The instrument's own words
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Know all Men by these presents, that the Washington Trust
Company, a corporation created by the general Assembly of the State of
Rhode Island created and doing business in the form of Mortality in the County
of Washington and State of Rhode Island as Executor under the will of Peter R.
Palmer, of Hopkinton, Rhode Island deceased here by hereby release and discharge
a certain mortgage from Thomas H. Eldridge to said Peter R. Palmer in his lifetime
dated from 24th May 1871 and recorded in the records of the Town of Charlestown
in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island in Book 16 at page 66
In our utmost honor of said the Washington Trust Company, as Executor
of the last will and Testament of said Peter R. Palmer has caused these presents
to be executed by its Assistant Treasurer, Thomas Berry, therefore duly authorized
and its corporate seal to be affixed hereto, this fifteenth day of October A.D.
1925.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Bertha M. Berry
The Washington Trust Company, per trust R.I.
Thomas Berry Asst Treas.
Executor under will of Peter R. Palmer D.S.
State of Rhode Island ve
County of Washington SS.
In Westerly, October 15th A.D. 1925. Personally appeared Thomas
Berry, Assistant Treasurer of the Washington Trust Company, signer and sealer
of the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the same to be his free act and
deed in the said capacity
Harold D. Cunnington
Notary Public
Received for record October 16. 1925 at 9 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George E. Brown town clerk
De Allen M. Burdick and Eliz B. Burdick, husband and wife
both of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode
Island for consideration paid granted to Albert S. Segar and Mary E.
Segar, husband and wife both of the City of Providence, County of
Providence and State of Connecticut as joint Tenants and not as Ten-
ants in common with mortgage covenants, to secure the payment
of twenty five hundred dollars ($2500) in six months with interest at
six (6%) per annum per annum, payable same annually in advance,
as provided in a certain negotiable promissory note of even date
herewith, that certain real estate in said town of Charlestown, County
of Washington, State of Rhode Island, and described as follows:
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286 Beginning at the Post Road at the abutment of the wall a five rods
east of the residences of the Ethan A. Brownell estate and Joseph S.
Lovell, thence Northerly fourteen rods (Two hundred thirty one feet),
thence Westerly ten rods (One hundred sixty five feet) South, thence Southerly
fourteen rods (Two hundred thirty one feet) to the Post Road bounding
Eastly, Northerly and Westerly by land of Ethan A. Brownell estate
and Joseph S. Lovell, thence Easterly bounding southerly by
said Post Road ten rods (One hundred sixty five feet) to the place of
beginning or corners otherwise bounded and bounding by estimation
she contained body square rods, Thirty eight thousand and bounded fifteen
square feet) the same more or less Being the same house and acreage
to the said Brownell by tenure E. Brownell by deed dated February
19, 1828 and recorded in the Rhode Island Records Office of the town
of Charlestown in Book No. 23 at page 201 reference being hereby
made and made to said deed and the deed referred to and the same are
made a part of this indenture This mortgage is made upon the
statutory construction and with the statutory powers of sale.
All the said Allen H. Burdick and Alice E. Burdick release to the mortgagees
all own right of entry and doors and all other interest in the aforementioned
premises.
Witness our hands this 18th day of October 1928
Allen H. Burdick
Alice E. Burdick
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On this 18th day of October 1928 before me
personally appeared Allen H. Burdick and Alice E. Burdick both to
me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing
instrument and they both acknowledged said instrument by them
executed to be their free act and deed.
Frank H. Root
Notary Public L.S.
Recorded for record Oct 19, 1928 at 9:30 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George G. Cross, Town Clerk
"Township of Westerly"
The undersigned administrator etc. of the estate of
Mary G. Sayer also called Mary Sayer having paid full satisfaction of the
entire estate owed in the town of Charlestown State of Rhode Island
Book 25 at page 280 hereby acknowledges the same. I command &
and said the sum due the Estate Mary G. Sayer is now paid
of said mortgage. Witness his 18th day May 1904
Lundell S. Loving Jr.
Sum of the estate of Mary G. Sayer paid Frank Commissioner
with the same amount.
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Recorded for record Jan 20 1929 at 10 o'clock A.M.
by George G. Cross Town Clerk
(not at this time paid)