The instrument's own words
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State of Rhode Island &c
In Charlestown this first day of January 1777
Loynes 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 Charles Cross from clerk
On this 29th day of December 1777 I received of Loynes
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
Charles 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 of Narragansett
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 Whipple of Westerly made me the said
Henry Whipple Sheriff as appeared on the 14th day of
February 1786 at 8 o clock of the Morning seized on all the rights
title & Interest which said Walter Rutter was had on the
first day of August 1781 The time of the attachment
Therefore on the original wrist said writ is run and 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 road running Westerly to the center of
a wall bounded Southerly on land of the heirs of Samuel
Grant then 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 road
bounded Northerly on land of the grantor Thence on said
Road to the first mentioned bound! The second tract
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308 contains by estimation, one hundred & twenty (120) acres more
or less, bounded Northerly on land of the heirs of Samuel Dailey
& Lodowick Fossie; easterly on the Quisset Broad, southerly on
land of M. & S. Haskell & westerly on land of Nathaniel Dailey or
however the same tracts are bounded or reputed
to be bounded, being the same on which Nathaniel Dailey's
residue at the time of said attachment. Where whereas on
the 4th day of September A.D. 1876 at 10 o'clock A.M. all the
right title interest & property estate which on said Walter R
Lewis had in the premises aforesaid at the time of said
attachment on the original writ in the suit aforesaid was sold by
me the said Henry H. Whipple Sheriff as aforesaid in sole at
Public auction for the satisfaction of a writ of execution to Francis
H. Foster & James B. Gates both of Notucket aforesaid, who were
the highest bidders therefore for the sum of two hundred & fifty
dollars 250$ which sum the said James B. Foster & James B.
Gates have since well & truly paid to me said Henry
Whipple Sheriff aforesaid, a Not. Rhode Island that by force
& virtue of the law in such a case made & provided I the said
Henry Whipple Sheriff aforesaid in consideration of the
sum of money paid me aforesaid to by these presents bargain
sell assign & set over unto said James Foster & James B. Gates
their heirs assigns forever, all the said right title interest
property freehold & inheritance of the said Walter R. Lewis of
unto the said premises & appurtenances at the time of
said attachment on said original writ. To have & to hold
the said premises unto the aforesaid heirs to the said James
Foster & James B. Gates their heirs & assigns forever.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal in my
aforesaid capacity this 8th day of October A.D. 1876
Signed & sealed
in presence of
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C. Hunt, N.C. his yearn Henry Whipple Sheriff of R.I.
State of Rhode Island
County of Washington to
I, Notary in said County
on this 14th day of October A.D. 1876 Here personally appeared
before me the above named Henry Whipple & acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by him signed in his capacity as
Sheriff to be his free & voluntary act & deed on his said
capacity. Chas H. Chapman Notary Public
Received for record Sept 15th 1876 at 10 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by Chas Cross Town Clerk
The page as recorded
