The instrument's own words
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664 MORTGAGE DEED
We, GUSTAV JOHNSON and ALICE I. JOHNSON, husband and wife, both of West Hartford, County of Hartford
and State of Connecticut, as Joint Tenants and not Tenants in Common, meaning to the survivor, for consideration
paid, grant to NELSON H. THORP, of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island with
MORTGAGE COVENANTS, to secure the payment of ---Four Thousand (4,000) -----------Dollars in Ten (10) years
with interest at Six (6) ------------------per centum, one penny payable quarterly-annually in advance as provided
in a certain negotiable promissory note of even date herewith.
(Description and incumbrances, if any)
A certain tract or parcel of land with all buildings and improvements thereon and including
the waterfront shoreline extending to the high tide of Highland Road, so called, at
the Quonsetpoint shoreline, situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island,
and bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the northeastern corner of the premises hereby conveyed and the southeaster corner of
land now or formerly of John W. Buddington; thence running southeasterly fifty (50) feet, more or
less, to a point; thence running southeasterly one hundred forty (140) feet, more or less; thence running
westerly one hundred forty (140) feet, more or less, to the point and place of beginning; as is further
described as lot #25 as shown on a plan recorded in the plat book of the town, entitled, "Plat of E.,
known as Lot #25 as shown on a plan recorded in the plat book of the town, entitled, "Plat of E.,
Beach at Quonsetpoint, Rhode Island, Property of S. N. Hevia, Inc., Leon L. Holland, G. E.,
Scale one inch equals one hundred feet" recorded in Plat Book 13, page 17.
Said tract or parcel of land is bounded easterly by Highland Road, southerly by land of Anne J.
Thomsen, northerly by land now or formerly of John W. Buddington and westerly by Lot #25 and
is part in Lot #25 as shown on the plan referred to herein above.
Meaning and intending to convey the same premises as conveyed to these mortgagors by Paul M.
Kearney and Frances J. Kearney by deed of even date herewith which is duly recorded in the Land
Evidence Records of the Town of Charlestown.
This mortgage is made upon the STATUTORY CONDITION and with the STATUTORY POWER OF SALE.
In presence of: GUSTAV JOHNSON
ALICE I. JOHNSON
WITNESS our hands this 9th day of February 1963.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ETC., ENG.)
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON )
In Westerly on the 9th day of February, 1963 before me personally appeared Gustav Johnson and
Alice I. Johnson 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.
Paul M. Kearney
Notary Public
Received for record February 12th A. D. 1963 at 9:00 o'clock, a.m., and recorded by
- Jean M. Clark -
Deputy Town Clerk
DISCHARGE OF MORTGAGE
The undersigned, having received full payment and satisfaction of the within mortgage recorded in the Town of
Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island in the Land Evidence Records in Book No. 38 at page 664, hereby cancel
and discharge the same.
And covenant to and with the payer that i am the present owner of said mortgage.
WITNESS this 13th day of May 1974. NELSON H. THORP
Received for record May 14th A. D. 1974 at 1:15 o'clock, p.m., and recorded by
Jean M. Clark
Town Clerk
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The clerk of Foster, Rhode Island, for recording deeds of Real estate, on
December 7, 1809 I earn Lucas, did intestate, being the wife of Kate N. E. Lucas,
and line children, Flora S. Lucas Harding being the wife of William K. Harding;
and Ella B. Lucas the said person being her only heir at law, and within
K. Harding was appointed Administrator of the estate of earn Lucas, and the
said estate has been duly settled and the final account of the administrator
accepted by the probate court in the district of Providence, Connecticut.
I do here by sell the aforesaid premises, with all the rights privileges
and appurtenances thereunto belonging, into and to the use of the said wife & children
and their heirs and assigns forever, and unto the said Harding, as fully
for ourselves and for our heirs, executors and administrators, covenant with
the said grantees and their heirs and assigns that we are lawfully seized in the
simple of the said premises forever; that the same are free from all encumbrances
that we conceive sound right title home and authority to sell and
convey the same in premises as aforesaid; that the said grantees and their heirs
and assigns shall by these presents at all times hereafter peaceably and quietly
have and enjoy the said premises, and that we, the said executors
will, with our heirs, executors and administrators, warrant and defend
the same to the said grantees and their heirs and assigns forcing against all
lawful claims and demands of all persons, And for the consideration
aforesaid, & certain W. K. Harding, husband of Flora S. Lucas Harding above
mentioned, do hereby release all my right of ownership in and to the said
granted premises unto the said grantees and their heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 1st day of September in the year of our lord one thousand and nine
Reserve hundred land inventory form
Stamps Executed in the presence of
No 25 James P. Selle
James H. Seller
John D. Chapman
Flora S. Lucas Harding L.S.
William K. Harding L.S.
Ella B. Lucas L.S.
Kate N. E. Lucas L.S.
M. D. Chapman
Witness Millard P. Reed
Witness Philip Burgess
State of Connecticut
County of Tolland S.S.
At Rockville on the 27th day of October, Akt 1809 before me
personally appeared Kate N. E. Lucas to me known by me and known by
me to be one of the parties executing the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged said instrument to be her seal sealed to be her free act
and deed.
Milia P. Reed
Clerk of Superior Court L.S.
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State of massachusettes
county of Norfolk SS
before me J.H. Brushline on the 29th day of Oct. Ad, 1924 before me
personally appeared Thaddeus Lucas Gardiner and Martha M. Gardiner
to me known, and be known by me to be two of the parties executing
the foregoing instrument and acknowledged said instrument, by them
executed, to be their free act and deed.
G.H. Whitney
Notary Public L.S.
my commission expires June 25, 1925.
Territory of Alaska
District of Juneau
before me personally appeared Esther B. Lucas to me known and by
me it was known to be one of the parties executing the foregoing instrument
and acknowledged said instrument by her execution, to be her free
act and deed.
M.N. Sherman, Not. S. Commissioner
and office is located in the state of Alaska L.S.
United States of america,
District of Alaska, Fourth Judicial Division
I, Robt. H. Taylor Clerk of the United States district court,
Superior of Alaska, Fourth Judicial Division, do hereby certify that M.N.
Sherman the officer whose name is subscribed to the certificate of
the lower s. witnessing the execution of the annexed instrument, had and before
whom the same was made was resident and at the
time of taking said instrument he was a Not. S. Commissioner
and a qualified justice of the peace in and for said district duly
inducted into office to execute the commission of Alaska to take
such oath or acknowledgment, and I hereby believe the signature
and certificate purporting to be his is genuine,
In testifying whereof I have hereunto set my name
and affixed my official seal at Fairbanks in said district
this 24th day of September 1924.
Robt. H. Taylor Clerk
received Nov 6, 1924 at 9 o'clock AM
and recorded by George W. Coffin, Town Clerk.