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11/19/1956 · DEED · book 35 page 553 doc 5182@35/553

From CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF life, WEISS ELMER, WEISS JAMES W
To GAVITT PHILIP H
Premises Lot No. 6 on Assessors' Plat 11 (Charlestown)

Back — where this land came from

deed Philip H. Gavitt book 24 p 111 Charlestown
“conveyed to James W. Weiss by deed from Philip H. Gavitt”
◀ Follow back 1930 · DEED · ARNOLD THOMAS L; ARNOLD MARY N → MILLER EDITH S · book 24 p 111
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deed Elmer Weiss book 24 p 111 Charlestown
“conveyed to James W. Weiss by deed from Elmer Weiss”
◀ Follow back 1930 · DEED · ARNOLD THOMAS L; ARNOLD MARY N → MILLER EDITH S · book 24 p 111
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deed Town of Charlestown book 24 p 111 Charlestown
“conveyed to James W. Weiss by deed from the Town of Charlestown”
◀ Follow back 1930 · DEED · ARNOLD THOMAS L; ARNOLD MARY N → MILLER EDITH S · book 24 p 111
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deed [?] [?] book 214 p 453
“conveyed to Elmer Weiss and James W. Weiss by deed from [?] [?]”
the cited instrument is not in the index we hold (not_in_index)
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The grantor's earlier acquisitions, by name — the man, not necessarily this land

◀ 1956 · DEED · WILLIAMS M I → CHARLESTOWN TOWN OF; ROSE ALEX · book 35 p 555
◀ 1948 · DEED · MURTAGH HATTIE E; MURTAGH JAMES J → WEISS JAMES W · book 31 p 330
◀ 1939 · DEED · BRADY JOHN E → MURTAGH JAMES J; WEISS ELMER M · book 27 p 602

Forward — where this land went

⛔ The record we hold stops here: no later instrument we have read cites this one, and no later conveyance by the grantee is linked by name. The assessor does not cite book 35 page 553 (its history for each parcel goes back only a few transfers). The index is complete to 1987, but only about half the instruments of 1936-1965 have been transcribed (some 6,000 were never imaged), and nothing after 1965 has been, so a citation to this deed may sit in a page not yet read.

The instrument's own words

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553 TOWN OF CHARLESTOWN Tax Collector's Sale The following is a true copy of the Return of Sale made by me, William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes for the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, in accordance with the laws of the State of Rhode Island, on the 19th day of November, 1956, at 1:00 o'clock p.m. at the Town Hall in Charlestown, Rhode Island, of the real estate of James W. Weiss, of Charlestown, Rhode Island, in the County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, as follows: The said real estate consisting of a certain parcel of land situated in the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, being the same land conveyed to James W. Weiss by deed from Philip H. Gavitt dated October 10, 1936, and recorded in the land evidence records of Charlestown, Rhode Island, in Book 24, Page 111, and further conveyed to James W. Weiss by deed from Elmer Weiss dated October 10, 1936, and recorded in the land evidence records of Charlestown, Rhode Island, in Book 24, Page 111, and further conveyed to James W. Weiss by deed from the Town of Charlestown dated October 10, 1936, and recorded in the land evidence records of Charlestown, Rhode Island, in Book 24, Page 111, and further conveyed to James W. Weiss by deed from Philip H. Gavitt dated October 10, 1936, and recorded in the land evidence records of Charlestown, Rhode Island, in Book 24, Page 111. The said real estate was sold to Philip H. Gavitt, of Westerly, Rhode Island, for the sum of $25.11. William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes. Received for record November 19th, A. D. 1956 at 4:01 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk ---- TAX DEED KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS That I, William D. Cross, of the Town of Charlestown, in the State of Rhode Island, Collector of Taxes for said Town of Charlestown, send greeting: WHEREAS, the Board of Assessors of said Town did, as of the 31st day of December, A. D. 1954, at 12 o'clock noon, assess valuations on all the rateable real estate and tangible personal property and on the rateable intangible personal property of the Town of Charlestown, and the Board of Assessors before completing said valuations, did cause printed notices of the time and place of their meeting to be posted in three public places in said Town; and further said Town, said Board of Assessors did advertise said notice of the time and place of their meeting in the Westerly Sun, a newspaper published in the Town of Westerly, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, for three successive weeks next preceding the time of their meeting in the said newspaper; and further said Board of Assessors did meet on the 21st day of June, 1954 at 12 o'clock noon and between that time and the 18th day of January, A. D. 1955 at 5 p. m., a true and exact account of the assessed valuations of every parcel of real and such tangible personal estate, said notices being published in said Westerly Sun on December 20 and 27, 1954 and on January 3, 1955; WHEREAS, and the Electors of the Town of Charlestown, qualified to vote on any proposition in the town meeting were legally assembled on the 16th day of April, A. D. 1955, at a Town Meeting held in the Town Hall in the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, assessed the rate at which the tangible personal property and the rateable intangible personal property of said Town to be apportioned upon the assessed valuations of the rateable real estate and tangible personal property of said Town, in accordance with the directions contained in said resolution and at the time or times specified therein; AND WHEREAS the Board of Assessors of said Town in accordance with said laws ordered by said legislative act of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, to levy said tax upon the inhabitants of said Town and all the rateable property therein upon the said assessed valuations as of the 31st day of December, A. D. 1954, and said levy was made and the rate of tax fixed in accordance with law, at the rate of 40 cents on each $100. taxable value of the intangible personal property, and at the rate of $2.00 on each $100. of the assessed valuation of the rateable real estate and tangible personal property of said Town, the sum being a just and proper rateable real estate and tangible personal property tax, and the said Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, did vote to raise the sum of not less than $80,544, nor more than $80,544, in all, and a copy of the resolution of said vote was duly certified by said Assessors in due form delivered to me, as Collector of Taxes, as certifying the sum to be raised and the rate of tax to be levied, and the said sum was thereafter duly and correctly collected by the Town Treasurer of said Town with a remainder of sum thereby remaining unprocessed of the persons and estates liable therefore, and WHEREAS, said Board of Assessors did then and there assess and apportion said levy upon James W. Weiss, of said Town, as a portion of said tax, the sum of $31.04 as tax upon the real estate hereinafter described, and whereas said tax has not been paid. And in consequence thereof I, said William D. Cross, Collector as aforesaid, by virtue of authority vested in me, ordered a sale of the said real estate in such cases not provided, give due notice for said sale by posting notices in three public places in the Town of Charlestown, and by publishing a notice in the issues of the Charlestown Sun, a newspaper published in the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, for three successive weeks prior to the sale in the Charlestown Sun, a newspaper published in the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, in accordance with statutory provisions for giving such notice, in three public places in said Town, and also for a like period print notices in the Westerly Sun, a newspaper published in the Town of Westerly, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, in Wright's Garage, Charlestown, R. I., Town Clerk's Office, Charlestown, R. I., and the Town Hall in the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, in the County of Washington, State of Rhode Island, in the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, in the [?] of the levy upon which notice was then given) Charlestown Sun, a newspaper published in said town, and further published in the Westerly Sun, a newspaper published in said town, and further subscribed in said notice, (of the levy upon which notice was then given) or so much thereof as would pay said taxes, in the Town Hall in said Town of Charlestown on Friday, the 9th day of November, A. D. 1956 at 1 o'clock p. m. (Eastern Standard Time), and gave such notice as is attached hereto and hereinafter set forth: AND WHEREAS I, said William D. Cross, Collector as aforesaid, by summons or notice of notice or notice of sale and notice of place and time of sale to James W. Weiss and Elmer Weiss upon whom said notice or notices were served on the 14th day of October, A. D. 1956, and further gave notice of said sale by mailing registered mail, return receipt requested augmented, notices of sale to James W. Weiss and Elmer Weiss at their last known place of residence, said notices containing notice of sale and the time and the place of said sale. AND WHEREAS, no person appearing as redeemed said real estate or pay said taxes, I, in my capacity as Collector, at said Town Hall in said Town of Charlestown, did on the 9th day of November, A. D. 1956 at 1 o'clock p. m., Eastern Standard Time, in accordance with the laws of the State of Rhode Island, and pursuant to said notice and levy, proceed and sell and convey the said real estate, to the highest bidder, to wit, the said Philip H. Gavitt, of Westerly, Rhode Island, he being the highest bidder therefore in the amount of $25.11 said amount being the sum of said rated taxes, interest, costs and expenses of the said sale. NOW THEREFORE, I, William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes as aforesaid, in consideration of the
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554 premises and of said sum of $25.11 to me paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and pursuant to the statutes in this case provided, do hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey unto Philip H. Gavitt Lot No. 6 on Assessors' Plat 11, in the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same with all the privileges and appurtentenances thereto belonging to said Philip H. Gavitt his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their only proper use, benefit and behoof forever, subject, however, to all rights of reservation provided by law. WITNESS my hand and seal as Collector as aforesaid this 17th day of November, A. D. 1956. WILLIAM D. CROSS Collector of Taxes for the Town of Charlestown. STATE OF RHODE ISLAND COUNTY OF WASHINGTON In Charlestown, this 17th day of November, A. D. 1956, personally appeared said William D. Cross, Collector as aforesaid, to be known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged the above instrument by him signed and sealed to be his free act and deed in his said capacity. Before me JAMES O. WATTS Notary Public AFFIDAVIT I, William D. Cross, Collector as above said for the Town of Charlestown, on oath depose and say that the facts stated in the aforesaid deed are true. WILLIAM D. CROSS Collector of Taxes for the Town of Charlestown. Subscribed and sworn to this 17th day of November, A. D. 1956. Before me JAMES O. WATTS Notary Public ---- Town of Charlestown Tax Collector's Sale Legal Acknowledgment The Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, by William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes, does hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey unto Philip H. Gavitt, of Charlestown, Rhode Island, Lot No. 6 on Assessors' Plat 11, in the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, being the same premises as conveyed to Elmer Weiss and James W. Weiss by deed from [?] [?] recorded in Land Evidence Book 214, page 453. Tax Collector's Sale The Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, by William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes, does hereby grant, bargain, sell and convey unto Philip H. Gavitt, of Charlestown, Rhode Island, Lot No. 6 on Assessors' Plat 11, in the Town of Charlestown, Rhode Island, being the same premises as conveyed to Elmer Weiss and James W. Weiss by deed from [?] [?] recorded in Land Evidence Book 214, page 453. [The remainder of the page contains a printed table of "Tax Collector's Sale" records with columns for "Grantor", "Grantee", "Lot", "Plat", "Date", and "Book & Page", containing various names including WEISS ELMER and WEISS JAMES W.] Received for record November 19th, A. D. 1956 at 4:02 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk

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deed_walker_v1.9_2026-10-10 · the index is the town's own (i2l.uslandrecords.com); transcripts, chains and the assessor's cards are the Perry Machine's reading of it. Where the record we hold runs out, the page says so.