The instrument's own words
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262 Know All Men by these presents, that I James
E. Miller of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State
of Rhode Island for and in consideration of the sum of six hundred
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 is hereby acknowledged, by these presents
do give, grant, bargain, sell, alienate and convey unto the said
Washington Trust Company, its successors and assigns forever,
all that certain right part or parcel of Land, located in said Town
of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island,
with all the buildings and improvements thereon standing,
bounded and described as follows: beginning at a point
on the highway known as the Post Road, at the south east
corner of the Inclementary school house property, and the
South west corner of the land herein conveyed, and running
with the Northerly line of said Post Road to land of Edward
Cummins known as the Vale Water privileges farm; thence in
a Northerly direction with the northerly line of said Cummins
land To a corner; thence in an Easterly direction with the
Northerly boundary of said Cummins Land to a corner; thence
again in a Southerly direction with the Northerly boundary
of said Cummins Land to the Bradford Road, as carved, thence
with the South westerly side of said Bradford Road to land
of William N. Holston; thence in a Northerly direction with the
Northerly boundary of said Holston land and land of Elbridge
conway until wide to a corner; thence in a Northerly
direction with the Northerly boundary of said Conradall
land to land of Palmer Pendleton; thence in a Southerly
direction with the Easterly line of said Pendleton land, the
Easterly line of land of Richard Pendleton, the Easterly line
of other land of said Edward Cummins (known as the Costell
Farm) and the Easterly line of said Inclementary school
house property to the point and place of beginning, or
however otherwise the same may be bounded and described,
meaning hereby to convey all the premises conveyed to
said Arthur Low and from Fred J. Miller bearing date of
July 1st 1897 and recorded in the records of deeds in
said Charlestown in Book No. 18 at page 458, and two tract
of land containing by estimation one hundred (100) acres,
more or less. Reference is hereby had and made to the
deed from William N. Holston Jr and Dr. John J. Macpherson
to said Fred J. Miller dated January 18, 1917 and recorded
in said Land Records in Book No. 18 at page 424, as
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to the reservations and right of way in connection with the burial
lot contained on said premises, and this conveyance is made subject
to said reservations. I have and do hereby, the said
granted and bargained premises, with all the privileges and
appurtenances to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining
to the said premises its successors and assigns forever And I the
said grantor for myself and for any heirs, executors and administrators
do covenant with and to the said grantee its successors and
assigns that at and before the executing hereof I am the lawful
owner of the above bargained premises, and 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 it and that the said devised and
bargained premises, with all the appurtenances a free from
all encumbrances of what name or nature soever, that ought
in any measure or figure obstruct or make void this present
deed.
Furthermore I the said grantor for myself and
for my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant and
warrant the above described premises to the said Trust Company,
its successors and assigns against the lawful claims or demands
of any person or persons whatsoever, power to warrant, seize and
defend the same premises, and I do hereby covenant that I
am single and unmarried.
The condition of this deed is such, that whereas I the
said marie E miller have executed my negotiable promissory
note for the sum of six hundred dollars ($600) bearing sow
date herewith, and made payable to the said Washington Trust
Company or order six months after date, with interest at the
rate of five per cent per annum, payable semi annually in
advance.
Now therefore, if I the said grantor
or any other person for me shall pay said note in full 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 I the said grantor do hereby constitute and
appoint the said grantee its successors and assigns my attorney
irrevocable, with full power of substitution and revocation for
me and in my own name or in their name or names at any
time, in case default shall be made in the payment of my
said note, or of the semi 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.
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They first giving notices of the time and place of sale by publishing
the same at least once each week for three successive weeks in some
one of the public newspapers printed in said Washington county, and
in my name or in his name or in 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 sale thereof hereby
granting unto my said attorney power to continue and adjourn such
sale from time to time) I do authorize said attorney to receive
the amount for which 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 residue thereof to the payment of the amount
of principal and interest of said note hereby secured (S)
hereby agreeing that in case of a sale for default in the
pay paid next of said semi annual interest the principal of my
said note shall be deemed due and payable on the day of
such sale), according to me or to my heirs and assigns, for
all sums on and above the amount thereof, I hereby ratifying
and confirming such sale or sales as may be made or
caused to be made as valid true heirs.
Further more, I the said Webster for myself and for my heirs
executors, administrators and assigns do hereby covenant with
the said Grantee, its successor or assign that insurance
against loss by fire shall be kept and maintained upon
the buildings at the premises aforesaid, in a sum not less
than six hundred dollars, and that the policy or policies of
such insurance shall be assigned and transferred to the said
Grantee, its successors and assigns, as collateral security
hereto, and in default thereof, do hereby agree that the said
Grantee its successors or assigns, may effect such insurance
and the premium or premiums paid therefore shall be a further
lien upon the said estate added to the amount of paid note
and secured by these premises.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this twenty sixth day of March, A.D. 1828.
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of
Northa & Miller Marie E. Miller
S. B. Herring
State of
In San York this 26th day of March A.D. 1828
before me personally appeared Marie E. Miller to me known
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and known to me, to be the individual described in, and who
executed this foregoing instrument and she acknowledged said
instrument to be her free act and deed.
E B Gowing J.P.
Macy Robbin
Resident in things etc Reg No 100 3
Commi. appears dated Dec 30, 1824
Recorded foresaid search 31 @ 12 24 zo at 9 oclock this
and received by George E B Gowing from Rosie Belknap
[Illegible cursive script - 7 lines]
Know all Men by these presents, That I
Charles F Eldredge of Charlestown, in the County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island shall in consideration of the sum of
Ten dollars to be paid by Thsurname F Eldredge of Charlestown
foresaid, the receipt whereof I hereby acknowledge paid, do hereby
remise, release and forever quitclaim unto him the said
Thsurname F Eldredge his heirs and assigns forever, all the
right title, estate interest property claim and demand which I
now have, or of right ought to have, or claim, in and to
two certain bottles of Cord salted at Enmounting Beach in
said Charlestown, bounded and described as follows:
First tract beginning at the South west corner of the boat
housey conveyed and at the South east corner of land formerly
of William Stud Wilson, on the highway leading from
Enmounting Beach; thence running Northly and Eastly
along the line of said Wilson land one hundred feet; thence
Northly and Eastly forty feet; thence Southly and
Eastly in a parallel with the first or West line to a bound
on the road forty feet East from the first bound; thence
Westly along the line of the highway, bounded on the
South by the highway forty feet to the place of beginning.
Second tract beginning at the South west Corner of
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