The instrument's own words
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Know all men by these presents, That Harold B. Longdon
of the city of Providence, county of Providence State of Rhode Island outbound single
called his intention, in consideration of Ten thousand ($10,000) dollars to
me paid by Mabel Dove scholarship of Eastly, county of Washington,
State of Rhode Island summand, hereinafter called the mortgagor, the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, as hereby appears, and do hereby bargain sell
and convey unto the said mortgagor, and her heirs and assigns
forever a certain tract or parcel of land with buildings and
improvements thereon, situated on the ocean front, incorporating
town of Charlestown, county of Washington State of Rhode Island, and
more particularly described and bounded as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the easterly corner of the premises hereby conveyed,
said boundary along the easterly corner of lot Number Thirty (30) as
shown and delineated on a certain plan to plot entitled "Plan of
Northport Central Beach, Charlestown, R.I." by Frank L. Sweeny
Engineer as 85 feet to the north West 1924 Road and says boundary
said plan or plot being on file in the Town Clerk's office in said
town of Charlestown; thence southeasterly one hundred seventy seven (177)
feet more or less, thence northeasterly one hundred twenty four (124)
feet more or less to a line fence; thence northeasterly by said line
had line fence and a stone wall one hundred seventy five (175)
feet more or less to a drill hole in a large rock; thence again
northeasterly about thirty six (36) feet more or less to a stone mark in
the aforesaid stone wall; thence westerly one hundred fifty two (152)
feet more or less to the north side of a stone wall; thence
southerly one hundred forty six (146) feet more or less, and
continuing to the Atlantic Ocean Water edge and with the Beach Bank
three hundred eighty three (383) feet more or less to the point and place
of beginning. Meaning distinct wording to convey the same premises
that was conveyed to this mortgagor from Eva Hanwin Morris
by deed dated March 17, 1926 and duly recorded in the records of
clerk of said Charlestown, reference to the same being hereby had
and taken and the same be made a part hereof;
I reserve to and hold the aforesaid premises, with all the
rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging unto
and unto the use of the said mortgagor, and her heirs and assigns
forever. And the said mortgagor does hereby, for myself lend
for my heirs, executors and administrators, covenant with the said
mortgagor and her heirs and assigns that I am lawfully seized
in the simple fee of the said granted premises; that the same are
free from all encumbrances except as in the line of title, that I
have good right full bores and lawful authority to sell and
convey the same in manner as aforesaid. That the said
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mortgages and her heirs and assigns shall by these presents at
all times hereafter peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the said
premises, and that I, the said mortgagor will and my heirs,
executors and administrators shall warrant and defend the same
against the lawful claims and demands of all persons.
And for the considerations aforesaid I do hereby remise release all my
right of entry in and to the said granted premises unto the said
mortgagee and her heirs and assigns forever.
Provided however, and it is covenanted and made upon
the express condition that if the said mortgagor his heirs,
executors, administrators or assigns shall fail to pay unto the said
mortgagee or her executors, administrators and assigns the
sum of ten thousand ($10,000) dollars therefore the said mortgagor
has made his negotiable promissory note for said assignees
sum bearing event date with these presents and made payable
to the order of Mabel Bell Leipheimer from the date hereof with
interest thereon at the rate of 5% per centum, her payment payable
semi annually in advance until said principal sum is paid herid
whether at or after maturity, and all installments of interest
in arrears, whether before or after maturity, to be bear interest
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, then this deed and also 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 note or of said interest at
the time or times fixed in the manner aforesaid or of the taxes or
assessments aforesaid as the same become payable or of any
either of them or of any part thereof or if breach shall be made of
the covenant for insurance hereinbefore expressed then it shall be
lawful for the said mortgagee her executors, administrators or assigns
to sell together or in parcels, all and singular, the premises hereby
granted or intended to be granted, or any part or parts thereof and
the benefit and equity of redemption of the said mortgage and this
heirs, executors, administrators and assigns therein all further actions
from the premises and to bid for and become the purchaser or purchasers
at any such sale (and no other purchasers or purchasers shall be
entitled for the application of the purchase money), first giving
notice of the time and place of sale of by publishing the same in a local
one each week for three successive weeks in some newspaper
published in Westerly R.I. with power to adjourn such sale from
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Time to time, provided that the publishing of said notice shall be continued,
together with a notice of the adjournment or postponement, at least once each
week in the same newspaper, and in her or their own name or names,
or as the attorneys or attorneys in fact of the said mortgagor (for that purpose by these
presents duly authorized and appointed with full power of substituting and
revoking) to make, present, and deliver to the purchaser or purchasee at
such sale a good and sufficient deed or deeds of said premises in fee
simple and absolute to receive the proceeds of such sale or sales, and from such
proceeds to satisfy all sums hereby secured, recovered, motion then due or to fall due
thereafter, or the part thereof then remaining unpaid, and also the interest
thereon due on the same, together with all expenses incident to such sale or sales,
or postponing deeds thereunder, and for fees of counsel and attorneys, and
all costs or expenses incurred in the execution of said process, and all taxes,
assessments and improvements for improvements of any nature heretofore paid
by the said mortgagor or her executors, administrators or assigns, or then accruing
unpaid upon the said granted premises rendering and paying the surplus of
said proceeds of sale if any there be, over and above the amounts to be
so aforesaid as follows, together with a true and particular account
of such sale or sales, purchasee and charges, to the said mortgagor,
her heirs, executors, administration or assigns, or action on such sale or sales brought
against the said mortgagor or her heirs, executors, administrators and
assigns, the said board claiming said premises, or sole, by, from
or under him, them, or any of them. And the said mortgagor,
for myself and for my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns,
hereby covenant with the said mortgagee, and her heirs, executors, administrators
and assigns, that I shall see them when they shall request
execute such deed or deeds confirming said sale or sales as may
be required, And further that I the said mortgagor,
for myself and for my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns,
hereby covenant with the said mortgagee, and her heirs, executors, admini-
strators 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 her executors, administrators
or assigns shall appoint, in a sum not less than thousand (1,000)
dollars, and that the policy or policies of such insurance shall be assigned
and transferred, or made payable in case of loss, to the said mortgagee,
or her executors, administrators or assigns as collateral security hereunto,
and in default thereof hereby agree that the said mortgagee or her
executors, administrators or assigns, may effect such insurance in
the name of the said mortgagor, and this heirs and assigns, payable
in case of loss to the said mortgagee, and her executors, administrators
or assigns, and that the premiums or premiums paid therefor shall be
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In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this
27th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and twenty six.
Executed in presence of
William H. Leongdon
Harold P. Leongdon LS
Ethel P. Leongdon LS
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
On Providence on the 27th day of March AD 1926 before me
personally appeared Harold P. Leongdon and Ethel P. Leongdon to
me known and known became to be the parties executing the foregoing
instrument and acknowledged said instrument by them executed,
to be their free act and deed.
William H. Leongdon
Notary Public
Received for record, March, 29, 1926 at 11:30 o'clock Am
and recorded by George R. Coxen Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, That I, Alfred Bordick
of the Town of Charlestown, Washington County, and State of Rhode
Island, hereinafter called the Grantor in consideration of Ten
dollars and other considerations to me paid by Vernon S. Gillette
of Providence in the State of Massachusetts hereinafter called the Grantee
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby give, grant,
bargain, sell and convey unto the said Grantee, and his heirs
and assign forever, a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being
in said Town of Charlestown, Washington County and State of Rhode
Island and known as lot number 97 on Alfred Bordick's map
drawn by Ben Holland in 6, said plot or file in the Town Clerk's Office
in Charlestown, Rhode Island and is bounded and described as follows:
viz: Beginning at a bound on the Southeast corner of the premises
hereby conveyed adjoining land of this Grantee; thence running
in a southeasterly direction along this boundary land a distance of
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