The instrument's own words
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land and land now or formerly of S. W. Farrett, 126.67 feet more or less, to the north-
easterly corner of said Farrett land; thence in a northerly direction at right angles
to the first described boundary 29.47 feet, more or less, to the southerly boundry of
situate land; thence in a easterly direction 129.54 feet more or less to a corner;
thence in a northerly direction on a line parallel to the second described boundary,
123 feet more or less, to the point and place of beginning.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 23rd day of
October, A. D. 1931.
In the presence of:
HOWARD E. THURP
JOHN W. BUDDINGTON
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
Personally appeared John W. Buddington, signer and sealer of the foregoing
instrument, and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed, before me,
October 23, 1931.
HOWARD E. THURP
Notary Public.
Received for record, October 24th, A. D. 1931, at 9:35 o'clock A. M.
and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk.
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS: That We, HENRY GEORGE READ and LAVISA
WHELDON READ, husband and wife, both of the Town of CHARLESTOWN, County of WASHINGTON
and State of RHODE ISLAND (hereinafter called the mortgagor) in consideration of FIVE
HUNDRED ($500.) Dollars to us paid by Industrial Trust Company, a Corporation created
by the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, and located and transacting business
in the City and County of Providence, in said state, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, do 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, buildings and other
improvements thereon, situate in the town of Charlestown in said County of Washington,
and Providence being estimation ten acres, be the same more or less, bounded and
described as follows, viz:
Beginning at the Highway and being bounded southerly, Westerly and Northerly
on lands now or formerly of the heirs of Jerry Heald, deceased, and Easterly
on the public Highway, as the same is more or less than land hereby conveyed, bounded
and described; and the premises and estate conveyed being the same premises
and estate formerly owned by George Read, deceased, and conveyed to the heirs of
said estate by William B. Read and others by conveyances dated the 9th and 14th
days of June, A. D. 1830, and also by deed from George C. Cross as Guardian
of the estate of James H. Read, deceased, to Frederick Read, deceased, dated the
14th day of July, A. D. 1850, said land ceased denoting deed by roll of being
hereby conveyed and the premises and estate conveyed in this indenture being the
same hereby had and made and the same were also made a part hereof, bearing
and privileged rights thereunto belonging and estate conveyed in a deed from the
Grantors to the Crum Quarry Company by Deed dated the 20th day of December,
A. D. 1893, and recorded in the Land Evidence Records of said Town of Charles-
town in Book No. 21 at Page 205.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the aforesaid premises, with their appurtenances unto
and to the use of said Industrial Trust Company, its Successors and assigns, Forever.
And we, the said mortgagors, do hereby, for ourselves and for our heirs,
executors and administrators, covenant with said Industrial Trust Company, its
Successors and Assigns, that we are lawfully seized in fee simple of the said granted
premises; that the same are free from all incumbrances, except as now held by said
Trust Company that we have good right, full power and lawful authority to sell and
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convey the same in manner as aforesaid; said that Industrial Trust Company, its Successors
and Assigns, shall by these presents at all times hereafter peaceably have and enjoy the
said premises, and that the said mortgagors will and their heirs, executors and administra-
tors shall, warrant and defend the same to said Industrial Trust Company, its Successors
and Assigns, forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons except as afore-
said and also to pay the moneys, taxes, assessments and other expenses hereby secured as
hereinafter provided.
PROVIDED, NEVERTHELESS, that if we, the said mortgagors, or our heirs, executors,
administrators or assigns, shall pay unto said Industrial Trust Company, its Successors or
Assigns, the sum of five Hundred ($500.) Dollars, in Six (6) months from the date hereof,
with interest thereon at the rate of six (6%) per centum per annum, payable semi-annually
in advance until said principal sum is paid, whether be at or after maturity, to bear interest
at the rate aforesaid until paid, and shall also pay all taxes and assessments of every
kind levied or assessed upon or in respect of said premises, or upon said Industrial Trust
Company, its Successors or Assigns, in respect of this mortgage or mortgage debt, whether
under statutes now in force or that may be hereafter enacted, then this deed, as also our
Promissory note whereby we, the said mortgagors promise to pay said Industrial Trust
Company or order the sum aforesaid with interest as aforesaid, at the times aforesaid, shall
become and be absolutely void and of little interests and purposes whatever.
But IF DEFAULT shall be made in the payment of the said sum or of said interest at
the times 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 or Assigns, to sell, together or in parcelle, all
or singular the premises hereby granted, or intended to be granted, or any part or parts
thereof and the benefit and equity of redemption of the said mortgagors their heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns therein, at public auction, and to bid for and become the purchaser
at any such sale, and no other purchaser shall be allowable 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 newspaper published in said Wash-
ington County with power to adjourn such sale from time to time; and such sale to be upon the
premises or elsewhere, as specified in such notice; and in its or their own name names or, as
attorneys or dornageys 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; to receive the purchase moneys, and therefore
to retain all sums here 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 counsel fees and other expenses incurred in,
or in any way connected with the exercise of these powers, and all taxes and assessments
as aforesaid, and all premiums for insurance, either therefore paid by said Industrial
Trust Company, its Successors or Assigns, or then remaining unpaid, rendering and paying the
surplus of said purchase moneys, if any there be over and above the amounts so to be retained
as aforesaid, together with a true and particular account of such sale or sales, expenses
and charges, to the said mortgagors, their heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, which
sale or sales shall forever be a perpetual bar both in law and equity against the said mort-
gagors, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, and all persons claiming said
premises so sold by from, or under it, them or any of them.
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And 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 we or they will upon request execute such deed or deeds
confirmatory of such sale or sales as may be necessary or advisable.
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 approve, in a sum
not less than Five hundred ($500.) Dollars, and that all policies of insurance upon
said buildings shall be assigned and transferred, and made payable in case of loss to
said Industrial Trust Company, its Successors and Assigns, as collateral security
thereto, and, in default thereof, hereby agree that said Industrial Trust Company
its Successors and Assigns, may effect such insurance either in its or their own
name, or in the name of said mortgagors, their heirs or assigns, and that the premium
or premiums paid therefor shall be a further charge upon said granted premises secure
by these presents as aforesaid.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty-
third day of October A. D. one thousand nine hundred thirty-one.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
ESTHER E. CHURCH
HENRY GEORGE READ (L. S.)
LAVISA WHEELDON READ (L. S.)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND )
ss.
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON )
In Westerly on the twenty-third day of October A. D. 1931 before me
personally appeared the above named Henry George Read and Lavisa Wheldon Read each
and all to me known, by name to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument,
and severally acknowledged said instrument, by them executed, to be their free act
and deed.
RAY B. KENYON
Notary Public.
Received for record, October 24th, 1931 at 9:35 o'clock A. M., and
recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk.
Industrial Trust Company, having received full payment and satisfaction of the
within mortgage does hereby cancel and discharge the same.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, said Company has caused these Presents to be signed and its
Corporate Seal to be hereunto affixed by the Manager & Asst. Mgr. of its Westerly
Branch, duly authorized, this 18th day of June, A. D. 1934.
Signed and sealed
in presence of
INDUSTRIAL TRUST COMPANY (Seal)
By James W. Pendleton, Manager
Lewis Stanton, Asst. Manager
Above discharge received for record June 19th, 1934 at 1:42 o'clock, p. m.,
and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk.