The instrument's own words
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32 For Harrington wife of the said Henry D. Harrington in consideration
of the sum paid by her aforesaid, do hereby release and forever quitclaim
unto the said Godfrey W. Nelson, his heirs and assigns, all thy right
of dower in and to the aforementioned premises.
In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and
seals this 20th day of May in the year of our lord one thousand nine
hundred and twenty seven.
Signed and sealed in the presence of
Henry D. Harrington L.S.
Ethel F. Harrington L.S.
State of Connecticut
County of Fairfield
On this twenty first on the 20th day of May, AD 1927 before
me personally appeared Henry D. Harrington and Ethel F. Harrington
to me known, and known by one to be the parties executing the foregoing
instrument, and they acknowledged said instrument by their
signatures to be their free act and deed. Janney J. Page
Notary Public L.S.
Received for record July, 18, 1927 at 10-15 o'clock am.
and recorded bef George Labrook. Town Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I, Timothy S.
money collector of taxes for the town of Charlestown in the County of
Washington and state of Rhode Island for the year 1826, had returned
whereby the taxpayers of the town of Charlestown, R.I. at their annual
financial town meeting duly notified and held on the 12th day
of April 1826 voted that a poll tax of one dollar and twenty four cents
each and amount hundred dollar valuation of the ratable estate in said
town is assessed as the 15th day of June, 1826 at twelve o'clock noon,
and which tax was assessed in accordance with said vote, and the
list of bill in one form delivered to me with the warrant duly signed
and 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 William Patterson neglected to pay the tax
assessed against their hundred interest in said bill amounting to
one dollar and twenty four cents, and in consequence thereof I did
on the eighth day of June 1827 levy upon said warrant upon a certain
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tract of land belonging to said person situated in said Johnston, and did
advertise the same for sale at more than three public places in said town
and also in the Westerly Daily Sun, a newspaper published in Westerly.
said land was declared for more than twenty days previous to sale, and on the second
day of July, 1827 at ten o'clock A.M. I proceeded to sell at public auction
the premises aforesaid and Samuel S. Greene of said Johnston, was the
highest bidder therefore, now therefore in consideration of the sum of
eighteen dollars and thirty six cents to me paid by said Samuel S.
Greene, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, I do hereby sell and
convey unto the said Samuel S. Greene his heirs and assigns forever, all
the right, title and interest which the said William H. Kenyon had
in, and to said premises of acreage consisting said lot with all the
aforementioned trees belonging being a certain tract of wood land containing
twenty six acres more or less bounded as follows beginning at a stone
on the North side of the said path fence boundary by the East side of the highway
eighteen chains and seventy seven links thence Easterly with the side of the highway
forty four chains and twenty eight links to where an old path intersects
said road, thence Contrary as said road path run twenty eight chains and
thirty links to the North of said mentioned stone of person boundary To hence
and to return to the same to the said Samuel S. Greene his heirs and assigns
forever subject to the taxes at the time of sale and redemption provided by law. Cum Ills the
said Timothy S. Browny Collector of taxes as aforesaid covenant with the said
Samuel Greene that I have appraised and processed as hereinbefore
stated and have complied with the terms of the law regulating the
collection of taxes.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 12th
day of July 1827
By the Secretary of
George L. Lorse
Timothy S. Browny
Collector of taxes
State of Rhode Island
County of Providence
In Johnston on the 12th day of July, A.D. 1827 before me
personally appeared Timothy S. Browny Collector of taxes to me
known and declared by me to be the person sealing the foregoing instrument
and he acknowledged said instrument by printing sealed to be his
free act and deed in his capacity as aforesaid.
George L. Lorse
Notary Public
Received for record July 12th 1827 at 11 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George L. Lorse Town Clerk
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