The instrument's own words
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To all People to whom these presents shall come, I, John
W. P. King collector of taxes in the town of Charlestown in the
county of Washingtons and state of Rhode Island for the year 1909,
send Greeting
Whereas the town taxpayers of said town
of Charlestown at their annual financial town meeting duly notified
and held on the 8th day of April 1909 voted that a tax of one dollar
on each one hundred dollars valuation of the taxable property in
said town be assessed on or before the first day of September 1909
and which said tax was assessed in accordance with said vote
on the 24th day of August 1909 and the tax bill in due form delivered
to me with the warrant duly signed attached thereto requiring me
to proceed according to law and collect said tax and place the
name in the tax treasury of said town, And whereas the heirs
of Sarah Alondall deceased and S. E. Smith neglected to
pay the tax assessed against them and appeared in said
tax bill amounting to the sum of six 60 Dollars and in
consequences thereof I did on the 7th day of March 1910 levy said
warrant upon a certain tract of land belonging to said heirs of
Sarah Alondall deceased and S. E. Smith situated in said
said Charlestown and did advertise the same for sale at three publicks
places in said Charlestown viz at the town Clerk's office, at the
Post Office and at the store of Theo. Moore and divers other
places in said town and also in the Rhode Valley Courier a
newspaper printed in Hopkinton in said county for more
than twenty days previous to sale, and on the 1st day of April
1910 at 10 oclock then I proceeded to sell at public auction
the premises taxed as aforesaid, and William H. Stetson of said
Charlestown was the highest bidder therefor,
Know all men by these presents that in consideration of the sum of eleven
dollars and seventy four cents (11.74) paid to me in part by said
William H. Stetson, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
I do hereby sell and convey unto the said William H. Stetson
his heirs and assigns forever all the right title and interest
which the heirs of Sarah Alondall deceased and S. E.
Smith had in said tax land premises at the time of
assessing said tax to which a description of which reference is hereby had
to aid in record in deed Evidence of said Charlestown Book
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To have and to hold the same to the said William
H. Stetson his heirs and assigns forever, Subject to the
right of redemption as provided by law). And I the
said John W. P. King Collector as aforesaid do command
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with said William H. Pleton his heirs and assigns That I
have advertised said property as hereinbefore stated and have
complied with the terms of the law regulating the collection of taxes.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this 11 day of April AD 1910
In presence of
George la lwor
J.W.P. King
Collector LS
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Charlestown on the 11th day of April AD
1910 before me personally appeared John W. P. King collector
of taxes to me known and known by me to be the party
executing the following instrument and he acknowledge said
instrument by him executed to be his free act and deed in his
capacity as aforesaid
George la lwor
Notary Public
Received for record April 14th 1910 at 9 30 oclock AM
and recorded by George la lwor Town Clerk
So all People to whom these presents shall come I
John W. P. King collector of taxes in the town of Charlestown in
the county of Washington and state of Rhode Island for
the year 1889.
Said Meeting
Whereas the taxpayers of said town of Charlestown at
their annual financial town meeting duly notified and
held on the 5th day of April 1789 voted that a tax of one
dollar or dollars on each hundred dollars valuation of the real estate
property in said town be assessed on or before the first day
of September 1789 and which said tax was assessed in
accordance with said vote on the 20th day of August 1789 and
the toplill in due form delivered to the with the warrant
duly signed attached thereto requiring me to proceed
according to law and collect said tax and place the same
in the town treasury of said town and whereas the heirs of
Francis Benfield deceased neglected to pay the tax
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