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312 To all People to whom these presents shall come, I Timothy
Money, collector of taxes for the town of Charlestown in the county of
Washington and state of Rhode Island, for the year 1875 - Send Greetings:
Whereas the taxpayers of said Charlestown at their annual town
meeting duly notified and held on the 13th day of April AD
1875, voted that a tax of one dollar and twenty four cents on each
one hundred dollars valuation of the taxable property in said town
be assessed on the 1st day of June 1875; and as such tax was
assessed in accordance with said vote, and the tax bill in due form
delivered to me with the warrant duly signed attached thereto
requiring me to proceed according to law and collect said tax and
place the same in the town treasury of said town, And whereas,
the heirs of Mary J. Tanner, deceased requested to pay the tax assessed
against her land described in said town for bill amounting to three
dollars and seventy two cents, and in consequence thereof, I desire
on the 15th day of June 1876 say, said mortgage upon a tract of land
belonging to heirs of Mary J. Tanner, deceased situated in said
Charlestown, and did advertise the same for sale at three public
places in said town only, at the town clerk's office, at the store of
Elias Brown from and at the Post Office in said Charlestown, and
divers other places in said town, also in the Quarterly Daily town
a newspaper published in Newport in said county and state
for more than twenty days, pursuant to sale and on the 14th day
of July, 1876 at 10 o'clock AM I proceeded to sell at public auction
the premises aforesaid and John G. Tucker of said Charlestown was the
highest bidder therefore Now know ye that in consideration of
the sum of fourteen dollars and eighty two cents to be paid by said John
G. Tucker, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, I do hereby sell
and convey unto the said John G. Tucker his heirs and assigns forever
all the right title little and interest which the heirs of the said Mary J. Tanner
deceased had in and to said premises at the town of assessing said tax
with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging, for a description of
said premises reference is hereby made but made to a deed from
John T. Knowles to said Mary Tanner dated July 18th 1849 and
recorded in town Evidence of said Charlestown, North No. 15 page 129.
I have and to hold the same to him the said John G. Tucker his
heirs and assigns subject to the right of redemption provided by
law. And I the said Timothy Money collector as aforesaid do
covenant with the said John G. Tucker his heirs and assigns that I have
administered said property as beforehand stated and have complied with the
tenors of the law regulating the collection of taxes
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 14th
day of July AD 1876,
Per Guidance of George Warren [Signature] Timothy Money, collector Lad
of taxes of the town of Charlestown R.I.
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State of Rhode Island
County of Washington
On Lakechariston on the 31st day of July, AD 1836 before me personally appeared
Timothy B. Dray collector of taxes to me known by me to be the party
executing the foregoing instrument and the acknowledged said instrument by him
expected to be bill and bind act and deed in his capacity as aforesaid
George G. Cross
Notary Public,
Received for record August 3, 1836 at 3 o'clock PM
and recorded by George G. Cross, Tom Clerk
KNOW All Men by these presents, that We, Edwd R. Ennis
and Felicia E. Ennis of local town, County of Washington and State
of Rhode Island in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to us paid
by the State & Stockholders of the city and County of Providence State
aforesaid the receipt whereof above in hereby acknowledged, do hereby remise,
release and forever grant and convey unto the said Walter G. Stockholder
his heirs and assigns forever, all the right title interest property,
claim and demand however more we may have, or of right ought to have,
or claim, in and to all that real estate described in the following
deeds from Edwin R. Ennis & Felicia E. Ennis dated April 14th, 1835,
and recorded in said Land Evidence of said localtown, Book No. 13
page 301, from Nathan N. Thompson to Edwin R. Ennis and recorded
in said Evidence of said localtown, Book No. 13, page 45 from
William Baggs to said E. Ennis and recorded in said Land Evidence
of paid localtown 1835 mo, page 399 and of the last mentioned
tract from Abby S. Ennis to Edwd R. Ennis and recorded in said
Evidence of paid localtown 1837 page 416, from Patrick Ennis
to Edwd R. Ennis and recorded in said Evidence of paid local-
town Book No. 13 page 12, reference is paid deed and the said
thereof being hereby had and made and the same are made a part
hereof.
To have and to hold the same, with all rights,
privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining unto and to
the use of the said Walter G. Stockholder his heirs and assign forever,
And we the aforementioned grantors, for ourselves and for our heirs,
executors and administrators, do covenant with the said Walter G.
Stockholder his heirs and assigns, that we will warrant and
defend the aforesaid premises unto the said Walter G.
Stockholder his heirs and assigns, forever, against the lawful
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