The instrument's own words
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To all persons to whom these presents shall come Send Greeting
Whereas an execution against Elisha E. Carpenter, of Baltic in
the State of Connecticut at the suit of Jonathan Mosson and I
bring Mosson of Westerly in the county of Washington and State
of Rhode Island partners in business under the name and style
of Mosson Company was given to Edward L. Kendall of Hopkinton in
said county of Washington and Sheriff of said county on the 4th day
of April A.D. 1877 at 10 o'clock and 30 minutes in the forenoon,
upon the following described real estate situated in the
town of Charlestown in said county near the beach n northeast
of the Narragansett salt Pond and bounded Northerly by the
beach leading to the Ocean from said land Easterly by land
of Sarah Kelly Northerly by land of Stephen La Browning and
Westerly partly by field of Percival Webster and partly by said
channel or marshes otherwise the same is or may be referred to
be described, with a small house thereonstanding, and whereas on
the eleventh day of July A.D. 1877 all the estate, right title, interest
and property of the said Elisha E. Carpenter in the property of
said A.D. 1877 at 9 o'clock and 15 minutes in the forenoon the force of
the attachment on the original writ in said action, in the premises
aforesaid were sold by me Edward Tucker Sheriff of said county of
Washington sold at Public Auction for the satisfaction of the
said execution to Manton R. Carpenter of South Kingstown in
said county who was the highest bidder there for the sum of twenty
five ($25) Dollars payable to the said Manton R. Carpenter half since
well and truly paid and to me said Edward Tucker Sheriff as
aforesaid. And I now know that by force and virtue of the law
in such cases made and provided I the said Edward Tucker
Sheriff as aforesaid in consideration of the sum of money paid
witness me that I do hereby sell assign
and deliver over unto the said Manton R. Carpenter his heirs and
assigns forever all the estate, right title, interest property
feehold and inheritance of the said Elisha E. Carpenter in
land to the said premises and appurtenances at the time of the
attachment on the original writ in said action and at the time
of the levy of the execution thereon to have and to hold the said
premises and appurtenances to the said Manton R. Carpenter his
heirs and assigns forever. In witness whereof I have
set my hand and seal this 13th day of July A.D. 1877.
Signed, sealed and delivered
In presence of Edward Tucker Sheriff &c. &c.
A. A. Greenman
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Washington Sc. In South Kingstown July, 25th 1877
before me personally came Edward Tucker Sheriff and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his voluntary act
and deed. Before me Along A. Greenman
Notary Public
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Washington Sc
August 5th 1887
I Edward Lucken Sheriff
of the county of Washington make this affidavit upon knowledge and
belief that the above conveyed real estate was by my predecessor in
office the Sheriff then duly advertised and that notice of the levy and
sale was duly published in the Mercury, Narragansett Weekly, a
newspaper published in Mestric in said county of Washington in the
weekly sums of June 16th 23rd & 30th & July 7th & 14th 1887
and that the said sale was as sold as advertised by me the subscriber on
the 17th day of July 1887 at 11 oclock A M in the premises
Edward Lucken Sheriff.
Subscribed and sworn to in South Kingstown in the county of Washington
this 7th day of September AD 1887
Before me Alongs A. Pearson
Notary Public
Sc. S. State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington Sc
To the Sheriff his deputy or a settler of either
of the town Sergeants or Constables of the County of Washington Sending
Whereas at a District Court of the Third Judicial District held
at Warwick in said county on the 21st day of January AD 1887
Jonathan Mason & Irving Mason both of said variety
copartners in business under the name & style of Mason & Mason
in said county recovered judgment of said Court against
Elisha C. Coppinger of Bristol in the State of Connecticut for
the sum of thirty dollars and sixty six cents and for
court costs six dollars and five cents, which sums in the whole amount to
thirty six dollars and seventy one cents, for which execution
remaining, is to be issued.
We command you therefore
out of the goods and chattels and real estate of the said
[illegible] debtor (contain upon precient) recover the sum amount to
$36.71 sixty six dollars and 71 cents, together with full costs
for this execution as also your lawful fees for serving the
[illegible] serve, and thereupon satisfy and pay the said creditors.
Hereof let make and make return of the writ in three
months from the date hereof, and of your doing thereof,
Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this 22nd
day of March in the year of the thousand eight hundred
and eighty seven AD 1887.
Henry Whitfield
Justice of the District Court
of the Third Judicial District
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington Sc
I own Charlestown in said county on this 4th day
of April AD 1887 at 11.30 oclock in the forenoon I have levied the
writ herein mentioned in the estate now title and interest which the
within named defendant Elisha C. Coppinger had on the 9th
day of October AD 1886 at 9.40 oclock in the forenoon the line of
the attachment on the original writ, in and to a certain tract of
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land with the buildings and improvements thereon, situated in said town
of Charlestown and described as follows, Bounded North by the channel
leading from Charlestown Pond to the Sea, East by land of Sarah Kelly
North the land of Stephen Bouning, westerly partly by land of
Bethel Webster and partly by said channel or otherwise however the
same may be bounded, the house thereon being known as the Read
House, and I have set up notifications of said sale on three public
posts in three public places in said town of Charlestown, to wit one at the
store of [illegible] & I. H. House, one at the store of Knight House near
Gardner's Depot and one are at the Post Office at Kennevis Mills and that
the same will be sold at a public auction on Wednesday the 13th
day of July 1887 at 11 o'clock in the forenoon on the premises
Notice 3.00
advertisements 3.00
12 Miles fare 1.20
$ 4.20 Edward I. Randall, Sheriff
Washington Sc. I, On Westerly in said County, on this 16th
day of June AD 1887 I caused an advertisement of the sale of
said real estate to be published on that day and from that day
one a week for the space of three weeks before the day of the
sale of the lotion described above property in the Westerly Independent
Weekly the same being a news paper printed in said county,
and in this 25th day of June AD 1887 being relieved from said
duties of Sheriff of Washington County I have this day turned
the within exhibit over to my successor in said office for
further service. Edward I. Randall, Sheriff
Washington Sc. I, in Charlestown on this 13th day of July AD
1887 at 11 o'clock A.M. the levies filed in the above return no person
appearing to pay said judgment the execution accordingly ran, I have
sold the above described real estate of public auction to the highest
bidder therefore for the sum of twenty five dollars which said sum
after deducting therefrom the cost and expenses amounting $ 8.30
the balance, therefore I have applied towards the satisfaction of said
execution leaving the same still unsatisfied for the sum of twenty
four dollars and sixty three cents. Edward I. Randall, Sheriff
Notices bill 3.00
advertisements 3.00
her cost 2.30
seed 6.00 Sheriff Randall's fee $ 2.00
$ 2.20
Sheriff's Sale
By virtue of an execution issued from the District Court of the Third
Judicial District held at Westerly, in the County of Washington and
State of Rhode Island dated the 28th day of March AD 1887 and
returnable to said Court on the 29th day of June AD 1887 wherein
Jonathan Mason and Irving Mason both said residents are Plaintiffs
and Eliza E. Carpenter of Ballie in the state of Connecticut is
Defendant, I shall sell at Public Auction, on the premises on
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Monday the 13th day of July AD 1887 at 11 oclock in the forenoon all the
estate right title and interest which said defendant had on the 7th day
of October AD 1886 at 9 oclock and 40 minutes After the time of the
attachment on the original writ in and to a certain tract of lands
with the buildings and improvements thereon situated in Charlestown
said Washington county and described as follows Bounded
North by the channel leading from Charlestown pond to the sea
East by land of Sarah Kelly heirs to land of Stephen Browning
Westly partly by land of Nathaniel Webster and partly by said channel
or brook thereunto the same may be connected the house thereon
being commonly the "Beach House" situated on original north
as the property of said defendant Served on this 14th day of
April AD 1887 at 11 30 After to satisfy said Execution
of sufficient Edward Le Cundall Sheriff
Received for record Sept 26 1887 at 9 oclock After
and recorded by George Le Cross Town Clerk
I know all Men by these Presents That I Samuel F.
Babcock of Hopkinton County of Washington and state of
Rhode Island hereinafter called the grantor for and in
consideration of the sum of Forty Dollars $40.00 to me paid
by Joseph Holmes of Truro County of New Gordon and
State of Massachusetts hereinafter called the grantee the
receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge he hereby give
grant bargain sell and convey unto the said grantee his
heirs and assigns forever a certain lot or parcel of land
situate in Charlestown in said county of Washington and
described and bounded as follows to wit said tract being
lot numbered 6 on a plot marked "Plan of lotsage lots
Dunning-grant" filed on file in the Town Clerk's office in said
Charlestown to be recorded and bounded as follows to wit
Northerly by lot numbered 7 on said plot Easterly by land of
the heirs of Samuel Babcock late of Charlestown deceased
Southerly by lot numbered 5 on said plot and Westerly by the
Atlantic Ocean Excepting and reserving to the heirs of the
late said Babcock aforesaid the rights of the "Sea weed fringes"
so called on said premises To have and to hold the
said granted Premises with all the rights privileges and
appurtenances thereof (except as aforesaid) his the said
grantee his heirs and assigns forever And I the grantor
for myself my heirs and executors and administrators do
covenant with the said grantee his heirs and assigns
That I am lawfully seised in fee of the Premises That they
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