The instrument's own words
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I, Benjamin E. Smith of the Town of Charlestown,
County of Washington and State of Rhode Island,
agree to Charles G. Coleman of the Town of Putnam Newport
County, and State, by these presents bind and covenant, to
secure the payment of Fifteen Hundred (1500.) Dollars and zero
(0) square hundred and 6%. per annum interest, payable
semi annually as provided in a certain negotiable
promissory note of said date, hereby,
grant, bargain and sell and convey unto the said Charles,
County of Washington State of Rhode Island, described
as follows:
A certain tract or parcel of land together with all
rights will and appurtenances contained and thereunto
belonging being situated in said Town
of Charlestown County of Washington and (State of Rhode
Island, and bounded on the south by the edge of the State
Highway, known as the Dexter Flat Road in the
villages of Coves Mills, as called and the same is
bounded and described as follows, viz: Beginning
at a stone bound on the south side of the Roadway
known as Boatman's Path, and on the south side of
the Town Highway that leads from Coves Mills to
the salt ponds, thence running in a south
easterly direction along said highway, that leads to
the salt pond a distance of one hundred and ninety
six rods fifty four feet 196. 54 ft. to a
stone bound on the east side of the Cove Mill
way adjoining land of Jesse Long, thence running
along said land of Person Long in a south easterly
direction a distance of seventy three and six tenths
(236 feet) to a bound adjoining other land of Stuart
Long, thence running in about a north westerly
direction along land of Person Long a distance of
one hundred and eighty eight and twenty one
hundredths (188.21 feet) to a bound on the north side of
the State Highway known as the Boatman road
Route 1; thence running in a north westerly direction
along said State Highway a distance of eighty eight
and seventy eight hundredths (88.78 feet) to a
bound known as the Cove Mill, 11. 51. 29, to a
stone bound at the point and place of beginning,
Being the same premises which were formerly
held by said Person Stuart Long dated November 1931
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504
and recorded in Records of Deeds of said town of
Charlestown in book No 34 pag 442 To which
said and previous are the references therein contained
witnesseth hereby had and made and made more part hereof
for more productive purposes a new mortgage of hereby conveyed
premises. That including the engine, and all machinery,
eng, equipment accessories is said grist mill and
the distillery. Lader in said sidetor, together with any
renewal of permits in said roads, meaning hereby to
convey all the property in said mill and buildings
on hereby described premises.
This mortgage is made upon the Property
Condition set forth in the First part Power of Sale.
Benjamin C. Govitt
and Jane E. Govitt wife of the mortgagor
referred to hereby convey unto ages all right of owner and
all other interest in the of aforementioned premises.
Witness our hands this 28th day of August 1931.
Benjamin C. Govitt
Jane E. Govitt
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
at Charlestown on the 28 day of August
1931 personally appeared Benjamin C. Govitt
and Jane E. Govitt his wife both of known
and sworn by me to be the parties executing the for-
going instrument, and that they authorized said
instrument, and that it was executed by them free act and deed.
Mary E. Cross
Notary Public
Received for record August 28th, 1931 at 3:35 o'clock
It was recorded recored by
Leo L. Durand
Town Clerk
I, the undersigned, Linon, in my presence in full payment and not-
arization I the witness the mortgage corresponding to the owners of land
of Charlestown in the State of Rhode Island,
in said County's Records Book Number 34 pag 503, hereby recall
this indenture the same. I further warrant to said and will the
recourse hereon save and safeguard, that I owe the present sum of and mortgage
on Samuel Samuel, I have’s executed set of from 2nd day
of November, 1933
Charles T. Cushman L.S.