The instrument's own words
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464 of the said granted premises: that the same are free from all incumbrances,
tenure or aforesaid. That he has good right, full power and lawful authority
to sell and convey the same in manner as aforesaid. That the said grantee
and his heirs and assigns, shall by these presents at all times hereafter
peaceably and quietly have and enjoy the said premises, subject as
aforesaid, and that the said grantor will and his heirs, executors and
administrators shall warrant and defend the same to the said grantee
his heirs and assigns forever, against the lawful claims and demands
of all persons whomsoever. And for the consideration
aforesaid, I, Nancy R. Porter, wife of the aforesaid Horace R. Porter, do
hereby release all my right d owes in and to the said granted
premises unto the said grantee and his heirs and assigns, forever,
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals
this 7th day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty seven.
Executed in the presence of
Dwight L. Daymon.
William Sofoman.
Horace R. Porter L.S.
Nancy R. Porter L.S.
State of Connecticut
County of Tolland
On this thirteenth on the 7th day of January, AD 1927 before me
personally appeared Horace R. Porter and Nancy R. Porter husband
and wife known to me and known by me to be the parties executing
the foregoing instrument and they acknowledged said instrument
to be their free act and deed.
Dwight L. Daymon
Notary Public L.S.
Received for record March 15, 1927 at 9 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George Coomes, Town Clerk.
To All People to whom these presents shall come Greetings. I Howard
E. Thorpe, of the Town of Westerly, County of Washington and State of
Rhode Island, in my capacity of Commissioner as hereinafter set
forth. [seal directing] Whereas the Honorable Supreme Court
within and for the said County of Washington, did on the 28th day of
May, AD 1926 enter a decree in a cause in Equity then pending in
said Court, wherein Stanton & Arreng et als, were the Complainants,
and Mary S. Holt et als, are the respondents said cause being
Equity No. 250 directing that partition of certain Lands tenements,
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Premises and properties mentioned and described in the Bill of Complaint
in said cause, and hereinafter more particularly described, to be made by
a sale thereof at Public Auction, and did and in and by said decree appoint me,
the said Sprague E. Smith, commissioner, to make sale of the part of parcels
of real estate described in said Bill of Complaint at Public Auction, severally
and on the said several premises respectively described in said Bill of
Complaint excepting that the real estate tracked and described already
under "A" in the first paragraph in said Bill of Complaint be sold on
the first track described and described under "A" in said
paragraph in the same day and immediately after the sale of the said
first track and further to advertise said sale and sales in the "Narragansett
Times," a public newspaper printed and published in the town of Coventry,
three times each week for three successive weeks prior to said sale or
sales, and to give such other means of publicity to said sale or sales
as said commissioner shall deem proper, and further that the said
several parcels of real estate described in said Bill of Complaint be sold by
said commissioner between the 1st day of July, 1926 and the 31st day of August,
1926 both dates inclusive, with power of adjournment without further order
of the Court and also in and by said decree authorizing me the said
commissioner, as such commissioner, to make execute and deliver to
the purchaser or purchasers of said several premises or properties
described in said Bill of Complaint good and sufficient deeds
under my hand and seal conveying all the right title and interest
of the parties to said Bill of Complaint and each of them, in fee simple
in and to the several lands, tenements, premises and properties so sold
by me, and Whereas, in pursuance of the power and authority
vested in me by said Court in and by said decree, I have caused notices
of the sale and sales of said several described lands, tenements, premises
and properties to be published in all particulars in conformity with
the requirements of said decree, and further posted notices and signs
of the time, terms and place of said sales on the respective premises, and
further posted printed notices in conspicuous places in the towns of
Coventry and East Greenwich, in said county of Washington for and
distributed divers notices and handbills setting forth the time, terms
and place of said sales, did on the 2nd day of August, A.D. 1926 at eleven-
forty o'clock in the forenoon such advertising times, on the premises
of the first track mentioned and described firstly under section "A" of
the first paragraph of said Bill of Complaint and on the premises
of said first track immediately following the sale of said first track
after the completion of said advertising, notices and other formalities,
sell the lands, tenements, premises and property mentioned and
described secondly under section "B" of said ninth paragraph, and
further set forth in said advertisement and notice as being the
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marsh lot at Pronouncevang, so called, and containing by estimation
from four acres, more or less, at public auction when the premises of said
first tract to Thomas J. Clarke of Rehoboth storm aforesaid the being the
highest bidder at said sale, for the sum of seventy (70) dollars.
Now therefore know all men by these presents that I, the said Howard E. Thorp, commissioner
as aforesaid, by virtue of the power and authority in me vested by said
decree of said court, and in consideration of the aforesaid sum of seventy
(70) dollars to me paid by the aforesaid Thomas J. Clarke receipt whereof is
hereby acknowledged (do) hereby give, grant, bargain, sell and convey
unto the said Thomas J. Clarke, his heirs and assigns forever, such certain
marsh lot, situate at Pronouncevang aforesaid, containing by estimation
from (3) acres, more or less, and bounded Northerly on land more or
formerly of Gordon H. Hopkins, barely and Southerly on the Cold Brook,
so called, and Westerly on land more or formerly of Samuel B. Hoxie,
deceased, or through otherwise bounded, the same having been formerly
owned by the late Hannah Hoxie deceased, and is described in a deed
from Chas D. Clarke to Samuel B. Hoxie dated March 13, 1878
and recorded in the said Grantee's records of said town of Rehoboth
in Book 10, at page 374 for a fuller and more particular description
of said premises. I do have and to hold the aforementioned premises
to him the said Thomas J. Clarke his heirs and assigns forever, for his and
their own use, behalf and behoof forever. And I the said
Howard E. Thorp, do hereby covenant with the said Thomas J. Clarke,
his heirs and assigns, that I am lawfully authorized to make
said sale, and that in giving the said and making sale thereof
and in all other matters relating thereto, I have conformed to the
decree of said court and the requirements of the law in the
premises.
In witness whereof, I the said Howard E. Thorp, Commissioner
as aforesaid, have hereunto set my hand and seal this 12th day of
August, AD 1926.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in the presence of
Maudline M. Sisson
Howard E. Thorp L.S.
Commissioner
State of Rhode Island,
Washington Co
Be it known to me that on this 12th day of August
AD 1926, before me personally appeared Howard E. Thorp, to me
known and known by me to be the person described in and
noted, in his capacity as Commissioner, executed the foregoing
instrument and he acknowledged the same by him to be lawful
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as aforesaid, to be his free act and deed in his capacity.
Augustus L. S. Sedgwick,
Notary Public
I, Howard B. Troop of the town of Westerly, county of
Washington and state of Rhode Island, on oath depose and
say that I am the person noted in my capacity as
Commissioner, appointed by the superior court sitting and
for said county of Washington, as aforesaid, made and
execute the foregoing deed that I gave notice of the time,
times and place of sale by publication thereof in the
"Westerly Sun," a newspaper published in the
said town quarterly for at least three times each week
for three consecutive weeks prior to said sale as will
appear by the notes hereunto annexed, by causing said
notices to be published in said newspaper in the issues
there dated and published respectively July 13th, 17th, 20th,
18th, 21st, 24th, 25th, 28th and 31st 1926 and further
by advertising in the "Providence Journal" of Providence,
R.I. and the "Newport Daily News" of Newport R.I. in the issues
of said papers on July 27th 1926, and further posted signs
and detailed particulars and posters setting forth the
time, times and place of sale; and that on the second day
of August, A.D. 1926 at eleven forty o'clock in the forenoon,
standing during time in the premises of the house last mentioned
and described being section "A" of the site hereunto
and said Bill O'Brien and immediately following the
sale of said first tract after the completion of said advertising
notices and other publicity, the said march lot was sold
by me to Thomas P. Belakis, the grantee named in the
foregoing deed, for the sum of seventy $70 dollars, he being
the true and the highest bidder for said premises at said
sale, and that I have made and executed the foregoing
deed to complete said sale under the authority given me
in and by the Decree of said court referred to in said
deed.
Howard B. Troop
Commissioner
State of Rhode Island
Washington, Sc.
In my Notary in said County on this 12th day of August A.D. 1926
Subscribed and sworn to before me
Augustus L. S. Sedgwick, L.S.
Notary Public
Recorded from Book 3, 147 at 195 of Book 4
and recorded by George W. Moore, Town Clerk
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