The instrument's own words
page 1
402
I, Harry H. Steakham of Westerly, county of
Washington, state of Rhode Island have this called
the mortgage deed granted and conveyed a loan of one thousand dollars
to one paid by H. Albert H. Greene and Elizabeth S. Greene,
both of Charlestown said county and state heret-
ofore called the mortgagor, the present amount of
loan acknowledged, the sum of twenty five thousand dollars
and owing sums until said mortgage is paid, and where
as I am the owner of the following described real estate:
a certain piece of land situated in East Greenwich, as called and bounded
as follows: Beginning at the north
west corner of the premises herein granted as a point on
the road called Forward Avenue, as called, running
easterly seventy four feet forty inches from the
north west corner of property of Dennis S. Durden northward
seventy eight and twenty four feet from the
north east corner of the land called Ocean Road
road as called, and continuing forward avenue on the east
side forward avenue thence northerly seventy eight and
seventy two inches from the above described to a cedar stake on a
line dividing the above ground, thence two hundred feet to a cedar
stake directed on the opposite side, thence one hundred eighty six
and seventy three inches from a cedar stake on a
line dividing the above ground, thence northerly two hundred feet to a
cedar stake at the corner on the road.
And it is further agreed and promised that
piece of beginning, running south eight degrees west of the
north line and continuing north east over and across
forward avenue, Ocean Road road as called
and other passageways and rights of ways as existing
thence one plot of land owned by Leon L. Stobland
over passageways, since May 1923 to be filed on the
land records of Charlestown, henceforth and
paid bearing hereby had and made from the above
properties described thereof. Being the same
premises conveyed to me northerly ago by Samuel G. Sh-
artin by deed dated February 22, 1923, and recorded in
Land Evidence Records of said Charlestown in Book 21
at page 45, reference to the above said and to the record
thereof being hereby had and made and the same
made a part hereof.
To Have and to Hold, the aforegranted premises
with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto
belonging, lands and to the use of the said mortgage
said in their heirs and assigns, forever.
page 2
And I, the said mortgageor, do hereby, warrant, and myself
and for my heirs, executors, and administrators, covenant
with the said mortgagee and his heirs and assigns
that I lawfully seised in fee simple of the said granted
premises; that the same are free from all incumbrances
that I have good right, full power and lawful authority
to sell and convey the same as aforesaid;
that the said mortgagee and their heirs and assigns
shall by these presents be all and forever hereafter peacefully
and quietly have and enjoy the said premises, and
that I the said mortgageor will, and my heirs, executors
and administrators shall, covenant and defend the same
to the said mortgagee and their heirs and assigns for ever
against the lawful claims and demands of all persons.
And for the consideration aforesaid Abraham B. Pinchel
Cockburn, sole heir of said Thory A. Pinchel he does hereby
release all my right of share in and to the said granted
premises unto the said mortgagees and their heirs and
assigns forever.
Provided Nevertheless, and this conveyance is
made upon the express condition, that if the said mortgage-
gor my heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, shall
not pay unto the said mortgagee or their executors, administrators
or assigns, the sum of one thousand dollars, therefore
the said mortgagees have right to take possession
of said property and may bring a suit by virtue of
these presents, and may sell to the order of said
mortgagees on demand from the date the note lapsed, with
interest thereon at the rate of 8 per centum per annum,
payable semi annually, according to the tenor thereof
until said principal sum is paid whether it be in
mortality, and collect all rents and issues of said land as
evidenced before or after the maturity, but always at the
rate aforesaid with the said, and shall also have right all
taxes and assessments of every kind levied or payable
upon or against said premises, which the said heirs,
or also said mortgageor, shall have and be
absolutely void all intent and purpose whatever.
But if Default shall be made in the
payment of the said note or said interest, at the
terms or times in the above specified, or of the
taxes and assessments aforesaid, as the same become
payable, or of any other of the terms of, or of any part
thereof, or if breach shall be made of the covenants
page 3
for insurances hereinafter continued, when I shall be
lawfully for the said mortgagees, their executors, assigns, covenants to
or assigns, D. Bell, together with grain parcels, all and singular,
the premises hereinbefore granted or intended to be granted or
of the property thereof, and the benefits and appurtenances
of compensation to their heirs and servants, their heirs, executors,
administrators successors and assigns, thereafter at public auction
witnesses present, and but for and beyond the
insurances purchasers and any one who enters (and) any other
purchasers or purchasers shall be accountable for the
respective amount of the purchase money) first giving notice of
the time place and nature of sale by publishing the same at
least once each week, events for three weeks on
some newspaper published in said town/city by the post
to be delivered to the town clerk's office and processed that
said public notice is and shall be considered together
with which is evidence of the witness's attendance, at least one
each week until the sale is completed; and on such or
on some occasion in raw, as the attorney or attorneys of
the said mortgagor shall for such purpose by these presents duly
authorized and appointed with full powers of substitution
and revocation, shall execute and deliver to
the purchaser or purchasers thereof, a deed in good and
sufficient form or several deeds as may be felt ample, and
the receipt of the proceeds of such sale or sales, and from
such process a release hereby executed hereby released, whether
their name be red or gold called’ therefore on the part
thereof, either remaining undivided and also the interest
therein due on the same, together with all claims
incidental to such sale or sales, or a foregoing deed
of release, and out of fees of counsel and attorneys,
and all costs and expenses incurred in the recovery of said
premises, all taxes, dues, assessments and provisions
for conveyances, either then paid therefore by the
said mortgagor, their executors, administrators
or assigns, or then remaining unpaid, upon said grant-
ed premises, mortgaging paying the expenses of such
proceedings of sale of conveyances, it was and shall be
considered to be as aforesaid, together with
a true and particular account of each sale or
expenses and delivered to the said mortgagees, their
heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, which sale or order
conveyance shall be a perpetual bar to all
and any claim coming as well as their heirs, their
page 4
heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, nor any
persons claiming said premises, as heirs, reps, loans or successor
them, or, any of them.
And we the said mortgy ors, for ourselves and our
our heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, hereby
covenant with the said mortgagee, and their heirs,
executors, administrators and assigns, that we will
that will warrant and defend said lands from all manner of
conformity, of said sale or sale ceremony, but required
First, furthermore, the said mortgagor will
not heirs executors, administrator and assigns, hereby
covenant with the said mortgagee, and executors, etc
executors, administrators and assigns, that the improvements on
by first shall be held and enjoyed by the mortgagee on
the premises aforesaid, and shall suffer the same to be
mortgagee and their heirs, executors, administrators or assigns,
shall mortgage, or encumber their estate, and shall
the policy or possession of said lands shall not be compromised
transferred, conveyed payable in case of loss, D. the said
mortgagee, or executors, administrators or assigns,
collateral security held in default thereof, hereby
agreed that the said mortgagee, etc, or executors, admini-
strators assigns, may recover by law the
balance of the said mortgage of said heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns, payable in case of loss D. the
said mortgagee, and executors, administrators or
assigns, provided that the premises, or premises
forfeited shall be a further security, and granted
premises secured by said Court.
In the witness whereof, we have set our seals and
and seals this 29th day of October as the sign of our seal
Logd and delivered same nine hundred ninety four dollars.
Payments and sealed in
presence of
John J. Brown
(State of Rhode Island)
County of Washington
On this day the 29th day of October A.D. 1915 before
me appeared George S. Richardson and Sarah
Alloway who being known by me be the presenters carrying
the foregoing instrument, and they acknowledged
undernowned, by them executed, it be their act and deed
Notary Public
Rhode Island