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Know all men by these presents That we Edward Wilcox of
Charlestown and Nathan H Dixon of Westerly in the County of Washington o
having been appointed by the General Assembly of the State of Rhode
Island and Prov del at their January Session 1826 a Committee to sell to
reach of the Land belonging to the Tribe of Narragansett Indians in
Charlestown, on a will sell any part not exceeding One hundred and
fifty pollons) and having given Notice by selling one a Notification thing
in a public place in the Town of Charlestown in pursuance of the act
of the said General Assembly sold five acres of said Land bounding part of
Westerly on the 28th day of May 1826 to Samuel Stanton G.C. of
Charlestown at the highest bid made at public Auction for the sum of
One hundred and fifty pollons and the Industrial Expenses of said sale.
Therefore know it that by virtue of the authority vested in us by the act of
General Assembly and for the consideration of the sum mentioned and paid
Received of S. Stanton G.C. as the highest bidder for the Land aforesaid we
hereby sell and convey in our capacity General Agents Bargain Sell and convey unto him
the said Land with the Appurtenances and privileges thereunto belonging
and subject the Govs the heirs and assigns forever all the Right Title
and Interest the said Narragansett Indians had in and to said
Land bounded as follows beginning at a Stake and Stone at the wall p
at the Southeast corner of said Lot thence South by E 1/2 deg 33 r 23 a
Road to a Stake and Stone at the true of the wall of the said Lot East 16
Rods to a Stake and Stone said Land bounded on the North by the wall of
Rods to a Stake and Stone thence South by E 1/2 deg 33 r 23 a
Stake and Stone thence South by E 1/2 deg 33 r 23 a
Sell land and bounded on the West by a Stake and Stone thence hundred on the
Sell land for the South by E 1/2 deg 33 r 23 a and then to the aforesaid
Sell land for the South by E 1/2 deg 33 r 23 a and then to the aforesaid
Domes with all the Structures and appurtenances thereunto as to him and the said Goods
Copy of Charlestown a separate hire to be used as offices for some of the purchasers built a
Dumpy & Belsouf as during under a by the party that the purchasers built a
Lawful wall on the partition line between this land and the adjoining land of
the Liberty to the Unity of S. S. to maintain and Sufficient one half thereof.
etc. to be the Liberty of S. S. to maintain and Sufficient one half thereof.
In Witness whereof we in our capacity General Agents have set our hands & seals the
28th day of May in the year 1826
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
Edward Wilcox
Nathan H Dixon, G.C.
Joshua G. Rhodes
Beleg Cross
Recorded August 11 1828
my Samuel Stanton G.C.
Washington county to C
Personally appeared Edward Wilcox & Nathan H Dixon the
Subscribers to this Instrument and acknowledged the same
in their said Capacity to be their free act and Deed
Before me
Beleg Cross Justice of Peace
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