The instrument's own words
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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 Clark
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 Clark, 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 North Kingstown 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
Chapter 808 of the laws passed first of the January session 1820 of said
state entitled "An act to abolish the initial 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 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 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 Council
House in said town of Charlestown by advertisement in the "Mortality Huff"
and "The Narragansett Herald" the newspapers published in the city
of Washington, the "Providence Daily Journal" and "The Providence Evening
Post" independent newspapers published in the city of Providence, and in the
"Port mercury" a newspaper published in the city of New York for
more than thirty days prior to the time of said sale And whereas
and commenced 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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place where such sale had been last previously notified to be held of the
time and place to which said sale was adjourned for and in behalf of said
state did make sale of said lands at public auction to the highest bidders
Therefor
And whereas at said sale on Tue. the 11th (eleventh) day of
July AD 1882 lot No 9 (nine) on a certain plot called "Indian leader
Swamp" surveyed and plotted by M. D. Greene, which said plot is to be
recorded in the records of land evidence in said town of Johnston, and
which said lot contains evenly sixty six (66) acres, was sold to John
Kenyon of Richmond for the sum of eight $ (8,24) dollars being the
highest bid Therefore it being that said sum has since been received by said
commissioners
I now know Then that the State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations for and in consideration of said sum of eight
dollars received as aforesaid does by these presents give grant bargain
sell alien convey and convey to said John H Kenyon his heirs and
assigns said lot No 9 (nine) hereinbefore described to have his heirs and
assigns forever and to hold the same John said John H Kenyon his heirs and
assigns forever. In testimony whereof Samuel Clark General
Treasurer of said state for and in behalf of said state by virtue of the
authority conferred upon him by act 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
eighty two.
Signed sealed and delivered
in presence of
Saml P. Colt
L.S.
State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations
Samuel Clark
General Treasurer
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Providence County sc
In Providence in said county on this
eleventh day of August AD 1882 personally appeared before me
Samuel Clark General Treasurer of said state and told 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 Treasurer as aforesaid
B. M. Bolwood
Notary Public
Approved August 11th 1882 Saml P. Colt Attorney General
Received for recrd Aug 30th 1883 at 1 oclock PM
and recorded By George L. Cross Town Clerk
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