The instrument's own words
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224 Execution
The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington sc. To the Sheriff of our several
Counties, or their Deputies, Greeting.
Whereas William & Garnett of Newport in the County
of Washington by the consideration of our Supreme Court
Holden at South Kingstown in our then and for our County
of Washington, on the third Monday of August A.D. 1776
recovered judgment against Lorenzo G. Garnett of Court
House nearby, County of California for the sum of
$46.10 dr debt in damages and $6.85 costs of suit as to us etc
appears of record whereof execution remains to be done $ 52.95
We command you therefore, that of the goods and chattels and
real estate attached & other real estate of the said Lorenzo G.
Garnett within your precinct cause to be levied and paid plain
into the said Wm Garnett the aforesaid sums being three hundred
twenty eight dollars eighty cents and eighty five cents for the writ,
with 2s costs for this writ, and thereof also satisfy yourself for
your own fees. Hereof fail not and make true return of
this writ and of your doings thereupon at our next Supreme Court
to be holden at South Kingstown within and for the County
of Washington on the Third Monday of February next.
Witness John Thomas Doyle Esquire, at Smith Kings
town, this 15th day of January in the year one thousand eight
hundred and seventy six John G. Clarke, Clerk
$ 51.47 1/2
Notably, R.D May 5th 1876
Received from yourself & suite one dollars and
sixty five cents on account of the within judgment & execution
from Robert H. Lahopman Cons Depy Sheriff
Lorenzo G. Garnett
By his Attys Peabody & Coaster
State of Rhode Island
Washington sc. By virtue of the within execution I have on
this 20th day of January 1876 at 3 oclock P.M. levied said
execution of all the rights title & interest, which the within
named Lorenzo G. Garnett had at the time of the levy
of said execution in land and to a certain envelope marked
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"Lot No 100" Lorenzo D Garrit" and its contents, found in the
houses or possession of Bradford Driven in Westerly in said County,
Also on all the rights, title and interest which said Lorenzo D
Garrit had on the 28 day of August 1812 at 8 o'clock P.M. the
time of the attachment on the original writ, in and to a certain
tract of land and the improvements thereon situate in the
town of Charlestown & Westerly in the County & State aforesaid
containing by estimation one hundred acres more or less bound
bounded Easterly on lands of heirs of Nathan Taylor and bound
bounded by Nathan M. [illegible] on lands of heirs of Nathan Taylor
bounded on lands of Philip David and companions both and
bounded Southerly on the Salt Pond or houses otherwise bounded or
reputed to be bounded, Also on all the right, title & interest
which said Lorenzo D Garrit had at the time of the levy of
said execution, in and to three other certain tracts of land,
situate in said Charlestown and described as follows " to wit
The first tract is a Mud lot called the Bundick lot" and
bounded Easterly on a highway leading from the Village of
Mantauy so called to the Old Road so called, Northerly on
lands of heirs of Jerome Pabooks, Westerly on lands of James
S. Johnson and Southerly on lands of heirs of Benj. Healy
The second tract is a mud lot so called the Salting Lot
and bounded Easterly & Northerly on lands of heirs of Simon
Galacks, Westerly on lands of heirs of Joseph Macomber, and
Southerly on lands of heirs of Henry Clarke, the Third
tract is a marsh lot and bounded Easterly by the old beach,
Northerly & Westerly by the Salt Pond & Southerly on lands of
heirs of Edward Wilbur or houses otherwise bounded a house
otherwise said tracts or lots are reputed to be bounded, by leaving
an attested copy of the within writ in possession with Amy Longs
dwelling thereon with Nathan Cross the Town Clerk of the
said town of Charlestown at his office and have notified said
property to be sold at public Auction on the premises of
the late residence of Joseph Garrit (since deceased) in said
Charlestown on the 21 day of May 1816 at 10 o'clock A.M. by
posting Notices in three Publick places in said Charlestown to wit
one in the Drummoning Salt Office, one in the Broad Mills Post
Office and one in the Store of M. Hostile & Co also by posting
notices in three Publick places in said Westerly to wit one in the
Store of Benjamin R Bailey, one in the Store of Joseph H. Lewis
and one in the Meat Market of Chas. H. Lathrop,
Deputy Sheriff
over
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226 Washington Co. Ss. In Charlestown in said county on this 2d
day of May 1876 I have notified paid sale by causing an
advertisement thereof to be published in the Narragansett
Times at Narragansett in the County of where said
Real Estate lies, on the 7th day of April 1876 and from that
day once a week for the space of three weeks next before
this day, and no person appearing to redeem said Real Tor
Personal Estate, I have on this day after reading aloud the
conditions of sale at the time & place afo:said, sold the
same at Public Auction to William $\mathcal{S}$ Knight of Westerly in
said county he being the highest bidder for the same,
for the sum of four thousand ninety twenty dollars & ninety
three cents, and have herewith paid to Stability $\mathcal{S}$ Trusts
attys for the within named William $\mathcal{S}$ Knight the said
sum of $\overline{\$4021.93}$ less my fees of $\overline{\$81.08}$ and return this
execution satisfied for the sum of four hundred & sixty
one dollars & sixty five cents ($\overline{\$461.65}$) and unsatisfied
for the balance ($\overline{\$46.16}$) and nonsatisfied
2 Ads $\overline{\$1.00}$
1 Copy $\overline{.75}$
Travel & service $\overline{2.50}$
notifying sale $\overline{2.00}$
Travel to notify $\overline{3.20}$
Printing bill $\overline{6.30}$
Travel to Admin $\overline{2.30}$
Percentage fees $\overline{19.03}$
Travel inside $\overline{2.00}$
2 Deeds $\overline{6.00}$
Paid town clerk $\overline{10}$
$\overline{\$81.28}$
Chat H. Chapman
Deputy Sheriff
Received for record May 16th 1876
at 1 o'clock PM and recorded
by Cathart Cross Town Clerk