The instrument's own words
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said mortgagor under and with all this present in the said deed
granted and attained.
In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands
and seals this 29th day of July A.D. 1914
Signed in presence of
Frank W McCoy
Annie L Bird
J. Daniel Davis Sl.
Eunice R Davis Sl.
Walter N. Davis Sl.
State of Rhode Island etc.
Providence Co, Washington County.
In presence this 29th day of July, A.D. 1914 the above
named J. Daniel and Eunice Davis & Walter N. Davis to me known and
known by me to be the party sealing the aforegoing instrument
personally appeared before me, and acknowledged the aforegoing
instrument, by them signed, to be their free and voluntary
act and deed.
Frank W McCoy
Notary Public l.S.
Received for record July 15 1914 at 9.15 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George B Coone Town Clerk.
Know all men by these presents, that I Franklin
D Barson of the city County and State of New York for and in
consideration of the sum of two thousand dollars well and truly
paid by the Washington Trust Company of the Town of Westerly,
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, the receipt
whereof I do hereby acknowledge, by these presents do give, grant,
bargain, sell, convey and confirm unto the said Washington
Trust Company, its successors and assigns forever That certain
Part of a certain tract or parcel of land situated in the south easterly
Part of the Farm of Walter Davis formerly known as the Oliver Davis
farm, which lies between the Post Road and a boundary line shown
on a map of bungalows site called Husson's colony, property of
Dr. Franklin D Barson filed in Westerly Town Clerk's Office
Dec 19th 1912, and designated on said map as Private Property
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of said Franklin D. Brownson and bounded Northerly by The East Road,
Easterly by land of William A. Mac Farland, Southerly the land of Franklin
D. Brownson, then on said map described above, and Westerly by land
of Franklin D. Brownson containing fifty acres, more or less;
Together with all the buildings and improvements thereon standing.
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 land, to its
successors and assigns forever. And I, the said grantor for myself,
my heirs executors and administrators, do covenant and with
the said grantee its successors and assigns that at and above
this executing hereof I am the lawful owner of the above bargained
premises, and have 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 demised 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, except for mortgage now on us
by said the Washington Trust Company.
Furthermore I the said Franklin D. Brownson for myself, my
heirs, executors and administrators do covenant and engage
the above demised premises to the said Trust Company, its successors
and assigns, against the lawful claims or demands of any
person or persons whatsoever, forever to warrant, secure and
defend by these presents.
Bind I Mabel M. Brownson,
wife of said Franklin D. Brownson in consideration of the sum
plain aforesaid, do hereby release and forever quitclaim
unto the said grantee, its successors and assigns, all my
right of dower in and to the aforementioned premises.
The conditions of this debt is such, that whenever I
the said Franklin D. Brownson have executed my negotiable
promissory note for the sum of two thousand dollars bearing
even date herewith and made payable to the said Washington
Trust Company or order six months after date with interest
payable semi annually in advance at rate specified in said
note.
Save therefore, if we the said grantors or any other
person for us shall pay said note at maturity, together
with the interest thereon according to the tenor thereof then their
deed shall be void, otherwise shall be and remain in full
force and effect.
Furthermore, we the said Grantors do hereby constitute and
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appoint the said trustee to successors and assigns our attorney
irrevocable, with full power of substitution and revocation for us
and in our name or in their name or names at any time, in case
default shall be made in the payment of said note, or of the sum
annually 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 find fitting giving notice of the time and place
of such selling by publishing the same at least once a week for three successive
weeks in some one of the public newspapers printed in said county
and in our names or in its or in their name or names to make
and execute the propers of purchase or purchases thereof any deed or release
that may be necessary to vest in such purchaser or purchasers an
estate in fee simple therein, and on sale thereof hereby granting
unto our said attorney power to continue or adjourn such sale
from time to time but we do not authorize our said attorney to receive
the amount the same may be sold for and, after the payment of
all the expenses incurred to such sale or sales, to apply and used
appropriate the residue 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 such said
semi annual interest the principal of our said note shall be
received due and payable on the day of such sale) necessarily to
our heirs and assigns for all sums over 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.
Further more, we the said trustee for successors and for our heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns do hereby covenant with
the said trustee, its successor 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
two thousand dollars, and that the policy or policies of such insurance
shall be assigned and transferred to the said trustee its successor
and assigns, as collateral security hereon, and in default thereof
do hereby agree that the said trustee its successor or assigns, may
effect such insurance and the premium or premiums paid thereon
shall be a further lien upon said estate added to the amount of
said note and secured by these presents.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 14th day of April A.D. 1797
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
Selina M. Farley
Franklin S. Bowen. L.S.
Matel M. Durson L.S.
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State of New York
County of New York
In New York County this 14 day of April A.D. 1917 before me
personally appeared Franklin D. Dawson and Mabel M. Dawson each
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.
Delia M. Finley
Notary Public LS.
New York Co. Comm No 117
Reg 9090
my commission expires Oct 30 1918.
Received for record July 15 1917 at 7-15 o'clock this
and recorded by George G. Cross Town Clerk
KNOW All Men by these presents That I Franklin D.
Dawson of the City, county, and State of New York, for and in
consideration of the sum of three thousand Dollar lawful and
duly paid by the Washington Trust Company of the Town of Westerly,
County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island, the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, by these presents do grant, promise,
Bargain, sell convey and confirm unto the said Washington
Trust Company its successors and assigns forever, that piece of
land estate or parcel of land, situated in the South easterly part
of the Town of Westerly formerly known as the Oliver Baam's farm,
which lies between the Post Road and a Colony line stream on a
map of Washington county called private property of Dr. Franklin
D. Dawson, filed in Westerly Town Clerk's office December 18 1912
and designated on said map as Private Property of Dr. Franklin
D. Dawson and bounded Northwesterly by the Post Road, easterly by
land of William A. Macfarlane, Southerly by land of Franklin D.
Dawson, throne on said map described above and Westerly by
land of Franklin D. Dawson containing fifty acres, more or
less, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon
standing. Said premises are hereby conveyed subject to a
prior mortgage of two thousand dollars held by said Washington