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534 Know all men by these presents that I George W. Ward, Collector of Taxes
of the town of Charleston in the County of Washingtons and State of Rhode
Island, by virtue of authority by me am invested as one as collector of taxes, for one
year in consideration of the sum of fifty six dollars and seventy four cents to me
paid by Edward S. Brown of Providence in the County and State aforesaid,
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, to be hereby sold and convey,
as collector of taxes, upon terms bargain, sell and convey, unto the said Edward
S. Brown his heirs and assigns forever (he being the highest bidder thereat)
at a public auction of the premises hereby conveyed, publicly notified and
held opposite to the day of the 5th day of June 1880) all that piece
of land being a certain tract of salt Marsh land situated in said
Charleston bounded and described as follows, on the North by the Pine
Brook (extended) east by the land of the heirs of Peter Gorton, on the East
by the Atlantic Ocean or the West by the salt pond part of & partly
by land of Albert S. Gorton Also there are seventy two & 3/4 rods of
certain wood lot situated in said Charleston, bounded as follows, on the
North by the land of James W. Howard, on the West by land of George W. Ward
on the North by land of Philip G. Norton in the East by the line dividing
the towns of Charlestown and North Kingstown, or however otherwise the boundary
of said lots may be bounded — the same being part of the Real Estate assessed on
Philip G. Norton's nephew of George W. Norton listed and sold as above described
to pay taxes arrears against the same with costs and incidental
expenses — I do have and do sell the same, with all the privileges and
appurtenances to the same belonging, to the said Edward S. Brown his
heirs and assigns forever — witnessed whereof I have executed my
seal specialty of collector, set my hand and seal this fifth day of June 1880
In presence of
Charles Cross
George W. Ward
Coll. L.D.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
The 5th day of June 1880, George W. Ward personally appeared before me and
in his capacity of Collector of taxes acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed
to be his free act and deed
Charles Cross
Justice of the Peace
Notice Collector's Sale
Will be sold at public auction at the Store of George G. Gorton at least
Mills on the fifth day of June 1880, at 1 o'clock P.M. all or as much as is
certain farm property including wood marsh Marsh land known as the Newport by George
W. Norton situated in said Charlestown for a description of which reference is made to
Land Evidence Records in said Charlestown as will be sufficient to
pay the unpaid taxes assessed on the Real Estate of Philip G. Norton, with
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interest, costs and incidental expenses
George W Ward Collector
Charleston May 1st 1880
I George W Ward, Collector of cases of the
town of Charlestown, hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the
advertisement published for three weeks each in the Westerly Washington
Weekly, a public news paper printed in Westerly, and also posted in one
of more or less public places in said Collector's town, and that none
to all persons known to be interested in said premises answered according to law, and
that the said land was agreeable to said advertisement on the 5th day of June
1880
George W Ward, Coll.
Subscribed and sworn to by George W Ward Collector this 5th
day of June 1880
Before me
Charles Cross
Justices of the Peace
Received for Record June 5th 1880
at 5 o'clock P M and entered by
Charles Cross Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents that I, Thomas J Officer
of East Hampton in the county of Suffolk and State of
Newyork, for and in consideration of the Sum of Two Hundred
dollars to me paid by Albert A Cohates of Westerly in the county
of Washington and State of Rhode Island the receipt whereof
I do hereby acknowledge have received, released and forever
quitclaimed and by these presents do remise, release and
forever quitclaim unto the said Albert A Cohates for his
heirs & assigns forever, all the right, title, interest, Property,
claim and demand which I now have, or of right ought
to have or claim in and to four certain tracts of land & the
improvements thereon, described and detailed as follows, to wit:
The first of said tracts is situate in the town of Charlestown
in said County of Washington & contains by estimation 30 acres
more or less & bounded Northerly on land formerly owned by
Josiah Fishback, Easterly, on a highway, leading from the village
of Newport to the East North & Southerly & Westerly, in town of
the heirs of Perry Weekly, or however otherwise be bounded,
The Second tract is situate in said Charlestown & contains
by estimation 15 acres more or less & bounded as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the South east corner of land now or formerly
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