1/20/1883 · DEED · book 11 page 128 doc 4798

128 Know all men by these Presents, That I John Henry E Brown of Charlestown County of Washington, State of Rhode Island and for and in consideration of the sum of One Dollar to me paid by Edward I lone of North Kingstown county and said amount the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have remised, released and forever quitclaimed, and by these presents do remise, release and forever quitclaim unto him the said Edward I lone his heirs and assigns forever all the right, title, interest property claim and demand which I have have or of right ought to have or claim, in and to my undivided interest in the Homestead estate of the late dated I lone deceased of said town of Charlestown said estate is situate on road which runs between Jones mills and called and Naval Home Junction. To have and to hold the same with all the rights Privileges and appurtenances hereunto appertaining To him the said Edward I lone his heirs and assigns forever, And I the aforementioned John E Brown for myself all for my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant with the said Edward I lone his heirs and assigns That I will warrant and defend the afone- described premises to the said Edward I lone his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by title or under me. And I Shelby E Brown wife of the aforesaid grantor in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid hereby release and forever quit- claim unto the said grantee his heirs and assigns every any right or claim I may have in and to the aforementioned premises, In Testimony Whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this seventeenth day of January in the year of our lord, One thousand eight hundred and eighty Three, Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Nathan Sawyer John A. kinship John Edward Brown L.S. Shelby E Brown L.S. State of Rhode Island, ss. In Providence on this seventeenth day of January AD 1883 the above named John E Brown personally appeared before me, and as for and’s acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed, and then that the above named Shelby E Brown wife of the above named John E Brown also personally appeared before me, and being by me examined carefully and found from her said husband acknowledged the same instrument shown and explained to her wife by me, to be her free and voluntary act and deed and declared it to her that she signed it wishing to retract it same John A. kinship Notary Public L.S. Received for record Jany 20th 1883 at 4:30 oclock Phil L.S. and recorded by George LeGasse Town Clerk

209 and whereas said tax has not been paid. And in consequence thereof I, said William D. Cross, Collector as aforesaid, by virtue of authority vested in me as aforesaid and pursuant to the statutes in such case provided, did give notice for three weeks prior to sale in the Westerly Sun, a newspaper published in the town of Westerly, Rhode Island, said notice appearing in said paper on October 21 and November 1, 1955, there being no newspaper published in said Town of Charlestown, in accordance with statutory provi- sions relating to such notice, and I further did post a copy of said notice, and did post similar notices in four public places in said Town, viz: Post Office, Cornhusk, N. I. Wright's Garage, South County Bank and at the intersection of the roads leading from Charlestown to North Charles- town, R. I., all located in said Town of Charlestown, that the estate described in said notice, (at the Town meeting held on the 2nd day of April, 1955, it was voted that the taxes due and un- interest, costs and expenses thereon, would be sold at public auction to the highest bidder at the Town Hall in said Town of Charlestown, on the 7th day of December, A. D. 1955, at one o'clock P. M. (Eastern Standard Time), a copy of which said notice is attached hereto and made a part hereof. And whereas I, said William D. Cross, Collector as aforesaid, did cause notices or notices of said levy and time and place of sale to issued to said Edward L. Lee, whom upon said notice or notices were in accordance with the statutes in such case provided, and I further did cause notice of said to sale said by mailing registered mail, return receipt requested, address to said Edward L. Lee, at his last known address, namely 146 South Main Street, Westerly, Rhode Island, the time and place of said sale. And whereas, no person appearing to receive said estate or to pay said taxes, I, by request of Collector as aforesaid, did on the 7th day of December, A. D. 1955, at one o'clock P. M., Eastern Standard Time, at the Town Hall, in said Town of Charlestown, pursuant to said notice and levy, proceeded to sell at public auction to the highest bidder, the right, title and interest of said Edward L. to pay said taxes, interest, costs and expenses, pursuant to public auction to Virginia P. Choinere and William A. Prescott, both of the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island, being the highest bidders therefore in the amount of $16.84 said amount being paid to me in cash. Now therefore, I, William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes as aforesaid, in consideration of the premises of and said sum of $16.84 to me paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and pursuant to the statutes in such case provided, do hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey unto Virginia P. Choinere and William A. Prescott, both of the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island, as joint tenants, and not as tenants in common, one-half interest in and to Lot Number 1133 or Acres Plot 16, in the Town of Charlestown, R. I. To HAVE AND To HOLD the same with all the privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging to said Virginia P. Choinere and William A. Prescott, both of the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island, as joint tenants in common and as tenants by the entirety, to their own proper use, benefit and behoof forever, subject, however, to all rights of redemption provided by law. WITNESS my hand and seal as Collector as aforesaid this 13th day of December, A. D. 1955. WILLIAM D. CROSS (L.S.) Collector of Taxes for the Town of Charlestown. STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF WASHINGTON In Charlestown, this 13th day of December, A. D. 1955, personally appeared said William D. Cross, Collector as aforesaid, to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the above instrument to him signed and sealed to be his free act and deed in his said capacity. Before me LINTON L. BROWN Notary Public AFFIDAVIT I, William D. Cross, Collector as above said for the Town of Charlestown, on oath depose and say that the facts stated in the aforesaid deed are true. WILLIAM D. CROSS Collector of Taxes for the Town of Charlestown. TOWN OF CHARLESTOWN, R.I. From the Collector's Sale Book The aforesaid deed from William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes for the Town of Charlestown, to Virginia P. Choinere and William A. Prescott, both of Westerly, R.I., for a certain parcel of land in Charlestown, being Lot No. 1133 or Acres Plot 16, was recorded in the Town's Collector's Sale Book on the 7th day of December, 1955, and the sale was confirmed by the Town Council on the 13th day of December, 1955. Maynard A. [Signature] Town Clerk Received for record December 13th, A. D. 1955 at 11:10 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk