10/23/1896 · DEED · book 13 page 270 doc 5526

270 Know All Men that I Samuel B. Howes p administrator on the estate of George B. Burdick late of Charlestown Rhode Island deceased, by virtue of authority vested in me, by the court of probate for said town of Charlestown him and for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred and thirty five dollars to be paid by George Burdick of said Charlestown, the highest bidder at a publick auction of the estate hereby convened on the 27th day of August 1796 the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby grant bargain, sell and convey unto said George Burdick his heirs and assigns forever, all the right title and interest which said George B. Burdick at the time of his decease, had in and to Six certain tracts or parcels of land situated in said Charlestown and bounded and described as follows. One tract containing eighty acres more or less bounded Northerly by land of Newport Lodge, Easterly by School House Pond, Southerly by land of George Burdick and land of Henrietta B. Bromwell and Westerly by a highway, Also one tract containing forty acres more or less bounded Northerly by Dodson's land, East by a highway, North by land of Henrietta B. Bromwell and West by the Palatake Pond, Also one tract of marsh land containing ten acres more or less and bounded Westerly and Southerly by the Salt Pond Easterly by land formerly of John Congdon and Southerly by a creek or an island known as White's Island. Also one tract containing fifty and 2/10 acres and is the East part of lot marked "West Common" in plat of Indian Reservation on record in the Town Clerk's Office in said Charlestown, Also one tract containing nine acres more or less, bounded Northerly by land formerly of Ed. Lever, Easterly by a highway, Southerly and Westerly by said "West Common" Also one tract containing five acres more or less bounded Northerly by Indian Land East and South by "West Common" Westerly by the land of Charles Ganjook or however either of said tracts may be bounded, To have and to hold the a aforesaid premises with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging to him said George Burdick his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their only use, benefit and behalf, and I do hereby covenant to and with said George Burdick his heirs and assigns that I was and am empowered by the Court aforesaid to make sale thereof, that it was sole according to the directions of the said Court heretofore given to me relative to the sale thereof. In witness whereof I have herewith set my hand and

seal in my capacity as administrator this 5th day of September 1896 In presence of George Le Cross Samuel B. Dorsie Jr—L.S. and State of Rhode Island &c, Washington County, SS In Charleston this 5th day of September 1896, Samuel B. Dorsie Jr to me well known as the party who executed the foregoing deed personally appeared before me and acknowledged the foregoing instrument be him signed to be his free and voluntary act and deed, in his said capacity as administrator George Le Cross Notary Public. I, Samuel B. Dorsie Jr administrator on the estate of George B. Dorsie deceased and say that from some weeks prior to the day of making sale of the premises described in the foregoing deed, caused notice thereof to be published by posting up printed notifications in four public places in said town, to wit, Post Office at Cross Mills Not Offices at Enumonering Vine of William George & at Concord and one in each adjoining Town and by publication in the Daily Sun, that said sale was made on the 3rd day of August 1896 at 10 oclock AM in my presence and under my direction by Samuel B. Dorsie Jr auctioneer of said town, pursuant to the notice of sale aforesaid a copy thereof is hereto annexed and is as follows: And I further depose and say that I am duly qualified by law to sell said premises as aforesaid, and that the statements made in the foregoing deed are correct Samuel B. Dorsie Jr administrator Subscribed and sworn to in said Charleston before me this 5th day of September 1896 George Le Cross Notary Public Received for record Oct 23 1896 at 2:30 oclock PM. and recorded by George Le Cross Town Clerk