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To All People to Whome these Presents shall come Greeting
Know ye that We Arthur Tonner of Providence in the County of
Providence, and Enoch Crandall of Charlestown in the County of Washington
and State of Rhode Island et Cet, By Virtue of an Act of the General Assembly
of said State passed October Second 1803 On the Petition of
John Altor, Augustus Kenoy, Cornelius Hersey, Daniel Harris
John Altor, Augustus Kenoy, Cornelius Hersey, Daniel Harris
and Gideon Nichols, Council of the Narragansett Tribe of Indians in
Charlestown, praying for Liberty to make Sale of Vacant or defective
Sufficient to raise the sum of Three Hundred Dollars for the purpose of
repairing their Meeting House, noted that the Assembly Arthur Tonner
and Mr Enoch Crandall of Charlestown, be appointed a Committee to
Sell so much of said Vacant lands, as will raise the sum of Three Hundred
Dollars, and that a Deed or Deed, made to them of 3 Acres Land site in the
Purchases or Purchasers all the Right Title and Interest of Tribe have in
Lands 20 feet in Consideration of the sum of One Hundred and fourteen
Dollars to us in hand well and truly paid by Caleb Kenyon of Charlestown in said
County of Washington former the receipt hereof is in full Satisfaction, have
given Granted Bargained and Sold unto him the said Caleb Kenyon his heirs and
Assigns forever One Certain Tract of Land situate in said Charlestown, containing by
El Elevation twenty three Acres ten Quarter and twenty rods, but the same were more or less and
is bounded as Follows beginning at the South West corner coming in a line and a half a pole
from No 30. S. E. 40 Degree and 26 Line extending to an old Stone fence, then E 4 East
Chain to a heap of stones Near a small fence five rods marked, then N 45 E 64 Chains
& 35 Links to Robert Howards line Three rods westerly and N 45 East nine 24 Chains
and 20 Links to the Broadsid Boundary running westerly by degree and a half to
by Thomas Carns link to the first mentioned site. I save and hold to the
Above Demised and Bargained Premises with all and Singular the Appurtenances
whatever to the same belonging Appertaining and Appertaining to the above Demised and Bargained
Premises unto the said Caleb Kenyon his heirs and Assigns forever in an absolute Estate of Inheritance
in fee simple forever, Land and as the L Arthur Tonner and Enoch Crandall be by Virtue
of the aforesaid Act of Assembly and by the above Demised and Bargained Premises
Claims or demands of any person or persons whatsoever, promise to warrant
Seize and Defend by these Presents. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our
Hands and Seals in our due capacity This 16 day of April A D 1804
Signed Sealed and delivered in Presence of Arthur Tonner (LS)
Poly Coff
Poly Coff
Samuel Eddy
Arthur Robbins
Washington County Ss Charlestown, April 18th 1804.
Personally came, Mr Enoch Crandall one of the subscribers and
acknowledged this Instrument to be his free and Voluntary act and
Deed with his hand and seal thereto affixed.
Before Poly Coff Jst Justice Peace
Recorded July 26th 1804 by Samuel Stanton Clerk
Norfolk County S. P. Newport May 3rd 1804. Personally came in
presence of me Arthur Tonner and acknowledged this Instrument to be his free
Voluntary act and Deed hand and seal thereto affixed.
Before Poly Coff Jst Justice Peace
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