The instrument's own words
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Know All men by these presents that we Henry George
Read and Louisa Mildred Read, husband and wife both of the Town
of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island,
in consideration of one thousand dollars ($1000) to us paid
by Industrial Trust Company, a corporation created by the laws of
the State of Rhode Island, and located and transacting
business in the city and county of Providence in said State,
receipt whereof is acknowledged hereby grant bargain sell and
convey unto said Industrial Trust Company, its successors and
assigns forever, a certain tract or parcel of land with a dwelling
house, building and their improvements thereon, situated in the Town
of Charlestown in said County of Washington, and containing
by estimation ten acres more or less, and situated
and described as follows: viz: Beginning at the highway and onward
easterly 140 feet and southerly on another highway or otherwise
otherwise then hereby conveyed may be bounded and described
the premises and estate conveyed being the same premises and
estate formerly owned by Thomas Clinton 22nd and conveyed to James
Crogg declared by William P. Kennedy and others by conveyance
dated the 9th and 10th days of June, 1780 and also sold by said from
George Stevens as guardian of the estate of Isaac Martin to said
James Crogg declared, dated the 17th day of July 1814, said and
mentioned deed being duly recorded in the Land Evidence records of
said Town of Charlestown, reference to the same being hereby had
and made and the same are all made part hereof, meaning
and hereby intending to convey the premises and estate conferred to
the planters by the leased Berry Company by deed dated the 20th
day of December 1823, and recorded in the Land Evidence Records
of said Town of Charlestown in book 21 page 205,
To have and to hold the aforementioned premises, with the appurtenances
unto and unto the said Industrial Trust Company, its successor
and assigns forever, And we, the said mortgagors, do hereby for
ourselves heirs representatives and administrators, covenant
with said Industrial Trust Company, its successor and assigns,
that we are lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted premises
that the same are free from all encumbrances whatsoever moreover
have good right full power and lawful authority to sell and
convey the same in manner as aforesaid that said Industrial Trust
Company, its successor and assigns, shall by these presents of all
times hereafter peaceably have and enjoy the said premises and
that the said mortgagors will and their heirs, executors and administrators
shall warrant and defend the same to said Industrial Trust Company.
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210 its successors and assigns, forever, against the lawful claims and demands
of all persons whomsoever due any money, taxes, assessments and
other securities hereby secured as hereinafter provided. Provided
nevertheless, that if one of the said mortgagors, or one heirs, executors, administrators
or assigns, shall pay unto said Industrial Trust Company, its successors
or assigns the sum of one thousand ($1000) dollars in six months from
the date hereof, with interest thereon at the rate of six (6) per centum per annum,
payable semi annually in advance while said principal sum is paid,
whether at once or after maturity, and all installments of interest in arrears,
when due or after maturity, with interest at the rate specified above
paid, and shall also pay all taxes and assessments of every kind, first
levied or assessed upon or in respect of said premises or upon said
Industrial Trust Company, its successors or assigns, in respect of the
mortgagee's interest therein, whether statutes now in force or
that may be hereafter enacted from this deed, as also any promissory
note made by me, said mortgagor, promise to pay said Industrial
Trust Company, or note the same aforesaid with interest until
appeared in the lines curved, shall become and be absolutely,
void to all intents and purposes whatsoever. But if default
shall be made in the payment of the said sum or sums of said
interest of the lines curved and in the manner aforesaid, or of the
taxes or assessments aforesaid as the same become payable or
of any of either of them, or of any part thereof, or if breach shall
be made of the covenant for insurance hereinafter contained, then
it shall be lawful for said Industrial Trust Company, its successors
and assigns, to sell together or separately all and singular the
premises hereby granted or witnessed to be granted, or any part
or tracts thereof and the benefit and equity of redemption of
the said mortgagors their successors, administrators and
assigns thereof at any public auction, and to bid for and become
the purchaser at any such sale, and no other purchaser shall be
admitted for the application of the purchase money, first
giving notice of the time and place of sale by publishing the same
at least once each week for three successive weeks in some news-
paper published in said state early with power to adjourn such sale from
time to time, and such sale to be upon the premises or elsewhere,
or specified in such notice and in its or their own name or
names or as the attorney or attorneys of the said mortgagors,
(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 or sales, good and sufficient deed or deeds of said premises
in fee simple and forever the purchase mortgage note.
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Herefrom to retain all sums hereby secured, whether then due or to fall
due thereafter, or the part thereof then remaining unpaid, and also the
interest then due on the same, together with all expenses incident to such
sale or sales, and all compute fees and other expenses incurred in, or as
is any way, connected with the seizure of these premises, and all
taxes and assessments as aforesaid, and all premiums for insurance,
either therefore paid by said Industrial Trust Company, its successor
or assigns or then remaining unpaid after rendering and paying
the surplus of said house mortgage money, if any there be over and above
the amount aforesaid to be released as aforesaid, together with a true
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 shall be a perfect bar both in law
and equity against the said mortgagors, their heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns and all persons claiming said
premises or said mortgage and their heirs, devisees or assigns of them.
And we, the said mortgagors for ourselves and our heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns, hereby covenant with said
Industrial Trust Company, its successors and assigns that we
or they will upon reasonable request provide such other documentary
of such sale or sales as may be necessary or reasonable.
And furthermore we, the said mortgagors, for ourselves and
for our heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, hereby covenant
with said Industrial Trust Company, its successors 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 said Industrial Trust Company, its successors and assigns shall
specify, in a sum not less than one thousand dollars ($1000) dollars
and that all policies of insurance on said buildings shall be
assigned and transferred or made payable in case of loss to said
Industrial Trust Company, its successors and assigns, as additional
security thereto, and in default hereof hereby agree that said
Industrial Trust Company, its successors and assigns, may
effect such insurance either in its own name or in the
name of said mortgagors, their heirs or assigns, and that the
premiums or premiums therefor shall be a further charge
upon said granted premises pleased by their tenants as aforesaid.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 18th day of September A.D. one thousand nine hundred
thirty.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Ether E. Lohurch
Ray B. Kenyon
Henry George Read Led.
Lanna P. Sheldon Read. Led.
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212 State of Rhode Island
county of Washington, Ss.
In Westerly on the eighteenth day of September AD
1930 before me personally appeared the above named Henry George
Read and Sarah Elizabeth Read husband and wife each oath all
t me solemnly swear on my oath to be the parties executing the foregoing
instrument and so actually acknowledged said instrument that they
intended it to be their free act and deed.
Ray B. Kenyon SS
Bethany Gillboe
recorded for record Sept 22 1930 at 10.15 & dock 87n.
and witnessed by George S. Evans Town Clerk
Assignment of L. T. Kenney, having paid full purchase and
consideration of three hundred dollars signed and sealed and delivered
the same. Day and date whereupon and knowing that he has
already caused a memorandum engage Conveyance Deed to be recorded afford by
the Town Clerk & about that of it thereby Bound both duly authorized
this 18th day of January A.D. 1930.
L. T. Kenney
By James M. Shandon, Trustee
Louis Shandon Trustee
Above deedage renewed for record Jan 21 1930 at 1.15 o'clock PM.
and witnessed by George S. Evans Town Clerk
I Adah th 7 Rethel, of Charlestown, in the County of Washington
State of Rhode Island desired for consider ration paid, grant to Charles W.
Littel of Providence, county of Providence State of Rhode Island
with warranty covenants that certain real estate situated
in conversation, county of Washington State of Rhode Island
now known as follows: a certain lot of Land situated in
the town of Charlestown, in said county and state and is bounded
as follows beginning at the southeast bound of the land of
Isabel Spencer, thence easterly five feet and bounded by the
ocean; thence southeasterly three hundred and thirty eight
and one more inches to the sea, and bounded by the land of the
pastors; thence westerly five feet and bounded by the sea, thence
northerly three hundred and thirty five feet more and
surrounded by the land of Isabel Spencer to the place of beginning;
otherwise otherwise bounded Restrictions This land is not
to be used for any other purpose than a private yacht of way,
going and coming way to the sea and return, and the person's
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