[Rhode Island] Printed Militia Warrant Against Joseph Wilcox Oct. 23rd, 1822

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[Rhode Island]   Printed Militia Warrant Against Jose
[Rhode Island]   Printed Militia Warrant Against Joseph Wilcox   Oct. 23rd, 1822
Printed Militia Warrant against
Joseph Wilcox
for Failure to Appear. Asa Barker, Town Seargent. Captain John Manchester, Militia Commander. Middletown, Rhode Island, Newport County. Issued by Middletown Justice of the Peace Joshua Coggeshall, and dated October  23rd, 1822.
Printed warrant form, with details completed in ink manuscript. Measuring approximately 6.5 x 7.75 inches.
Signed and sealed, docketed to verso.
From Warrant:
whereas the said
Joseph Wilcox
did not appear at said time and place whereby he hath forfeited the sum of three dollars…   and for want of such Goods and Chattels of the said
Joseph Wilcox
to be by you found, you are commanded to take the body of the said
Joseph Wilcox
and him to commit to the Gaol in said Newport And the keeper of said Gaol is hereby required to receive the said
Joseph Wilcox
into said Gaol, and him safely to keep, until he shall pay the sums aforesaid, together with the legal Fees and Costs, or shall be otherwise discharged by order of Law
.
With manuscript notation to verso by Town Sergeant Asa Barker:
I returned this warrant satisfied
.
Folded, torn, and dampstained, with some separation along creases. Good.
JJA-01358A
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