The instrument's own words
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To All people to whom these presents shall come. I Ephraim Come
of Charlestown in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island
Collector of taxes of said Charlestown, — send greeting:
Whereas the said town of Charlestown at a meeting duly notified
and held on the fifth day of June 1833 votes that for the supply cents
in 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 their afterwards say on the 2nd 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 1834 voted that 50 cents in
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 their afterwards say on the 27th day of August 1834
assessed according to law; and the tax bills in said town delivered to
one the said collector with the warrants attached thereto signing it
the town clerk of said town requiring me to proceed according to law and
collect said taxes and place the same in the town treasury of said
town. And whereas the heirs of Joseph Peters deceased not having paid
their taxes assessed against them and expressed in said tax bills
amounting to one dollar, and in consequence thereof I said on the 2nd
day of April 1835 levied said warrants upon a certain tract of land
belonging to said heirs of Joseph Peters in said Charlestown and
distrained the same of said heirs according to law and to public sale beginning
in said town for the purpose of defraying taxes to seize and sale and
in the said distraint a newspaper printed in Providence in said
county and state; and on the 15th day of May 1835 at 11
oclock in the forenoon at Lorris mills in said town being the time
and place appointed I proceeded to sell at auction to such of said
hand as was necessary to satisfy said taxes with interest and
incidental expenses said Nathan R. Foster of said Charlestown was
the highest bidder therefore I now know that in consideration
of the sum of ten dollars and eleven cents (10.11) being the amount
of said taxes with interest and incidental expenses hand paid me by said
Nathan R. Foster, I the said Collector do hereby grant convey resign
sell and convey unto the said Nathan R. Foster his heirs and
assigns all the right title and interest which the said heirs of
Joseph Peters had at the time of assessing said taxes in and to a
certain tract of land in said Charlestown containing fifteen and
one eleventh (15 1/11) acres described as follows, beginning at the Metray
line of said lot bounding westerly in land of Isaac Heald manufactured
iron lung extending easterly bounding northerly in land of Dudley
Hopkins and southerly bounded by land of the heirs of Jesse
Danton deceased. To extend easterly to a line parallel with the first
mentioned line, for some space to embrace in the lot hereby conveyed
fifteen and one eleventh (15 1/11) acres. The above described lot being
as much of said heirs land levied on as was necessary to satisfy their
taxes title and expenses. To have and to hold the same to
the said Nathan R. Foster his heirs and assigns forever subject
to the right of redemption provided by law. Witness I the said
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Charles Coross Collector as aforesaid do covenant with the said
Nathan H. Foster his heirs and assigns that I have cognizized said
property as hereinbefore stated and have complied with the terms
of the law regulating the collecting of taxes In witness whereof
I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 25th day of May 1885
[illegible]
In presence of
George Le Coross
Charles Coross L.S.
Collector
State of Rhode Island re
Washington Co
Washington Do
In Charlestont on this 25th
day of May 1885 Charles Coross collector personally appeared
before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument be him
signed to be his free act and deed in his capacity of collector as
aforesaid.
George Le Coross
Notary Public
Collector's Sale of Real Estate
The undersigned, Collector of taxes of the town of Charlestont hereby
gives notice that he will sell at public auction at Coross mills in sole
form the premises hereinafter described, on Wednesday the 28th day
of May AD 1885 at 11 o'clock AM the following described parcel
of land for the payment of taxes due and unpaid at the date hereof
Thereof as may be necessary to pay the taxes accrued thereon for
the years 1883 1884 1885 and due and unpaid at the date hereof
amounting to one dollar together with interest costs and expenses
a certain tract of land situate in said Charlestont containing about
38 1/2 acres and vested in Joseph Peter's heirs bounded Northerly on
land of Jose ph Van dorn's heirs, easterly on land of Bradley Huffington
Southerly on land of Molly Redman and Kenneth Thomsy, and
westerly on land of Charlestont Manufacturing Co, or however theirs
bounded.
Charles Coross
Collector
Charlestont April 21st 1885.
Received for record June 10th 1885 at 10 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George Le Coross Town Clerk
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