The instrument's own words
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422 Know all Men by these presents, that we Edward major
and his heirs, administrators, executors, inhabitants of charleston in the county of Washington
and state of Rhode island, for and in consideration of the sum of Eight
thousand and two hundred dollars well and truly paid by the Washington Trust
company the town of providence county of Providence and state of Rhode
island, the receipt whereof, is hereby acknowledged, by these presents do
grant, bargain, sell convey and confirm unto the said Washington
Trust company, its successors and assigns forever certain tract of
piece of land, containing by apprasion one half acre, more or less,
with an ensuing right and title to the buildings thereon standing, situated in
and upon the aforementioned, was conducted as a lot known as Lot 10 on the north
side of the avenue of Pine street, bounded on the east by
boundaries of some other party, on the south by the highway and westerly on
the same for more or less’s distance being the same conveyed
to us by deed dated 1870 and recorded in the year 1870 in said town
Providence in vol 157 page 150
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said granted and bargained
premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances to the same
belong, now or in any wise appertaining to the said grants, its successors
and assigns forever, both we and our heirs administrators for ourselves and
for our next executors and administrators do covenant and agree
with the said grantee its successors and assigns that all and
singular the meaning said premises we are the lawful owners of the above
described premises, and are seized and possessed of the same in
fee simple, and at present set and absolute owners of inheritances
in fee simple, and have full power and 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 and clear encumbrances, of all tenure or other burden
whatsoever, that in any manner of law or equity, or other so make void
this our act and deed.
Further more we the said grantors,
covenant and for our heirs, executors and administrators do
covenant and agree the above described premises to the said
grantee its successors, its successors and assigns, against the lawful
claims of any person or persons whatsoever, found to
be true and so defend by these presents.
Signed and sealed this 1st day of June 1891
Edward major
and his heirs, etc. and of said town their heirs, to the married soul of and
his estate residing in the town of my paid husband et al. in consideration
of the sum paid aforementioned, is hereby please and confirm
To the said trustee, its successors and assigns,
way and any of error and to the aforementioned premises
The condition of this deed is such that whereas we the
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said grantors have executed on me notes promising to pay note for the sum of eight
thousand dollars bearing open date with null and void make pay note to the said
Washington Trust Company or some months after date with and interest thereon
at the rate of six per cent per annum, payable on demand in advance,
and furthermore of the said grantors or any other person, for ten years, they
said note and maturity date together with the interest accrued accurens to the
term hereof, then this said deed shall be void whereas said deed is and remains in
full force and effect. Furthermore, we the said grantors do hereby
constitute and appoint the said grantees to succeed and assigns in
perpetuity irrevocably with full power of substitution and provocation for us
and in our name or names or in their name or names at any time, in case default
shall be made in the payments of our said note and of the annual
interest there on and such default shall continue for thirty days of their own
will to sell at public auction the premises described or any part thereof, but they
grant voting of the time and place of sale by giving notice to the said note and
it and a proof for such provocation which in some one of the notes mortgages
printed in Washington county and in our names or in their name
or names to make and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof any
and all deeds that may be necessary to set such purchaser or purchasers in
estate in the simple title thereof, and on such thereof hereby granting and releasing unto
said attorneys ever to continue in action and such from time to time,
they are authorized attorneys to receive the amount the same must be
sold for, and after the payment first of all the expenses incident to such sale
or sales, to shipping and applying of the same, either first to the payment of
the amount of principal and interest of said note promptly rendered (we
hereby admitting that in case of a default in the payment of the principal or
said annual interest on the principal of said note not shall be
deemed one and paid note on the day of their date accounted to us
or our heirs and assigns for all such work over and over the insurance
there on having first duly paid and satisfying and continuing such as we trust
or may be made or continued to be made my value hereof.
Furthermore, we the said grantors for ourselves and for our
heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, do hereby covenant
with the said grantees its successors and assigns, desiring that insurance against
loss by fire shall be kept and maintained upon the buildings and
the premises aforesaid in a sum not less than eight thousand dollars,
and that the policy or policies of such insurance shall be assigned
and transferred to the said grantees its successors and assigns,
as collateral security sheets, and in default thereof, we hereby
agree that the said grantees its successors or assigns may raise
effect such insurance, and the premium or premiums paid
thereon shall be a further lien upon the said estate added to
the amount of said note and be deemed as due from said grantors,
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In witness whereof, we have set our hands and seals
the day and year first above written
this deed was signed and sealed
in my presence of
Robert J. Mitchell
as to their signatures
Edward Mason L.S.
Alice A. Mason L.S.
State of Rhode Island, ss
Certification et.
On this forty-fifth this second day of March A.D. 1792; before
me, personally appeared Edward Mason and Alice A. Mason, and both,
said to me, and to me known, and said to me to execute the instrument described
in, and into their signatures the foregoing instrument, and they, severally
acknowledged and said with testament to be their act and deed.
Robert J. Mitchell
Francis Olney
received the second march 1792 at 4 o'clock p.m.
and recorded me September 1st 1795, John Smith
The undersigned having received full payment and satisfaction of a certain
mortgage given by Edward Mason and Alice A. Mason to the Washington Trust Company and recorded
in the records of North Kingstown town of Charlestown Rhode Island in Book Number 21 at
page 423, hereby cancel and discharge the same, And agreement to end with the person
making payment and payment that is the payment ones of paid part mortgage.
In further stores of the said Washington Trust Company by its treasurer duly
authorized has hereunto set his hand and seal this 14th day of June 1809
Central
James H. Short
Received June 12, 1809
by my hand to store, John Smith
By The Washington Trust Company
Ray Arthur S. Denny Treasurer, L.S.
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, That we, Milton
Duckworth and George G. Michael of the Town of Charlestown, County
of Washington and State of Rhode Island, in our due consideration of the sum
of 10 ten dollars to pay us daily by Elizabeth G. Hubbard in the City of
Providence, county of Providence and State of Rhode Island the receipt
of which is hereby well acknowledged, do hereby remise, release and forever
secure, all the right title and interest in the said piece of land in Carolina business and bargains
acres, are the most will entirely protect claims and demand which
we have had of what right or what way to have, or claim, in and to a certain
piece of land situated on the North side of Charlestown ford in
and from the boundaries, described and as follows:
Beginning on the North westerly corner thereof at a stump
the Northerly line of land of these runs and extends easterly
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