The instrument's own words
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To all people to whom these presents shall come I Charles
Loss of Charlestown in the county of Washington and State of Rhode
Island collector of taxes of said Charlestown send Greeting.
Whereas the town form of Charlestown at a meeting duly notified and
held on the fifth day of June Ao 1833 voted that a tax of fifty cents
on each one hundred dollars be assessed on the taxable property in
said town for the purpose of defraying the expenses of said tax and
said town for was authorized (by the 13th day of August 1833 assessed
according to law and whereas said town at a meeting duly notified
and held on the third day of June Ao 1834 voted that a tax of fifty
cents on each one hundred dollars be assessed on the taxable property
in said town for the purpose of defraying the expenses of said town
and said town for was authorized (by the 27th day of August 1834
assessed according to law and the lists in said town delivered
to me the said collector with the warrants attached thereto signed
by the town clerk of said town requiring me to proceed according
to law and collect said taxes and take the same in the town treasury
of said town; and whereas the heirs of Samuel Stanton deceased
neglected to pay the taxes assessed against them and expressed in
said tax rolls amounting to the sum of twenty dollars and in
consequence thereof I did on the 21st day of April Ao 1835 levy
and seize several pieces of land belonging to said heirs
I Samuel Stanton deceased and did declare the same
for sale according to law at three public places in said town for
more than twenty days previous to sale, and also in the Gazette
Advertiser a newspaper printed in the town of Kingston in the county of
Washington in said State, and on the 19th day of May Ao 1835 at
10 oclock in the forenoon on the premises being the time and place
appointed I proceeded to sell at auction a piece of said land
so necessary to satisfy said taxes with interest and incidental
expenses and Edwin Knoble of Providence in said State was
the highest bidder therefore I now know that in consideration
of the sum of thirty nine dollars and twenty cents (9.20) being the
amount of said taxes their interest and expenses paid by me said Edwin
Knoble I the said Charles Loss therefore hereby give grant bargain sell
and convey unto the said Edwin Knoble his heirs and assigns
forever all the right title and interest the said heirs of Samuel
Stanton deceased had at the time of assessing said taxes and
to the undivided full one hundredth (100th) part of all the
real estate which the heirs of Samuel Stanton were seized of
said town form of Charlestown at the time of assessing of said
taxes with all buildings and appurtenances for the boundaries of
which reference is hereby had to the records in said Charlestown
being some much of said land of said town he had lived on and was necessary
to satisfy said taxes interest and expenses.
To have and to hold the same to him the said Edwin Knoble
his heirs and assigns forever subject to the right of redemption
provided by law. And I the said Charles Loss collector
as aforesaid or warrant with said Edwin Knoble this
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and assigns that I have advertised said property as heretofore stated
and have complied with the terms of the laws regulating the collecting
of taxes. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this 21st day of May A.D. 1885.
In presence of
George L. Corres
Charles Corres Collector
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington ss.
I on Charlestown on this 21st day
of May 1885 Charles Corres collector personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument the same signed to be
his free act & deed in this capacity as aforesaid
George L. Corres Notary Public
Collectors sale of Real Estate
The undersigned, collector of taxes of the town of Charlestown hereby
gives notice that he will sell by public auction on the premises hereinafter
described on Tuesday the 19th day of May A.D. 1885 at 10 oclock A.M.
the following parcel of land: that the day upon which notice is
hereby given is so much of that day as may be necessary to pay the
taxes assessed thereon for the years 1883 and 1884, and the undivided
at the date hereof, amounting to twenty dollars, together with interest
costs and expenses: a certain farm situated in said Charlestown, and
known as the homestead town of Samuel Darton late of said Charlestown
deceased and taxed to the heirs of Samuel Darton; for the boundaries
of which reference is hereby made to the land evidence records in said
Charlestown.
Charles Corres Collector
Charlestown April 21st 1885
Received for record May 21st 1885 at 9 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George L. Corres Town Clerk
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