The instrument's own words
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Execution. 319
The Style of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington Co. So, To the Sheriffe of our sovereign colony or
his Deputy Greeting
Whereas James H. Morley and Samuel B. Gale, late dwellers
in the commonwealth called Massachusetts business in Westerly and recently
moved to the same, namely said persons of Exeter State Connecticut
the certification of our supreme Court held at South
Kingstown certain and for the peace and prosperity of Washington on
the third Monday of February of 1788 R.C. recovered A judgment
against said Nathan R. Kenrick now of Providence in the State of
Connecticut executee of the latterly aforesaid, for the sum of
four score debt & damages & costs and of suit as a special
p[le]a of account in hand execution genuine is to be done. The
commanded writ specifying that if the same are not satisfied and
sum paid whereas the said Mr. Nathan R. Kenrick written on
your county you cause to be seized and put into his hand
Other & Deliver the aforesaid sums being Sixteen dollars and eight
shillings for Debt and damages & costs in the whole, with twenty per
cent per annu and therefore an extra sixty % per annu per year fine
Hereof fail not and make return same Court of said, and
of your things thereon, to our next Superior Court, to be
held at South Kingstown, within and for the County of
Washington, with the Third Monday of February next
Witness Thomas G. Bourne County Sheriffe practice at
South Kingstown, this day being the twenty in the year we
thousand, & eight hundred and eighty the
Josiah L. Clarke
Clerk
Washington Co. In the Courthouse in said County on
the 14th day of February of 1810, at 8 o'clock, it was there
served the within execution on the 12th day, but no interest
within the within mentioned manner Nathan R. Kenrick was not found the first
day of August 1810 at 11 the time of the attached thereas in
the Original writ in the (two hours) certain tracts of land & the
improvements thereon the appurtenances and
ments belonging situated in said Courthouse & 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 Pawtuxet Obc running
Westerly to the center of said boundary boundary by a line
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Of the heirs of Samuel Danitt; thence running northerly 58 rods
bounded westerly on land of the grantor thence running an
easterly course to the north east corner of the lower bog thence running
a straight course of the lower bog until it strikes Risquitt's Bound
bounded, northerly on land of the granted thence on east line
to the first mentioned bound. The second tract contains
by estimation 120 acres more or less bounded northerly on
land of the heirs of Samuel Danitt & Coornelis Horrix; easterly on
Risquitt's Bound; southerly on land of J.P. Foote & westerly on
land of the heirs of Samuel Danitt or possessor whoever sithe said tracts
are bounded, or reputed to be bounded being the same or which
Nathaniel Lewis seized at the time of said attachment & have
sent notifications of said levy in three public places within the
town of Charlestown to wit one at the home of George H. Moore
or at the Carolina Station on the Providence & Johnston
Rail Road & the other at the Store of Joseph L. Church & that the
same will be sold at a public auction to be held on said premises
on the 23 day of May A.D. 1866 at 10 oclock Am
Henry Whipple Sheriff
Washington Co
Charlestown May 23rd A.D. 1866, I caused an
advertisement of the sale of the aforementioned real estate copy of
which is hereto annexed marked A to be published in the
Narragansett Weekly Mercury a newspaper published in Westerly in
said County on the 24th day of May A.D. 1866 & from that time
once a week until this day, being a space of over three weeks
& have on this at the time & place named in said notification
& advertisement before referred to adjourned the sale of said
premises to the 12th day of August A.D. 1866 at 10 oclock Am on
said premises
Henry Whipple Sheriff
Washington Co
Charlestown August 12th A.D. 1866,
I caused an advertisement of the adjournment of the sale
of the aforementioned real estate to be published in the Narragansett
Weekly Mercury a newspaper published in Westerly in said County on
the 4th day of May A.D. 1866 a copy of which is hereto annexed
marked B & caused the same to be published for the space of one
week & have on this day at the time & place named in
said advertisement adjourned the sale of said premises
to the 14th day of september A.D. 1866 at 10 oclock Am on the said
premises
Henry Whipple Sheriff
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Washington &
Bristoltown September 14th 1876
I caused an advertisement of the adjournment of the
sale of prescribed premises to be published in the Narragansett
Weekly, a newspaper published in westerly in said County on the
19th day of August AD 1876, a copy of which is hereto annexed
marked C. & caused the same to be published for the space of
two weeks, and no person appearing to redeem said real estate,
I have on this day at the time & place named in said advertisement
sold the same at public auction to James S. Giles & James C.
Giles both of Westerly in said County for the sum of two hundred
& fifty dollars ($250) out of which I have paid the costs of damages
of said deed & sale amounting to twenty five 75 dollars ($25.75)
The balance two hundred & twenty four 25 dollars ($224.25) I
have paid to the within named plaintiff partly by their receipt
hereto annexed marked D leaving a balance of fourteen
hundred & forty 75 dollars ($1440.75) still unpaid
I have said plaintiff(s) hereby run said Execution in satisfaction
for said amount of fourteen hundred & forty 75 dollars ($1440.75)
The interest on the within named amount of debt or damages
from the 8th day of December 1875 the day on which said judgment
was rendered, amounted to
Levy .................................................................... .38
Travel to levy ........................................................ 1.50
Writing notices ..................................................... 1.50
Posting ................................................................... 1.00
Travel to post ........................................................ 1.00
Writing notice for newspaper ................................. 3.0
Travel to Sale ........................................................ 1.50
Ad's sale ................................................................. .50
Travel to .. ............................................................. 1.50
Domage .. .............................................................. 3.75
Writing & Ex deed ................................................... 5.00
Proc. procedutting ................................................... 7.00
......................................................................... $25.25
Received for record Feb 21st 1877 at 5 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by Charles Cross town clerk
Henry Whipple Sheriff