The instrument's own words
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Thirteenth day of September, A.D. eighteen hundred and eighty two,
Signed, sealed and delivered
in my presence of
Wm Sheffield p
L.S.
Date of Rhode Island
and Providence Plantations
By Samuel Clark,
General Treasurer.
State of Rhode Island, and Providence Plantations,
Providence County, ss.
On Providence in said county, on this
fourteenth day of September A.D. 1882, personally appeared before
me, Samuel Clark, General Treasurer, resident of said state, and acknowledged
the foregoing instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of
said state land this free gold voluntary act and deed signed individually
and in his capacity as General treasurer, as aforesaid,
Wm Sheffield for
Harry Billie
Approved Sept 14th 1882 Saml Clark Attorney General
Received for record Aug 24th 1882 at 8 o'clock A.M.
and recorded by George A. Cross Town Clerk
Whereas, Dwight R. Adams of Warwick in the county of
Kent and state of Rhode Island, George Carmichael of Kingston
in the county of Washington and state, and William Sheffield, sheriff
of Newport in the county of Newport and said state,
are appointed commissioners under chapter 870 of the Public Laws,
passed by the general session, A.D. 1882 of said state, entitled,
"An act to establish the tribal authority and tribal relations of
the Narragansett tribe of Indians," and before entering
upon the performance of their duties under the provisions of
said act, engaged to act faithfully in the full discharge of their duties
and whereas, copies certified correct of the return and plat
mentioned in section 6 of said act have been received in the office
of the town clerk of the Town of Charlestown in said county of
Washington, pursuant to the order of the supreme Court of said
state directs the lands assigned to the state as provided in
said act to be 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 by public auction commencing
on Tuesday the eleventh day of July A.D. 1882, at ten o'clock in the
forenoon at a place near the Mashantucket Pequot in said town
by advertisements in the vessels Weekly and the
Narragansett Gazette" two newspapers published in the county of
Washington in the "Providence Daily Journal" and the "Providence
Evening Breeze" two newspapers published in the city of Providence
and in the "Newport Mercury a newspaper published in the
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city of Newport for more than thirty days prior to the time of said
sale; And whereas said commissioners at said time and place
and at an adjournment of said sale, of which said commissioners
gave public notice of the hour and place where such sale should have
been performed noticed to be had, of the time and place to which
said sale was adjourned, said sale made, said sale made
said sale was held at publick auction to the highest bidder therefor;
And whereas at said sale on Monday the 16th (sixteenth) day of July
1882 lot No 17 & 18 (eighteen) on a certain plot entitled District Roads
Cedar branch surveyed and platted by Mr. Greene which
said plot is to be recorded in the record of land evidence in said
town of Charlestown, and which said lot contains twenty four (24.87)
acres, were sold to Calvin Palmer of Northport for the sum of
nine $ Dollars he being the highest bidder 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 nine dollars received as
aforesaid, does by these presents give, grant, bargain, sell, claim,
indemnify and convey to said Calvin Palmer his heirs and assigns
said lot No 17 & 18 herein before described together with the right to
hold the same, in him said Calvin B. Palmer his heirs and
assigns forever, In testimony whereof Samuel Black
General Treasurer of said state for and in behalf of said state
by virtue of the authority conferred upon him by said act and power
of all other authorities in this case appropriate him has hereunto
affixed the name and seal of said state this thirteenth day of
September one thousand eight hundred and eighty two.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in my presence of
Mr T Sheffield Ox
S S
State of Rhode Island
and Providence Plantations
by Samuel Black
General Treasurer.
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Providence County ss
The State of Rhode Island in Providence in said county ap
this thirteenth day of September 1882 personally appeared
before me, Samuel Black 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 and in this capacity as General Treasurer as aforesaid
Mr T Sheffield Ox
Notary Public
Approved dept 13th Sept 1882 Saml Platt Attorney General
Received for recording Nov 24th 1882 at 8 o'clock AM
and recorded by George La Cour Town Clerk
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