The instrument's own words
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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 1885-
N. A. Burdick S.S.
Town of Charlestown and State of Rhode Island
County of Washington ss July 22 AD 1885: Before me
the subscriber, appeared August A 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 E. Congdon
Notary Public
Received for record July 23rd 1885 at 11 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George E. Converse Town Clerk
I do now all men by these Presents That I Samuel
Green of Charlestown in the county of Washington State of
R.I. for my dug in consideration of the sum of ten dollars pd
one part 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 Charlestown
and its assigns forever, all the right title interest
property claim etc and demand in and to all I now have or of
right ought to have to claim in and to a 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 Then following
said boundary line westerly at the high water mark tide full tide
highway Thence southeasterly and parallel with said highway
to said ridge from the same to the south line of said ridge line
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 thereto
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 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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under me. And I Mary J Green wife of the said Samuel
in consideration of the sum paid as aforesaid I do hereby release
and forever quitclaim into the said Town of Charlestown and its
assigns any right of dower in the aforementioned premises;
Of testifying thereto we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 29th day of April AD in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty five.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of Samuel Greene L.S.
Geo. G. Barnes
Emily J. Greene Mary J. Greene L.S.
State of Rhode Island, &c
Washington ss
On Notary Public
this 29th day of April AD 1885 the above named Samuel
Greene personally appeared before me, and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free and
voluntary act and deed George G. Barnes
Notary Public
Received for record July 25th 1885 at 2 oclock PM
and recorded by George G. Barnes Notary Public
Know all men by these Presents, That I Samuel Green of
Charlestown in the county Washington & State of RI for and in
consideration of the sum of ten thousand dollars to me paid by
Hannah Green of said Charlestown, the receipt of which I do
hereby acknowledge have renounced, released, and forever quitclaimed
and by these presents do remise release and forever quitclaim
unto the said Hannah Green her heirs and assigns forever, all
the right title, interest property claim and demand which I
now have, or of a right ought to have, a claim, in and to a certain
farm situated in said Charlestown, known as the household farm
of Jason Green deceased, containing by estimation eighty core
sludes or less bounded as follows Beginning at the south east corner
at the Northwest corner of the school house lot Thence Northerly
bounding Westerly on the highway to land of William H. Card
Thence running still Northerly bounding Westerly on said land
land to land of Joseph Whiteley Thence Easterly bounding
Northerly and thence Northerly bounding Northerly Thence Easterly
and Southerly bounding Southerly and Partly on roads bounding
To land of the heirs of Lewis Kenyon thence Easterly bounding
Southerly Partly by said Lewis Kenyons land and partly by lot of