The instrument's own words
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Whereas Dwight R. Adams of Narragick in the county of Kent
and State of Rhode Island, George Pernichuel Jr. of Northshore in the
county of Washington and said state and William R. Sheffield Jr. of
Newport in the county of Newport and said state were appointed
commissioners under chapter 800 of the Publick laws passed at the
January session A.D. 1830, of said state entitled "An act to abolish the
civil authority and civil relations of the Narragansett tribe of
Indians, and for securing means for the profitable discharge of their
debts."
And whereas said commissioners after the report
and plat mentioned in section 2 of said act had been recorded in
the office of the town clerk of the town of coprime in said county of
Washington, presented to the causes 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
to be likely to facilitate the advantageous sale thereof and gave notice
that said lands would be sold at publick auction convening on
Tuesday the eleventh day of July A.D. 1832 at ten oclock in the
forenoon, at or near the Meeting house in said town of
Charlestown by advertisement in the Weekly Weekly" and "the
Narragansett Gazette" both newspapers published in the county
of Washington in the Providence Daily Journal" and "the
Providence Evening News" two newspapers published in the
city of Providence and in the Newport Mercury a newspaper
published in the city of New port for more than thirty days
prior to the time of said sale And whereas said
commissioners of said time and place and at an adjournment
of said sale of which said commissioners gave publick notice
of notice at the place where such sale had been previously
notified to be held of the time and place to which said sale
was adjourned, for and in behalf of said state did make sale
of said lands at publick auction to the highest bidders therefore
whereas on Tuesday the eleventh day of July
A.D. 1832 Lot number "Budget Range lands" on a certain piece of
"Indian Reservation" with house and platten by M.D. Greene
which said plat is to be recorded in the records of said province I have evidence
in said Charlestown and which said lot contains twenty (20) acres
was sold to Nicholas Barrick of said Charlestown for the
sum of twenty (20) dollars, he being the highest bidder Therefore
which said sum has been received by said commissioners
I now Declare that the State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations for and in consideration of said sum of twenty
dollars received as aforesaid does by these presents give grant bargain
sell alien convey enfeoff and convey to said Nicholas Barrick his heirs
and assigns as lot marked "Budget Range lands" hereinbefore
described
To have and to hold the same to
him said Nicholas Barrick his heirs and assigns forever.
In testimony whereof I Samuel Black Senior Treasurer
of said state for and in behalf of said state by virtue of the
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authority conferred upon him by said act and of all other authorities
in this behalf enabling him hereunto to affix the name and
seal of said State this eleventh day of August eighteen hundred
and eighty two.
Signed sealed and delivered
in my presence of
Samuel Plott
S S
State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations
By Samuel Clark
General Treasurer
Date of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,
Providence County to
the eleventh day of August AD 1882 personally appeared before me
Samuel Clark 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
bound in his capacity as General Treasurer as aforesaid
Samuel Plott
Attorney General
Notary Public
Approved Aug. 11th 1882
Received for record Aug. 14th 1882 at 11 oclock AM,
and recorded by George B. Cope Town Clerk
Whereas Dwight R. Colgrove of Narragansett in the county of
Kent, Samuel Dallet of North Kingstown George Carmichael pr. of
Westerly and said in the county of Washington and said state land
William H. Sheffield pr. of Newport in the county of Newport
and said state said persons to be appointed commissioners under chapter
57 of the Public Laws passed at the January Session AD 1880
of said state entitled An Act to Fix the legal authority and
tribal relations of the Narragansett Tribe of Indians One
before entering upon the performance of their duties under the
provisions of said act must engage in the faithful discharge of
their duties.
And whereas said commissioners after having
inspect and plot planned in relation to said act have
worked in the office of the pr. Gen Clerk of the town of Charlestown
in said county Washington pursuant to the order of the
Supreme Court of said state divided the lands assigned to the
said State as portrayed in said act into 5 parcels in such
manner as was deemed by them likely to facilitate the
disposition of said Survey and gave notice that said land parcels must
be sold at public auction commencing on Tuesday the eleventh day
of June AD 1882 at ten oclock in the forenoon on the above said
lands being notice by said Town of Charlestown by advertisement in the
"Weekly Weekly" and "the Narragansett Herald" and newspapers
published in the county of Washington in the Providence Daily Journal
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