The instrument's own words
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140 Personally appeared Henry B. Brightman and Isabella E. Brightman,
husband and wife, to me known and known by me to be the parties executing
the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument by them
executed, to be their free act and deed. Herbert W. Rathbun
Notary Public
Received for record January 10th 1928 at 9 O'clock A.M.
and recorded by George Loboris, Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that we, Henry M.
Brightman and Clara A. Brightman, husband and wife, both of
the Town of Charlestown, in the County of Washington and in the
State of Rhode Island, hereinafter called the mortgagors, in consideration
of the sum of two thousand (2000) dollars to us paid by the Morris
Plan Company of Rhode Island, a Corporation organized and existing
under the Laws of the State of Rhode Island, with a place of business at
Westerly, Rhode Island, hereinafter called the mortgagee, the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged do hereby make and execute bargain, sell and
convey unto the said mortgagee, and its successors and assigns forever,
All that certain tract or piece of land, being a certain farm, together
with the buildings and other improvements thereon standing, situated
in said Town of Charlestown, and known as the "Governors Farm,"
containing one hundred six (106) acres, more or less, bounded and
described as follows: Bounded on the North by land formerly of Samuel
Stanton and Thomas Hoxie, on the East by land formerly of Samuel
Stanton and land of Grace L. Bingham, but the South by land of Samuel
Stanton and land of Grace L. Bingham and Stephen S. Berkshire and on
the West by land formerly of Thomas Frazer or however otherwise the
same may be bounded, being the same premises conveyed to the
mortgagors by Edward J. Lambert etc., but their deed dated December
21, 1931 and recorded in said Town of Charlestown land records
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volume 20 page 389. Subject only to a prior mortgage to the Mutuals
Trust Company of New London Connecticut in the amount of thirty five hundred
(3500.00) dollars, dated December 21, 1922 and recorded in said Charlestown
land records volume 20 page 391. To have and to hold the aforesaid
premises, with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging listed
and to the use of the said mortgagee and its successors and assigns forever,
And not to the said mortgagor, his heirs, executors, for themselves and for their heirs, executors
and administrators whatsoever coherent with the said mortgage its successors
and assigns that are lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises,
that the same are free from all incumbrances whatsoever save as above mentioned,
that he now have and hold full power and lawful authority to sell and
convey the same in manner as aforesaid; that the said mortgagee and
its successors and assigns shall hereafter at all times hereafter
peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the said premises and that the
said mortgagor, with all and over his heirs, executors and administrators
shall warrant and defend the same to the said mortgagee and its
successors and assigns against the lawful claims and demands
of all persons. Provided, nevertheless, that this conveyance is made
upon the express condition that if the said mortgagor their heirs,
executors, administrators or assigns shall have paid the said mortgagee
or its successors or assigns the sum of thirty thousand dollars,
whenever the said mortgagors have made their penultimate promissory
note for said aforesaid sum, having then even date with these presents
and made payable to the end of the month's loan company off book
issued in installments, with interest as provided in said note, and
shall have paid all taxes and assessments of every kind levied or
assessed upon or respecting said premises this deed and the 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 said note or of any installments installments of said
aforesaid sum or of any other interest of the time or times or in the manner
required by said note or of the taxes aforesaid as the same become payable,
or of and or either of them or any part thereof or if breach shall be
committed of the covenants for useable or of any other covenant herein
contained or if breach shall be made of any covenant or condition
contained in any loan, mortgage or said premises or any part
thereof of them it shall be lawful for the said mortgagee its successors or
assigns, to sell forfeit the in whole, in part 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 mortgagors
and their heirs, executors and administrators and assign thereon
at public auction upon the premises, and to bid for and become the
purchaser or purchaser at any such sale (and any other purchaser
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142 or purchaser shall be answerable for the application of the purchase
money, first giving notice of the time and place of sale by the mortgagee
same at least once each week three successive weeks in any
newspaper published in the town of Pawtucket, R. I 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 adjournment
or adjustments, at least once each week in the same newspaper;
and will in its own name or as the attorney 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 right
and sufficient deed or deed of said premises in fee simple,
and to proceed to foreclose said note or notes, and both such
proceed to retain all money hereby recovered, whether the same are or
to fall due then or after, on the part hereafter mentioned comprising unpaid
also the interest thereby accrued, together with all expenses incident
to such sale or sales, or to making deeds hereunder, and for purposes
of counsel and attorney, and all costs or expenses incurred in
the pursuit of such powers, and all taxes, assessments and premiums
for insurance, if any, either heretofore paid by the said mortgagor,
to successors and assigns or from remaining unpaid upon
said granted premises, and apply said proceeds in payment of
said sums, rendering and paying the surplus of said proceeds
of sale, if any there be over and above the amounts to be retained
and applied as aforesaid, together with a full and particular account
of such sale or sales, expenses and charges to the said mortgagor,
their heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, which sale or sales
made as aforesaid shall forever be a perpetual bar both in law and
equity against the said mortgagor their heirs, executors, administrators
and assigns, and all other claimants said premises or some or both,
from or under them or any of them. And the said mortgagor,
for themselves, and for their heirs, executors, administrators and
lessors hereby covenant with the said mortgagee and its successor
and assigns that they will upon request execute such deed or deed
confirmation of said sale or sales as may be required,
which further more, the said mortgagor, for themselves and for their heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns, hereby covenant with the said
mortgagee, and its successors and assigns, that insurance against fire
shall be kept and maintained upon the buildings of the premises
aforesaid, in such office or offices as the said mortgagee, and its successor
and assigns shall select in a sum not less than sixty thousand
(60,000) dollars and that the policy or policies for at least ten thousand
(10,000) dollars of such insurance shall be assigned and transferred
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or made payable in case of loss, to the said mortgagee or successor
or assigns, as collateral security hereto, and in default thereof, it is agreed
that the said mortgagee, or its successors or assigns, may effect such insurance
in the name of the said mortgagee and that his and her successors, payable in
case of loss to the said mortgagee, and its successor or assigns, and that
the premiums or premiums paid therefor shall be a further charge upon said
granted premises, secured by this mortgage. And further most, the mortgagor
on her own part and for her heirs, successors, administrators and assigns,
hereby covenants with the mortgagee, its successor, and assign, that
in the event of the purchase of the said mortgagee of any part of the mortgage
on the premises for such sum as aforesaid unpaid to said mortgagee its
successor or assigns, in paying said principal mortgage in full, the
amount secured by said mortgage shall be redeemed by this mortgage.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 11th day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty eight.
Signed and sealed in presence of
Henry Harris Attorney M. Brightman L.S.
Clara M. Brightman L.S.
State of Rhode Island to
County of Washington, Ss.
I, Herbert W. Rutter,
do hereby certify that on the 11th day of January, A.D. 1928
before me personally appeared Henry M. Brightman and Clara M.
Brightman husband and wife, both to me known and known by
me, to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and they
acknowledged said instrument the same executed to be their free
act and deed. Herbert W. Rutter
Public Notary
Received for record January 12, 1928 at 9:15 a.m. by
and recorded by Benjamin G. Cox, Town Clerk.
For further discharge of this mortgage see page 384
The Rhode Island Company of Rhode Island, having read and
found payment and satisfaction of the whole sum within said mortgage recorded in
vol 174 of the records of land evidence in the town of Westerly in the
State of Rhode Island in book 83 at page 149, hereby cancels and
discharges the same; and covenants to and with the person
making said payment, that it is the true owner of said mortgage.
In witness whereof, it has caused its corporate name to be
subscribed and its corporate seal to be affixed by Howard G. Haskell
and Fred Rayner its Secy & Gen Manager. Witnesseth that this
2nd day of September a.d. 1931. The Rhode Island Company of Providence
By Howard G. Haskell Secy & Manager
Fred Rayner Asst Manager L.S.
Received March 28, 1931
By Benjamin G. Cox Town Clerk.