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Know all Men by these presents that I Franklin D. Dawson
of the City, county and State of Providence Ink for and in consideration of
the sum of Eighteen Thousand Dollars well and truly paid by
I Daniel Smith Frederick R. Davis and Walter H. Davis the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, by these presents do grant bargain, sell
convey and confirm unto the said grantees, their heirs and assigns,
four, two entire lots a parcele of land, being and being in
the town of Bristol and town of Charlestown, both in the county of
Washington and State of Rhode Island, and known as the "Oliver
Davis farm", and is the same two parcels or parcels of land conveyed
to this grantor by these presents, by deed of Isaac late herewith, and
said deed being recorded in the said Evidence Records of the said Town
of Bristol in book 10 page 49 dated June 1870; and this deed is made subject
to all the restrictions and containing all the privileges conveyed
in said deed. Reference being hereby had and made to said deed
and its record thereof and the same is hereby made a part of
these presents. To have and to hold the said granted and
bargained premises with all the privileges and appurtenances
to the same belonging, or in any wise appertaining to the said
grantees their heirs and assigns forever. And I, the said
grantor for myself and my heirs, executors and administrators, do
covenant to and with the said grantees their heirs and assigns
that at and before the executing hereof I am seized and possessed
of the same in my own right, as good perfect and absolute
estate of inheritance in fee simple and have good right to
sell, convey and confirm the said bargained premises in
manner aforesaid, And that the said conveyed and
bargained premises, with the appurtenances are free from
all encumbrances, of what name or nature soever, that might
in any measure or degree, obstruct or make void this
present deed. Furthermore I, the said Grantor
for myself and my heirs, executors and administrators do
covenant and agree the above described premises to the said
grantees, their heirs and assign against the lawful claims
or demands of any person or persons whatsoever, power to
warrant seise and defend by these presents.
And I Mabel M. Lawton wife of said Franklin D. Dawson
in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid, do hereby release
and forever quitclaim unto the said grantees their heirs and
assigns, all my right of dower in and the aforesaid
premises. The condition of this deed is such, That
That whereas the said Franklin have operated my negotiable
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Promissory note for the sum of Eighteen Thousand Dollars
bearing even date herewith, and made payable to said
assigns or order thru (3) years after date, with interest payable
semi-annually.
Then therefore if we the said grantors
or any other person for us shall pray said note at maturity,
or any other person for us shall pay said note at maturity,
together with the interest thereon according to the tenor thereof, then
this deed shall be void. Otherwise shall be and remain in full
force and effect.
Furthermore, we the said grantors
do hereby constitute and appoint the said grantors executor,
administrator and assigns our attorneys irrevocably, with
full power of substitution and revocation for us and in our
names or in their names or names at any time in case default
shall be made in the payment of our said note, or of the accrued
annual interest due thereon, and such default shall continue
for a term of ten days, to sell at public auction the premises
aforesaid, or any part thereof, they first giving boundary days
notice of such sale, in one or more of the nearest newspapers
printed in said vicinity, and in our names or in their name
or names to make and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers
thereof, any deed that may be necessary to vest in
such purchasers or purchasers an estate in fee simple thereun, and
on sale thereof (hereby granting unto our said attorneys power
to continue or adjourn such sale from time to time). We do
authorize said 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 appropriate the proceeds
thereof to the payment of the amount of principal and interest
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 default in the payment of said semi-annual
interest the principal of said note will be deemed due and
payable on the day of such sale) according to our heirs and
assigns, for all said once and above the amount thereof we
hereby ratifying and confirming such sale or sales as may
be made or caused to be made by virtue hereof.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 29th day of July AD 1911
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Frank M. Loeff
Franklin D. Lawson L.S.
Mabel M. Lawson L.S.
State of Rhode Island, sc
Washington Co.
In Witnessy this 29th day of July AD 1911
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before me, personally appeared Jonathan Lawson and Mabel M. Lawson
husband and wife each one to me known, and known to me, to be the
individuals described in, and who executed the foregoing instrument,
and they severally acknowledged said instrument to be their free act
and deed. Frank McKay
Notary Public
Received for record July 13th 1819 at 9 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George W. Smith Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN, that we, Thomas, Daniel, Frederick R. Danis
of the town of Farmington, county of New London and state of
Connecticut & Mabel M. Danis town of Mestilly in the County of
Washington and state of Rhode Island the mortgagees named in
a certain mortgage sum recorded in the town records Records of the
said town of Mestilly in Real Estate mortgage Book number 12 page
10, made by Franklin D. Lawton of the City of New York, county
of New York State of New York date July 2nd 1911, in consideration
of the sum of sixteen thousand seven hundred twenty five ($16,725)
Dollars to us paid by the Washington Trust Company of the town
of Mestilly, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant bargain bequeath
and make over to the said Washington Trust Company its
successor and assigns the above described mortgage deed
with the note and debt thereby secured and all the right title
and interest the said assignors their administrators heirs executors
and assigns have by virtue thereof in and to the estate
described therein. To have and to hold the same
with the privileges and appurtenances there of to it the said
Washington Trust Company, its successors and assigns in
as ample manner as the said assignors now hold the
same, hereby substituting and appointing the said
Washington Trust Company its successors and
assigns as the attorney or attorneys irrevocable to the
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