The instrument's own words
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218 KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that we Charles S. Brighton
and Alice M. Brighton, husband and wife, both of the town of North Smithfield,
in the county of Providence and state of Rhode Island, as joint tenants
with the right of survivorship for and in consideration of the sum of
twelve thousand ($12,000) dollars well and truly paid by the Washington
Trust Company of the town of Coventry county of Washington and State
of Rhode Island, the receipt hereof is hereby acknowledged, by these
presents do give grant bargain sell convey and confirm unto the said
Washington Trust Company its successors and assigns in forever,
a certain piece or parcel of land situated in said town of North Smithfield,
and bounded and described as follows to wit: Beginning at the
southeasterly corner thereof on the North side of the Post Road
leading from North Smithfield to Providence R.I. at the southeasterly corner
of said property called the Smith family farm and more or formerly
owned by me seller alas a parcel No. 46 4 inches easterly of a State
surveyor monument posted in the south bound of these premises;
thence turning northerly along a line well marked by witnesses of 45 feet 8
inches to the South side of the Old State Highway thence westerly on
a curve a distance of 108 feet more or less following along the south
side of the old State highway to a point where the old State Highway
intersects the new Post Road without thence easterly a distance of 87 feet
9 inches more or less along the south side of the new Post Road to
the point of beginning boundary easterly by land owned
or formerly of one scudder, northerly and westerly by the old State
Highway and southerly on the new Post Road having the same
premises conveyed to me the grantor by deed from Henry M. Brightman,
being one of my predecessors on December 23 1877 and recorded in Records of Deeds
book 2 page 115; to have and to hold, the said granted
and bargained premises with all the privileges and appurtenances
to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining to the said boundaries
to the said trustee its successors and assigns forever thus the said grantor for ourselves
and our heirs executors testators and administrators do covenant to and with
the said trustee its successors and assigns that at and before the
execution of this deed we are the lawful owners of the above bargained premises
and seized and possessed of the same in our own right as of good
fee simple a suitable state of inheritances be similarly and have good
right to sell convey and confirm the avoid bargained premises in manner
appraised and that the said demised and bargained premises with the
appurtenances are free from all encumbrances of what nature or manner whatever,
that might in any manner or degree obstruct or make void this present grant.
Furthermore the said grantor for ourselves and for our heirs executors
and administrators do covenant and engage the above demised premises
to the said Trust Company its successors and assigns against the claims of all
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claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever forever to warrant,
secure and defend by these presents and I will let M. Brightmaning info of
said Charles B. Brightman, as to the undivided half of said said estate standing
in the name of my said husband in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid
do hereby release and forever quitclaim with the said brenton to successors
and assigns all my right of dower in and to the aforementioned premises
The condition of this deed is such that provided we the said grantors
have executed our mortgage promissory note for the sum of twelve hundred
dollars bearing date herewith and made payable to the said Washington trust
company on or after six months after date bearing interest at the rate of six
per centum per annum payable semi annually in advance
Now therefore if we the said grantors or any other person for us shall
pay and make at maturity however with the trustee thereon according to the
tenor thereof then this deed shall be void otherwise shall it remain in
full force and effect Furthermore we the said grantors do hereby
constitute and appoint the said trustee its successors and assigns our
attorneys irrevocable with full power of substitution and revocation
for us and in our name or in their name or names at any time
in case default shall be made in the payment of our said note or the
sum of interest there upon and default continue for a
term of ten days to sell at public auction the premises aforesaid or any
part thereof they first giving notice of the time and place of sale by
publishing the same at least once a week for three successive weeks in
some one of the public newspapers published in Washington county and
in our names or in its own name to convey to and make and deliver to the
purchaser or purchasers thereof a deed or deeds that may be necessary
to vest in such purchaser or purchasers an estate in fee simple therein
and on sale thereof timely accounting unto us said Attorneys prove
to continue or adjourn such sale from time to time we do authorize said
attorneys to receive the amount the same may be sold for and after the payment
of all the expenses incurred to such sale or sales to apply and appropriate
the residue thereof to the payment of the amount of principal and interest of
said note hereby secured have hereby agreeing that in case of a sale for default
in the payment of said semi annual interest the principal of our said note
shall be deemed due and payable on the day of such sale accounting to us
or to our heirs and assign for all sums due and above the amount hereby
so further ratifying and acknowledging such sale or sales as may be made or
could be made by virtue hereof Furthermore we the said
grantors for ourselves and for our heirs executors administrators and assigns
do hereby covenant with the said trustee its successors or assigns that
insurance against loss by fire shall be kept and maintained upon the building
on the premises aforesaid in a sum not less than twelve hundred dollars and
the policy or policies of such insurance shall be assigned and transferred
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220 to the said trustee, its successor and assigns, as collateral security
herewith, and in default thereof, do hereby agree that the said trustee its
successor or assigns, may effect such insurance, and the premium
or premiums paid thereon shall be a further lien upon said estate added
to the amount of said note and secured by these Presents.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set our hands and seals
this thirteenth day of June AD 1928
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Harold L. Dimingson
Charles S. Brightman
Alice M. Brightman
State of Rhode Island, ss
in Providence, sc
The 18th day of June AD 1928
In Providence, in said county this 18th day of June AD 1928
before me personally appeared Charles S. Brightman and Alice M.
Brightman known to me, and known me, to be the individuals
herein named, and acknowledged the following instrument and they
solemnly acknowledged and maintained it to be their act and deed.
Harold L. Dimingson
Notary Public
Recorded for record tome 148 1928 at 8 o'clock A.M.
and sealed by George H. Larocque, Town clerk
The Washington Trust Company having received full
payment and satisfaction of the mortgage, mentioned
herein recorded in Land evidence in the Town of Providence in
the State of Rhode Island Volume 148 Page Number 26 ab
page 218, hereby cancels and discharges the same. Cited
documents to be void and without any force meaning said payment had
been made by the owners of said mortgage.
On this witness whereof, it has hereunto set its hand
and seal by its President, duly authorized, this 19th day
of June, A.D. 1934.
Witness:
J. Fisher
The Washington Trust Company
Providence, R.I.
By Archibald Perry, Presdt.
Certificate of discharge recorded for record June 19 1934 at
1:25 o'clock p.m. signed recovery by
L. H. Brown
Town Clerk
G.H.