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Whereas Dwight R. Adams, of Narragansett in the county of Kent
and state of Rhode Island, George Carmichael of Providence in the
county of Washington and said state and William R. Sheffield of
Charlestown in the county of Kent and said state, were appointed
commissioners under Chapter 805 of the Public Laws, passed at the
first session AD 1832 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 swore at more engaged to the faithful discharge
of their duties; and whereas said commissioners after the respect
said few mentioned in section 6 of said act, had been recorded in the
office of the town clerk of the town of Providence in said county of Washington
pursuant to the powers of the department of Rhode Island 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 provided to be sold at publick
auction convening on tuesday the eleventh day of July, AD 1882 at ten
oclock in the forenoon at under the Indian Meeting House in said town
of Charlestown by advertisement in the "Easterly Weekly" and the "Narragansett
Gazette" her 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 "Hartford
Mercury" a newspaper published in the city of Kent, 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 commissioners gave publick notice at the place where
such sale had been last previously notified to be had of the time and
place to which said sale was adjourned, for and in behalf of said state did
make sale of said lands to at publick auction to the highest bidders thereon
And whereas at said sale on tuesday the 11th (eleventh) day of July, AD 1882
Lot No 15 (fifteen) on a certain plat entitled "Indian Reservations, location
known as "swamp" surveyed and platted by mr. G. Crane, which said plat is to be
recorded in the records of land province in said town of Charlestown, and
which said lot contains five times five (25 acres) was sold to John S.
Kenyon of Richmond for the sum of thirteen (13) dollars ane, he being the
highest bidder therefor, which said sum has since been received by the said
commissioners; Now Know Ye that the State of Rhode Island and
Province Providence Pantagouet and in consideration of said sum of thirteen (13)
dollars received as aforesaid does by these presents, give, grant, bargain, sell
aline and forever and convey to said John S. Kenyon his heirs and assigns
Lot No 15 (fifteen) herein before described to have and
to hold the same to him said John S. Kenyon his heirs and assigns forever,
In testimony whereof Daniel Clark General Treasurer 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 herenafter affixed the name and seal of said state this
11th (eleventh) day of August AD eighteen hundred and eighty two
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Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Samuel P. Colt
Jo. L.
Date of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations
By Samuel Clark
General Treasurer
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,
Providence County to wit:
I in Providence in said county on this eleventh
day of August AD 1842 personally appeared here Samuel Clark
General Treasurer of said state, and after acknowledging the foregoing instrument
to be his free and voluntary act and deed individually and in his capacity as General
Treasurer as aforesaid,
B. M. Bourgeois p.p
Notary Public
//f. proved August 11th 1842 Saml P. Colt Attorney General
Received for record Aug 2nd 1843 at 1 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George Le Gross 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 Pheppsfield, Jr of Starkfield in
the county of New port and said state all appointed commissioners under
Chapter 85 of the Rhode Island laws, passed at the January session AD 1841
of said state, entitled in its title to abolish the initial authority and curtail
the relations of the permanent state of Rhode Island 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, noted, view 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, Evidence 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 advantages, sale
thereof, and gave notice that said lands would be sold at public auction
commissioners on Tuesday the eleventh day of July AD 1842 at 10 o'clock
in the afternoon, at ornate in the Indian Milling House in said town of
Charlestown, by advertisement in the "New England Mail" and "the Rhode
Island Gazette" 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 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 at said time and place, and at an adjournment of said sale
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