negotiable
promissory note to the sum of five hundred dollars bearing
even date herewith and made payable to the said Miriam
L. Havens or order or others with interest at the rate of six per centum
per annum, payable semi annually till said promissory
sum is paid, whether at or after maturity and all interest
in arrears to bear interest at the rate aforesaid until paid,
Now therefore, if I the said Eliza O. Peckham 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 lend thereof,
then this deed shall be void, otherwise shall be and remain
in full force and effect,
Furthermore, I the said Eliza O. Peckham do hereby
constitute and appoint the said grantee his executors,
administrators and assigns my attorneys irrevocable
with full power of substitution and revocation for me and
in my name, of in their name or names at any time in
case default shall be made in the payment of said note or
the semi annual interest due thereon or breach shall be
made of the covenant of insurance hereinafter contained,
and such default or breach shall continue in the term
of ten days! to sell at public auction the premises
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attorney or any part thereof, and to bid and become the purchaser
thereof, they shall wait until, after the expiration of said term of ten
years, twenty four months of such sale in some one of the pulled
newspapers published in Providence 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 complete estate in the same completely therein and sole hint of
hereby granting unto the said attorney full power to continue or
perform such sale from time to time, & to authorize said
attorney to receive the amount of the same, the same may be sold for and
enter the payment of all the expenses incident to such sale or
cause to supply and replenish the premises thereof to the payment
of the amount of principal and interest of said note not fully secured
& hereby directing that in case of a sale for a default in payment
of said undivided interest or for breach of said covenant of
insurance, the principal & sale with result be secured as and
payment on the day of such sale, accompanying to me or my heirs
and assigns from time over and about the amount thereof
of hereby ratifying approving and confirming such sale
or sales as may be made or caused to be made by write
hereof
furthermore, the said grantor for
me and for my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns
do hereby covenant with the said trustee his heirs or assigns
that insurance against loss by fire shall be kept and maintained
upon the building on the premises aforesaid in a sum not
will less than one hundred dollars and that the policy or policies
& such renewal shall be assigned and transferred to the
said trustee and his assigns, as collateral security hereunto,
and in further thereof it hereby agrees that the said trustee
or his assigns may effect such insurance and the premium
or premiums paid therefor shall be a further lien upon the
said estate added to the amount of said note and secured
in these presents
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this 11th day of December in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and nine,
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
Sense M. Kernan Eliza S. Peckham
Eva H. Peckham
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Testimony on the 11th day
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of December AD 1849 before me personally appeared Elizabeth S. Peckham x
Eva A. Peckham 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.
Joseph L. Marshy
Notary Public SS
Received for record January 16, 1850 at 9.30 oclock AM
and recorded by George G. Cozzens Town Clerk
For transfer of this mortgage see page 382
Know all men that I, Mary E. Childs assign my right and title of the remaining
mortgage debt, having received full payment and satisfaction of my claim
and interest in mortgage debt.
Witness my hand and seal this 7th day of January 1857
[signature]
E. G. Drury
[signature]
L. S.
recorded Jan 12 1857
by Geo G. Cozzens Town clerk
Know all men by these presents, that I,
Elizabeth S. Stand, widow of the Town of Cohasset, County
of Washington and State of Rhode Island who is hereinafter
called the Grantor in consideration of the sum of one
dollar ($1) and other good and valuable considerations to
me paid by Daniel S. Mace man of Attleborough, County
of Bristol Land State of Massachusetts who is hereinafter
called the Grantee the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,
do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey, make the
said Grantee his heirs and assigns forever, two
certain tracts of land which are situated in the Town
of Cohasset, County of Washington and State of
Rhode Island and which are bounded and described
as follows: The first tract contains fifty (50) acres be
the same more or less, with three (3) houses, a barn
and other buildings and improvements situated thereon,
and which is bounded on the North by Eunice's Road,
on the East by land of Anne A. Notes, on the South partly
by land of Catharine J. Benedict and partly by land of George
A. and William B. Cormack, and on the West partly by
land of the said George A. and William B. Cormack and
partly by land of the Narragansett until it comes to the
place of beginning at the Northeast corner of the said