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Whereas Dwight R. Adams of Warwick in the county of Kent
and state of Rhode Island, George Barnstable of Pawtucket in
the county of Providence and said state, and William Sheffield of
of Newport in the county of Newport and said state were appointed
commissioners move under the Authority of the public laws passed at the
ordinary session AD 1828 of said state, entitled "An Act to abolish
the postal system, and a third and final relating of the Narragansett land
Indemnities" and before entering upon the performance of their duties
under the provisions of said act got engaged in the partial discharge
of these duties. That whereas said commissioners after the report
and final settlement in settling of said act and said report recorded in the
Office of the town clerk of the town of Charleston in said county
of Washington, pursuant to the order of the Supreme Court of said state
dated indicated the lands assigned to the said state as provided in
said act got into lots or parcels in such manner as may deemed by them
to be likely to facilitate the advantageous sale thereof, and gave notice
that said lands should be sold at public auction convening on
Tuesday the eleventh day of July AD 1832, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon at or near the Charleston meeting house in said town of
Charleston by advertisement in the "Weekly Journal" and the
"Narragansett Courier" which newspapers are publishable in the
county of Washington in the "Providence Daily Journal" and the
"Providence Country Courier" buy newspapers published in the city
of Providence, both in the Newport Herald "a newspaper published in
the city of Newport" for more than thirty days prior to the time
of said sale. And whereas said commissioners at said time and
place, acted at an adjustment of said sale, at which said commissioners
gave public notice that those at the place where such sale had been
last previously noticed to the head of the land and place to be
sold said notice advertised, and in the holding of said sale, did make
sale of said land at public auction to the highest bidder thereof
And whereas at said sale on Friday the 12th (twelfth) day of July
AD 1832 lot No 11 (eleven) on a certain plot out lying South Brooklyn
Residing water cedar swamp" surveyed and staked by Jr. S. Greene
which said plot is recorded in the records of land
evidence in said town of Charleston, and purchased said lot for
containing twenty six 1/2 (half) acres map sale to Benjamin Frank
Grayland of said Charleston for the sum of 400 (four hundred)
dollars being the highest bidder thereof, for which sum his residence
been given recorded by said commissioners. I Tony Crandall [illegible] that
for state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and for
in consideration of said sum of 400 (four hundred) dollars recorded as
a consideration of this by these presents give, grant bargain sell all alone
to said Benjamin Frank Grayland all his
heirs and assigns said lot No 11 (eleven) described
to have and to hold the same by said Benjamin Frank
Grayland his heirs and assigns forever. In testimony
whereof, I Samuel Leach behalf Treasurer of said state for
and in behalf of said state, my signature of the authority conferred
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upon time by said act, act and of all other authorities in this behalf
engaging duty, has hereunto affixed the name and seal of said state
this 11th (eleventh) day of August Ads eighteen hundred and eighty two,
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Saml. P. [illegible]
L. S.
State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations
By Samuel Coburn
General Treasurer
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence County Ss
On this eleventh day of August AD 1882 personally appeared before me
Samuel Coburn 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 and voluntary act and deed individually
and in his capacity as General Treasurer as aforesaid
N. M. Montgomery
Notary Public
Approved August 11th 1882 Saml North Attorney General
Received for regre Oct 12th 1882 at 4 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George H. Lowe Town Clerk
To all the people to whom these presents shall come
I Jose[ph] [illegible] of Barrington and Charlestown County of Washington
in the State of Rhode Island send Greeting Whereas Know that
that I the said Joseph [illegible] of Barrington hereinafter called the
grantor for and in consideration of the sum of [illegible] money
dollars in hand received the engaging payment full and truly
paid by Margaret B. Manning of [illegible] in the County & state
aforesaid the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge and
do herewith fully satisfied contented and paid hand and there the
of every grant hand and moral thereof do covenant agree and
discharge the said Margaret B. Manning her heirs executors and
assignments forever by these presents have given granted
bargained sold allied enlisted conveyed and confirmed
and by these presents do full fully fully and absolutely give
grant bargain sell alien enfeoff convey and confirm unto
the said Margaret B. Manning of Charlestown all the grant
her his and assigns forever I certain piece of land situated in said
Charlestown with a dwelling house and other buildings
thereon containing by estimation seventy acres more or less
and bounded as follows on the North by the bush road
on the West by land of James H. Kenning on the South by
land of Benj B. Green land of George H. Ward a stream
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