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Whereas, Dwight R. Adams, of Warwick in the county of Kent and
State of Rhode Island George Barnichael Jr. of Richmond in the county of
Washington and said state and William P. Olney Jr. of Newport in the
county of Kent and said state, were appointed commissioners under
Chap. 80 of the Public laws passed at the January session AD 1820 of
said state entitled "An Act to establish the legal authority and legal relation
of the January act entitled Subs Oceans" and before entering upon the perform
ance of their duties were persons of said act engaged in the battle
discharging of their duties.
And whereas, said commissioners before the
report and field mentioned in section 6 of said act had been received in
the office of the Town clerk of the town of Charlestown in said county of
Washington in pursuance to the order of the Supreme Court of said state, divided
the lands assigned to the provided in said act into lots or
parcels, in such manner as deemed them to be likely to facilitate the sale
advancing sale thereof and gave notice that said lands would be sold at
public auction commencing on Tuesday the eleventh day of July AD
1822 at twelve o'clock in the forenoon, at near the Indian Meeting House
in said town of Charlestown by advertisement in the "Weekly Herald"
and the "Farmers Register" newspapers published in the county
of Washington for 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 in the city of
Newport for more than thirty days prior to the time of said sale
And whereas, said commissioners convened at said time and place, and at an
adjournment of said sale, which said commissioners had previously
public notified as the place which said sale had been previously
notified to be held, of the time and place to which said sale has
adjourned, for and in behalf of said state, did make sale of said lands
at public auction to the highest bidders there.
And whereas at
said adjournment of said sale, on the 11th day of July AD
1822 Lot No 2 (said Lot 2) on a certain plat formerly titled "Indian Reservation, East
Lot" surveyed and platted by Md. Greene, which said plat is to be
recorded in the records of land evidence in said town of Charlestown
and which said lot is part of East Common so called and contains
eighty feet to 37 (37.40) acres, was sold to John De Kenyon of Richmond
for the sum of Thirty seven (37) dollars being the highest bidder
therefor, which said sum has since been received by said commissioners
for Kenyon. Be it, That the State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations, for and in consideration of said sum of thirty seven
dollars received as aforesaid, by these presents do grant,
bargain sell alien in fee simple and convey to said John De Kenyon his heirs
heirs and assigns, said Lot No 2 (Lot two) hereinbefore described,
to have and to hold the same to him said John De Kenyon his heirs
and assigns forever.
In testimony whereof I signed named clerk
General Pleasure of said state, for and in behalf of said state by virtue of the
authority conferred upon him by said act and all other authorities
in this behalf enabling him, hold hereby attest the same and seal
of said state this eleventh day of August AD eighteen hundred and
eighty two.
over
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signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Saml P. Cloth
L.S.
State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations
By Samuel Lack
General Treasurer,
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence county sc
In Providence in said county on
this eleventh day of August A.D. 1822 personally appeared before me
Samuel Lack, 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
P. M. Bonsworth Jr.
Notary Public
Approved August 11th 1822 Saml P. Cloth Attorney General
Received for record Aug. 30th 1823 at 1 oclock P.M.
and recorded by George G. Cross Town Clerk
Whereas Dwight R. Adams of Warwick in the county of Kent and State
of Rhode Island, George Carmichael of Richmond in the county of
Washington and said state, and William W. Sheffield of Newport in the
county of Kent and said state, were appointed commissioners under
Order 808 of the House provided for at the January session 1820 of said
state entitled "An 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 charged with the faithful
discharge of their duties; and whereas said commissioners after
the report and held mentioned in section 6 of said act had been remitted
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 provided
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
1822 at ten oclock in the forenoon, at or near the Indian Meeting
House in said town of Charlestown by advertisement in the "Mortality Huff"
and "The Narragansett Herald" the news paper publishers in the city
of Washington, the "Providence Daily Journal" and "The Providence Evening
Press" independent newspapers published in the city of Providence, and in the
"Port mercury" a news paper published in the city of New York for
more than thirty days prior to the time of said sale And whereas
and commissioned at said time and place, and at an adjournment of
said sale of which said commissioners gave public verbal notice at the
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