The instrument's own words
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for three successive weeks in one of the publick newspapers printed in said
town of Northfield and in our names or in its or their name or names to
make and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof any deed or deeds
that may be necessary to vest in such purchaser or purchasers an estate in
fee simple therein and on said tract (expressly granting unto our said
heirs forever to convey or assign such tract from time to time),
us or our assigns (and 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 and apply and apply before the trustees thereof to the payment of
the amount of principal and interest of said note hereby secured (we
hereby agreeing that in case of a sale for deficit in the payment of
said note and annual interest when the principal of our said Note be redeemed,
and are payable on the day of such Sale) lately accruing to us and our
heirs and assigns, for all sums over and above the amount thereof we
hereby certifying and conveying such sale or sales as may be made
or caused to be made by write hereof.
Further more, the said trustees for another and for our heirs,
successors, administrators and assigns, do hereby covenant with the
said trustees, its successors or assigns, that Insurance against loss
by fire shall be kept and maintained upon the buildings on the
premises aforesaid in a sum not less than Fifteen Hundred ($1500) dollars,
and that the policy or policies of such insurance shall be assigned and
transferred to the said trustees, its successors and assigns, as collateral
security herewith, and in default hereof, do hereby agree that the said
trustees, its successors or assigns, may effect such insurance, and the
premium or premiums paid therefor shall be a further lien upon the
said tract, added to the amount of said note and secured by these presents.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 1st day of August A.D. 1816.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Edward M. Burke
Thomas Case
Elimer E. Browning L.S.
Ellen M. Browning L.S.
Rhode Island Stamp.
State of Rhode Island, ss.
Washington Co.
I, Dr Masterly this 1st day of August A.D. 1816 before me personally
appeared Elimer E. Browning and Ellen M. Browning each to me known, any
known to me to be the individuals described in, and who executed the following
instrument, and they severally acknowledged said instrument to be their
free act and deed.
Edward M. Burke J. Stanley Dublie,
Recorded August 12, 1816 at 10 oclock AM.
and attended by George L. Case Town Clerk
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