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TO ALL PERSONS TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
I, WILLIAM D. CROSS, Collector of Taxes, for the Town of Charlestown, County of Washington State of Rhode Island, for the year 1939, SEND GREETING; WHEREAS the taxpayers of said Town of Charlestown, at their annual Financial Town Meeting duly notified and held on the 10th day of April, A. D. 1939, voted and ordered the assessment and collection of a tax on the ratable real estate and tangible personal property of the owners of real and personal estate in said Town of Charlestown; and WHEREAS, on the 15th day of June, A. D. 1939, the Board of Tax Assessors of said Town made such assessment and fixed the rate thereon of $1.30 on each one hundred dollars valuation of the ratable real estate and tangible personal property, 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, Fannie Bocemdes, d.e.h.o. neglected to pay the tax assessed against them as expressed in said tax billing amounting to Three Dollars Twenty-five Cents and in consequence thereof I did on the 1st day of May, A. D. 1940 levy said warrant upon that certain tract of land designated on Original Tax List, 1939, as "Wood Lot," belonging to said Fannie Bocemdes, d.e.h.o. in said Charlestown, and did advertise the same for sale at four public places in said Town of Charlestown, viz: Wright's Garage, the store of E. C. Brown & Son, Grinnell's Garage and the post office at Charlestown, R. I., for more than twenty days previous to said sale, and also in the South County News, a newspaper published in said County of Washington, for more than twenty days previous to said sale, and on the 13th day of July, A. D. 1940, at one o'clock p. m., Daylight Saving Time, at the Town Hall, in said Town, I proceeded to sell at Public Auction, by Robert P. Day, a qualified auctioneer, the premises aforesaid, and Philip H. Peckham, of said Town of Charlestown, was the highest bidder. NOW, KNOW YE, that in consideration of the sum of Eleven Dollars Twenty-five Cents ($11.25) to me paid by said Philip H. Peckham, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, I do hereby sell and convey unto said Philip H. Peckham, his heirs and assigns, forever, all the right, title and interest which said Fannie Bocemdes, d.e.h.o. had in and to said premises at the time of assessing said tax, with all of the appurtenances thereto belonging; for a description of said premises, reference is hereby had and made to the Records of Land Evidence, said Town of Charlestown, and to "Map of Indian Reservation, Charlestown, Rhode Island," on file in Town Clerk's office, of said Town.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same to the said Philip H. Peckham, his heirs and assigns, forever, (subject to the right of redemption as provided by law).
And I, the said William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes, as aforesaid, do covenant that with the said Philip H. Peckham, his 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 WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 23rd day of July, A. D. 1940.
In the presence of:
Linton L. Brown
Wm. D. Cross, Collector of Taxes, Town of Charlestown for the year 1939. (L. S.)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND }
County of Washington }
In Charlestown on the 23rd day of July, A. D. 1940, before me personally appeared William D. Cross, Collector of Taxes aforesaid, to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument, by his executed, to be his own free act and deed, individually, and in his official capacity aforesaid.
Linton L. Brown, Notary Public
Received for record July 24th, A. D. 1940 at 9:10 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [?]
Town Clerk
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TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the same, with all rights, privileges and appurtenances thereunto
appertaining, unto and unto the use of him, the said Emory L. Edwards, his heirs and assigns
forever.
And I, the aforementioned Walter E. Palmer, as Guardian, for myself and for my heirs,
executors, and administrators, do covenant with the said Emory L. Edwards, his heirs and assigns,
that I will warrant and defend the aforesaid premises unto the said Emory L. Edwards, his
heirs and assigns, forever, against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming by,
through, or under me as an such Guardian.
And for the consideration aforesaid, I covenant with said Emory L. Edwards, his heirs
and assigns, forever, that I am the duly qualified Guardian, as aforesaid; that I have, as such
Guardian, fully complied with all requirements of law, and that I have good right, and authority
to sell and convey the aforesaid premises for the consideration stated, by virtue of said
Probate decree.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighteenth day of May,
in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty.
Signed and Sealed in the presence of)
HENRY H. CRANDALL WALTER E. PALMER (SEAL)
Guardian of:
Walter E. Palmer, Jr.
Roma C. Palmer
Kenneth A. Palmer
Russell L. Palmer
Mona E. Palmer
(INTERNAL REVENUE STAMPS, $3.00)
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND)
)
County of Washington )
In Hopkinton on the eighteenth day of May, A. D. 1940 before me personally appeared
Walter E. Palmer, Guardian of the said minor children, to me known and known by me to be the
party executing the f oregoing instrument, and he acknowledged said instrument, by him executed,
to be his free act and deed and deed., individually, and in his capacity as Guardian aforesaid and the
free act and deed of each of said minors, as aforesaid.
HENRY H. CRANDALL
Notary Public
Received for record September 9th, A. D. 1940 at 11:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by
[Signature]
Town Clerk
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