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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 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 situated 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 Beebe, Easterly, on a highway, leading from the village
of Nicantie to the East Node, Southly & Westerly, in lines of
the heirs of Perry Wesley, or however otherwise be bounded,
The Second tract is situate pair 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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and by Thenon Lars Hunt, Shaver Smith, 1824" West 45 a. 2r and 1/2 per
to land now or formerly owned by Joseph Moore & Sarah Moore
formerly owned by George M. Sherman" in the Marsh area
in that the parallel line with the South line ends at a stone
fence north & Short line to land now or formerly owned by
the same Sherman; said lands 함께 to the inner side [illegible]
the same boundaries contained.
the third tract in Salt Marsh & settled in said [illegible]
contained 12 acres more or less & bounded Northly & Westly by
the Salt Marsh westerly & on the side Marsh & Eastly by land formerly
by the heirs of Edward & Morey, between others boundaries contained.
the fourth tract in Salt Marsh in Lot 6 of said boundary
1 [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] the North part of Joseph Smith late of
said [illegible] [illegible] bounded by the boundary line of others more or less
and bounded Northly & Westly by the heirs of Ezra Taylor the Eastly
on said Taylor's land & South by John & Peter Wilson, the boundary line
of said [illegible] [illegible] and of the heirs of Steven Smith the boundary line
of said [illegible] [illegible] thence others boundaries running & intersecting
to convey all interest in the said tract of Joseph Smith
said [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] by the late wife
of Joseph Smith thence [illegible] daughter of said Joseph Smith [illegible] her
1/2 full share and interest in said tract in the said boundary
Northly & Eastly [illegible] To have and to hold the said lands
& all the rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging
in the said District of Charlestown the heirs and assigns forever
said I the aforementioned Thomas Sherman do hereby agree and for my heirs
consideration & indemnity for the convenience and with the said [illegible]
of the said his descendants assigns that I will warrant and defend this
aforementioned premises in the said District of Charlestown his heirs assigns
forever against the claims [illegible] [illegible] of all persons claiming by
the same [illegible] [illegible] & John A. [illegible] & [illegible] and [illegible]
said Thomas [illegible] in consideration of the aforementioned sum now received
and paid hereby [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] to said [illegible] [illegible]
and assigns and my right of Owner in the aforementioned premises
In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 12th day of [illegible]
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty
Signed sealed and delivered
[Signature]
[Signature]
[Signature]
Witness [Signature]
State of Rhode Island
County of Kent ss.
On this 12th day of [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
1880 the said [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
appeared before me a Justice of the Peace and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be his own act and deed
Registered for Charlestown, May 1st 1880 [Signature]
[Signature] [Signature] [Signature] [Signature]
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