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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 at 6 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George G. Coons 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 state and Milliston P. Sheffield
of Newport in the county of Newport and said state, were appointed
commissioners under Chapter 800 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
advantage 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 oclock in the forenoon, near the Narragansett
imbetry, house in said town of Charlestown by advertisement in the
"Nutually weekly," and the "Narragansett Gazette" thy 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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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, and at an adjournment of said sale, of which said commis-
sioners gave public verbal notice of the place where such sale had
been most previously notified to be held, at the time and place to which
said sale was adjourned for and in the behalf of said state did make sale
of said lands at public auction to the highest bidders therefor:
And whereas at said sale on, to wit the 11th (eleventh) day of
Aug 1842 lot No (8 Eighteen) in a certain plot entitled "The Cabin
Reservation Cedar Swamp" surveyed and platted by Dr. S. Greene
which said plat is to be recorded in the records of land evidence
in said town of Charlestown, and which said lot contains evenly
six (6) acres, was sold to Delug D. Tucker of said Charlestown
for the sum of 20 (twenty) dollars being the highest bidder therefor
which said sum has been received by said commissioners &
said commissioners do state that the state of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations, and in consideration of said sum of 20 (twenty) dollars
received as aforesaid does by these presents give grant bargain,
sell alienize, enfeoff and convey, to said Delug D. Tucker his heirs
and assigns, said lot no 8 (Eighteen) hereinbefore described
to have and to hold the same to have said Delug D. Tucker
his heirs and assigns forever.
In testimony whereof I
Samuel Clark, General Treasurer of said state, for him 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, have
hereunto affixed the name and seal of said state this 11th (eleventh)
day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty two.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Saml P. Colt
S S
State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations
Providence by Samuel Clark
General Treasurer.
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence County ss
On Providence in said county on this
eleventh day of August AD 1842, personally appeared before me
Samuel Clark, General Treasurer of said state, and acknowledged the
foregoing instrument to be the free and voluntary act and deed of
said state, and in his free and voluntary act and deed individually
and in his capacity as General Treasurer as aforesaid.
Saml P. Colt
Notary Public
Approved August 11th 1842 Saml P. Colt Asst Attorney General
Recieved for record Aug 11th 1842 at 6 o clock PM
and recorded by George B. Brown Town Clerk
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