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Whereas, Dwight R. Adams of Narragansett in the county of Kent
and State of Rhode Island, George Carmichael of North Smithfield in
the county of Providence and said State and William R. Sheffield
of Kentport in the county of Newport and said state were appointed
commissioners under chapter second of the Public laws passed at the
January Session of 1828 of said State entitled "An Act to attach the
fiscal authority and total relations of the Narragansett tribe of
Indians," and before entering upon the performance of their duties
under the provisions of said act were sworn to the faithful discharge
of their duties;
Whereas, said commissioners after the
deport and lot mentioned in section 6 of said act had been
recorded in the Office of the town clerk of the town of Hopkinton in
said county of Washington in pursuant to the order of the supreme court
of said state, divided the lands assigned to the said state as provided
in said act into lots or parcels in such manner as were deemed
by them likely to result to the advantage of the sale thereof and
gave notice that said lands would be sold at public auction
commencing on Tuesday the eleventh day of July, AD 1832 at ten
o'clock in the forenoon in front of the Court House in said
town of Hopkinton by advertisement in the "Weekly Weekly" and
"The Narragansett Herald" 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 at the "Newport Mercury" a newspaper published in the city of
Newport for one month thirty days prior to the time of said sale
and whereas, said commissioners at said time and place and
at an advertisement of said sale, at which said commissioners and
public notary at the place where, such sale had been let but
been previously notified to be held, of the time and place to which said
sale was adjourned, and in and behalf of said State did make a
sale of said lands at public auction to the highest bidders thereof
And whereas at said sale on the 11th day of July
1832 lot of (17) seven on a certain plat entitled "Indian Reservation
deeded Swamp surveyed and platted by Dr. Bruce" which said
plat is to be recorded in the records of said town in said town of
Hopkinton and which said lot contains twenty eight (28) acres
was sold to Riley J. Tucker of said Charleston for the sum of three
(3) Dollars being the highest bidder therefore, which said sum have been
since received by said commissioners; And now know ye that the
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, for and in consideration
of said sum of three (3) Dollars received as aforesaid deed by these presents
does grant bargain sell alien convey and convey to said Riley J. Tucker
his heirs assigns and assigns, said lot of (17) seventeen acres herein described,
to have and to hold the same to him said Riley J. Tucker his heirs
and assigns forever.
In testimony whereof Samuel Colbath Gover
Governor 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 enabling him, has hereunto affixed the name and seal of
said state this 11th (Eleventh) day of August AD Eighteen hundred and
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Signed, sealed and delivered, State of Rhode Island and
in presence of Providence, Plantations
Samuel P. Lott By Samuel Clark
L.S. General Treasurer
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence County, ss.
Before Providence in said court,
on this eleventh day of August AD, 1882, personally appeared before
me, Samuel Clark, Honorable 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 his capacity as General Treasury as aforesaid,
Samuel P. Lott
Notary Public
Approved August 11th 1882 Samuel P. Lott Attorney General
Received for record Aug 31st 82 at 6 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George G. Cozzens from Clark
Whereas Dwight R. Adams of Narrwich in the county of Kent
and State of Rhode Island, George Carmichael of Richmond
on the county of Washington and Rhode Island and William P. Sheffield
of Newport in the county of Newport and said state, were appointed
commissioners under Chapter 808 of the Public Laws, passed at the
January session AD 1880 of said state entitled Act to abolish
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 were engaged to the
faithful discharge of their duties. And whereas said
commissioners after the report and plat mentioned in section 6
of said act had been recorded 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, divided the lands
assigned to 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 1882 at ten o'clock in the forenoon, near the Narragansett
meeting house in said town of Charlestown by advertisement in the
"Nutually weekly," and the "Narragansett Gazette" the newspapers published
in the county of Washington, in the "Providence Daily Journal" and
the "Providence Evening Press" two newspapers published in the
city of Providence and in the "Newport Mercury" a newspaper published
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