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Desired C. Mabard L.S.
[illegible] M. Mabard L.S.
State of Rhode Island
in Providence county this 26 day of Jan 1807
before me Isaac & Richard [illegible] personally appeared we and
acknowledged the within instrument to be our own act and deed
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Recorded for fees 1rm 170 ct Dated [illegible] Indexed by G. M. at
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Know all men by these presents that I Abby A. Macomber westerly
county of Providence and state of Rhode Island bound by my consideration of
the sum of three hundred dollars to me paid by John P. Macomber of the
same town, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge to hereby remise,
release and forever quitclaim unto the said John P. Macomber his
heirs and assigns forever all the right title interest claim and demand
which I have in and unto two separate lots of land lying in
Charlestown said county and State the first is bounded on the North
by land of B. G. Mabard and lands of George Pe & Thomas Sherman
commencing at a stake in the swamp fence north of the house on the East
by land of [illegible] Black on the South and East by land of the heirs of
Samuel Sheffield and the [illegible] until it comes to a stone heap under three
wall, east of [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
to a mark in the north the second lot is bounded on the North by land annexed
said lot to a stone heap in the low land while thence Northrightly to the first mentioned
bound or stake the second lot is bounded on the North and East on
the West on the South by lands of Margaret & Thomas H. Mabard and
on the West by land lying in the [illegible] of Abby Mabard stated or however otherwise
said land lying is bounded on the East by a part of the homestead farm
of the late Joseph Macomber deceased)
To Have and to hold the same to him the said John P. Macomber his heirs and assigns forever
In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and Seal
this 21 day of May 1865
By presence of
Frances Macomber
William P. Cog [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Abby A. Macomber L.S.
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$0.50
State of Rhode Island
Washington sc I W Westerly in said county
on the 21st day of May 1865, have personally appeared Abby
A Macomber subscriber to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged
the same to be her free and voluntary act and deed
Before me
William P. Cog P. Public Notary
Received for Primes July 28th 1866
at 11 o'clock A.M. and Recorded by
Charles Cross Second Clerk
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the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument, by him 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 1:10 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 vis:
SEND GREETINGS: 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 last day of December, A. D. 1952, the
Board of Assessors of said Town made such assessment and fixed the rate thereof @ $2.00 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, George W. Webster, Estate, neglected to pay the tax assessed against it
as expressed in said tax bill, amounting to $2.00, 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 George W. Webster, Estate, described in said Tax List as Lot Number 43 on Assessors' Plat
No. 22, and did advertise the same for sale by posting notices in four public places in said
Town, viz: Post Office, Carolina, R. I., the general store of C. E. Brown & Son, Carolina,
Town, viz: R. I., Wright's Garage, Carolina, R. I. and the Post Office, Charlestown, R. I. said notices
having been posted at least three weeks prior to said sales: that notices were published in the
Westerly Sun on October 21st, 28th, November 4th and November 10th, A. D. 1954; that notice
of said sale was sent by Registered Mail to said George W. Webster, Estate, at last known place
of abode. Return Receipt being filed in the office of the Town Clerk, said Town of Charlestown
On Friday, November 12th, 1954, at one o'clock, p. m., Eastern Standard Time, I proceeded
to sell at public auction by Earl C. Crandall, a duly qualified auctioneer, the premises, as
hereinafter specified, and James Walsh, acting as agent for Milton E. Clark, was the highest
bidder.
NOW, KNOW YE, that in consideration of the sum of $19.42, to be paid by said Milton E.
Clark, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, I do hereby sell and convey unto said Milton
E. Clark, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington State of Rhode Island, all the right,
title and interest which the said George W. Webster, Estate, had in and to that certain lot
number 43 as shown on Assessors' Plat No. 22.
Following is itemized list covering the amount of the aforementioned tax and the expenses
of sale:
Tax $2.00
Interest .16
Levy Expenses 8.01
Sale Expenses 5.83
Tax Collector's Deed 3.42
$19.42
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD, the same to said Milton E. Clark, his 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 Milton