The instrument's own words
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Whereas Dwight R. Adams, of Narragiset in the county of Kent and State
of Rhode Island, George Dormachie Jr of Richmond in the county of Washington
and said state, and William R. Sheffield Jr of North Kingstown in the county of Kent
and said state, were appointed commissioners under Chapter 808 of the
above laws, passed at the General Assembly Session Dec 28, 1850, of said state entitled
"an act to prevent the illegal untimely and illegal removal of the oreganon
oil springs" and to provide further upon the performance of their duties,
with all the powers of said act and engaged to the faithful discharge of
their duties;
And whereas, said commissioners after their
office and just payment, mentioned in section 6 of said act had been received
in the office of the town clerk of the town of Bristol town in said county
of Washington, pursuant to the laws of the state of the Supreme Court of said state
to divide the lands passed over to the said state as provided in said act who
to or parcels in such manner as was deemed by them likely to
be most appropriate to the aid of the state, nor had given notice that said
commissioners would be at a public meeting commission on Sunday, the
twenty sixth day of July, 1862, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at or near the
door of the Meeting House in said town of Bristol town by advertisement in
the "Providence Weekly" and the "Washington County" two newspapers
published in the county of Washington, in the "Providence Daily Journal"
published in the city of Providence, and in the "Providence Evening Bulletin" two newspapers published in
the city of Providence, and in the "Kent Courier" newspaper published in
the city of Kent kept for more than thirty days prior to the time of
of said sale;
And whereas, said commissioners at said time and place,
and at appointment of said sale, of which said commissioners gave
public notice, notice at the place, place which said fee had been previously
instructed to meet, of the time and place to which said sale was
adjourned, and in and behalf of said state did make sale of said lands
at public auction, to the highest and best bidder. And whereas
at said sale, on the twelfth day of July 1862 let to by 22
ma certain plot entitled "Indian Hill eastern Corner" surveyed
and plotted by Mr. Green, which said plot is to be received in the
several of state's piece in said town of Bristol town and which said
lot contains twenty nine (29) acres, as sold to John R. Kenyon of
Richmond for the sum of twelve (12) Dollars as being the highest
bidder. Which said sum has since been received by said
commissioners;
Now therefore let it be known that the State of
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, for and in consideration
of said sum of twelve (12) Dollars received as a aforesaid deed by
the presents conveys, grants, bargain, sells, alienates, enfeoffs and conveys
to said John R. Kenyon, his heirs and assigns said lot of 29
acres described as follows I have and shall to convey the same to
him said John R. Kenyon his heirs and assigns forever,
In testimony whereof Samuel Gibbs, 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 their authorities in this behalf
having here, has hereunto affixed the name and seal of said
state, this 11th (Eleventh) day of August, A.D. eighteen hundred
and eighty two.
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Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Samuel P. Colt
L.S.
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Providence County Ss
this eleventh day of August AD 1882 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 his true and voluntary act and deed individually
and in his capacity as General Treasurer as aforesaid.
B. M. Bosworth
Deputy Public Notary
Approved August 11th 1882 Saml P. Colt Attorney General
Received for recording Dec 20th 1883 at 1 oclock P.M,
and recorded by George Colgrove town Clerk
Whereas Joseph N. Adams of Narragansett in the county of
Kent and state of Rhode Island, George Carmichael pro of Richmond
in the county of Washington and said state and William H. Sheffield
of the town of North Kingstown in the county of Kent and said state were appointed
commissioners under Chapter 800 of the Public laws, passed at the
January session AD 1870 of said state entitled "An Act to abolish
the tribal authority and tribal relations of the Narragansett tribe
of Indians, and the people entering into the performance of their duties
under the provisions of said act were engaged in the faithful
discharge of their duties.
Said Previous said commissioners
after the report and final settlement mentioned in section 6 of said act had been
recorded in the office of the town clerk of the town of Narragansett in
said county of Washington pursuant to the orders of the Supreme Court
of said state disposed 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 facilitate the advantageous sale thereof, and gave
notice that said lands would be sold at public auction commencing on
Tuesday the twenty fourth day of July AD 1882 at ten oclock in the forenoon
at a place near the Indian Meeting House in said town of Narragansett the
advertisement in the "Weekly" and "The Narragansett Gazette"
two newspapers published in the county of Washington in the "Providence
Daily Journal" and the "Providence Evening News" these 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
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