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To All People to whom these Presents Come Greeting. —
Whereas by virtue of, and on an Original Writ against Benjamin Hopie
of North in the County of New London and State of Connecticut at the
Suit of the President Director and any Company of the Bank of North
the County of Washington & State of Rhode Island returnable and duly delivered
to the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County of Washington at the
February term 1839 A.D. I Samuel Chapman Sheriff of said County in the
fourth day of December A.D. 1833 at three quarter after five o'Clock in the
afternoon at Charlestown in said County of Washington attending then and there
the term being then held of said County of Washington attending all and several
of the Justices of the said Benjamin Hopie in respect to a Certain tract or parcel of
Land situate on said Charlestown containing September acres more or less
bounded on the North West by Northly on the South by Land of Richard Guy
on the East by Stanley Entirely of Land Edward Smith Southly on the South on the
of the Hopie Howard and Westly on the South side pall her called. —
A plat of which aforesaid piece of Land is hereunto annexed.
And whereas an Execution against the said Benjamin Hopie at the writ of
said President Directors and Company of the Bank of North found due
the Judgment of said Court of Common Pleas on a void Original Writ was
by the said Court of Common Pleas Sheriff of said County of Washington
issued on aforesaid the sixteenth day of August A.D. 1839 at Charlestown aforesaid
Served on all the Right Title Estate Interest and Property which the said Benjamin
Hopie had in the aforementioned tract of Land at the aforementioned time the
Premises aforesaid at the time aforesaid being judged sufficient at an Original Writ
and whereas on the sixteenth day of November A.D. 1839 at Charlestown aforesaid all the Estate Right
Title Interest & Property which the said Benjamin Hopie had in the
Premises aforesaid at the time aforesaid being judged sufficient at an Original Writ
was by me the said Samuel Chapman Sheriff aforesaid Sold by
Public Auction for the satisfaction of said Execution to Gordon the Hopie at
Charlestown who won the Highest bidder for the sum of your hundred
Charlestown and Seventy five cents only which the said Gordon Hopie has
in two Dollars and Seventy five cents only which the said Samuel Chapman
well and truly paid with the said Samuel Chapman
And know all men by these presents that by virtue of the Sale in such manner made and
proceeded I the said Samuel Chapman Sheriff as aforesaid in Consideration
of the sum of Money paid unto me as aforesaid the said Benjamin Hopie by the Bank of North
said Sale again and sell over unto the said Gordon Hopie his Heirs and Assigns
Sole Assign all the Estate Right Title Interest Property & Interest whatever it
contains All the Estate Right Title Interest Property & Interest whatever it
said Benjamin Hopie had in and to the said Premises and Appurtenances at the
of the Execution the said Original Writ.
And to hold the said Premises and Appurtenances to the said
G. Hopie his Heirs and Assigns forever.
In witness whereof I the said Samuel Chapman Sheriff as aforesaid have
hereunto set my hand and seal this Sixteenth day of February A.D. 1840. —
In presence of
Samuel Chapman Sheriff /S/
Rosey Barnstable
George D. Croft
Recorded Oct 1895
by Samuel Stanton T. Clerk
Washington ss. February 16th 1840. —
Personally came Samuel Chapman Esquirey signed the above
and following Instrument and acknowledged the same to be his
Act and sealing it before me.
George D. Croft Justice of the Peace
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