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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 this
free and voluntary act and deed ratified, and in his capacity as General
Treasurer as aforesaid
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 Form Clerk
Whereas, Divers Proprietors, R. Adams of Warwick 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 1801 of the state, entitled "An act to abolish the
Right and authority which british subjects of the American
Unity of England," and before entering upon the performance
of their duties, under the instructions of said act were engaged
to the faithful discharge of their duties; and whereas
said commissioners after the report and field notes annexed in
section 6 of said act had form received in the office of the
Surveyor of the town of Charleston 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 to
said town of Charlestown by advertisement in the "Metallic
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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Thirty days priore to the time of said sale; And whereas said
commissioners at said time and places, and at an adjournment of
said sale, if any, of which said commissioners gave publick verbal notice
of the place where such sale had been thus previously adjourned to be
had of the time and place to which said sale had been adjourned for
and on behalf of said state, and where by sale of said piece of hull it
accrued to the highest bidder therefor; And whereas of said
adjournment of said sale, on the 12th (twelfth) day of July 1842
No. 26 (twenty six) in a certain plat entitled "Ocean Redemption Plat
North" surveyed and plotted by Mr. J. S. Greene, which said plat is to
be recorded on the document of land evidence in said town of Barrington
and which said lot containing Eighty (80) perches was sold to Ezra E.
Dickson and negotiable A. Jepson of said Barrington for the sum of
Fifty five dollars they being the highest bidders therefor, which said
sum has since been received by said commissioners;
Now Know ye that the State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations for and in consideration of said sum of Fifty five
dollars received as aforesaid does by these presents give grant
bargain sell grant sell convey and convey to said Ezra E. Dickson and
negotiable A. Jepson their heirs and assigns said lot No Seven
as herein before described; To have and to hold the same to the
said Ezra E. Dickson and negotiable A. Jepson their heirs general
assigns forever. In testimony whereof Samuel Black Esqr
Treasurer of said state for and on behalf of said state by virtue
of the authority conferred upon him by said state and of all other all
other powers entrusted in this behalf gave his hand and seal this thirteenth day of September
eighteen hundred and eighty two
Signed sealed and delivered
in my presence
[illegible]
L. S.
State of Rhode Island
and Providence Plantations
By Samuel Black
General Treasurer
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence County Sc
In Providence in said county
on this Thirteenth day of September A. D. 1842 personally appeared
before me, Samuel Black Esqr General Treasurer of said state and
acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be the free and voluntary
act and deed of said state hand this his free and authentic act and deed
individually and in his capacity as General Treasurer as aforesaid
Wm. Pelh[illegible]
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Approved Sept 13th 1842 Samuel Black Attorney General
Received for record Sept 23rd 1842 at 6 o clock AM
and recorded by George R. Converse Town Clerk
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