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Whereas, the general Assembly, of the State of Rhode Island at their
January session A.D. 1876 authorized Governor the Morse, Commissioner
of the Narragansett tribe of Indians, as well as much of the land in the
Indian Reservation at Charlestown, belonging to Nimah Thomas deceased,
necessary to be sold such as would be sufficient to pay the indebtedness
of said Nimah Thomas, amounting to two thousand and forty nine
dollars and fifty cents with incidental expenses.
Now therefore know all men that I, the said Governor the Morse
in said capacity of commissioner and in my consideration of the sum
of two hundred and fifty dollars and twenty four cents paid me by
William H. Maynard and Sarah H. Maynard his wife both citizens of said United States
being the highest bidders at a public auction, duly notified and held
on the premises on the seventh day of April 1878, by the said probate judge
and convey unto them the said William H. Maynard and Sarah H. Maynard
their heirs and assigns forever all the rights title and interest of said Nimah
Thomas in and to ten certain lots of land in said Indian Reservation
the first lot contains three and one half acres more or less, being a
dwelling house and other buildings thereon standing and is bounded on this
side by the lot of the heir of Mary Northland, on the East lot by
the lot of the heir of Sarah Wilson and
Indian land on the South by the lot of Sarah Wilson and
Indian land on the West by Indian land. The second lot contains ten acres more
or less and is wood land, bounded on the North by Indian land, on this
East lot by James H. Newton and Indian land, on this South by land
of said James H. Newton and on the West by Indian land, in however other
wise parts of said tracts may be bounded
To have and to hold the same unto them the said William H. Maynard and Sarah
H. Maynard their heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
seventh day of May A.D. 1883
In presence of
Charles Cox
George C. Cox
Governor the Morse Commissioner L.S.
Washington st— In Charlestown this seventh day of May 1873
personally appeared before me Governor the Morse, Commissioner of the
Narragansett tribe of Indians, and on his capacity of Commissioner
acknowledged the foregoing instrument by him signed to be his
free and voluntary act and deed
Charles Cox
Town Clerk
Received for Record May 7th 1883 at 5 o'clock P.M. and
Recorded by Charles Cox
Town Clerk
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