The instrument's own words
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Execution.
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Washington Sc. To the Sheriff, his Deputy, or to
either of the Four Sergeants or Bailiffs of the County
of Washington
Greeting:
Whereas at a District Court of the Third Judicial
District holden at Westerly in said County on the
24th day of October Ad 1890 Eloisa R Beckham of said
Westerly owning partner of the late firm of George
G. Johns Company which said late firm was
now consisting of said Eloisa R Beckham George B James
both late of said Westerly recovered judgment of
said Court against George S Comandall of Charlestown
in said County for the sum of three hundred
dollars debts and cost of suit taxed at five dollars
and 88 cents, as of record of said Court both appear
which sums in the whole amount to three hundred
and five dollars and 88 cents for which execution
remains to be done. We command you, therefore,
of the goods and chattels and real estate of the
said debtor (within your precinct), to levy the said
sum of three hundred five dollars and eighty five
cents together with further cents for this Execution as
also your lawful fees for serving the same, and
therewith satisfy and pay the said creditor,
Hereof fail not and make return of this Writ
in three months from the date hereof, and of your
doings thereon. Witness my hand and the
seal of said Court, this 31st day of October in the
year one thousand eight hundred and ninety.
Henny Whitefield
Clerk of the District Court of
the Third Judicial District
Washington Sc In Charlestown in said County
on this 5th day of November Ad 1890 at 12 oclock
noon, I have this day levied the within Execution
on all the right title and interest which the within
named defendant George S Comandall had on the
14th day of October Ad 1890 at 9 oclock and 30
minutes in the forenoon the time of the attachment
thereof on the original writ in and to a certain
tract of land with the buildings and improvements
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Thereon standing, situated in said town of Cohasseton
and bounded and described as follows. To wit: Beginning
at a certain highway, running 5 rods North, thence 8
rods West, thence 5 rods South and thence 8 rods East, Bounded
on the North, East and West by land of Asa S. Keene
and wife, and on the South by the Post Road, or however
otherwise the same may be bounded or reputed to be
bounded, and have let up notifications of sale of said land in
three public places to wit: one at the Store of Robert H.
Keene own at Carolina so called, one at the Post Office
and one at the town clerks office at Lonses Mills as
called, and all in said Cohasseton, and that the same
will be sold at Public Auction in front of the Post
Office at Lonses Mills aforesaid on the 7th day of February
AD 1891 at 10 oclock in the forenoon.
George G. Wells
Town Sergeant
Washington dc
I, westerly in said county on this 13th day
of January AD 1891 I caused an advertisement of the
sale of the aforesaid real estate to be published on
the 15th day of January AD 1891, on the 22nd day of
January AD 1891 on the 29th day January AD 1891
and on the 5th day of February AD 1891 in the " Westerly
Narragansett Weekly a newspaper published in Westerly
in said county of which the following is a true copy
of the advertisement.
And no person appearing to redeem said real estate
I have on this 7th day of February AD 1891 at the time
and place named in the notifications and advertisements
before referred to sold the same at Public Auction to
Alvin H. Excleton of Richmond in said county he being
the highest bidder therefor for the sum of ten dollars,
and the expenses of sale levy and sale amounting to
$15.10 being added to the amount due on said execution
amounting in all to $327.22 from which after
deducting $10. the amount of sale leaves a balance
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of $317.22 still due and unpaid on said Execution, and for
want of the other goods & chattels and Real Estate of said
defendant to be levy on i found in my precinct on which to
make further levy I return said Execution unsatisfied in
the sum of $317.22 and entered on this 18th day of February
Año 1891
Fees
Summons .................... .30
Notice to dweller ............ .20
Notice to witness ............ .50
Process to jail ............... 1.00
Travel to jail ................ 1.50
Notice for printer ............ 1.00
Serving ....................... 1.00
Legal fees .................... 1.00
Writing the deed ............... 3.00
Cash paid to state 11/4 notes ..... 2.75
for advert .................... .25
Total ......................... 12.75
Geo. G. Nelle
John Sergeant
Received for record Feb. 18th 1891 at 7 oclock PM.
and recorded by George G. Kaross Town Clerk
Know all men by these presents That I John
Hopie of Charlestown R.I. in consideration of the
sum of one dollar to me paid by Robert K. Hopie and
Syndia S. Hopie his wife both of said Charlestown the
receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do hereby
lease to them the said Robert K. Hopie and Syndia
S. Hopie for and during the term of each of their
natural lives, a certain tract of land with all the
buildings and improvements thereon, situated in
said Charlestown and contains one fourth of an
acre more or less, is situated near Columna
Station and bounded as follows, on the North by
the M.R.R.W.R. R. R. Lex, on the East by a highway,
on the South by land of said John Hopie and West
by land of Inhury F. Kenyon or however otherwise
bounded, To have and to hold the same with
all the rights, privileges and appurtenances to the
same belonging to them the said Robert K. Hopie and
Syndia S. Hopie for and during the term of the
natural life of each of them be aforesaid, and
upon the decease of both of them the said Robert
K. Hopie and Syndia S. Hopie the same shall revert
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