The instrument's own words
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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 near the Blacksmith 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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and in "The Providence Evening Press" two newspapers published in the
city of Providence, and in the "Newport Mercury" a newspaper published in
the city of Newport for more than thirty days prior to the time of
said sale. And whereas since my commissioners at said sale time and
place, and at an adjournment of some of in said sale, which said commissioners
have publicly advertised in due course at the place aforesaid such sale has been held that
if previously notified to be had, of the time and place to which said
sale was appointed for not in behalf of said sale, made sale
of said lands at public auction to the party bidding the highest whereas
and whereas at said sale sold to me on the (seventh) day of July 482
1882, lot No 21 on a certain plat entitled "Samuel Newberry's Divided
Swamp" surveyed and platted by Mr. S. Greene, which said plat is
to be regarded as the record of lands conveyed in said town of Barrington
and which is noted and set forth in coffin [illegible] (1867) area, was sold to
Charles Burdick of Charleston for the sum of Ten Dollars he being the highest
bidder therefore, which said sum has been received by said commissioner,
knowing that the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations for
and in consideration of said sum of Ten (10) dollars receives as aforesaid
due by her this present grant, sell convey grant bargain sell, sell convey and confirm
convey to said Charles Burdick his heirs and assigns for and to hold
perpetuity for described. To have and to hold the same to him
said Charles Burdick his heirs and assigns forever.
In testimony whereof Samuel Collett General Treasurer of said state,
for bank in behalf of said sale, by virtue of the authority conferred
upon him by said act and laws of all their authorities in this behalf empowering
him, has hereunto affixed the name and seal of said state this (eleventh)
(eleventh) day of August A.D. eighteen hundred and eighty two,
signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Saml P Collett
L. S.
State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations
By Samuel Collett
General Treasurer
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence County ss.
On Providence in said county, on this
seventh day of August A.D. 1882 personally appeared before me
Samuel Collett General Treasurer of said state and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed
of said state, and his free and voluntary act and deed individually
and in his capacity as General Treasurer as aforesaid
Saml P Collett
Notary Public
Approved August 11th 1882 Samuel P Collett Attorney General
Received for record August 17th 1882 at 11 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George L. Cross Town Clerk
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