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lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by, through or under me, the said George W Browning In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred, 1900 Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Lobat J Creene Joseph E Lumpshear George W Browning SS Revenue Stamps 50 cents
Know all Men by these presents That I Thomas B Segar of the town of Hopkinton in the county of Washington and State of Rhode Island, administrator on the estate of William F Segar late of the town of Richmond in said County of Washington Deceased, by virtue of authority vested in me by the Court of probate for said Town of Richmond by their decree made on the first day of October Ad 1900 and forth in and consideration of the sum of twenty six (26) dollars to me paid by John L Tucker of the town of Charlestown in said county ithe highest bidder through Timothy Le Money his agent at a public auction of the estate hereby conveyed on the fifteenth day of November Ad 1900 the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto him The said John L Tucker and his heirs and assigns forever all the right title and interest which
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the said William T Segar, at the time of his decease, had in and to that certain tract or parcel of land with a building about $12 \times 16$ feet dimensions and a hay scales standing thereon situate in said town of Charlestown containing by estimation one half ($\frac{1}{2}$) of an acre be the same more or less, and bounded as follows to wit Northerly by land now or formerly of the New York Province and Boston Railroad Company, easterly and Southerly by land now a lot of Mary F Harvey and Westerly by land of George E Babcock. To have and to hold the aforesaid premises with all the privileges and appurtenances thereof to him the said John C Tucker and his heirs and assigns, to hims and their only use benefit and behoof forever. And I the said Thomas B Segar do hereby covenant and agree to and with the said John C Tucker and his heirs and assigns, that previous to said sale I gave bond for the faithful application of the proceeds thereof according to law that in advertising said property for sale and in selling the same. I have in all things observed the rules and directions of the law and of the aforesaid probate court
State of Rhode Island County of Washington Sc In the town of Hopkinton in said County on this twenty fourth day of November AD 1800 then the above named Thomas B Segar administrator on the estate of William F Segar deceased to me known and known to me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument personally appeared before me and acknowledged the said instrument by him executed to be his free act and deed as such administrator Geo A Olney Notary Public L S State of Rhode Island County of Washington Sc I, Thomas B Segar administrator on the estate of William F Segar being duly sworn depose and say That thirty days prior to the day of making sale of the premises described in the aforegoing deed I gave notice thereof by posting notifications of such sale in the manner
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154 Prescribed by law, to wit: three notifications in three public places in the town of Charlestown where the real estate sold lies, and one in each of the adjoining towns, viz: in the towns of Westerly, Hopkinton, Richmond and South Kingstown; that said sale was, on the fifteenth day of November AD 1800 at eleven oclock A M, on said premises made in my presence and under my directions by Henry F Line, an auctioneer pursuant to the notice of sale aforesaid And I further depose and say that I am duly qualified by law to sell said premises as aforesaid and that the statements and recitations made in the foregoing deed are correct Thomas B Segar Washington Sc Subscribed and sworn to before me in Hopkinton in said county on the $24^{th}$ day of November AD 1800 Ized H Olney Notary Public Sel Received for record December $3^d$ 1800 at 3 oclock P m and recorded by George la Cross Town Clerk Sel
Know all men by these Presents, That I, Henry A Barker of the city and county of Providence and State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to me paid by Quacampaug Lodge a duly chartered corporation under the laws of Rhode Island The receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged do hereby remise release and forever quitclaim unto it the said Quacampaug Lodge its successors and assigns forever all the right title interest property claim and demand which i now have or of right ought to have or claims in and to a certain piece or parcel of land lying on the westerly side of Quacampaug or School House Pond in the town of Charlestown which is fully described in a deed of George Bundrick to this grantor dated July 24, 1800 and recorded in Book No 14 at pages 108, 109 and 110 of the record of deeds of the town of Charlestown to which deed reference is hereby made and said deed is incorporated into this instrument and made a part hereof Also in and to any rights of way privileges we referred to and conveyed by said deed This deed is made subject to any reservations which appear in said deed to be in the said George Bundrick To have and to hold the same with all the rights
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the said William F. Legar, at the time of his decease, had in and
to that certain tract or parcel of land with a building about 12x16
feet dimensions and a hay scale standing thereon situate in
said town of Charlestown, containing by estimation one half (1/2) of
an acre the same more or less, and bounded as follows to wit
Northerly by land now or formerly of the New York, Providence and
Boston Railroad company, easterly and southerly by land now
a lot of many F. Keegan and westerly by land of George T. Babcock.
I have and do hereby convey premises with all the
privileges and appurtenances thereof to him the said John C. Treder
and his heirs and assigns, to him, and they only use, forever and
behoof forever.
And I the said Thomas B. Legar do
hereby covenant and agree to and with the said John C. Treder
and his heirs and assigns, that whereas to said will I gave bond
for the faithful application of the proceeds thereof according to law
that in conveying said property for sale and in selling the
same, I have in all things observed the rules and directions of
the law and of the aforesaid probate court.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto in my said capacity
set my hand and seal the twenty fourth day of November in
the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred (AD 1900)
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
R. P. Robinson
Geo W. Olney
Thomas B. Legar Admin Dr
estate of Wm F Legar deceased
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington ss
On this the town of chopsticks in said County on this
twenty fourth day of November AD 1900, then the above named
Thomas B. Legar, administrator on the estate of William F. Legar
deceased, to me known and known to me to be the party executing
the foregoing instrument personally appeared before me and
acknowledged the said instrument by him executed to be his
free act and deed as such administrator
Geo W. Olney
Notary Public Lsd
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington ss
I, Thomas B. Legar administrator on the
estate of William F. Legar being duly sworn, depose and
say That thirty days prior to the day of making sale of
the premises described in the aforegoing said I gave notice
thereof by posting notifications of such sale in the manner
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posted by law to wit: three notifications in three public places in
the town of Galestown where the real estate sold lies, and one in
each of the adjoining towns, viz: in the towns of Westerly, Hopkinton,
Richmond and South Kingstown; that said sale was, on the fifteenth
day of November AD 1840 at eleven oclock A.M. on said premises
made in my presence and under my direction by Henry F. Lanning
as auctioneer pursuant to the notice of sale aforesaid And I
further depose and say that I am only qualified by law to sell
said premises as aforesaid and that the statements and recitations
made in the foregoing deed are correct
Thomas B. Segar
Washington DC
Subscribed and sworn to before me in Hopkinton
in said county on the 24th day of November AD 1840
Geo F. Aubrey
Notary Public
Received for record December 1st 1840 at 3 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George La Cross Town Clerk
KNOW All Men by these Presents, That I,
Henry AppBar of the city and county of Providence and
State of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of ten
dollars to me paid by Quacumquid Lodge a duly chartered
corporation under the laws of Rhode Island, the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise, release
and forever quitclaim unto it the said Quacumquid Lodge
its successors and assigns forever, all the and right title, interest
property, claims and demand, which I now have or of right
might have to, or claim in, and to a certain piece or parcel of
land lying on the westerly side of Quacumquid or school House
Pond in the town of Charlestown, which is fully described in a deed
of George Benedict to this grantor dated July 24, 1900 and recorded
in Book No 14 at pages 108, 109 and 110 of the records of deeds of
the town of Charlestown, to which said reference is hereby made
and said deed is incorporated into this instrument and made a
part hereof Also all and to any rights of way, privileges
so referred to and conveyed by said deed. This deed
is made subject to any reservations which appear in said
deed to be in the said George Benedict,
To have and to hold the same with all the rights