The instrument's own words
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Know all Men by these presents, That I Dr. Amy R. Batter
of Charlestown, county of Washington, State of Rhode Island, unmarried
called the mortgagor in consideration of Twelve Hundred dollars to me
paid by Charles R. Johnson, of Bennington, New Hampshire County, State of
New Hampshire hereinafter called the mortgagee, the receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant, sell and convey
unto the said mortgagee, and his heirs and assigns forever, a
certain lot or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements
thereon standing, lying and being in the Town of Charlestown, in the
county of Washington and State of Rhode Island, bounded and
described as follows, to wit, Beginning at the Southwest corner
thereof on the highway known as the East Road, and adjoining other
lands of William T. Macarthur, there running North 52° E, one
hundred seventy seven and three fourths feet (Lot 113) then N 83° 35' E, 114
and one hundred eighty one and one fourth feet (Lot 110), then S 82° 54' E, 110
one hundred seventy seven and eight tenths feet (Lot 117, 118) then S 32° 44' E,
seven hundred eleven and six tenths feet (Lot 116) to a point and place
of beginning, bounded Easterly by the East Road, and circling
on other lands of said William T. Macarthur, boundedly by East
of the Northway and Westway in other lands of said William T.
Macarthur, being the property ceded to me by said William T.
Macarthur by deed dated August 19, 1777,
To have and to hold, the aforesaid premises,
with all the priviledges and appurtenances thereunto belonging,
unto and to the use of the said mortgagee, and his heirs and
assigns forever, And I, the said mortgagor, as hereby, for
myself and my heirs, executors and administrators covenant
with the said mortgagee and his heirs and assigns that said land
conveniently seized in fee simple of the said aforesaid premises;
that the same are free from all encumbrances that I have
good right full power and lawful authority to sell and
convey the same in manner as aforesaid, that the said mortgagee
and his heirs and assigns shall they be possess at all times
hereafter peacefully and quietly have and enjoy the said premises,
and that I the said mortgagor with, and his heirs, executors and
administrators shall, warrant and defend the same to the said
mortgagee and his heirs and assigns forever against the
lawful claims and demands of all other persons.
Provided, However, and this conveyance is made upon
the express condition, that if the said mortgagor, her heirs, executors,
administration or assigns, shall pay unto the said mortgagee
or his executors, administrators or assigns, the sum of twelve
Hundred dollars whereby the said mortgagor has made her
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38 negotiate promissory note for said aggregate sum, bearing even
date with these presents and made payable to the sum of shares
of [?] from loan from the rate hereof, with interest thereon at the rate of
[?] per centum, per annum payable semi annually until said
principal sum is paid, either at or before maturity, and all
installments or interest in arrears, whether due or not yet maturity, and
to bear interest at the aforesaid rate until paid with interest and all
sums due and installments of money being received or otherwise
upon or in respect of aforesaid premises, then his said, as and said
promissory note, shall become null and voidity, and void to all
intents and purposes. Following
But if default shall be made in the payment of the said
executable promissory note or said interest at the time and times
and in the manner specified, in the said note or assessment actually
due and the same remained unpaid for 30 any other days, or if any
part thereof, or of hers shall be defaulted the covenant for borrowing
herewith contains that it shall be lawful for the said mortgagee
or deposits, administrators or assigns, to sell further or in
premises, all and any premises hereby mortgaged or intended or
to be mortgaged, or any part or parts thereof, and the accept and
entity of receivership of the said land any R. [?] and her heirs,
deposits, administrators and assigns thereof at public auction upon the
premises, and to act and to become the purchaser or purchasers
at any such sale with other purchasers or purchasers shall be
entitled to make application for the purchased money, should giving
notice of the time and place of any publishing the same at
least one week before such proceeding meets in the locality
daily news a newspaper published in Providence, R.I., with power
of summons such sale form time to time provided that the publishing
of said notice together with a notice of the
assessment or a town meets, at least once each week in the
same newspaper, and in our same name, or names, or
the attorney or attorney of the said For that purpose
by these presents fully authorized and appointed with full power
of substitution and revocation to make, execute and deliver to the
purchasers or purchasers at each such sale, a good and sufficient and
release of said premises in full simple, and to relieve the
proceeds of such sale or sales, and from such proceeds to retain
all sums owed, and other then due or to fall due thereafter,
or the part thereof now remaining unpaid, and also the interest then
due on the same, together with all expenses incurred in such
sale or sales, or in making deeds hereunder, and for fee of
counsel and attorneys, and all costs or expenses incurred us
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the parcel of paid money, and all taxes, assessments and premiums
for insurance, if any, either heretofore paid by the said mortgagor his
executors, administrators or assigns or then remaining unpaid upon
said granted premises reserving and paying the surplus of said
proceeds of sale if any that shall be over and above the amount here
related as specified, together with a true and particular account
of such sale or sales expenses and charges, to the said Amy R. Baker
her heirs executors, administrators or assigns, which soll sale or sales
made as aforesaid shall pass a fee simple bar both in law and
equity against the said Amy R. Baker her heirs executors administrators
and assigns, and all persons claiming said premises, as per sol,
by form a root of them or any of them. I Wed D. the said
mortgagor, for myself and for my heirs, executors administrators
and assigns hereby covenant with the said mortgagee and her
heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, that I will
upon request execute such deed or deeds confirmatory of said
sale or sales as may be required
First furthermore, I the said mortgagor, for myself and for
my heirs executors, administrators and assigns hereby covenant
with the said mortgagee, and her executors administrators and
assigns, that insurance against fire in full shall be kept and
maintained on the buildings on the premises aforesaid, in such
office or offices as the said mortgagee, and her executors administrators
or assigns shall appoint, in a sum not less than
six thousand, and that the policy or policies of such insurance shall
be assigned and transferred, or made payable in case of loss,
to the said mortgagee, or her executors, administrators or
assigns as collateral security next, and in default thereof,
hereby agree that the said mortgagee or her executors administrators
bators or assigns may effect such insurance in the name of
the said mortgagee, and her heirs and assigns payable in
case of loss to the said mortgagee, and her executors administrators
or assigns, and that the premium or premiums paid therefor
shall be a further charge upon said granted premises, signed
by these presents.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this 4th day of March in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and eighteen.
Signed and sealed in presence of
Jones W. Burke Amy R. Baker L.S.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Westerly on the 4th
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day of March, A.D. 1918 before me personally appeared Mary R.
Scanlan to me known and sworn by me to be the party sealing
the foregoing instrument, and did acknowledge said instrument
and her signature to be her free act and deed,
James D. Burke
[Signature] Notary Public.
Received and recorded March 7th 1918 at 2:00 o'clock PM
and recorded as above. [Signature] Asst. Reg. Land Evidence
The undersigned having received full payment and
satisfaction of the within mortgage recorded in the records of
said town original in the form of Certification in the State of Rhode
Island, Sealand, in Town Record Book Number 19, at page 37, hereby cancels my
interest in the same And I covenant to and with the person
now owning the said premises that by reason of my saying and
payment, that I am the present owner of said mortgage,
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 9 day of March A.D. 1920
Charles R. Johnson.
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that I, Jeanne
[Signature] in the city and county of Providence and State of Rhode
Island, hereinafter called the grantor in consideration of ten
dollars and other good and valuable considerations to me
paid by Frank M. Campbell of said city of Providence,
hereinafter called the grantee, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and
convey unto the said grantee and his heirs and assigns
forever a certain piece of land situated in the town of Charlestown
in the county of Washington and state aforesaid, exhibiting
one acre more or less bounded as follows: on the North by a
wall which divides land formerly of Jesse H. Belette, now of
Edvina Fisher from that tract which is known as the Rock pasture,
on the East by land of Lucy J. Belette at a line boundary feet
from the wall which it dividing one eleven rods of
Liberty D. Belette and formerly of Nathan P. Foster; on the South
by land of Sadie A. Belette and on the west by said Rock pasture
land now of this grantee or however otherwise bounded, being
the same land which this grantor bought by deed from Lucy
J. Belette on record in said Keharlestown in said Land Evidence
Book No. 15, page 489.
To have and to hold, the aforementioned premises, with all the
privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, unto and
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