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5/16/1876 · DEED · book 10 page 224 doc 4466

From CHAPMAN CHAS H life, GAVITT LORENZO D life
To GAVITT WILLIAM S life
Consideration four thousand ninety two dollars & ninety three cents
Premises one hundred acres more or less · 100 acres and three mud/marsh lots (Charlestown, Westerly)

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Follow forward ▶ 1876 · DEED · CHAPMAN CHAS H; GAVITT LORENZO D → GAVITT WILLIAM S · book 10 p 227
“sold at public auction for the satisfaction of the said execution”
cites this instrument as its source · read by gemma

The grantee's later conveyances, by name — the man, not necessarily this land; the one that cites this deed as its source is the land

▶ 1878 · MORTGAGE · GAVITT WILLIAM S; GAVITT ELEANOR → CHESTER ALBERT L · book 10 p 395
▶ 1891 · DEED · GAVITT WILLIAM S → GAVITT OLIVER · book 12 p 264
▶ 1912 · DEED · GAVITT OLIVER; MORGAN SUSAN F; KING THANKFUL A; GAVITT CLARA A C; GAVI → MACFARLANE WILLIAM T · book 17 p 259
▶ 1913 · DEED · GAVITT OLIVER; MORGAN SUSAN F; KING THANKFUL A; GAVITT MARGARET M; GAV → RICHARD ALFRED J · book 17 p 389

Bounded by

Nathan Taylor · Nathan Taylor · John G. Wilbur · Obadiah Davis · Jerome Babcock · James R. Kenyon · Binny Peasey

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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225 "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

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