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George Mellock his hands and assigns forever, subject to the right of redeeming his premises by him Witness that I the said John W. King collector of taxes have agreed to covenant with said George Mellock his heirs and assigns that I have indeed paid sufficiently as hereinbefore stated and shall comply with the terms of the law regulating the collection of taxes. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10 day of April 1811 By himself George Mellock J.W. King Collector L.S. State of Rhode Island County of Washington I, J. S. Chace Justice in the 10 day of April 1811 before me personally appeared John Whiting collector of taxes to me known and known by me to be the party sealing the foregoing instrument and the acknowledged said instrument being their executed to be his free act and deed in his capacity as aforesaid George Mellock Whiting Collector Recorded for record April 10 1811 at 4s attend & fee and sealed by George Mellock some such and so To All Persons to whom these presents shall come, Greeting! I John W. King being citizen of Lyce for the town of Westerly in the County of Washington state of Rhode Island find for the year 1799 Send Greetings, Whereas the taxpayers of said town of Westerly at their annual town meeting meeting duly publicized and held on the 7th day of April 1799 voted that a tax of the dollar on each man one hundred dollars collection of the taxable property in said town be assessed on or before the first day of September 1799 and so on which said day was assessed in accordance with said vote on the 24th day of August 1799 the tax list in my hand delivered to me with the warrant duly signed attached thereto requiring me to forever according to law and collect said tax and place the same in the town treasury of said town’s’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’

76 Thereof, J. King on the 6th day of January 1794 being sworn said pursuant upon one lot of marsh land lying belonging to said deceased his heirs and Hannah De Long void situated in said situation let him and did advertise the same for sale at three publick places in said town Letonmessen any at the Town clerks office at the Dist office and at the store of Ephraim Wood and other places in said town and also in the State Valley newspaper published in the statekin in said county for more than twenty days pursuant to sale and on the 7 day of April 1794 at 11 oclock then I proceeded to sell at publick auction the premises aforesaid as aforementioned George Inman had offered said land whom was the highest bidder therefore I do knowell that in consideration of the sum of some dollars and of some cents (8/10) to me paid aforesaid said George Inman gives to the right thereof in my honesty I hereby sell and convey unto the right said George Inman his heirs and assigns forever all the right title and interest which the said Hannah De Long had there in and to said premises at the time of receiving said money with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging being certain parcels of marsh now containing three acres more or less bounded North partly by the salt pond and partly by said lot of Nathan R. Taylor East by land of others Westward South by the lot of others of the same and northward of others’ land of said foster by ten rods otherwise bounded I do here and I hold the same to him the said George Inman his heirs and assigns forever subject to the right of redemption provided by law (void) the said John W. King collector are appointed as consonant with said George Inman his heirs and assigns that I have advertised said property as hereinbefore stated and have complied with the terms of the new regulations for the collection of taxes In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10 day of April AD 1811 (signed) George Colboose George Colboose J. W. King Collector of T. S. State of Rhode Island County of Washington The undersigned let him on the 10 day of April AD 1811 before me personally appeared John W. King Collector of Taxes who to me known and be the party requesting the foregoing instrument and the certificate acknowledged said instrument by which declared to be his free act and deed in his capacity and appearance. George Colboose Roby Publick Received for record April 10 1811 at 10 oclock P.M. and recorded by George Colboose Town Clerk