The instrument's own words
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159 KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, That I J. Elemon
& Water of the town of South Kingstown, county of Washington, State
of Rhode Island, and Providence, called the mortgagor in consideration of
$75 from Howard & others to me heard by my Delegate self’s trust company,
a corporation created under the laws of the State of Rhode Island,
said trust and enduring trustee in the town of South Kingstown,
County of Washington, in said state, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, I, said trust company, to successors and assign frees,
A certain right of land situated in the town of Old Northforth, in the
county of Washington and state of Rhode Island, containing one
hundred and forty (140) acres, be the same more or less, with all the
buildings, dwellings and appurtenances to the same, bounded and
described as follows, namely On the North and East by land bought now
or formerly of Edward Burdick, on the South by the Salt Pond and
on the West by a piece of land formerly of James H. Kenyon by premises
consisting of a house lot to be described, All are located situated in
said Rhode Island, containing by estimation eight 8 pieces of land,
more or less, bounded North and East by the Salt Pond and
on the South by the sea and West and East fence, first a piece of salt
marsh land, so called, lying and being in said Rhode Island, containing
first 3(three) acres of land, be it same more or less and bounded North
by the Salt Pond, so called East land, more or formerly of James H.
R. Keen, South by the sea and West the land, more or formerly of
Benjamin wode and said Edward J. Burdick, or premises of others
combined or as hereafter to be combined, All the above described tracts of
land and premises being the same conveyed to Elmer E. Browning and
Ellen M. Browning by Edward G. Burke Commissioner, by deed dated
August 12, 1914, and recorded in said Court’s records of said from
H. Olemanstein, in Book 1118, at page 82, and being the same premises
conveyed to Nathan K. Foster in October 11, 1921 and after by deed dated
the 30 day of November AD 1871, and recorded in said Clerkship land
Records in Book 110, at page 312, specifying the lands and
premises mentioned and described in a deed from Nathan K. Foster to
something peak, being dated July 30 1874, and recorded in said
clerkship Land Records in Book 111, at page 423, and the lands and
premises mentioned and described in a deed from Nathan K. Foster to
Joseph Stokes, bearing date of November 18 1883, and recorded in said
clerkship land Records, Book 121, at page 213, and the lands and
premises mentioned and described in a deed from Nathan K. Foster to
R. B. Balloch, bearing date of June 10, 1887, and recorded in said clerkship land
Records, in Book 121, at page 449, to which said reference is
hereby made and all the Same having a claiming a right of way.
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acres aforementioned above described Also a tract of land situated in said
township containing twenty from (20) acres of land, more or less, bounded
as follows: Beginning at the North end of the line small between land of Edward
Bromfield and land of others above described at the Southwest corner of said premises
thence running Northerly in a straight line in continuation of the line more
above mentioned to the beach road, so called, bounded Easterly by land of
Edward Bromfield; thence Westerly bounded Northerly by said Beach Road to a
stone monument, a boundary; thence Southerly bounded Westerly by said
Bromfield land to the Stony Pond, so called, and thence South South West bounded
Northerly by said pond to edges of the marshes above described and convey
thence Easterly bounded Southerly by land of others first was described to the first
mentioned corner of land and thence East the first and place of beginning,
or however other wise bounded or related to be bounded Likewise another
tract of land situated in said township, bounded and described as
follows: to wit beginning at the North end of the wall on the North side
of the mill estate, so called, land formerly of Elmore E. Browning
and Ellen M. Browning, also reserved; thence Easterly along said
wall to the Beach Road, so called, bounding Northerly by land of Edward E.
Bromfield; thence Southerly bounding Easterly by said Beach Road, fifty
(50) feet thence generally parallel with said wall nor East line,
fifty (50) feet from the same, to land formerly of Elmore E. Browning
and Ellen M. Browning, bounding Southerly by land of Edward E.
Bromfield; thence Northerly bounding Westerly by land formerly of
Elmore E. Browning and Ellen M. Browning to the place of beginning,
or however other wise bounded or related to be bounded The two tracts of
land last above described being the same premises conveyed
to Elmore E. Browning and Ellen M. Browning by Edward E. Bromfield
by deed dated April 7th 1891 and recorded in records of deeds
in said town of Charlestown, in Book No. 20 at page 9 to which lead
and this record thereof reference is made mut and nail and the
same made a part hereof Excepting from the above described
described property so much thereof as this mortgagor has heretofore,
by deed, ceded in the said town Gardeners received paid form of
Charlestown, deeded to Frank H. Moore, George T. Hennick, Joseph
Lannet, inhabitants in town, always Eastern Rhode Island Wright Gnome
E. Burton, Elora G. Olney, George M. Cochrane, Stella F. Spence, Albert
E. Brown, Ronald G. Long and Sinto G. Brown,
To have and to hold, the aforesaid premises, with all the
privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging unto and to the use
of said Providence Trust Company, its successors and assigns from
And the said mortgagor the hereby for myself and for my heirs
executors and administrators, covenanted with said Providence Trust
Company, its successors and assigns that I am lawfully seised
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160 in all respects that the said granted premises that the same are free
from all incumbrances that I have good right full power and
ample authority to sell and convey the same in manner as aforesaid
that said Wakefield Trust Company its successor and assigns shall
by these presents at all times hereafter necessarily and quietly have
and enjoy the said premises and that the said mortgagor will
and my heirs executors speculators and administrators shall warrant and
defend the same to said Wakefield Trust Company its successors and
assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all
persons Que for the consideration aforesaid I J Hudson
on the said second do hereby solemnly forever release all my
right title survey and interest in the said granted premises unto said
Wakefield Trust Company its successors and assigns forever
Witnesseth accordingly and this conveyance I make upon the
first condition that the said mortgagor or her heirs executors
administrators or assigns shall only pay unto said Wakefield Trust
Company its successors or assigns the sum of Six Thousand Six
hundred dollars however the said mortgagor has made arrangements
to borrow said amount sum bearing load date with
these presents and made payable to the president of the said Wakefield
Trust Company one year from the date hereof with interest thereon at
the rate of six per centum per annum payable semi annually in
advance until said principal sum is paid whether it or after maturity
and all installments of interest in arrears whether before or after
maturity at the rate of six per centum per annum until paid and
shall also pay all taxes and assessments of every kind levied or
assessed upon or in respect of said premises or in respect of said
mortgage which the said Wakefield Trust Company its successors or
assigns may be called upon to pay or other as aforesaid under statutes
and laws in force or that may be given in amendment thereof then this deed as
any said premises note shall become null and absolutely void as to
all interest and principal however but if default shall be made in
the payment of the paid principal sum or of any part interest at the times or times
said in the manner aforesaid or of the taxes or assessments aforesaid as
the same become taxable or of any or either of them or of any part
thereof or if breach shall be made of the covenant for insurance hereafter
contained then it shall be lawful for said Wakefield Trust Company its
successors or assigns to enter either or in whole all and appurten the
premises hereby granted or intended to be granted or any part or parts
thereof and the benefit and equity of redemption of them from the said claimants
heirs executors administrators heirs creditors administrators and assigns thereupon
at public auction and to bid for and become the purchaser or purchasers
at any such sale and no other purchaser or purchasers shall be admissible
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for the application of the purchaser only) first giving notice of the time
and place of sale by publishing the same at least once and each week for three
successive weeks in some newspaper published in Washington County, said
State of Rhode Island, 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 said notice at least once each week in the
same newspaper; and said sale to be upon the premises or elsewhere as the
specified in such notice and used in its or their own names or names, or as the
attorney or attorneys of them of the said Eleanor D. Baker and her husband
(for him not by deed but by trust) duly authorized and appointed with
full power of substitution and revocation, to make, execute and deliver
to the purchaser or purchasers at which sale or sales a good and
sufficient deed of said premises in fee simple, and to receive of
the proceeds of such sale or sales, and therefrom to retain all sums accruing
received, whether then due or to be due full interest thereon, in the first place
then remaining unpaid and also the costs incident to such sale, and all ensue
fees and other expenses, incurred in or in any way connected with
the expenses of their process, and all taxes and assessments as aforesaid,
and all premiums for insurance, if any, either heretofore paid by
said Wakefield Trust Company, its successors or assigns, or then
remaining unpaid, and receiving and paying the surplus of said
proceeds of sale, if any there be over and above the amounts to be
retained as aforesaid together with a true and particular account
of such sale or sales, expenses and charges to be, said mortgage,
her heirs, executors, administrators or assigns whom such sale or sales
more as aforesaid shall forever be a full and perfect bar both in law and
equity against them the said Eleanor D. Baker and her husband,
their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, and all persons
claiming said premises, so sale by, from or under them or any
of them, And I, the said mortgagor, for myself and for my
heirs, executors, administrators and assigns hereby covenant with
said Wakefield Trust Company, its successors and assigns that I will
who require respect each such deed be made conformable of such
sale or sales as may be necessary or advisable.
And furthermore, I, the said mortgagor, for myself and for my
heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, hereby covenant with
said Wakefield Trust Company, its successors and assigns that
my tenement against all fires shall be kept and maintained on the
buildings by the premises aforesaid, in such office or offices as said
Wakefield Trust Company, its successors and assigns shall
stipulate in a sum not less than Three Thousand (& 3,000) Dollars, and
that the policy or policies of such insurance upon said buildings shall
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be assigned and transferred, or made payable in case of loss, to
said Wakefield Trust Company, its successors and assigns, as
collateral security for debt, owed in default thereof, hereby agree that
said Wakefield Trust Company, its successors and assigns, may
collect such insurance either in its or their own name or in the name
of the said mortgage, her heirs or assigns, and that the premium
on the insurance paid therefore shall be further charge, when said
insurance renewed, as provided hereinbefore as aforesaid,
In witness whereof, we have set our hands and
seals the 29th day of February A.D. one thousand nine hundred
and twenty eight,
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Forrest Sullivan
Eleanor D. Baker L.S.
Howard Hamilton Baker
by Eleanor D. Baker L.S.
Attorney in fact
Lutie P. Hyde Second
witness in Washington
In douglas Kingston on the 29th day of February,
A.D. 1928, before me personally appeared the above named
Eleanor D. Baker, and Eleanor D. Baker as attorney in fact for
Howard Hamilton Baker to me known and known him only to be
the parties executing the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged
said instrument, to be their act and deed.
Eleanor D. Baker
Notary Public L.S.
Received for record Feb. 28, 1928 at 11:45 o'clock a.m.
and recorded in George G. Corliss, Tom Clerk
The Wakefield Trust Company in such capacity,
hereby releases full power and authority of the above
mortgage, then fully paid and satisfied, she now
discharging thereof, and said Company declares that there
is to be signed and its Company sealed to be here affixed by the
Governor thereof, duly authorized and this 11th day of May A.D. 19th
Signed and sealed in presence of
Lutie P. Hyde
Wakefield Trust Co (L.S.)
by Frank W. Channing, Pres
Above discharge received from me May 11, 19th at 10:30 o'clock
A.M. and recorded by
Lutie P. Hyde
George G. Corliss, Clerk.