The instrument's own words
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537
Know all men by these presents that we, Benjamin Thomas [?],
Daniel Brister to wit, Daniel Sekater and Gideon Ammons age of
Charlestown in the county of Washington in the state of Rhode Island
together constituting the Narragansett Tribe of Indians lately elected and beyond
qualified for the Narragansett Tribe of Indians as well as collectively
and individually for the purpose of executing this deed,
and consideration of the sum of One Thousand dollars to be paid by the
State of Rhode Island inland the present writing hereof the receipt
of which we for and on behalf of the Narragansett Tribe of Indians
do hereby set forth, in the presence of September 8th of the
year 1879 in the State of Rhode Island in consideration
of hereby give, release and forever convey and assign
Daniel Sekater and
Daniel Brister and the Council of the said Tribe, as trustee for
and on behalf of the said Tribe, grant release and
forever quitclaim unto the State of Rhode Island and its successors
and assigns all of the right title interest and ownership
of the said Narragansett Tribe of Indians and every part of them
in and to all the rights interests titles lands and [?]
within the Narragansett Reservation as outlined and described in [?]
and all rights privileges options and claims of whatever
or nature and whatsoever described within the limits of the
County of Washington aforesaid and above as specified within
the limits of the town of Charlestown. To have and to hold
the same to the said State of Rhode Island and its successors
Narragansett Indians in true perpetuity full and absolute ownership
and assignment from all claims demands claims of the said Narragansett
Tribe of Indians and all of the members of said Tribe both the
descendants of the said tribe shall not be considered to have any rights
belonging any directly to the members of the said tribe
and the Narragansett Tribe name but the act of conveying this
deed signs a bond that the said Narragansett Tribe of Indians
shall not enter into any manner of interfering obstructing
both and contrary to the rights through the said reservation
or for stipulated from this grant that the said tribe may have and
and shall be subject to the control of the sovereign government
in the said reservation, however, and that it is further agreed here to
the right to hunt and fish over the said reservation to be exercising
from the said Narragansett Tribe and for the conservation of the
natural resources inherited in the said Narragansett on some conditions
for the superintendence or management of the said reserve and at
as a place for further worship during their times and
that there was the same for their first fishing seasons hereafter.
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538 and the said Benjamin Thomas, Joshua H. Noka,
Brister Michael C, Daniel Sekater and Gideon Ammons
for ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators do hereby
covenant to and with the said State of Rhode Island that we
are the Indian Council appointed, duly elected and
qualified and that we have been chosen as the said Indian
Council for and on behalf of the said Narragansett Tribe
of Indians, and in all matters appertaining thereto in strict
observance with the authority conferred upon us by law,
and that upon the acquisition hereby of said land we shall done
everything necessary to be done to vest absolutely in the State of Rhode Island
all of the right, title and interest of the said Narragansett
Tribe of Indians in and to the before described premises.
In Witness whereof we the said Benjamin Thomas, Joshua
H. Noka, Brister Michael C, Daniel Sekater and Gideon
Ammons as the said Indian Council, for and on behalf
of said Narragansett Tribe of Indians have hereunto set our
hands and seals this twenty ninth day of May in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty.
In the presence of
"proclamation" line be "do" being Benjamin Thomas L.S.
such lines as they shall be Joshua H. Noka L.S.
the same for purposes of Daniel Sekater L.S.
religious worship" time 16 Gideon Ammons L.S.
instructions before signing Brister C. Michael L.S.
J. M. Atwater
Joel M. Spenser
Alfred W. Sheffield
State of Rhode Island
Providence Co Providence Aug 1st AD 1880
Then personally appeared then before named Benjamin
Thomas, Joshua H. Noka, Daniel Sekater and Gideon Ammons
and severally acknowledged that the before written instrument to be their free
voluntary act and deed of the said Indian Council for and on
behalf of the said Narragansett Tribe of Indians and there accordingly
set and sealed deed. Before me W. P. Sheffield for Notary Public
Washington Co Richmond June 26th 1880
Then appeared Brister C. Michael and acknowledged the
above instrument to be his free act and deed of the said Indian
Council, and his own free act and deed.
Before me W. P. Sheffield for Notary Public
Recorded for land June 26th 1880 at 2 o'clock P.M. & Received by Chas. [?] $1.00
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