The instrument's own words
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192 To all people to whom these presents shall come,
surely, wife of Joseph Mays of the town of Charlestown, in the
County of Washington State of Rhode Island, hereinafter,
called the mortgagor did on the 15th day of January A.D. 1913
make and execute a deed of mortgage of real estate situate
in the town of Charlestown in said county and State as aforesaid
to Peter P. Palmer of the town of Hopkinton, in said county and
State hereinafter called the mortgagee to secure the payment
of a certain promissory note as will more fully appear by
reference to said deed, which is recorded in the town records
of said town of Charlestown for recording mortgages of real
estate in book number 17 at page 378, et seq. And whereas said
mortgagor by said deed of mortgage fully authorized and
empowered the said mortgagee his executors, administrators
and assigns to sell and convey the property described in
and conveyed by said deed of mortgage under the conditions
and in the manner specified in the same, and whereas
in said deed of mortgage Mary Mays wife of said Joseph
Mays did relate her dower and join in the process of sale
aforesaid, and whereas the aforesaid deed of mortgage was
made and given on the condition that if the promissory note
mentioned and described therein and the interest thereon, and
the debts and claims thereby secured should be paid according
to the tenor thereof their said deed be void or deemed otherwise to remain
in full force and effect, and whereas although some
makes in the condition of said deed, in this, the ultimate
on said promissory note and said promissory note became
due and payable and remained unpaid for more than
ten days from the maturity thereof and also before the giving
of the notice of sale by advertisement hereinafter mentioned,
and whereas the said mortgagee did after the said
default had continued more than ten days advertise
the premises described in said deed for sale at public
auction in the Hope Valley advertiser one of the public
newspapers printed in the Washington County for more
than ten days before the day of the sale named herein,
as set forth in the advertisement and notice of sale hereunto
attached and made a part hereof. And whereas at
a public auction held upon the premises described in
said deed of mortgage on the 2day of December
A.D. 1914 at 12 o'clock noon in presence of many
in accordance with said advertisement and notice
of sale, and default still continuing the premises
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Said real estate is conveyed subject to restrictions as contained on said map.
S:id real estate is conveyed subject to town taxes assessed as of December 31, 1960 which the grantees,
by acceptance of this deed, assume to pay.
And I, maid covenant, covenant that I am a widow.
WITNESS my hand this 29th day of April, A.D. 1961. ERNA M. BOLDT
(Documentary stamps .55)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, EXC.
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In South Kingstown, on the 27th day of April A.D. 1961 before me personally appeared Erna M. Boldt,
to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and she acknowledged said
instrument, by her executed, to be her free act and deed.
JAMES O. VATTS
Notary Public (seal)
Received for record May 23rd , A.D. 1961 at 1:41 o'clock and recorded by
[Signature]
Deputy Town Clerk
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WARRANTY DEED
I, ELSIE E. FLETCHER, of the Town of Westerly, in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island,
GRANTOR, for consideration paid, GRANT to RALPH B. CATLIN, Jr. and IRENE CATLIN, husband and wife, both of
the Town of Charlestown, in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, GRANTEES, as Joint Tenants
and not as Tenants in common, meaning to survive with WARRANTY CONTAINS:
Those certain two lots or parcels of land situated in the Town of Charlestown, in the County
of Washington, and State of Rhode Island, identified as Lots No. 24 and 25 on the
plat entitled "Plan of Lot No. 1 Shady Harbor in Charlestown, R.I. Belonging to Everett Gruinen
plat entered in the land evidence office of said town, on page 601 of Book 111. Said lots are
bounded as follows: Lot 24 is bounded on the North by Lot 23, and on the South by Lot 26. Said lots is
recorded in the land evidence office of the Town of Charlestown in Plat Book 2.
Said lots are conveyed subject to the following restrictions: 1. No trailers, basements, Commercial
Bld. such or temporary buildings may be placed on said land. 2. The period before any building shall
be used for residential purposes only. 3. No business shall be conducted on the premises; nor
shall signs for advertising purposes be erected, placed or maintained on the land. 4. All buildings
shall be approved in writing by the Grantor, her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns.
All plans, specifications and plot plans shall be submitted for approval. All plans, specifications and plot
plans have been approved in writing by the Grantor, her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns.
5. Fences have to be open style. 6. No hedges, shrubs, trees or other vegetation shall be planted along
cluing plazas, porches, porticoes or verandas etc. 7. There shall be no live stock, animals or poultry
kept on the premises. 8. The Grantees shall pay to the Grantor, or her heirs, executors, administrators
payment of five ($5.00) dollars per year for the maintenance of roads and general improvements of said
lots (including taxes), until such time as the Town of Charlestown shall take over the maintenance of
is formed to take over this function. 9. All structures must comply with municipal and government
laws concerning building codes. 10. The Grantor reserves the right to enforce these restrictions and
will be not consented to as a builder by the Grantor of compliance with such laws, ordinances
and regulations. 9. If no fences higher than thirty inches shall be erected on the premises.
Spring the premises coming to conveyed to John P. Fletcher and Elsie E. Fletcher, by Everett R. Gruinen
and Lois Gruinen by deed dated January 23, 1953 and recorded October 29, 1953 in the Charlestown
Land evidence office in Plat Book 108 page 609, and said John P. Fletcher having predeceased
Elsie E. Fletcher on January 29, 1959.
I, ELSIE E. FLETCHER, covenant that I am a widow, never having remarried.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 21st day of April A. D. 1961.
ELSIE E. FLETCHER
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in
the presence of
Howard E. Crouch
Jean F. Allen
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $3.30)
STATE OF CONNECTICUT )
(County of New London )
In Stonington, on the 21st day of April, A. D. 1961, before me personally appeared ELSIE E. FLETCHER,
to me known and known by me to be the party causing the foregoing instrument, and she acknowledged said
instrument, by her executed, to be her free act and deed.
HOWARD E. CROUCH (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
My Commission expires April 1, 1962
Received for record May 24th, A. D., 1961 at 10:00 o'clock and recorded by [Signature]
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say, I am the person whom aforesaid the sale aforementioned in its
j.s. bearing deed to be mail. The following is a copy of the
notice of sale that was advertised and in pursuance of
which said sale was made, Said notice was published in
the Hope Valley messenger a public newspaper
published in the Washington County three
times to wit, on the 12th 19th and 26th days
of November 1874 That said sale was made
at public auction at the time and place
designated in said notice, and the premises
were sold up Franklin Greene a duly qualified
auctioneer Peter P. Palmer L.S.
Referred
no.
33C
State of Rhode Island
Washington ss
In Hopkinton in said County this 27th day of
February A.D. 1875 personally appeared before me the above named
mortgagee, Peter P. Palmer, and made oath that the above statement
contained therein subscribed in his
Henry M. Glandall
Attorney Public
Received for record March 12, 1875 at 9 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George G. Burke Town Clerk
Know All Men by these presents that
Peter P. Palmer of Hopkinton, State, County of Washington
in the State of Rhode Island hereinafter called the
Grantor in consideration of one dollar and other valuable
consideration to me paid by Domenicus Pelts of the town
of Charlestown in said County and State hereinafter
called the Grantee the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,
do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey
into the said Grantee and his heirs and assigns forever
a certain tract of land with a dwelling house and other
buildings thereon standing situated in said Hopkinton
containing twenty (20) acres more or less, bounded as follows
on the North by the highway, on the East by land
of said Mayor, on the South by the Den Hill Brook and
on the West by land formerly of Philip Tucker, outowner