The instrument's own words
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Whereas Deputy R. Colmanes of Northwick in the county of Kent
and state of Rhode Island George Carmichael Just of Pawtucket in the
county of Washington and sajd State William S. Sheffield Jr of
Scituate in the county of Providence and said state prove a professional
commissioners unique’d and qualified for the Publick duties placed at the
January session Ad 1802 of the said state, entitle’d “An Act to abolish the
judicial authority and judicial relations of the Arrangement Tribe of
Narragansett Indians” and before entering upon the performance of their duties
viz the provision of said act are empowered the to for the faithful discharge
of their duties and whereas aforesaid commissioners after the report and
that mentioned in section 10 of said act had been delivered in the office
of the Town Clerk in the Town of Charlestown in said county
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 we deemed by them most suitable
to facilitate the arrangement sale thereof and gave notice that said
lands should be so sold by publick auction commencing on tuesday the
eleventh day of July Ad 1802 at 12 at no o’clock in the afternoon at or
near the school house in the town of Charlestown as also by
advertisement in the “Herald” “Weekly Herald” and the “Narragansett Mercury”
news papers published in the county of Washington the
Providence Daily Journal and the Providence Evening Post 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 sales
And whereas said commissioners at said time and place and at an
adjournment of said sale in said commissioners gave publick
notice at the place of which said sale was held that said sale was
postponed to be held at the time and place to which said sale was
adjourned for land in the county of said state did make sale of said
lots at publick auction to the highest bidder Thus it happened that
at said adjournment of said sale on tuesday the 12th day of July
AD 1802 lot No 3 of the survey entitled Portion Reserved for the
State surveyed and surveyed by Nat. S. Greene which said lot is to be
recorded in the records of land providence in said town of Charlestown and
which said lot contains eighty nine hundredths of an acre was sold to
Eli Dyson and Meachale h. Dyson sons of said Franklin
for the sum of
Forty seven (47) Dollars they being the best bidders therefore for which sum
of money was received by said commissioners I now know that
the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations for and consideration
of said sum of forty seven dollars received as aforesaid does by these present
give grant bargain sell alienate convey and send to said Eli Dyson and
Meachale h. Dyson their heirs and assigning having heard and giving heard that all right title and interest
be dispensed
to have and to hold the same to them said Eli D.
Dyson and Meachale h. Dyson their heirs and assigns forever
For testimony whereof Daniel leach General Treasurer of said
state for and in behalf of said state by virtue of the authority conferred
upon him by said act and of all other authorities in this behalf given
has hereunto affixed the name and seal of said state This thirteenth
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day, 1 of September A.D. Eighteen Hundred and Eighty four
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Wm P Sheffield Jr.
State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantation
By Samuel Clarke
General Treasurer
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence County ss
On Providence in said county, on this thirteenth
day, 1 September A.D. 1882 personally appeared before me, Samuel
Clarke, General Treasurer of said state, who acknowledged the foregoing
instrument to be his free and voluntary act and deed of said date and his
free and voluntary act and deed now likewise, and in his capacity as General
Treasurer as signatory
Wm P Sheffield Jr.
Approved Sept 13th 1882 Saml P Clarke Attorney General
Notary Public
Received for register Sept 23rd 1882 at 1 o'clock p.m.
and recorded by George L. Dove Tom Clarke
Whereas, Divers Proprietors, R. Adams of Narrwich in the
county of Kent and State of Rhode Island, George Carmichael
of St Richmonds in the county of Washington and State
of Rhode Island and William P Sheffield for a chief post in the county of
Newport and said state, were appointed commissioners
under Chapter 80 of the laws passed at the January
session of 1840, of said state, entitled "An act to abolish the
Right and authority which british subjects of the American
Duty of England," and before entering upon the performance
of their duties, under the Intimations of said act were engaged
in the faithful discharge of their duties; and whereas
said commissioners after the report and final settlement
in section 6 of said act had been received in the office of the
Clerk of the town of Charlestown in said county of
Washington pursuant to the order of the supreme Court of said
state divided the lands assigned to the said sale as provided
in said act into lots or parcels, in such manner as they deemed
by them like, 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 A.D. 1882 at
10 o'clock in the forenoon at or near the Windmill belonging
in said town, Charlestown by advertisement in the "Metalic
Weekly" and the "Washington Weekly" two 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 Newport for above than
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