The instrument's own words
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Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Saml P. Cort
State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations
By Samuel Clarke
General Treasurer
L S
The Foreg. Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence County, ss
Know All Men By these presents in said county this eleventh
day of September AD 1822 personally appearing before me Samuel
Clarke General Treasurer of said state safe and authentic the foregoing
instrument to be free and voluntary and executed in said state
as free and acting not void nor individually null in this
capacity as General Treasurer as aforesaid
B. M. Bossy with J R [illegible]
Notary Public.
Approved August 11th 1822 Saml P. Cort attorney General
Received for record Aug 17th 1822 at 11 oclock a.m. and
recorded by George La Cour Clerk Samuel Clarke
Whereas Dwight R. H. Ames of Warwick in the county of
Kent and state of Rhode Island George Gormham Chace of Northumina
in the county of Washington near angle sea state and William R. Pepperill
of New port in the county of Newport and said state were appointed
commissioners under chapter fourth of the Public laws passed at the
January session AD 1820 of said state entitled An Act to abolish the
Feudal in theory 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 employed to the faithful discharge
of their duties said commissioners the
hereby and past processes in series 6 of said act have been received
in the office of the town clerk of the town of congregate town in said county
of Washington pursuant to the order of the Supreme Court of said state
conducted the same assigned the said state as provided in
said act into lots or parcels in such manner as was deemed by
them likely to facilitate the advantageous sale thereof and gave
notice that said lands would be sold at public auction commencing on
Tuesday the eleventh day of July AD 1822 at ten oclock in the
forenoon but as the said indebted money have in sum total
of $14,000 on my advertisement in the "Weekly News" and the
"Narragansett Herald" two newspapers published in the county of
Washington in the Providence Daily Journal and the Providence
Morning News two newspapers published in the city of Providence
and in the Newport Mercury a newspaper published in the city
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of a new post for more than thirty days prior to the time of said sale
And whereas, said commissioners of said time once met black, and at
an adjournment of said sales, of which said commissioners gave public
verbal notice at the place where such sale was first lawfully
notified to be held; of the time and place to which said sale mal
adjourned, for the behalf of said state, said state made sale of said
house & lot public auction to the highest bidders therefore
And at presence, at said adjournment of said sale on, to wit the last
day of July Rs. 1882 let for 17 dollars on a certain plot of land entitled
"Jordan Reservation lot 20th" surveyed and plotted by Mr. Moore
which said plot is to be recorded in the records of survey distance
said town of Charlestown, and which said plot contains One (1)
acre, measured to be at West corner half a rod from the sum of One
hundred and three dollars the being the highest tender therefore, which
said sum has since been accepted, by said commissioners
for now know ye that the State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations, for and in consideration of said sum of One hundred
and three dollars received as aforesaid does by these presents give
grant bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff and convey to said A. Westcott
Baker his heirs and assigns lawfully said lot fourteen (14) henceforth
designated as Lot 14 have and forever to have the same, to hims said
A. Westcott Baker his heirs and assigns forever.
In testimony whereof Daniel Colback General Treasurer of said
state, for and on behalf of said state, by virtue of the authority
conferred upon him by said act and all other authorities in
this behalf enabled hereby has hereunto affixed the name and
seal of said state the eleventh day of August A.D. Eighteen Hundred
and Eighty two
Signed Sealed and delivered
in presence of
Saml P. Holt
State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations
By Samuel Colback
General Treasurer
S. S.
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence County ss,
this eleventh day of August A.D. 1882, personally appeared before
me Samuel Colback 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 act voluntary act and deed
marvondially and in his capacity as General Treasurer as aforesaid
W. M. Burworth Jr
Notary Public
Approved August 11th 1882 Saml Platt Attorney General
Received for record Aug 17th 1882 at 11 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George La Crom Town Clerk
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