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Know all Men by these Presents that we Augustus Harry Giseon [illegible]
Joseph Commuch Benjamin [illegible] & Losenich Paul the Present members of the
Council of the Narragansett Tribe of Indians in Charlestown County of Washington
State of Rhode Island do
By Virtue of an Act of the General Assembly of Sd State Passed October Session d
1811, Incorporating Sd Council Under the Superintendence and Direction of Daniel
Baldwin Edward Willing & Philip Boylston Esqrs to sell so much of the Common Lands
of sd Tribe as shall be Necessary to pay the Debts of sd Tribe
Do hereby Grant Convey bargain and Sell unto the sd James Ringen
his Heirs and Assigns forever one Certain Tract or parcel of Land situate on the town of
Charlestown containing one thousand four hundred eighty square rods as appears by a plot
of Sd Land made by Jordan Cox for Esq Survey or Date March 18, 1812
And is bounded as follows at the beginning of the Southeast Corner at a pine marked
the boundary running North 49 W 99 rods to an other pine marked
from there N 40 E 51 rods to a small Black Oak tree with stones about it
the Highway, from there S 22 E 59 rods by the Highway to the first
mentioned Pine boundary bounding Southly by a East North and Northly and Northely
on Seaman's Land
To have and to hold the above Described and
Bargained premises together with all and singular the privileges and appurtenances thereunto
belonging or in any way appertaining free from all encumbrances whatsoever whoever unto
the sd James Ringen his Heirs and Assigns forever and we the sd Augustus Harry
Giseon Joseph Commuch Benjamin [illegible] and Losenich Paul for our sole and several
and our Successors forever Under the Superintendence and Direction of Daniel Baldwin
Edward Willing & Philip Boylston Esqrs as appointed Do Covenant and Engage all the
above Done and Bargained Premises unto sd James Ringen his Heirs and Assigns
Against all lawful Claims or Demands of any Person or persons whatsoever’s
Right to warrant same and Defend by these Presents.
Set Witness whereof we have hereunto Set our Hands and Seals in our own Proper
In the day of March 18, 1812
Signed Sealed and Delivered
In Presence of
Joseph Keasey
Stephen Gorton
Augustus Harry [Seal]
Giseon [illegible] [Seal]
Joseph Commuch [Seal]
Loternich Paul [Seal]
State of Rhode Island at
Charlestown formally appear the above Signed Signators to the Above
Instrument and Acknowledge this to be their free Voluntary act and Deed and told before
me at Charlestown April 4th, 1812
This Deed is approved by the Committee
as witness to our Hands
Ate Church Justa Peace
Edward Wilson [Seal]
Philip Boylston Esq [Seal]
Washington [illegible]
[illegible]
[illegible]
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