The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents that I J George W. B. Dixon of
the town of Charlestown in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island,
hereinafter called the grantor in consideration of One thousand dollars paid
by the Narragansett Savings Bank and loan association a corporation duly chartered
by law, in Newport, in the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island, the
hereby grantor do hereby acknowledge, allready give, grant bargain sell
and convey unto the said corporation its successors and assigns a certain
lot of land situated in said Charlestown with the buildings and other
improvements thereon standing containing by estimation thirty five acres
by the following lines set out bounded on the north until the north
by the head farm so called southerly by Mill Porto so called to the
week meadow section thence northerly bounding easterly by said Neck meadow
to the north west corner of the house thence easterly bounding southerly on
the neck meadow to its east pasture wall so called thence northerly
bounding easterly on said east pasture wall to the blooming heather and
sheep pasture thence northerly bounding southerly by said sheep pasture
and partly by some fence line by the first mentioned line to the first mentioned line at
the said head farm so framed above described subject to the
reservation of right of way now existing in said farm from Frank E.
Dixon to Frank W. B. Dixon.
Being the same premises conveyed to
the grantor by Frank W. Dixon by indend September second AD 1825;
and recorded in the land records of said town of Charlestown reference
to said deed and the record thereof being herey read and made and into
the same are made part of this present indent.
The said premises and premises with all the privileges
and appurtenances to the same belonging to the same its successors and
assigns forever and I the said grantor for myself and my
heirs executors and administrators do covenant with the said
grantee its successors and assigns that at and before the delivery
hereof I am the true sole and lawful owner of the said premises
premises and am lawfully seized and possessed of the same in
my own proper right just and perfect and absolute title of
inheritance in fee simple and that said land is in more good water
proof and suitable to sell and convey the said bargain
premises in manner as aforesaid and that the said grantee its
successors and assigns shall and may from time to time
at all times hereafter by free and voluntary act of these presents enjoy
peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the said premises with
all the appurtenances thereunto belonging and of all demands whatever of what name
or nature soever that might in any manner or degree obstruct
or make void this present deed right as to road right of way.
Furthermore I the said grantor for myself and for my
heirs executors and administrators do covenant and engage the
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above demised premises to the said Brounle etc successors and assigns,
against all lawful claims or demands of any person or persons what-
soever, further to warrant, secure and defend by their presence personally
and convenient, and I, Annie Blinn, wife of said George M. Blinn,
in consideration of the sum of ten dollars as generally known and
even better consideration unto the said warrant to successors and assigns all
my right of tenure in and to the aforesaid premises,
as full consideration of this deed is sufficient, that I have this day
paid and tendered to the said corporation five shares of its capital
stock, said shares being in the county fourth series as a full consideration
together with the paid state taxes if any, for the performance of the
terms, covenants and agreements of this writing, and of the whole
covenants herebefore mentioned above, whereafter said land comes out of fund and
conveyance now assigned to me and said corporation, where therefore I
do my heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, shall bring into
the said corporation, its successors or assigns the sum of ten and three
hundred dollars, each and every month thereafter, which times and
dates as shall be determined by said corporation, so far as relates
or within, the payment of the monthly sum on said time there
on interest, the monthly interest said sum or advance of five thousand
dollars or which said sum and shares are mortgaged and mortgage
indebtedness that we have since deposited as the repayment of said
indebtedness upon payment of every such monthly payment whereas
which the estimated value of five hundred dollars cash, or if any
sum, payments, installments are according to saying whether more over
on write and certified, its successors or assigns, said sum of
interest’s paid in full together with the said interest and sums of
of sums, it is the time of said payment and until said sum shall
be paid in full as per the estimates value of said shares, if I
shall have all taxes and assessments on the granted premises as
they shall become due, shall keep the building thereon insured
against fire in a sum not less than One thousand dollars, for the
benefit of the Brounle, its successors or assigns, at such insurance
office as it may shall appoint, and that not commit a suffer
the steps or waste of the granted premises any breach of any
covenant herein contained in whole or in part, then their breach,
or any act of mine of poor date herewith, registered by one attorney I
promise to pay to the Brounle, the said sums at the times aforesaid shall
be void otherwise shall be and remain in full force and effect
otherwise not, the said Brounle and the said Annie Blinn do
hereby constitute and appoint the said corporation its successors and
assigns our attorneys, irrevocable, with full power of substitution
and revocation for us and in our names, or in lieu or their name
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or names at any time in case of non payment of the aforesaid monthly dues, interest
or fines for the period of six months after any payment thereof shall be due, or
upon any other default in the performance of any one of the foregoing conditions,
it shall the granted premises, or such portion thereof as may remain subject to this
mortgage in case of any partial release hereof, together with all improvements
that may be thereon, and all benefits equity & redemption of the use or
possession thereof, at public auction amid local elections, first publishing
a notice of the time and place of sale, once each week for three successive
weeks in one or more newspapers published in said westerly and in its other
names or names, or as our attorney or attorney in fact, make, execute, acknowledge
and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof any deed or deeds that may be
necessary to vest in such purchaser or purchasers a full and absolute estate
in fee simple therein, and such sale shall forever bar us and all persons
claiming under us from all right and interest in the granted premises,
whether at law or in equity, cause or sell the same fully paying warranty unto us
and our attorney power to continue or advance and extend from time to time, he
authority to retain damages to secure the amount for which the same may be sold and,
out of the money arising from such sale, the granted or its successors or
assigns, shall be entitled to claim sufficient money to answer any sums or
advance in full, together with all interest and taxes paid, and all costs charges
and expenses incurred or sustained by us or any of our attorney or respect
on the part of us or our representatives to perform and fulfill the conditions
of this deed, including the taxes, assessments and premiums & insurance
of any mortgage notes paid by said corporation, its successors or assigns, upon
said granted premises, including the payment of any, to us or our heirs
or assigns. And it is agreed that the granted or its successors or
assigns, or any person or persons in their behalf may bring an action at any
wall, made in due form and that no other obstructions shall be unnotable
for the application of the purchaser money, and that we will default in
the performance of the conditions of this deed we and our heirs and
assigns more further bind and engage the said premises and debts
the rents and profits thereof.
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 10th day of September, in the year of our lord one thousand
one hundred and twenty four.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Bennet & G. White
Jesse R. Brown
Mridel Pelton
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On testimony in the 10th day of September AD 1724
before me personally appeared G. White & Brown and swore
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appeared, sworn and affirme to me known and known by me to be the
parties executing the following instrument, and they acknowledged said
instrument as their hand executed, to be their free act and deed.
Bennett E. Whipple
T. Fay Riker
recorded 1st day of Sept. 1, 1925 at 9-20 o'clock A.M.
and’ fees as per rate card, 1.50, from clerk
This Certifies by Sumney Game and Loan Assonciation, Rhode
Island Mail’s mutual savings bank incorporated under the laws of Rhode Island, that
saidly named and described loan was paid. For this testimony whereof, she
said Association has caused its seal to be affixed hereto and the same to be
by the hand affixed by the Governor and Clerk only, witnessing she
which day, of December 1926
Signed, Sumney Game and Loan Association
By E. Edmonds Clerk. Act. Governor
Approved of 10 Mo. Council
Recorded 11 Mo. 20th 1926
above attending signed February 12, 1926 at 9:00 am and
recorded by L. H. S. Town Clerk.
Know all men by these presents, that we Henry George
Read and Sarah Sheldon Read husband and wife both of the town
of Charlestown county of Washington and State of Rhode Island execute Mortgage
called the mortgage in consideration of fifty thousand Dollars
($50,000) to us paid by Industrial Trust Company a corporation created
by the laws of the state of Rhode Island, and locate and
conducting business in the city of Providence in said state, the sum
of said fifty thousand dollars with interest and accrue thereon
a certain lot or piece of land with a dwelling house buildings and
other improvements thereon situate in the town of Charlestown in
said county of Washington and containing by estimation two acres
be the bounds true or false and described as follows namely:
beginning at the highway and running bounded northerly, westerly and
southerly on land of Samuel Moore or formerly of the heirs of Sarah Read deceased
and easterly on the gable boundary to boundary as follows otherwise the land
herein conveyed may be bounded and described the premises and
all the rights belonging the same premises and white boundary formed
by from Smith South and conveyed to James Beecher deceased
by William S. Keasey and others by conveyance dated the 9th day of
July 1816 and was by said Henry George Read as trustee
of the estate of Israel Maclates to said James Beecher the
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