The instrument's own words
page 1
262
Whereas, Dwight R Adams of Narragiset in the county of Kent
and State of Rhode Island, George Carmichael Jo of Providence in
the county of Washington and said state, and William P Sheffield Jo of
Newport in the county of Newport and said State were appointed
commissioners under Chapter 200 of the Public laws passed at the
January Session, 1808 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 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 parcels or parcels, in such manner as was deemed by them
likely to facilitate the advantages thereof sale and gave notice that
said lands would be sold at Public auction commencing on Tuesday
the eleventh day of July AD 1822 at ten oclock in the forenoon, at a near
the Indian Meeting House in said town of Charlestown by advertisement
distributed in the "Easterly Herald" and the "Narragansett Herald" two newspapers
published in the entity of Washington in the "Providence Daily Journal"
and the "Providence Gazette" 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; et
And whereas said commissioners at said time
and place, at an adjournment of said sale, of which said commission
gave public verbal notice at the place where such sale had been
last previously notified to be held, at 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, upon
term, the twelfth
day of July, AD 1822 lot No 12 (Twelve) in a certain plat entitled "Town
Reservation Plat" street annexed and plotted by M. Greene, whereas said
plat is to be recorded in the records of land evidence in said town of Charls
Town and which said lot contains one (1) acre, was sold to Beny B.
Brown Holmes M. Burdick and Asher Collins late inhabitants of the
sum of Fifty one ($51) dollars being the highest bidder therefor which
said sum has since been received by said commissioners;
Now Know ye, that the State of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantation for and in consideration of said sum of fifty one dollars
received as aforesaid, does, by these presents, give, grant bargain sell all
utmost and convey to said Beny B. Brown Holmes M. Burdick and
Asher Collins and their heirs and assigns said lot No 12 (Twelve)
hereinafter
described. To have and to hold the same, to them said Beny B. Brown
Holmes M. Burdick and Asher Collins their heirs and assigns forever.
In testimony hereof hereby solemnized Roland Greene General Treasurer of said state
for and on behalf of said state, by virtue of the authority conferred upon him
by said act, and of all other authorities to this behalf enabling him, hereunto
affixed the name and seal of said state, this eleventh day of August AD 1822.
page 2
263
eighteen hundred and eighty two,
signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of
Saml P. Collett
La S
State of Rhode Island and
Providence Plantations
By Samuel Blacks
General Treasurer,
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,
Providence County Sa
Its eleventh day of August Ad 1882, personally appeared before me,
Samuel Blacks General Treasury 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 Treasurer as aforesaid,
Saml P. Collett
Notary Public
Approved August 11th 1882 Saml P. Collett Attorney General
Received for record August 15th 1882 at 9 oclock A.M.
and recorded by George G. Converse Law Clerk
KNOW all MEN by these presents, That I Salinta
Phillips of East Greenwich in the County of Kent and State of
Rhode Island and for in consideration of the sum of Eight hundred
dollars to me paid by Honoria R. Thompson & Elishah H. Palmer
both of Westerly County of Washington State aforesaid, the receipt
whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have remised, released and
forever quitclaimed and by these presents do remise, release and
forever quitclaim unto them the said Honoria R. Thompson and
Elishah H. Palmer their heirs and assigns forever, all the right title
interest property claims and demands which I now have, or of
right ought to have, or claim, in and to a certain tract of land
situated partly in Charlestown & partly in Westerly aforesaid containing
thirty five acres more or less & is bounded as follows (viz) beginning
at the Northeast corner of said lot at the Northeast corner of Harry
bot by the highway, thence North 85° West 14 chains 0.5 links as
the wall now stands to a piece of old wall at the southwest
corner of this lot thence South 10° East 22 chains 29 links to a
wall that now stands continuously thence South 66° West 3 chains 32
links as the wall now stands to a stake & stones thence South
10° East 11 chains 64 links to a stake & stones near the end of a
wall by land belonging to the heirs of Jared Babcock, thence
South 60° East 11 chains 19 links to said highway (as the wall
now stands) thence by said highway as the wall now stands to the
The page as recorded
