The instrument's own words
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460 Know all men by these presents that I Hiram G Wright
of Richmond in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
for and in consideration of the sum of one 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 is
hereby acknowledged by these presents do give grant bargain sell
convey and confirm unto the said Washington Trust Company its
successors and assigns forever the following certain lands of mine with
all the buildings and improvements thereon situated in the village
of Kingston town of North Kingstown County of Washington and State
of Rhode Island first tract containing one half acre more or less
and described as follows Beginning at a stake and stones by
the highway then north southerly from the northeast corner of land
of Henry G Edmon then westerly seventy feet parallel with
said highway then north sixty rods bounded westerly on land
of [illegible] then east one hundred rods to a stake and
stones then south seventy rods bounding easterly by fence and boundary
line then west to a stake and stones then north eighty rods
[illegible] and to former of said fence then south sixty rods
to the highway then north seventy rods bounding easterly on highway
[illegible] then east containing by calculation
[illegible] and was used as forest over old pasture
[illegible] on the southern side over old pasture
[illegible] with the south line of said land south easterly
to a stake and stones then north eighty rods again
to the highway then north eighty rods to said witness to the
[illegible] it is not used as well as it did then north to the northeast corner
[illegible] being the same boundaries conveyed to me
[illegible] from Emma S Whitehouse and Percy H Perry
[illegible] and were used as for the purpose
as in said deed dated Nov 20 1947
this conveyance is made subject to the same conditions as to line
tenure as in said deed said deed
I further make full seisin the said granted and bargained premises
with all the rights appurtenances to the same belonging or
in any way appertaining to the said Grantee its successors and
assigns for ever and of the said premises for myself and for my
heirs executors administrators co respondents to avail with the
said Grantee its successors and assigns that at all times before the
conveyance hereof I own the lawful owner of the above
mentioned boundaries and am seized and possessed of the same
in my own right as good perfect and absolute estate of inheritance
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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 aforesaid tenures are free from all encumbrances, of
what name or nature soever, that might in any way encumber or decrease, obstruct
or make void the present deed. Furthermore, I the said grantor,
for myself and for my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant and
warrant that the above described premises to the said company, the possessor
and assigns, against the lawful claims or demands of any person or
persons whatever happen to warrant, secure and defend my present deed,
And I, Thomas G. Wright with right of said Thomas G. Wright in consideration
of the sum paid as aforesaid, duly received, clear and forever quitclaims with
the said grantor, to the successor and assigns, all right and title of mine in
and to the aforesaid premises. In execution of this deed in such
manner as the said grantor has requested me to sign my name,
witness to the sum of one thousand dollars, having been paid in cash and buy
note made payable to the said Thomas G. Wright a last day of January next
in the after said city, with interest thereon at the rate per cent per
annum, payable semi annually in advance. This day witnessed by
the said grantor or any other person, for me that pay’d it note at
semi annually, both with the interest thereon according to the terms here
of this deed shall be made in note, therefore shall be and remain as will
be free and equal. Furthermore, I the said grantor do
hereby constitute and appoint the said grantee to its successors and
assigns my attorney irrevocable, with full power of substitution and
appointment for me and in my name or in their name or names
at any time, in case default shall be made in the payment of any
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, they first giving
notice of the time and place of said public sale by publishing the same at
once and for three successive weeks, in one of the prime
newspapers printed in Warwick county and in my name or in
its or their own or names or claims to make a deed or desire to the purchase
or purchases thereof any deed or deed that may be necessary to
vest or in such purchases or purchases in title fee simple therein,
and on such terms and conditions granting unto my paid side with any
powers to continue or adjust such sale from time to time, I do
authorize and appoint attorney to receive the approval of the same, my
said note paid and, after the payment of all the expenses incident such
sale or sales, to apply and appropriate the residue thereof to the pay-
ment of the amount of principal and interest of said note hereby
recorded hereby agreeing that in case the future for inspect in
the payment of said semi annual interest the premises of my said
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...ste seen and deemed and fee forward in the way of such lady)
see... this to me or to my heirs and assigns, for all sums now and above
the ... in thereof I hereby acknowledge and confirming such deeds or sales
as may be made in stead of the same by myself hereafter
Furthermore, I do hereby covenant for my heirs,
successors and administrators and assigns, is hereby covenant with the said
grantee, its successors and assigns, that warranty against any right any fair
claim what so ever and more especially upon the premises
and that it is a free from all encumbrances and that
the property specified in such warranty seen as unencumbered and
the interest of the said grantee its successor and assigns as collateral
security pacts, and in covenant hereby expressly that the said
grantee its successors and assigns shall affect such insurances and the
said insurance in name of the said grantee’s name and or a further lien upon the
said state shall be to the extent of its interest and signed over by their
servants
Signed sealed and set
In the town of Smithfield
this 1st day of May A.D. 1930
sealed and delivered
in presence of
[Signature]
[Signature]
witnesses
John S. Knight
Francis H. Knight
state of Rhode Island
county of Providence ss.
Before me, a Notary Public in and for said state and county, personally appeared
John S. Knight and Francis H. Knight both said persons being duly sworn and with, each
of them to me and known to me to be the underwriters described in and
under signed said to have signed the instrument and they acknowledged and
with me noted it to be their seal and set and with
John S. Knight
Francis H. Knight
recorded in the [blank] book page [blank] at [blank] o'clock this [blank]
and witnessed by [blank] [blank] [blank] Town Clerk
The Washington Trust Company having received full payment and satisfactory
of the note mortgage recorded in the records of land evidenced in the form of conversation
in the State of Rhode Island said in July North Smithfield 21st at page 392, hereby cancels and
discharges the same, Exhibit it convenients to and with the person borrowing said
payment that it is the lawful owner of said mortgage.
In other witness whereof it has put set its hand and seal by its treasurer
duly authorized this 8th day of May A.D. 1930
Everett Barner Treasurer L.S.
Recorded May 7 1930
By George R. Cross Town Clerk
The page as recorded
