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Conditions of Sale of the said Late the Property of Benjamin Whitfield late of Charlestown
Dist. lying in Charlestown containing by Estimation the Bounds and twelve acres to the
same norm or of it Bounded on south by [illegible] at a High way, Eastly bounded
by a westerly on Southland, Northerly bounded on [illegible] by a [illegible] on a High way
to the point mentioned Bounds. Subject to the Whites Deeds’s Right of way through the
above lot the day he does it at Auction to the Highest Bidder subject to the Instructions
above mentioned and Due within ten days to the person who has offered the same
by giving approved Bond security for the same sum that I shall receive for and paying
off the said land and sum responding to Courtly with the Conditions shall be fixed on
Monday the fifth day of October when the Sum the Donor who bids and shall be the
highest Bidder for payable at the time of Executing the Deed, and is to be sold by the Authority
Given by a Grant from the General Assembly Authorizing me the Administrator to sell the
said land under the Direction of the Town Council it is undervalued Description will
be given 25th March 1807
To
Sharks off to Charlestown March 13th day 1807
Benjamin Whitfield $602.00 Stately Willinghart Adm n
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To All People to whom these Presents shall Come salud I, Stately Willinghart of East
Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island Governor commissioned to administer upon the
Estate of Benjamin Whitfield late of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State aforesaid
Estate of Benjamin Whitfield [illegible] and selling Appropriator
Whereas the General Assembly of the State aforesaid
through their Agent by appointment at a General Convention on the 2nd monday in January
1799 session Act passed by the General Assembly of Rhode Island stating that all Persons interested in the Estate
of Benjamin Whitfield of Charlestown late deceased praying for the more convenient means in the State
the might be Authorised and Empowered to make Sale of the late Estate before the Probate Office and
my self being Administrator of the said Estate of Benjamin Whitfield late of Charlestown State and Resident there
of the said Estate of Benjamin Whitfield to be sold by the Boundary and in the said Capacity to make the
of said Estate and to Execute general act and Deed of Conveyance and Due terms of payment provided
your Bond to the Satisfaction of the said Court of Courtly and given to Deposit the proceeds of
of said Estate and to Execute general act and Deed of Conveyance and Due terms of payment provided
your Bond to the Satisfaction of the said Court of Courtly and given to Deposit the proceeds of
said Value to the use of the said Estate of the 5th day of the month of October and with the Surplusage any
coming from such sale of the said land and sum the 5th day of the month off the 5th day of the month off the
with the Instructions contained in the aforesaid to the purpose of the said Office of the Town Council to the
and to account with the said Court or the Town Council on the 5th day of October and Whereas although the the
said Sale made under the Direction of the said Court of Courtly’s’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’
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Set my hand and seal this fifth day of April in the Year of our Lord one thousand Eight
hundred and twenty-seven.
Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of
Reynolds Hopkins
Mary Hopkins
Stutely Willingpast Adm^r (L.S)
Washington Ss. At Richmond in County of Southampton on the
5 day of April 1827 personally came Stutely Willingpast be-
fore me Notary public to the oath of Benjamin Whipple in within Memory &
acknowledged the writing within to be his free act and deed and
in his Capacity Executor Bye me Notarys Hopkins & Eth
Recorded April 8, 1827.
by J. Stanton Cl. & Eth
KNOW All men by these Presents that I Silas Marvy of Charlestown in the County of
Washington State of Rhode Island & Provs. General in consideration of the sum of twenty Dollars to
me in Hand well and sufficiently paid by John Potter the said sum acknowledged and sufficient receipt
I do hereby sell convey and forever warrant by this Indenture with appurtenances thereunto belonging
to the said John Potter his heirs and assigns forever Firsty the following piece of Land lying between
said County Province write then John Potter state the Town of Charlestown piece of land called The
Lot’s Lot’s containing about twenty three acres there are also there two houses of one and two stories
lying in said Charlestown Obtaining by Inheritance from my father Silas Marvy at the North side of the
Charlestown road a pasture lot now belonging to the property at the North side of the town of Charlestown
of Charlestown land with house and out buildings on the property at the North side of the town of Charlestown
of Charlestown land with house and out buildings on the property at the North side of the town of Charlestown
then by said Charlestown road Eastward to the South West 23 & 1/2 Chains to the land of Silas Marvy bound
then North 40 degs to the land of John Potter south 23 & 1/2 Chains to the land of John Potter then North
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