The instrument's own words
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his heirs and assigns, all my right of dower in and to
the aforegranted premises.
In Testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 19th day of August in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety one.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
George Calross Samuel Browning L.S.
Emily Browning L.S.
State of Rhode Island ss
County of Washington sc
Dr Charleston this 19th day of August
A.D. 1891 Samuel Browning personally appeared before me
and acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed
to be his free and voluntary act and deed.
George Calross
Notary Public
Received for record January 10 1891 at 12-30 oclock P.M.
and released by George Calross Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN, that I, George Calross of
Charlestown, County of Washington, State of Rhode Island
administrator with the will annexed of the Estate of Matilde
Perry late of said Charlestown deceased, by virtue of
authority vested in me by the Court of Probate for said
town of Charlestown, ask for and in consideration of the
sum of Five Hundred Dollars, to one paid by Miles H.
Champ of said Charlestown, the highest bidder at a
public auction of the estate hereby conveyed on the 27th
day of December 1890, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
and holdy grant bargain sell and convey unto said
Miles H. Champ his heirs and assigns forever, all the right,
title and interest which said Matilda Perry at the time of
her decease, had in and to a certain farm situated in
said Charlestown, containing eighty (80) acres more or less
with a dwelling house and other buildings thereon standing
bounded as follows, to wit: commencing at the northwest
corner of the said mill lot now owned by said Champ,
thence Southerly by the highway to land formerly of Matilde
M. Perry now owned by Steph. G. Danley, thence Easterly
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by said dawsley land and land of Thomas P Board to Indian land and
thence North easterly by said Indian land to land formerly owned by
Brown matthews who owned by Mary E Chofor Thence Westerly to
the Brook thence by the brook to the finish there on said land to the
Northwest corner of land of said Cumphs and thence Southeasterly and
Thence Westerly on land of said Cumphs to the first mentioned bound
or however the same may be bounded To have and hold to
hold the aforementioned premises with all the privileges and
appurtenances thereof to him the said Miles G Cumphs his heirs and
assigns forever to his and their only use benefit and behoof
And I do hereby covenant agree and with said
Miles G Cumphs his heirs and assigns that I was and am
empowered by the court aforesaid to make sale thereof
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal this 12th day of January written hundred and one (1801)
Signed and sealed in presence of
Mary E Coose George E Coose L.S.
administrator with will annexed
Revenue Stamps
no 25
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
In Charlestown this 12th day of January
1801 then personally appeared before we George E Coose
administrator with will annexed of the estate of Matilda Perry
to me known and known by me to be the person who
executed the foregoing instrument and he acknowledged the
said instrument by him executed in his said capacity to be
his free act and deed
Writing Exactly
January Public
Affidavit
I George Coose administrator with will annexed of the
estate of Matilda Perry on oath before and say that thirty
days prior to the date of making sale of the premises described
in the aforesaid deed I caused notices thereof to be posted in
more than three places in the town of Charlestown R.I. and
also notices were posted in each of the adjoining towns for the
same length of time according to law and that said sale
was on the 21st day of December 1800 at 10 oclock A.M. on
the premises made in my presence and under my direction
by Samuel Patterson an auctioneer of said town pursuant
to the notices of sale aforesaid a copy of notice is hereunto
annexed and is as follows
over
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Auction sale of Real Estate,
By virtue of authority vested in me by the Hon. Court of
Probate of the Town of Charlestown R.I. by their decree passed
on the 4th day of November 1900 I shall sell at public auction
on the premises on Thursday, the 27th day of December, 1900 at
10 oclock A.M. if fair & not (the) next fair day, A certain farm
belonging to Matthew Perry consisting eighty (80) acres more or less with dwelling house
and other buildings thereon standing, bounded as follows to wit:
commencing at the Southeast corner of the saw mill lot now
owned by Miles E Campy, thence Southeasterly by the highway to
land formerly of Charles in land, now owned by Perry G. Campy
thence Easterly by said Campy land and land of Thomas P. Case
to Dover land, thence Northerly by said Indian land
to land formerly owned by Bowen Matterson now owned
by Henry E. Olphatt thence Northerly to the Brook, thence by the
Brook to the front fence or said pond to the Southeast corner of
land of said Miles E Campy, and thence Southeasterly and
thence Northerly on land of said Campy to the first mentioned
corner, or however the same may be bounded,
Conditions of sale: Ten (10) per cent cash at time of
sale, the balance in ten days, when deed will be ready
for delivery at Town Clerks office in said Charlestown.
George Calore, administrator
of the will annexed estate of
Matthew Perry
Charlestown R.I. Nov 26/1900.
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 aforegoing are correct
George Calore
Administrator
Subscribed and sworn to before me in Charlestown R.I.
this 12 day of January 1901. Whiting Healds
Notary Public
Received for record January 12 1901 at 2.30 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George La Cour Town Clerk