The instrument's own words
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404 Know all men by these presents, That I, Jonas
A. Webster of Charlestown in the county of Washington and State of
Rhode Island and Providence hereinafter called the mortgagor, in consideration of
Seven Hundred and Fifty (750) Dollars to me paid by Hattie S. Butler of
said Charlestown hereinafter called the mortgagee, the receipt
whereof in hereby acknowledged to be fully given, grant, bargain,
sell and convey unto the said mortgagee and her heirs and
assigns forever a certain parcel of land situated in said Charlestown
containing fifty acres more or less with a dwelling house and
other buildings thereon, situated on the North side of the Post Road,
so called, and is bounded Northerly by land of Henry Hardy, southerly
Easterly by land of said Hardy and said Post Road, Southerly
by the said Road and Westerly by land of Frank M. Nichols and
the Brooks and Read, Exactly However there two lots within the
above described parcel each containing one half an acre more
or less, one of which was deeded to Jennie McLean and the
other to Thomas Brennan by the mortgagor and both of which
are bounded on the south by the Post Road and that their
each lot of land containing twenty three acres that their quarters
and ten rods more or less, being lot numbered 1 and 7
part of division of the real estate of Samuel Emory deceased,
said parcels being on road in said Charlestown, however
either of said lots may be bounded as described,
To have and to hold the aforementioned premises with
all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging null
and to the use of the said mortgagee and her heirs and
assigns forever, And I the said mortgagor do hereby
for myself and for my heirs, executors and administrators
covenant with the said mortgagee and her heirs and assigns
That I have lawfully seized in the simple of the said
granted premises that the same are here 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 her
heirs and assigns shall by these presents at all times
hereafter peaceably and freely have and enjoy the said
premises and that I the said mortgagor will bind my
heirs, executors and administrators warrant and defend
the same to the said mortgagee her heirs and
assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands
of all persons And for the consideration aforesaid
I, George W. Webster, husband of the said Jonas A. Webster do
hereby release all of my right of curtesy in and to the
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said granted premises unto the said mortgagor and her heirs and assigns,
forever. Provided, nevertheless, and this conveyance is made upon the
foregoing condition, that if the said mortgagor her heirs, executors, administrators
or assignees, shall pay unto the said mortgagor or her grantees, administrators
or assignees the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars, together for the said
mortgagor her self with her negotiable promissory note for said aggregate
sum, bearing equal date with these presents, and made payable to the
order of Matthew Holmes on the sixth month from the date hereof, with interest
thereon at the rate of six per centum per annum, payable semi annually,
until said principal sum is paid in full either at or before maturity, and
all installments of interest in arrears whether before or after maturity,
to bear interest at the rate aforesaid until paid, and shall also pay
all costs and assess ments of any kind levied or assessed upon
or in respect of said premises, that the deed, as also said promissory
note, shall become and be the absolute void to all intents and
purposes whatsoever. But if default shall be made in the
payment of the said note or of said interest, at the time or times and
in the manner aforesaid, of the principal or assessments aforesaid
as the same became due, of any or either of them, or of any
part thereof, or if death shall be the cause of the breach of the covenant for payment
hereinabove set forth, it shall be lawful for the said mortgagor,
her executors, administrators or assigns, to sell together or in parcels,
all and singular the premises hereby granted or intended to be
granted or any part or parts thereof and the benefit and equity
of redemption of the said survey H. H. Betts and her heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns therein, at public auction upon
the premises, and to bind to her and to bind to her the purchaser or
purchasers at any such sale and on any such purchaser or
purchasers shall be answerable for the application of the purchase
money) first giving notice of the time and place of sale by her
publishing the same at least once each week for three successive
weeks in some public newspaper published in said
Washington County with power to adjourn such sale from
time to time, provided that the publishing of said notice
shall be continued, together with a notice of the adjournment
or adjournments, at least once each week in the same
newspaper; and in any other some name or names, or
as the attorney or attorneys of the said survey H. H. Betts
(for that purpose by said Betts duly authorized and
appointed with full power of substitution and revocation)
to make, execute and deliver to the purchasers or
purchasers of any such sale a good and sufficient
deed or deeds of said premises in full simple
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406 and to receive the proceeds of such sale or sales; and from such
proceeds to retain all sums hereby secured, whether then due or to
fall due thereafter, or the part thereof then remaining unpaid, and
also the interest there on due on the same, together with all expenses
incident to such sale, or sales, or for making deeds executory,
and fee of court and attorneys, and all costs or expenses
necessary in the exercise of said power, and all taxes, assessments
and premiums for insurance, if any, either therefore paid by the
said mortgagee her executors, administrators or assigns, or then
remaining unpaid upon said granted premises, rendering and
paying the surplus of said proceeds of sale if any there be,
after and above the amounts so to be retained as aforesaid, together
with above and aforesaid account of such sale or sales, costs
and charges to the said Lucy A. Mabberly her heirs, executors,
administration or assigns of such sale or sales made as aforesaid
shall be a full and perpetual bar both in law and equity against
the said Lucy A. Mabberly her heirs, executors, administrators
and assigns, and all others claiming said premises as sold by,
from or under them, or any of them. And I, 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, and they
will upon request execute such deeds conforming
of said sale so far as may be required.
And I did 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 insurances against loss
by fire shall be kept and maintained on the building
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 one thousand dollars
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, her executors, administrators or assigns,
as collateral security hereto, and in default thereof I duly
agree that the said mortgagee, or her executors, administrators
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 secured by these presents.
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In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this
30th day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and twenty one,
Signed and sealed in presence of
George C. Converse
Lucy A. Webster S.S.
George W. Webster S.S.
State of Rhode Island, ss
County of Washington
On Charlestown on the 30th day of March AD 1921
before me personally appeared Lucy A. Webster and George W. Webster
to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the
foregoing instrument and they acknowledged said instrument by
them executed to be their free act and deed.
George C. Converse
Notary Public
Received for record March 30th 1921 at 4:15 o'clock.
and recorded by George C. Converse from Sarah Smith
I the undersigned bearing receipt full payment for rent and rateables of the military
mortgage deed recorded in the town of land evidence in the town of Charlestown in the State
of Rhode Island, in mortgage book 17 page 404 yearly covered and discharged
the same, and I Extendant to and with the person making said payment
that I do warrant the same void of said mortgage.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 30 day August
AD 1921
Recorded October 11 Day
recorded Aug 1 1924 by George C. Converse from Harriet Smith
Harriet Smith
KNOW ALL MEN by these Presents that
John P. Butterworth, of the town of Westerly in the State of
Rhode Island, hereinafter called the Grantor in consideration
of the sum of one (1) Dollar to be paid by David S. Granton
by the laws of Providence in said State hereinafter called the
Grantee the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do
hereby grant, convey, bargain, sell and convey unto the said
Grantee and his heirs books and assigns for in fee simple
that tract of land situated on Southcounty beach in the
town of Charlestown and State of Rhode Island containing
by estimation four acres more or less bounding
Westerly on the East Beach Road, so called, bounding
Southerly from the East Road to the Atlantic Ocean,