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TO ALL PERSONS TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
I, EDWIN FISHER, Collector of Taxes, for the Town of Charlestown, County of Wash-
ington and State of Rhode Island, for the year, 1934,
SEND GREETING: WHEREAS the taxpayers of said Town of Charlestown, at their annual
Financial Town Meeting duly notified and held on the 9th day of April, A. D. 1934 voted that
a tax of one dollar and twenty cents on each one hundred dollars valuation of the ratable real
estate and tangible personal property in said Town, be assessed on the 15th day of June, A. D.
1934, and which tax was assessed on the 15th day of June, A. D. 1934, and the tax bill in due
form delivered to me with the warrant duly signed attached thereto, by the Town Treasurer of
said Town, requiring me to proceed according to law and collect said tax and place the same in
the Town Treasury of said Town,
and WHEREAS, ANNA SVENSON, neglected to pay the tax assessed against her as expressed
in said tax bill amounting to SIX DOLLARS ($6.00) and in consequence thereof I did on the
16th day of September, A. D. 1935 levy said warrant upon a certain tract of land belonging
to said ANNA SVENSON, in said Charlestown, and did advertise the same for sale at three public
places in said Charlestown, viz: Town Hall, Town Clerk's Office and Cavitt's Filling Station,
and diver other places in said Town, and also in The Westerly Daily Sun, a newspaper published
in the Town of Westerly, Rhode Island, for more than twenty days previous to said sale, and on
the 9th day of October, A. D. 1935, at one o'clock, p. m., I proceeded to sell at public auc-
tion the premises taxed as aforesaid, and Emily M. Fisher, of said Town of Charlestown, was
the highest bidder therefore.
NOW, KNOW YE, that in consideration of the sum of Fifteen Dollars and sixty-five
cents ($15.65), to be paid by said Emily M. Fisher, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge,
I do hereby sell and convey unto the said Emily M. Fisher, her heirs and assigns, forever, all
the right, title, and interest which said Anna Svenson, had and in to said premises at the time
of assessing said tax, with all the appurtenances thereto belonging; for a description of
said premises reference is hereby had to deed on record in Land Evidence Records of said
Charlestown, Book No. 17, at Pages 202, 203 and 204.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same to the said Emily M. Fisher, her heirs and assigns,
forever, (subject to the right of redemption as provided by law.)
And I, the said Edwin Fisher, Collector of Taxes, as aforesaid, do covenant with
the said Emily M. Fisher, her heirs and assigns, that I have advertised the said property as
hereinbefore stated and have complied with the terms of the law regulating the collection of
taxes.
IN WITNESS HERESOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 5th day of November,
A. D. 1935.
In the presence of
Linton L. Brown
EDWIN FISHER
Collector of Taxes
Town of Charlestown.
STATE of RHODE ISLAND )
)
County of Washington )
In Charlestown, on the 5th day of November, A. D. 1935, before me personally appeared
Edwin Fisher, Collector of Taxes, of said Town, to me known and known by me to be the party
executing the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument by him executed to be
his own free act and deed individually and in his official capacity, aforesaid.
LINTON L. BROWN
Notary Public.
Received for record November 5, 1935 at 3:35 o'clock, P. M. and recorded by [Signature]
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Westerly on the 27th day of November 1999, before me personally appeared Howard E. Thorp, Nelson H. Thorp,
Mary S. Thorp and Merle N. Thorp, to me known and known by me to be the parties executing the foregoing instrument,
and they acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be their free act and deed.
PAUL M. KRASNER
Notary Public.
Received for record February 29th, A. D. 1960, at 1:10 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by
(Signature)
Town Clerk
STATUTORY FORM OF WARRANTY DEED.
CHARLESTOWN ESTATES, INC., a corporation duly incorporated under the Laws of the State of Rhode Island,
and having a place of business in the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island, for con-
sideration paid grant to NICHOLAS F. FOURK and IRENE C. FOURK, husband and wife, both of East Hartford, County of
Hartford and State of Connecticut, as joint tenants and not tenants in common, meaning to the survivor, with
WARRANTY CONVEYS QUITCLAIM.
A certain tract or parcel of land located on the easterly side of Buddhism Road, so called,
at Quonochontaug, Beach, in the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of Rhode Island
hereinafter, and described as follows, to wit:
Lot #180 as shown and delineated on a certain plat or plan entitled, "Plat of South Community Beach
lands, commencing Beach, R. I., property of S. H. Davis, Leon L. Ballard, et al., R. I., referred to in
said lease, February 15, 1921" and filed in the Land Evidence Records of said Town
of Charlestown. Said Lot #180 fronts a total of 60 feet on Buddhism Road and is 123 feet in
depth, and is bounded south by lot #179, north by lot #181, easterly and westerly by other
land of the grantor.
The above conveyed property shall be used as a site for not more than one residence on the lot the
hereby conveyed, said residence to be of a class not less than three thousand (3000)
dollars and to be built in accordance with the building line which is seventy (20) feet from the
side road or street line (the distance from the curb to the front porch included) shall comprise
the street liner near the western line mid section and no portion of any dwelling shall approach the
side road or street line more than the distance of three feet. No dependence, out houses, or
other buildings or buildings shall be created thereon; and all toilets must be sanitary flush
toilets, and all toilets and sinks must be connected to the sewer or septic system.
In consideration of the purchase price the grantor is unrestricted and agree that the above restrictions and
reservations shall apply to and run with the land for a period of twenty years from January 1, 1952.
The grantees, their heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, licensees, servants or agents shall
have the right in common with others to cross and pass over the road from Atlantic Ocean to
the beach, and the grantor, their heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, licensees, servants or
agents shall have the right in common with others to cross and pass over the road at all times,
and the grantor reserves unto themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, assigns, licensees, servants or
agents the right of way leading to said lots, all as
shown on that certain plat or plan entitled, "Plat of East Beach at Quonochontaug, R. I., property of
S. H. Davis, Leon L. Ballard, et al., R. I., referred to in said lease, February 15, 1921" which
plat is duly filed in the Land Evidence Records of said Town of Charlestown.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said corporation has caused these presents to be duly signed by its President and
Treasurer, herewith duly authorized, and the corporate seal to be hereunto affixed at Westerly, Rhode Island, this
9th day of December, 1959.
CHARLESTOWN ESTATES, INC. (Corporate Seal)
Howard E. Thorp
President
Nelson H. Thorp
Treasurer
(DOCUMENTARY STAMPS, $.10)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON
In Westerly on the 9th day of December, 1959, before me personally appeared Howard E. Thorp, to be known and
known by me to be the President of said corporation, and Nelson H. Thorp, to me known and by me to be the
Treasurer of said corporation, and they acknowledged said instrument by them executed to be the free act and deed
of said corporation, and as well individually.
FLORENCE J. WELLS (Notarial Seal)
Notary Public
Received for record February 29th, A. D. 1960 at 1:30 o'clock, p. m., and recorded by
(Signature)
Town Clerk