Judgement against Samuel Adams (1783)
To the Sheriff of the County of Hartford or His Deputy or to Either of the Constables of the Town of Farmington within said County: Greeting
Whereas, Solomon Cowles of said Farmington recovered judgment against Samuel Adams, late of said Farmington, now of Stockbridge in County of Berkshire, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Bay, before the County [Court] held at Hartford within the County aforesaid, on the first Tuesday of April 1782[1] for the sum of five pounds, six pence lawful money, debt, and for the sum of two pounds, two shillings, and seven pence lawful money, cost of suit, as appears of record, whereof execution remains to be done. These are, therefore, in the name of the Governour and Company of the State of Connecticut, you that of the money, goods, chattels, or lands of the said Adams within your precincts you caused to be levied (and the same being disposed of as the law directs), paid, satisfied unto the said Cowles, the aforesaid Sums being seven pounds, three shillings, and one penny lawful money in the whole, with one shilling lawful money more for this writ, together with your own fees, and for want of money, goods, chattels of the said Adams to be by him shewn unto you or found within your precincts to the acceptance of the said Cowles for the satisfying the aforesaid sums, you are hereby commanded to take the body of the said Adams and him commit to the keeper of the jail in Hartford in the County aforesaid within the said prison, who is likewise hereby commanded to receive the said Adams, and him safely until he pay unto the said Cowles the full sums above mentioned, and be by him released, and, also, satisfy your fees. Hereof fail not and make due return of this writ with your doings thereon according to law within sixty days next coming. Dated at Hartford,
George Wyllys, Clerk
April 13, 1783
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Notation:
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Received Solomon Adams' note for the two pounds, four shillings and one penny lawful money in part of this execution and is the balance of my accounts for services in the department charged against Solomon Cowles, Jr., my employer, per William Judd, Attorney to the creditor, May 27, 1782
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Execution:
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By virtue of this execution and by the direction of the [illegible-overwritten], I took two pieces of land lying in said Farmington, one piece is the whole of the 1st Lot in a right of land called the East Haven Right, butting east and west on highway, north on Catherine Jacobs' land, and south on Sarah Wampey's land, and contains four acres and thirty-two rods [2] appraised at 16/0 per acre. The other piece is at the east end of the 21st Lot in the Indian grant, so-called, being one acre and two roods, appraised at 36/per acre, butted east on highway, west on the remainder of said lot, north on the 26th Lot, and south on the 24th Lot in the aforesaid division, the above-described land being the property of the named Samuel Adams, and was appraised by Messrs. Hezekiah Wadsworth, William Wadsworth, and Seth Wadsworth, freeholder of said town, and sworn according to law. The above-described land was delivered to Captain Solomon Cowles according to law. Fee, 21 shillings. Attest Solomon Whitman, Constable, Farmington, June 10, 1783
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Witness
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Then I administered the oath provided by law for the appraisers of land to Messrs. Hezekiah Wadsworth, William Wadsworth, and Seth Wadsworth are being chosen by the creditor, the other appointed by me the subscriber to appraise the land above described to Captain Solomon Cowles. Sworn before me, Solomon Whitman, Justice of the Peace, Hartford County in the District of Farmington, January 10, 1783
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Certification
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We, the subscribers have appraised the above described at the above-described prices, Hezekiah Wadsworth, William Wadsworth, Seth Wadsworth
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Recording:
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A true entry of an execution and endorsement per Solomon Whitman, Registrar
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Cataloguing:
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403
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