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34 KNOW ALL MAN by these presents, That I, Timothy
money collector of taxes for the town of Charlestown in the county of
Washington and state of Rhode Island for the years 1925 and 1926 have executed
whereas, the taxpayers of the town of Charlestown, R.I. at their annual
municipal town meeting duly notified and held on the 18th day of April
1925 and also at their annual municipal town meeting duly notified
and held on the 12th day of April 1926 voted at each meeting that a tax of
one dollar and eighty five cents on each one hundred dollars valuation
of the taxable property in part from be assessed as of the 1st day of June
of each said year of taxable stock manor and which tax was assessed
in accordance with said vote and the tax bill in due form delivered
to me with the warrant duly signed attaching requests meeming me
to inspect according to law and collect the same and deliver the same
in the form provided by said warrant And whereas, which warrant required
to pay the tax alleged against him and appeared in said bill amounting
for both years to five dollars and in consequence thereof I did on the
eighth day of July 1927 say manifest sum certain tract of land
belonging to said electronic characters situated in said Charlestown, and
absolute the same for sale at some three public notices in said
town and also in the Weekly Daily Sun a newspaper published in
Newport Rhode Island for three weeks directly previous to sale, and
on the second day of July 1927, at ten o clock A.M. I proceeded to sell
at public auction the premises aforesaid and Edwin Fisher of said
Charlestown was the highest bidder therefor. Now therefore, for and in
consideration of the sum of twenty four dollars and thirty cents to me
paid by said Edwin Fisher, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge
I do hereby sell and convey unto the said Edwin Fisher his heirs
and assigns forever all the right, title and interest which the said
Timothy collector had in and said premises by virtue of the terms of
assessing said tax with all the appurtenances thereto belonging, a
certain lot of land situated in said town from containing 119 square
rods and bounded substantially as follows, Northerly by the road
leading to South Beach solely, easterly by land of James Falcone
and southerly and westerly by land of Frank Sullivan or however
otherwise bounded. For a full description see Book M, 19 land
evidence of said Charlestown, page 291. To have and to hold the
same for the said Edwin Fisher his heirs and assigns forever, subject
to the right of redemption provided by law. And finally, the said Timothy
as above collector as aforesaid or agreement with the said Edwin Fisher
that I have advanced said property as hereinbefore stated and have
applied on the terms of the law regulating the collecting of taxes
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of July 1927
In presence of
George A. Corra
Timothy L. Money
Collector of Taxes
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State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
S.S. Charleston on the 12th day of July, 1927, before me personally
appeared Timothy S. Mooney, collector of taxes to me known and known by me
to be the party executing the foregoing instrument and be acknowledged said
instrument day from him execute to be his free act and deed in his capacity, at
aforesaid. George S. Coons
Notary Public.
Received for record July 13th 1927 at 11 o'clock this,
and recorded by George S. Coons Town Clerk
I, Edwin Fisher (unmarried) of Charlestown, Washington County,
Rhode Island for consideration paid, grant to Walter B. Barber of
Hopkinton in said county and State with quitclaim covenants those
certain tracts of land situated in said Charlestown which was deeded
to me by Timothy S. Mooney collector of taxes for said Charlestown, by
deed dated July 31, 1926 and on record convenient evidence of said
Charlestown book 22 page 315; for a further description reference
is hereby made to the assumed deed from H. Howard H. Barber and George
B. Reyfield on record in said Charlestown and are designated as
"Broad Swamp", "Fronts North lot", "Corner lot", "Hickory lot"
"Swamp".
Witness my hand this 15th day of July 1927.
Edwin Fisher.
George S. Coons
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
S.S. Charlestown on the 15th day of July, 1927
before me personally appeared the above mentioned branch Edwin
Fisher to me known and known by me to be the party executing
the foregoing instrument and the acknowledged said instrument
by him to be executed to be his free act and deed.
George S. Coons
Notary Public
Received for record July 15, 1927 at 5-15 o'clock this,
and recorded by George S. Coons Town Clerk
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