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362 Know all men, that I George la Cosse of Charlestown,
in the county of Washington, State of Rhode Island
administrator on the estate of Amy Macbeath late of said
Charlestown deceased, by virtue of authority vested in me by
the court of probate of said town of Charlestown, and for and
in consideration of the sum of fifty one dollars to me paid
by Daniel H. Perkins of said Charlestown the highest bidder,
at a public auction if the estate hereby conveyed on the 12th
day of August 1897 the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto said
Daniel H. Perkins his heirs and assigns forever, all the right,
title and interest which said Amy Macbeath at the time
of her decease had in and by a certain tract of land situated
in said Charlestown, containing thirty (30) acres more or
less bounded on the West by the highway leading from
Cross Mills to Casnovia on the East by a cedar swamp
boundary of Charlestown and on the North by land of
The town of Charlestown & however otherwise bounded.
To have and to hold the aforementioned premises
with all the privileges and appurtenances thereunto to said
said Daniel H. Perkins his heirs and assigns forever,
to his and their only use benefit and behalf.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this 23rd day of August AD 1897
In presence of
Ea H Kenyon George la Cosse L.S.
Administrator
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Charlestown this 23rd day of
August 1897 George la Cosse to me known and known
by me to be the party who executed the foregoing deed
personally appeared before me and acknowledged the
foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free act
and deed in his capacity as administrator
Ea H Kenyon
Notary Public
I George la Cosse administrator on the estate of Amy
Macbeath deceased on oath depose and say that
four weeks prior to the day of making sale of the
premises described in the aforegoing deed I caused notice
thereof to be published in the Westerly Daily Sun a public
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newspaper published in Newesterly R.I. that said notice was
published once a week for four successive weeks prior to the
day of sale; that said sale was on the 12 day of August 1897
at 11 oclock sharp on the premises made in my presence and
under my direction by Samuel B. Noble an auctioneer of
said Charlestown pursuant to the notice of sale aforesaid a
copy of hereof is hereby annexed and is as follows,
And I further testify 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
George B. Colcross
Administrator
Subscribed and sworn to in Charlestown this 25th day of
August 1897 Before me E. A. At repurposed
Notary Public
Received for record Aug 25 1897 at 4.30 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George Colcross Town Clerk
To All People to whom these Presents shall come, I
Charles H. Gardner of Richmond County of Washington in
the State of Rhode Island and hereinafter called the grantor
Send Greeting, Know ye, that I the said grantor for and in
consideration of the sum of (800) Eight hundred dollars to me
in hand, before the executing hereof well and truly paid by
Peter P. Palmer and George B. Colcross both of Richmond County
of Washington State of Rhode Island and hereinafter called
the grantees the receipts whereof I do hereby acknowledge,
and am therewith fully satisfied, convinced and paid, and
thereof, and of every part and parcel thereof do spontaneously acquire
and discharge all said grantees and their heirs, executors and
administrators forever By these presents have given, granted,
bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed, conveyed and
confirmed, and by these presents do fully fully and
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