5/26/1842 · DEED · book 7 page 76 doc 10288

176 State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation. On General Assembly, January session 1842. Upon the Petition of John Onion of Charleston, one of the Manasquanette tribe of Indians Voted and Resolved, that his said hands be hereby authorized to sell all his right, title and interest in and to a piece of land containing approximately twenty acres more or less adjacent to said land sold by Moses Stanton to said John Onion hereby Resolved and declared all around by the bounds of the white pine of said land and the river a fence to divide the same Whereas the said hands be told at Providence while the Duration of the Election of Elisha R. Potter, will be held according to the Proceedings of the state and after appearing the dealings of the hands the said hands shall enjoy the remainder for his benefit in such manner as he shall deem most for the interest of the Petitioner. Here By Me Signed SS & sealed [illegible] Recorded May 25 AD 1842. By Wm Danfor J.C. [illegible] Whereas the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation, at their Ordinary session held at Providence on January 1842 witnessed, John Onion one of the Manasquanette tribe of Indians in testimony land on the town of Charlestown at Providence while the duration of the Election of Elisha R. Potter, referred to had made to the institution of said General Assembly, and whereas said land was sold on the 19th day of April 1842 by Elisha R. Potter acknowledgments sold to the highest bidder Auctioned the highest bid Charlestown him being the highest bid to John Onion for the sum of hundred and fifty dollars there actually and hereby Convey Not Therefore the said John Onion by the authority appointed for the said Consideration aforesaid piece of land to Elisha R. Potter according to the Consideration aforesaid piece of land bill and penny wrote here by said land containing approximately twenty acres more or less and entitled in and to two certain of his name and adjoining piece land in five lines one of which contains eight acres more or less bounded on one side, by land of the heirs of George Haskell and on other sides by land of the gander the piece be contained five acres more or less bounded on one side by Brown Bridge boundary on the west Book on land of the heirs of Thomas Haskell and Southern boundary on land of Thomas Stanton and Nearby and Northly on land of the Merily and Northly on land of the comes to said Real his deeds and adding five acres From the land Elisha R. Potter do acknowledge to have renewed the considerations and agree of said sale. Witness our hands and seal affixed this 15th day April in the year 1842 Equity in presence of Joseph R. Hunt Joseph R. Griffin Washington pr. Charleston april 20 1842. I John Onion acknowledge the above to be his voluntary act and deed and his hand and seal thereto affixed before the subscriber Joseph R. Griffin Justice of the Peace South Kingston, april 26 1842. Elisha R. Potter acknowledged the above to be his voluntary act and seal and his hand and that therefore Refer Witness Republic Justice Peace Recorded April 26 1842. By Wm Danfor J.C.