The instrument's own words
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State of Rhode Island &c
In Charlestown this first day of January 1777
Loyrus Watson personally appeared before me and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his free and
voluntary act and deed
Charles Cross
Justice of the Peace
Received for record Jan 1st 1777 at 12 oclock pm
and recorded by Kehaled Cross from clerk
On this 29th day of December 1777 I received of Loyrus
Watson the full amount of the above mortgage and
the note secured thereby and I hereby discharge the
same in full Witness my hand and seal
Your hand
For presence of
Kehaled Cross
To all people to whom these presents shall come I Henry
Whipple of Westerly in the County of Washington State of
Rhody Island, Sheriff of said County
David Greene;
Whereas an execution against Walter Rutter resident of Putnam
in the state of Connecticut late of Westerly appeared at
the suit of James & Peter Barker & Gale traders in
company transacting business in said Westerly under the
name James & style of Peter & Gale caused me the said
Henry Whipple Sheriff as appeared on the 14th day of
February 1786 at 8 o clock of the Morning to seize on all the rights
title & Interest which said Walter Rutter has had on the
first day of August 1781 The time of the attachment
Therefore on the original wrist said writ is run to levy on
certain tracts of land & the improvements thereon situate
in said Charlestown described as follows to wit: The
first tract contains by estimation eight (8) acres more or
less & bounded as follows to wit: commencing at the
west side of Pasquitt pond running Westerly to the center of
a wall bounded Southerly on land of the heirs of Samuel
Grant thence running Southerly 38 rods bounded Westerly
on land of the grantor thence running an Easterly course
to the North side of the lower bog thence running a straight
course of the lower bog until it strikes the Pasquitt bridge
bounded Northerly on land of the grantor thence on said
pond to the first mentioned bound! The second tract
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