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526 Know all men by these presents, That I George W. Ward, Collector of
Taxes of the town of Charlestown, in the County of Washington and State
of Rhode Island, by virtue of authority by law vested in me as Collector
of Taxes, for and in consideration of the sum of thirty dollars to me paid
by Frank Moore of Providence in the County and State aforesaid to the
receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby in my said capacity of
Collector, bargain sell and convey unto the said Frank Moore his
heirs and assigns forever (he having the highest bidder therefore at a
publick auction of the premises hereby conveyed, duly notified and held
on the twentieth day of March A.D. 1880) a certain tract of land situated in said
Charlestown containing more or less acres and is bounded as follows:
on the West by land of piece of John T. Lord on the North by land formerly
owned by Abraham Allen on the East by the land of heirs of Abraham
Allen and on the South by land formerly owned by Edward Whitney or however
otherwise the same may be bounded. The said piece of land known as the
Abraham Allen farm, parcels of and sold as one whole classified to pay taxes
assessed against said farm, with costs and incidental expenses
To have and to hold the same with all the privileges and appurtenances
to the same belonging to the said Frank Moore his heirs and assigns forever
In witness whereof I have hereunto in my said capacity of Collector set
my hand and seal this 15th day of March A.D. 1880
For presence of
Charles Covey George W. Ward Coll L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington ss
On Charlestown town in said County on this 15th
day of March 1880, George W. Ward, Signer and sealer of the foregoing instrument
personally appeared before me and qualified in his capacity of Collector acknowledged
the same to be his free act and deed
Charles Covey
Justice of the Peace
Collector's Sale
Will be sold at Publick Auction at the store of George J. James, at town
Hall on the 20th day of March 1880, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, in pursuance of
certain funds Mortgage as the Abraham Allen Estate, situated in Charlestown, the said
mentioned premises belonging to the heirs of Abraham Allen desired (for disposal
of taxes of allowance is made to leave Convenience Residence in said Charlestown
as will be sufficient to pay the unpaid taxes assessed on the Real estate of said
Abraham Allen's heirs, with interest, costs etc incidental expenses.
Charlestown Feb 14th 1880 George W. Ward Collector
I George W. Ward, Collector of taxes of the town of Charlestown hereby
certify that this above is a true copy of the advertisement published for the
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weeks in the Westerly Narragansett Weekly a public Newspaper printed in
Westerly and also posting up printed notices of such sale and that I gave notice to all
persons known to have interested in said premises according to law. The sale was made
agreeable to said advertisement on the 24th day of March 1880 by Samuel B. Paine
a qualified citizen of the town of Westerly town
[illegible] W. Ward - Court,
Subscribed and sworn to by George W. Ward this 15th day of March 1880
Charlton lanes
Justice of the Peace
Before me
Entered for taxes March 15th 1880
at 11 o'clock A.M. and recorded by
Charles Crane Clerk Record
Know all men by these presents, that I Geo N. C. Church of
North Kingstown in the County of New London and State of Connecticut
for and in consideration of the sum of one dollar and for other
valuable considerations to me paid by Daniel A. Kelly wife of Henry
M. Kelly of Westerly in the County of New London and State aforesaid
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have remised released and
forever quitclaimed, and by these presents do remise, release and forever
quitclaim unto the said Daniel A. Kelly her heirs and assigns forever
all the right title interest property share and claim demand either in
have, or of right ought to have any claim in or to the following described
tracts of land situated and lying in the town of Westerly county of
Washington and State of Rhode Island, the first tract contains by estimation
eighty acres, more or less bounded Northly by land formerly owned by
Samuel Perry Easterly partly by land of George M. Ward and partly by land
of Edward B. Pendlebury Southly by land of the heirs of Albert Church, and
Westerly by lands of Church & M. Ward and the heirs of M. Ward. the
Also my right in undivided half part of one other parcel containing
sixty acres more or less bounded Northly by land of heirs of George M. Ward and
partly by land of the heirs of M. Ward Southly by land of George A. Stanton and
Easterly by a highway, Also in trust of said salt marsh land containing
five acres more or less bounded Northly by the salt pond, Easterly partly
by land of Butler Nathaniel and partly by land of Edward S. Pendlebury
and Southly by the Atlantic Ocean and Westerly partly by land of
Stephen G. Browning and partly by land formerly owned by Isaac Crane
Also, one other lot of salt marsh land containing two acres more or less situated
Westerly from, and near the Perry Creek (so called) and known as the
"sludge lot," or however otherwise either of said tracts may be
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