The instrument's own words
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252 State of Rhode Island &c
Washington &c Sept 1st 1876
Personally appeared Hannah Gavitt widow
of Joseph, Ephiel Gavitt, Joseph G. Gavitt, Olive
L. Gavitt, Sophronia G. Gavitt and Antinda Gavitt,
signers and sealers of the foregoing instrument and
acknowledged the same to be their free and
voluntary act and deed hand and seal.
Before me
Washington &c In Westerly in said County on
this fifth day of September A.D. 1876, I then personally
appeared C. Gavitt Gavitt and Olive E. Gavitt
two of the subscribers to the foregoing instrument
and acknowledged the same to be their free and
voluntary act & deed.
Before me, Thomas Vincent
Justice of the Peace
Received for record Sept 11th 1876
at 3 o'clock P.M. and recorded by Chas Cross I Clerk
Execution
L.S. The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington &c To the sheriffs of our several Counties or their
Deputies Greeting
Whereas Joseph G. Church of Charlestown in the County of
Washington by the certification of our Supreme Court held at
South Kingstown within and for the County of Washington on the
third Monday of February A.D. 1876, recovered judgment against
Albert Clarke, owner of said town for the sum of 245 Dolls 10 cts
debt or damages and 13 dollars and 05 cts out of sum as to unpaid
of interest, whereas execution remains to be done. We command you, therefore
that of the goods and chattels and real estate belonging to the said Albert Clarke
within your power present you cause to be seized and satisfied and satisfied
the aforesaid sum being two hundred and fifty eight dollars and fifty cents
in the whole with 25 cents for the writ and also any delay sufficiently proved for
your own fees. Hereof fail not and make two returns of this writ and
of your doings therewith to our Supreme Court to be helden at South-
Kingstown within and for the County of Washington on the Monday
next.
Witness Thomas Empire Esquire Chief Justice
Kingstown this 23 day of May in the year one thousand eight hundred and
seventy six John H. Clarke Clerk
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Washington Co. In cholesterino in said County on this 29th day of Augy Ad 1886, at 2 oclock
I do I here this day have levied the within execution on the right title and interest which the
within named Albert Chunn had on the night day of November Ad 1885 at 9 oclock
and 50 minutes after the time of the streetclock on the original wrist and to ten acres
tract of land and the improvements thereon known as Standing situated in said Colchester, the
first part being a Marsh but brought in of Low Swamp & bounded Easterly on land of Samuel
L. Sunker, Northerly on land of person Peterson Northerly on land of George H. M. Story &
Southerly by the Sea or houses otherwise bounded. The second part is a beach lot bounded
Northerly by land of Samuel L. Sunker Northerly by land a stone wall southerly by the
Sea & Easterly on land of James A. Thrasher, or houses otherwise bounded. I here set
up for public sale of said land at Amos P. Sunker's store at Glocester, one
conspicuous stone and that the same will be sold at a public sale to be held on said premises
on the 30th day of August AD 1886, at 11 oclock A.M.
Officer's fees
$\frac{1}{100}$
Sueses, 50c
$\frac{50}{100}$
S Witness 40c
$\frac{40}{100}$
Advertising 40c
$\frac{40}{100}$
Total $1.40
$\frac{140}{100}$
Thos W. Waters
Dept Sheriff
Washington Co. In cholesterino in said County on this 30 the day of
August AD 1886, I caused and advertisement of the sale of said real estate to be
published on that day and from that day once a week for the space of three weeks
next before that day in the Newspaper called the some having a New Paper printed in
said County and as person appearing to purchase said real estate, I here This
day sold the same at Public Auction at the time and place permitted in the
Notifications and advertisement before referred to to Albert Chunn of cholesterino,
the highest bidder for the same for the sum of $ 92 50 No dollars The cost $ 1 40/100
dollars, leaving the amount of $ 91 10/100 dollars towards the within execution,
I return the within writ to the within execution for the amount of $ 187 00/100 dollars
Thos W. Waters
Dept Sheriff
Received for Record September 18th 1886 at 8 oclock A.M. and
Recorded by Charles Comes Town Clerk