The instrument's own words
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State of Connecticut
County of New London
In Northstowe on the 4th day of October A.D. 1725 before me personally
appeared J. Hazard indentured to me him and others known me to be the public secretary
the following instrument and the acknowledged said instrument very true
related to be his free act and deed.
W. Williams J. Secretary
Stoney signed VS
Received for record November 18th 1726 at 9:30 o'clock AM
and recorded by George S. North Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents, that one me be Harleyd Brightman
and Alice Brightman, husband and wife, both of the Town of Charlestown,
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island called the mortgagors,
in consideration of five hundred Dollars ($500) to us paid by Harold B.
Sharp of the Town of Westerly, County Washington and State of Rhode Island,
hereinafter called the mortgagee the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged
do hereby give, grant, bargain sell and convey unto the said mortgagee,
and his heirs dues assigns forever, a certain farm and tract of land,
with all the buildings but Richardson's frame standing, lying and
being in the Town Charlestown, in said county of Washington, viz or
formerly known as the Narragansett land evidence property, containing by estimation
one hundred twenty perches for acres bounded and described as follows,
to wit westerly by land formerly of Thomas Thrasher, Easting by land
formerly of Thomas Howard, land formerly of Samuel Slocum, land
formerly of Munford H. Knowles and land formerly of Case L. Hopkins,
Southerly by the salt Pond, so called and bounding by land and for newly of
Joseph T. Ross, land formerly of John R. Dumond, land formerly of
Samuel M. Betcock and land formerly of Albert De Bonaventure, or
successor whoever owns bounded, Stepling, however a certain portion of
the said within the above described boundaries as follows: Beginning
at the Road Road on the north side of the same at land formerly of
Joseph T. Ross; thence Southerly, bounding westerly by said road run
one hundred feet to a stone post; thence easterly one hundred feet to a
stone post; thence southerly one hundred feet to a stone post at said salt
Road bounding southerly and easterly on the premises newly conveyed
thence Northerly bounding easterly by said Salt Road, one hundred feet
to the stone post at the place of beginning. The premises above
described and conveyed being the same premises conveyed to
these mortgagors by Edward & Jonathan’s’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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100 122 are recorded in the Land Evidence Records of Shallotte in Book 23
page 152 reference to the same being hereby had and made and the same will
here be part hereof. ) of have and to hold, the aforesaid
premises, with all the rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto
belonging unto and to the use of the said mortgagee, and his heirs and
assigns forever, and the said mortgagee, as hereby trustee for whoever
and for whomsoever he acts and administers, covenant with the said
grantor and his heirs and assigns that the same are lawfully seized in
the entire of the said grantor to wit say, that the same are free from all
encumbrances except as hereinafter mentioned that is to wit one of
said premises is subject to a deed dated Oct 21 1924 and recorded in Book 47 at page
208 the grantor being Grace Moore the Land Evidence of the town of Shallotte, the 20$ for this deed,
dated 1924 and recorded in Book 47 at page 209 in said records, that
he have cause sufficient hereof and can and lawfully do sell and convey
the same in manner as follows it is further provided that the mortgagee and his
heirs and assigns shall at all times possess at all times lawfully and
peaceably and quietly said premises and the said grantor, his heirs, executors and administrators shall
warrant and defend the same to the said mortgagee, his heirs and
assigns in manner as the mutual covenants and demands of all persons
who make for the consideration aforesaid Alice M. Blanche Linton Moore, wife of the
aforesaid grantor is likewise made aware my right of lien
in and to the said premises mentioned in the said mortgage and her heirs
and assigns likewise. Provided, nevertheless, that this conveyance
is made upon the express condition, that if the said mortgagor his heirs
executors, administrators or assigns, shall pay into the said mortgagee or
depositors, administrators or assigns, the sum of twelve hundred (1200)
dollars, together with the said mortgagor have made their payments in money
to be paid, with age cents each month date with the first present and
moreover payable to the post of forward & Rough from the date of note with
interest thereon in accordance with the terms and tenor as specified in said
note above, contemporaneously unless paid in full before the first day
of October, whether at or after maturity, and all installments of interest in
arrear, whether before or after maturity, to be born without at the rate aforesaid
until paid, and shall also pay all taxes and assessments of every kind
levied or assessed upon or in respect of said premises from this deed, as
said promissory note shall become and be absolutely void to all intents and
purposes whatsoever. But if default shall be made in the payment
of the said promissory note or interest thereon at the time or times and in the
manner aforesaid, or of the taxes or assessments aforesaid, as the same become
payable or of any or either of them, or of any part thereof or if breach shall
be made of the covenant for insurance hereinafter contained, then it shall be
lawful for the said mortgagee, his executors, administrators or
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assigns, to sell, together or in parcels, all and singular, the premises hereby granted
or intended to be granted, or any part or part thereof, and the benefit and right
of redemption of the said mortgage for and on their heirs, executors, administrators and
assigns therein, at public auction upon the premises and for and become the
purchaser or purchasers at any such sale (and no other purchaser or purchasers
shall be admissible for the application of the purchase money, first giving
notice of the time and place of sale by advertising the same at least once each
week for three successive weeks in one newspaper published in 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 adjourn-
ment or adjournments, at least one week each week in the same newspaper; and
in their or his own name or names, or as the attorney or attorneys of the
said mortgagor (for that purpose by these presents duly authorized and
appointed with full power of substitution and revocation), to make, execute
and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers at such sale a good and sufficient
bill or deed of said premises in fee simple and to return the proceeds of such
sale or sales, and from such proceeds to retain sum nearly secured, whether
then due or to fall due thereafter, on the part thereof then remaining unpaid
and also the interest due thereon up to the same, together with all expenses incident
to such sale or sales, or for making said delivery, and for fees of counsel
and attorneys, and all other costs or expenses incurred in the exercise of said
powers, and all taxes, assessments and premiums for insurance, of any nature
either then paid by the said mortgagor his executors, administrators or
assigns, or then remaining unpaid upon said granted premises rendering
and paying the sum payment of said proceeds of any traverse, over and
above the amount so to be retained as aforesaid together with a true and
particular account of such sale or sales, of sums paid and charges to the said
mortgagors their heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, which such sale or
sales made as aforesaid shall be perpetual bar both in law and
in equity against the said mortgagors their heirs, executors, administrators and
assigns but all persons claiming said premises, for sold, by, from or under
him, them or any of them. And the said mortgagor, for himself
and for his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, hereby covenants
with the said mortgagee, and his successors, assigns and assigns, with warranty,
that he and any all heirs upon will execute such bill or deeds confirmatory
of said sale or sales as may be required, and furthermore, that
the said mortgagor, for himself and for his heirs, executors, administrators
and assigns, hereby covenants with the said mortgagee, and his successors,
administrators and assigns that insurance against loss by fire shall be
kept and maintained on the buildings on the premises aforesaid, in such
office or offices as the said mortgagee, and his successors, administrators or
assigns shall approve in a sum not less than seven thousand
dollars ($7,000.00) and that the policy or policies of said insurance
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shall be assigned and transferred, or made payable in case of loss, to the said
mortgagee or his executors, administrators or assigns as collateral security herewith,
and in default hereof they agree that the said mortgagee, or his executors,
administrators or assigns, may effect such insurance in the name of the name of the
said mortgagee, and their heirs and assigns, payable in case of loss to the
said mortgagee, and his executors, administrators or assigns, and that the
premium of insurance paid therefor shall be a further charge upon said
premises, secured by these presents.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this
twenty first day of November in the year of our lord one thousand nine hundred
and twenty five.
Executed in presence of
A. Wright & Brightman L.S.
S. L. Brown
Lillie M. Brightman L.S.
state of Rhode Island ss
county of Providence
I, [signature] Notary Public in and for the state of Rhode Island
do hereby certify that on the 18th day of November, A.D. 1925 before me
personally appeared A. Wrightman and Lillie M. Brightman
who being duly sworn and saying unto me that they are the parties
executing the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged having paid
their hand, then they executed it to their free act and deed.
Roger E. Traines
Notary Public L.S.
received for record November, 18th 1925 at 9-30 o'clock a.m.
and issued me reserve copies, for one cent.
Horace E. Thorpe the undersigned, hereby receive full payment
and satisfaction of the certain mortgage recorded in the records
of land evidence in the town of Charlestown in the state of Rhode
Island, in real estate mortgage Book number 27 page 99
hereby cancel and discharge the same, And I, do command
to all with the person making said payment, that I am this
forever owner of said mortgage.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this first day of December, A.D. 1926
In presence of
Hattie M. Thorpe
Horace E. Thorpe L.S.
recorded Dec 1, 1926
per George B. Doore
Town Clerk.
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