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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND) (INTERNAL REVENUE STAMP, 50c)
County of Washington )
In Charlestown in said County on the 3rd day of March A. D. 1938, before me personally appeared the above named grantors, Norman L. Behnke and wife Marie Rose Yvonne Behnke, both of them to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged said instrument, by them executed to be their free act and deed.
LINTON L. BROWN
Notary Public.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND)
County of Washington )
In Charlestown in said County on the 3rd day of March A. D. 1938 before me personally appeared the above named Edward Edgar Burdick and Marion Gertrude Burdick, both of them to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument and acknowledged said instrument, by them executed to be their free act and deed.
LINTON L. BROWN
Notary Public.
Received for record March 4th, A. D. 1938 at 9:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [signature]
Town Clerk.
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I, MARL B. BOWLER, Collector of Taxes, of the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, for the year 1936, in the matter of the real estate taxes to Robert X. Holloway et als, Harold Lindberg and Abby Niles Peckham, which said real estate was this day sold by me at Tax Collector's Sale on this date for the payment of taxes for the said year 1936, together with interest on said taxes and the costs and expenses incident to said auction or sale, I hereby make the following return and say:
That said tax was duly ordered assessed in Town Meeting held on April 11th, A. D. 1936; that the rate of one dollar and twenty cents on each one hundred dollars of the value of the ratable real estate and tangible personal property was set according to law by the Board of Tax Assessors of said Town and that said taxes were assessed by said Board of Tax Assessors, on the 15th day of June, A. D. 1936, and a warrant was duly issued by the Town Treasurer of said Town of Charlestown to the said Collector of Taxes of said Town, to collect the same; that said taxes were due and unpaid at the date of said sale; that notice of the time and place of said sale was duly given by advertisement in the Shamrock News, a newspaper published in said Town, for the necessary number of times, and length of time, required by law, and also by posting notices for the same period in three public places in said Town of Charlestown, to wit: Charlestown Post Office Town Clerk's Office, and office of the Shamrock Press, and notice by registered mail, to all persons interested in said properties, as required by law; that said auction or sale was held at two o'clock, p. m., Daylight Saving time on Thursday, July 22nd, A. D. 1937 at the Town Clerk's Office in said Town, in accordance with said notice, and that said estates were sold at Public Auction, to the highest bidder or bidders, who are hereinafter named for the respective sums set forth; that said property was sold by Robert P. Day, a duly qualified auctioneer, of said Charlestown under my direction, to
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the several persons mentioned in the annexed schedule, they being the full amount of tax,
plus interest, costs and expenses as aforesaid; that the annexed schedule is a copy of the
notice of advertisement and sale thereof; that the amount of tax, interest, costs and expenses
were as noted on the annexed schedule:
1. That the real estate tax owed in said year, 1936, to Robert E. Holloway
et al., was offered for sale by said auctioneer in single lots, but upon
opening the bidding it was not sold in single lots, therefore it was sold for sale, the
highest bidder of the whole, and was sold under my direction, to Frank Grills, he being the
highest bidder of the whole, for the sum of $11.54 said sum being the full
amount owed for said tax, including interest, costs and expenses aforesaid.
That said real estate is situated in said Town of Charlestown, and described
as House Lot, for boundaries and more complete description of said real
estate, reference is hereby had and made to the Land Evidence Records of
said Town of Charlestown.
Tax for 1936 $12.99
Interest .84
Advertising & Legal Services 4.09
Auctioneer's Fee .62
$18.54
2. That the real estate taxes owed in said year, 1936, to Robert E. Holloway et al. was
offered for sale by said auctioneer in single lots, but upon receiving
no bid for single lots offered it for sale collectively, and was sold under
my direction to Frank Grills, he being the highest bidder therefore, for the
sum of $7.77 said sum being the full amount owed for said tax, including
interest and expenses aforesaid. That said real estate is situated in said Town
of Charlestown, and described as House Lot. For boundaries and more
complete description of said real estate, reference is hereby had and made to
the Land Evidence Records of said Town of Charlestown.
Tax for 1936 $1.29
Interest .97
Advertising & Legal Services 4.00
Garage .90
Auctioneer's Fee .61
$7.77
3. That the real estate taxes owed in said year, 1936, to Robert E. Holloway et als, was
offered for sale by said auctioneer, and was sold under my direction to
Frank Grills, he being the highest bidder therefore, for the sum of $9.21, said
sum being the full amount due for said tax, including interest and expenses
aforesaid. That said real estate is situated in said Town of Charlestown, and
described as Shop Lot. For boundaries and more complete description of said
real estate, reference is hereby had and made to the Land Evidence Records of
said Town of Charlestown.
Tax $3.00
Interest .23
Advertising & Legal Services 4.00
Garage 1.36
Auctioneer's Fee .62
$9.21
4. That the real estate taxes owed in said year, 1936, to Harold Lindberg was offered
for sale by said auctioneer in single lots, but upon receiving no bid for sin-
gle lots, offered it for sale collectively, and was sold under my direction to
Murtagh Weiss Company, they being the highest bidder therefore, for the sum of
$7.77 said sum being the full amount due for said tax, including interest and ex-
penses aforesaid. That said real estate is situated in said Town of Charlestown, and
named and described as Lots Numbers 166 and 167, Assessor's Plat 15. For bound-
aries and more complete description of said real estate, reference is hereby
had and made to the Land Evidence Records of said Town of Charlestown.
Tax $1.20
Interest .29
Advertising & Legal Services 4.25
Auctioneer's Fee .29
$7.77
5. That the real estate taxes owed in said year, 1936, to Abby Niles Peckham, was offered
for sale, and was sold under my direction to Philip H. Peckham, he being the high-
est bidder therefore, for the sum of $7.27, said sum being the full amount due for
said tax, including interest and expenses aforesaid. That said real estate is
situated in said Town of Charlestown. For boundaries and more complete
description of said real estate, reference is hereby had and made to
the Land Evidence Records of said Town of Charlestown.
Tax $1.29
Interest .97
Advertising & Legal Services 4.00
Auctioneer's Fee .21
$7.27
I hereby certify the above and foregoing to be a true account according to my
best knowledge and belief.
Charlestown, R. I., July 30th, A. D. 1937
EARL B. BOWER
Collector of Taxes in the town of
Charlestown, R. I., for the year 1936.
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Town of Charlestown, R. I.
Tax Collector's
Sale
The undersigned Collector of Taxes for the Town of Charlestown, R. I., hereby certifies that the following described real estate was put up for public auction to the highest bidder at public notice on the 13th day of December, 1937, at 2 o'clock p.m. at the Town Office, in and Town of Charlestown, R. I., and that on Tuesday, the 13th day of December, 1937, at 2 o'clock p.m. at the Town Office, the following described real estate for non-payment of taxes was sold to the highest bidder, the same being the person or persons who bid the most money for the same and the same was sold for the year 1836 together with interest to the date of sale as follows:
The said parcels are described in the deeds recorded in the land evidence books of the Town of Charlestown, R. I., as follows:
LINDBERG, Harold, A. P. 1, Lot 10, Land, Amount due, $13.36.
HOLLOWAY, Robert E., A. P. 10, Lot 11, A Plot Land, Amount due, $10.36.
GREENE, John R., & d. w. s., A. P. 10, Lot 12, A Plot Land, Amount due, $13.36.
SARPHIN, Harold R., et al., A. P. 10, Lot 13, A Plot Land, and a House Lot, House Lot, etc. in Rhode Island, Amount due, $13.36.
HOLSEY, Emma W., & d. w. s., A. P. 10, Lot 14, A Plot Land, Amount due, $13.36.
JAMES, Edward, Jr., et al., Grantee John James, Jr. and Grantee James Edward, Jr., A. P. 10, Lot 15, A Plot Land, and other Lands, Amount due, $13.36.
KENYON, James S., & d. w. s., A. P. 10, Lot 16, A Plot Land, and A. P. 10, Lot 15, Bahama Lot, Fort Neck Lot, Amount due, $13.36.
PECKHAM, Philip H., A. P. 10, Lot 17, A Plot Land, Amount due, $13.36.
ELDRIDGE, Charles P., et al., A. P. 10, Lot 18, A Plot Land, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 117-118, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 119-122, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 123-125, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 126-127, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 128-131, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 132-133, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 134-137, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 138-141, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 142-145, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 146-149, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 150-153, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 154-157, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 158-161, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 162-165, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 166-169, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 170-173, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 174-177, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 178-181, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 182-185, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 186-189, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 190-193, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 194-197, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 198-201, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 202-205, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 206-209, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 210-213, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 214-217, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 218-221, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 222-225, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 226-229, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 230-233, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 234-237, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 238-241, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 242-245, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 246-249, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 250-253, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 254-257, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 258-261, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 262-265, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 266-269, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 270-273, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 274-277, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 278-281, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 282-285, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 286-289, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 290-293, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 294-297, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 298-301, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 302-305, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 306-309, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 310-313, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 314-317, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 318-321, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 322-325, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 326-329, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 330-333, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 334-337, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 338-341, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 342-345, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 346-349, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 350-353, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 354-357, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 358-361, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 362-365, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 366-369, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 370-373, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 374-377, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 378-381, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 382-385, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 386-389, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 390-393, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 394-397, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 398-401, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 402-405, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 406-409, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 410-413, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 414-417, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 418-421, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 422-425, Amount due, $13.36.
NILES PECKHAM, Abby, Indian Lot 426-429,