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apparent Bargain & Sale Mortgage Deed relative to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
the same to be his free act and voluntary act and deed Before me—Miller S. Green Public Not
Recorded for Record April 6th 1870 at 8 o'clock P.M. and Recorded by Chas. Evans Town Clerk
To all people to whom these presents shall come, I, Edmond D. Babcock of
North Kingstown, County of Kent, in the State of Rhode Island, Deputy of the
said County, Vectored Specie Broker, witness That whereas Certain agreements
had been made at the dwelt of said Edmond D. Babcock's Spouse, Arthur H. Henry's
Mistress were by me the said Edmond D. Babcock on the 3rd day of
December A.D. 1865 handed over certain Deeds of trust of land situated in
North Kingstown & County aforesaid said trust instruments being either
or her bounded Northward, on land of Isaacs of family Samuel Ely, deceased eastward
on land of James Smith's heirs Certain Deeds of trust on land of Thomas Potter
and Whiteley on land of I. S. A. Babcock Also on other a second trust instrument
eight (8) acres more or less bounded Westward on a chestnut hedge to the
beach, Northward, on Charlesworth's East Lotts on said Point and North
land formed & bounded by fence George Northup's by said North Lands of Elias White
determining an area of said Samuel Ely, first also on a third trust
containing one hundred and twenty four acres and one half (124 1/2 acres)
more or less for a description of whose reference is had to a plat of
said lot on the North in block No 5 Land Owners index said North Kingstown
page 304 or thereon otherwise the above described types of land were by
me conveyed and whereas on the 23d day of June A.D. 1866 all the Estate
right title interest and profits of the said land to George H. White in the premises
aforesaid were by me the said Edmond D. Babcock sold as Public Auction
by the trustee public of the said Conveyance to George H. White who was the highest
bidder for the sum of one hundred and ninety five dollars ($95.00) exclusive
which the said George W. White has paid one and half days cash paid to me the
said Edmond D. Babcock, Trustee alone and on trust by Pipe and notice the
law in such cases made and provided I the said Edmond D. Babcock
in consideration of the sum of money paid unto me as aforesaid by the said
George H. White bargain sell assign and quit claim unto the said George H. White his
heirs and assigns forever all those lands and premises aforesaid and
profits and emoluments of the said land Point of war and to the said
premises and appurtenances of the whole of the said fee simple
To have and to hold the said premises and appurtenances of the said
George H. White his heirs and assigns forever In witness whereof I hereunto have
set my hand and seal the 30th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty six (Continuation below signing)
Signed sealed and delivered
In presence of us
Elisha to Colback Revenue Stamp
$0.50
Edmond D. Babcock L.S.
Dep. Sheriff
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington be June 30th A.D. 1866—Sher Personall
came Edmond D. Babcock Deputy Sheriff within named & acknowledged that
the foregoing instrument be his free act and voluntary act
and deed Before me
Elisha to Colback Public notary
Received for Record June 30th 1866
at 5 1/2 o'clock P.M. and Recorded by
Charles Evans Town Clerk
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Tax $1.20
Interest .10
Levy Expenses 4.01
Sale Expenses 5.25
Tax Collector's Deed 4.00
Total $14.56
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the same to the said Virginia P. Choiniere and William A. Prescott,
(subject to the right of redemption as provided by law).
their heirs and assigns, forever, (subject to the right of redemption as provided by law).
And I, William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes, as aforesaid, do covenant with the said
Virginia P. Choiniere and William A. Prescott, that I have advertised the said property as
hereinbefore stated and have complied with the terms of the law regulating the collection of
taxes.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 19th day of November, 1954.
WILLIAM D. CROSS (L. S.)
Collector of Taxes, Town
of Charlestown for the year 1953.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Charlestown, on the 19th day of November, 1954, before me personally appeared William
D. Cross, Collector of Taxes as aforesaid, to me known and known by me to be the party executing
the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument, by his executed, to be his free
act and deed, individually, and in his official capacity as aforesaid.
LINTON L. BROWN
Notary Public
Received for record November 19th, A. D. 1954 at 1:00 o'clock, P. M., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
I, WILLIAM D. CROSS, Collector of Taxes for the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington,
State of Rhode Island, for the year 1953
SEND GREETING: WHEREAS, the taxpayers of said Town of Charlestown, at their annual
Financial Town Meeting, duly notified and held on the 20th day of April, A. D. 1953, voted and
ordered the assessment and collection of a tax on the ratable real estate and personal estate in
said Town of Charlestown, AND WHEREAS, on the 1st day of December, A. D. 1952, the Board of
Assessors of said Town, made such assessment and fixed the rate thereof $0.20 on each one
hundred dollars valuation of the ratable real estate and tangible personal property, and the tax
bill in due form delivered to me with warrant duly signed attached thereto by the Town Treasurer
of said Town.
AND WHEREAS, Edward L. Lee, neglected to pay the tax assessed against him as expressed
in said tax bill amounting to $1.20, and in consequence thereof I did on the 10th day of September,
A. D. 1954, levy said warrant upon that certain tract of land belonging to said Edward L. Lee,
described in said Tax List as Lot Number 1133 as shown on Assessors' Plat 16, and I did advertise
the same for sale by posting notices in four public places in said Town, vis: Post Office, Carolina,
R. I., the general store of E. C. Brown & Son, Carolina, R. I., Wright's Garage, Carolina, R. I.
and the Post Office, Charlestown, R. I.; said notices having been posted at least three weeks