The instrument's own words
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Whereas Dwight R. Adams of Warwick in the county of Kent
and State of Rhode Island, Hezekiah Karnutback Sr. of Northbridge in
the county of Worcester, and Faith Boylston and William R. Sheffield Jr.
of Newport in the county of Bristol in said state, were appointed
commissioners under a chapter 808 of the Acts of the General Assembly passed at the
January session A.D. 1808 of said state entitled "An act to establish the
tribunal authority and legal relation of the Narragansett tribe of
"and before entering upon the performance of their duties
invoke the protection of providence but were precluded from the full discharge
of their duties
Who whereas said commissioners after the
dec. 1st and plat mentioned in section 2 of said act had been recorded in
the office of the town clerks of the town of Charlestown in said county
of Kent pursuant to the order of the Supreme Court of the state of
Rhode Island the lands assigned to the said tribe as provided in said act
into one or more parcels in such manner as they deemed then fitly to
practicate the advance of the Narragansett tribe and gave notice that said
lands were to be sold at public auction commencing Tuesday the
eleventh day of July A.D. 1822 at ten o'clock in the forenoon at a near
the South Meeting House in said town of Charlestown by advertisement in
the "Providence Weekly" and the "Narragansett Messenger" two newspapers
published in the county of Washington in the Providence Daily News" found
and the Providence Courant and Providence Daily Mercury a news paper published in the
city of Providence and in the Hart ford Mercury a news paper published in
the city of Hartford for more than thirty days prior to the time
of said sale and
And whereas several commissioners of said tribe attended at the time
and place and at an adjournment of said sale of lands of said
commissioners gave further notice of the place of such sale said
sale had been furtherly notified to be at the time and place
as follows said sale was advanced for and on behalf of said state said
made sale of said lands at public auction to the highest expresser therefore
whereas at said sale by lot on Tuesday the eleventh day of July 1822
west part of lot marked "west common" on a certain plat duly signed
"Christian Newberry" that state's surveyor and attested by Md. Greene
which said plat is to be recorded in the records of said town evidence in
said town of Charlestown and which said lot is the west part of West Common
so called and contains truly forty three (43) acres was sold to Charles
Burdick of said state for the sum of sixteen (16) dollars he
being the highest bidder therefore for which said sum has since been received
by said commissioners
Know all Men by these That the Date of
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations for and in consideration
of said sum of sixteen 20 Dollars received as aforesaid those by these
presents grant bargain sell alien convey export and convey to said
Charles Burdick his heirs and assigns said lot recently described
to have and to hold the same to him said Charles Burdick his
heirs and assigns forever
In testimony whereof Samuel Locke General Treasurer of said
State for and in behalf of said State by virtue of the authority conferred
upon him for doing said act and of all other authorities in this behalf
relating hath hereunto affixed the name and seal of said
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state this eleventh day of August A.D. eighteen hundred and
eighty two
signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Saml P. Colt
State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations
By Samuel Black
General Treasurer
S.S.
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence County Ss
On Providence in said county on this
eleventh day of August A.D. 1882 personally appeared before me
Samuel Black, General Treasurer of said state, and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument to be his free and voluntary act and deed
of said state and his free act and deed individually
and in his capacity as General Treasurer as attorney
Saml P. Colt
Mary Pablic
Approved August 11th 1882 Saml P. Colt Attorney General
Received for record Aug 11th 1882 at 11 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George L. Groves Town Clerk
Whereas Dwight W. Colman of Warwick in the county of
Kent and State of Rhode Island, George Carmichael of North Kingstown in
the county of Washington and said state and William H. Haskell of
Postcourt in the county of Providence and said state were appointed
Commissioners under Chapter Four of the Public laws passed at the
January session A.D. 1880 of said state, entitled "an act to abolish the
Jurisdictional authority and tribal relations of the Narragansett tribe of
Indians," and before entering upon the performance of their duties
under the provisions of said act, were encouraged to the faithful
discharge of their duties. And whereas, said commissioners
after the report and plan mentioned in section 6 of said act has
been recorded in the office of the town clerk of the town of Charlestown
in said county of Washington pursuant to the order of the Supreme
Court of said state divide the lands assigned to the said state, as
provided in said act into lots or parcels in such manner as was
deemed by them likely to facilitate the most advantageous sale thereof
and gave notice that said parcels would be sold at public auction
commencing on Tuesday the eleventh day of July A.D. 1882 at
ten o'clock in the morning at general store of the Beaching House
in said town of Charlestown by advertisement in the Metal
Weekly and the Narragansett Herald newspapers published
in the county of Washington and "The Providence Daily Journal"
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