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To all to whom these presents may come, I, Hazard
A. Burdick of Charlestown, county of Washington, State of
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, collector of taxes
of School district No 2 in said town, send Greeting,
Whereas the said school district at a meeting duly notified
and held on the 18th day of April A.D. 1885 resolved that a
sum of Four Hundred, Thirty Three and 1/2 dollars be assessed on the
taxable property in said district for the purchase or repairing
the school house and said sum and taxes as follows viz on the first
day of May 1885 assessed according to law and the tax for the
said date delivered to me the said collector with a warrant
attached thereto signed by the trustee of said district requiring
me to proceed according to law and collect the said tax and
pay over the same to the treasurer of the district or to his successor
in office, and whereas Samuel Danfords heirs heirs of late in Charlestown
neglected to pay the tax assessed against the Homestead farm
of the late Samuel Danford and noted to the said heirs, and
expressed in the said tax for all amounting to the sum of eleven
and 23/100 dollars and in consequence thereof did on the 23rd
day of June last engage upon a certain tract of land
belonging to said Samuel Danfords heirs in said district and
did advertise the same for sale according to law at his little
Place in said town, faithfully day previous to sale and also
in the News and subsequently a newspaper printed at Westerly in
said county and date on the 16th day of July A.D. 1885,
at 3 oclock, in the afternoon on the premises during of the time and
Place aforesaid, advertised to sell all or some so much of said
island of land as were necessary to satisfy said tax and for the mentioned expense
and Samuel M. Knowles of East Greenwich R.I. as the highest
bidder thereof, I now know that, in consideration of the
sum of fidelity Seven and 40 dollars (8 40/100) being the amount
of said tax and expenses, paid me by the said Samuel M. Knowles
the said collector do hereby quit claim, bargain, sell and convey
unto the said Samuel M. Knowles his heirs and assigns all the
right title and interest which the said Samuel Danfords heirs
had at the time of presenting said tax in and to the following
described tract of land situated in the district and town aforesaid
containing 100 acres more or less known as the Daniel Danford
farm in Charlestown for a description of which reference is
hereby made to the land evidence records in said
Charlestown, with all buildings and appurtenances belonging
as much of said land of the said Samuel Danfords heirs lends as
were necessary to satisfy said tax and expenses, to have and
to hold the same to Daniel M. Knowles his heirs and
assigns forever, subject to the right of redemption provided
by law, And I (signed) A. Burdick for myself
my heirs, executors and administrators do covenant with
said Samuel M. Knowles his heirs and assigns that I have
administered said property as hereinbefore stated, and have
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complied with the terms of the law regulating the collecting of
taxes in respect to said state as hereinbefore stated.
Witness my hand and seal, this 22nd day of July AD 1855-
N. A. Burdick S.S.
Town of Charlestown and State of Rhode Island
County of Washington to wit July 22 AD 1855: Before me
the subscriber, appeared N. Burdick collector of taxes of school
district no. 2 of the town of Charlestown and acknowledged
the foregoing to be his free act and deed and his hand
and seal to be thereto annexed affixed.
George C. Langknall
Notary Public
Received for record July 23rd 1855 at 11 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George E. Converse Town Clerk
Know all men by these Presents That I Samuel
Green of Charlestown in the county of Washington State of
R.I. for dug my consideration the sum of ten dollars td
one paid by the Town of Charlestown aforesaid, the receipt
whereof I do hereby acknowledge have remised released
and forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise
release and forever quitclaim unto the said Town of Charlestow-
town and its assigns forever, all the right title interest
property claim etc demand and whatever I now have or of
right ought to have to have in claim to and in certain tract of
marsh land situated in said Charlestown, described as follows
commencing at the northeast corner of land of said town
at the highway between Perry creek & the sea Thence following
said boundary line westerly at the high water mark tide full tide
said highway Thence southeasterly and parallel with said highway
to said road from the same to the south line of said road line etc
Thence back said south line easterly to the said highway.
To have and to hold the same with all the rights
privileges and appurtenances appertaining to
the said Town of Charlestown and its assigns forever
And I the aforementioned Samuel Green for myself and for
my heirs executors and administrators do covenant with
the said Town of Charlestown and its assigns forever that I will
warrant and defend the aforesaid premises to the said
Town of Charlestown and its assigns forever against the lawful
claims and demands of all persons claiming through or
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